Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition
"Return of the black American refugees residing at Hammonds Plains"
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| Names | Women | Males Under 7 yrs. of age | Do. Under 14 yrs. of age | Do. Above 14 yrs. of age | Females Under 7 yrs. of age | Do. Under 14 yrs. of age | Do. Above 14 yrs. of age | Total | Names of those desirous of going to Trinidad | |
| John P. Petion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| James Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 4 | Trinidad | ||||||
| Charles Randle | 1 | |||||||||
| Brister Wearing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Trinidad | |||||
| Jesse Parker | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Rodger Cooper | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Peter Ryan | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Nasseus La Coss. | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| George Copy | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| John Battist | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| John Larama | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| John Lewie | 1 | |||||||||
| John Cooper | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Peter Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Peter Verrice | 1 | Trinidad | ||||||||
| James Allison | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| March Movile | 1 | 1 | 3 | Trinidad | ||||||
| Samuel Jenkins | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| John Hamilton 3d | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| John Thomas | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Nora Mathews | ||||||||||
| Dolly Mathews | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| George Fransiva | 1 | 2 | Trinidad | |||||||
| Benj Days | 1 | |||||||||
| Robn Cunard | 1 | |||||||||
| ———Jessama | 1 | |||||||||
| Josh Pollodore | 1 | |||||||||
| Ab Cunard | 1 | |||||||||
| Richd McIntosh | 1 | Trinidad | ||||||||
| Rosa Glostling | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| MIDDLE STREET | 1 | |||||||||
| Fredk Bailey | 1 | |||||||||
| Quashy Cooper Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Colly Cooper | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Trinidad | |||||
| John Lamo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Samuel Cooper | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Lennon Cooper | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Benj Jackson | 1 | |||||||||
| Liston Cooper | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Phoebe Cooper | 1 | |||||||||
| Josh Grimes | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 241 | carried forward |
This return gives detailed information about family makeup. It also lists the families who expressed an interest in moving to Trinidad.
Date: [1820?]
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 19 (microfilm 15463)