Source, B. W. Higman, Slave Populations of the British Caribbean 1807 --1834.
Total number of African slaves in Trinidad 13,984. Comprising :–
Ibo, South Eastern Nigeria 2,863
Congo, Congo 2,450
Moco, Cameroons 2,240
Mandingo, Senegambia 1,421
Kormantyn, Ghana, Gold Coast,
Fanti, Ashanti, others 1,068
Kwakwa, Ivory Coast 473
Sierra Leone, Temne 169, Susu 145
Kissi, 63, 377
Ibibio, South Eastern Nigeria 371
Raddah, Dahomey 281
Chamba, Nigeria 275
Fulani, Northern Nigeria 171
Popo, Dahomey 112
Hausa, Northern Nigeria 109
Yoruba, Western Nigeria 10
Various tribal groupings 818
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Trinidad's population in 1783 Source, L. M. Fraser, History of Trinidad, Book 1
Whites 126
Free Colourds 295
Slaves 310
Amerindians 2,032
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2,763
In 1797 at the time of the British conquest of Trinidad the population stood as:-
WHITES:
Men Women Boys Girls Total
929 590 301 266 2,086
FREE COLOUREDS:
1,196 1,624 895 751 4,466
AMERINDIANS:
305 401 190 186 1,082
SLAVES:
4,164 3,505 1,232 1,108 10,009
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6,594 6,120 2,618 2,311 17,643
Trinidad's population in 1803:
Whites Coloured
English 663 599
Spanish 505 1,751
French 1,093 2,925
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2,261 5,275 7,563
Enslaved Africans 20,000
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In 1796 the produce of the island of Trinidad had been:-
From 159 Sugar estates 7,800 hhds (hogheads)
'' 130 Coffee " 330,000 lbs
" 60 Cacao " 96,000 "
" 103 Cotton " 224,000 "
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In 1803 the produce of the island of Trinidad had been:-
Sugar 16,014,036 lbs
Rum 344,292 galls.
Molasses 214,120 "
Cacao 361,070 lbs
Coffee 185,658 "
Cotton 478,046 "
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