I recently attended a talk on the slave trade and it set me wondering if slaves made up any part of the population of Wigtownshire and the surrounding area. I`ve never read of any reference to them and, if they were members of households, were they listed on the census forms. I appreciate that slavery was supposedly outlawed in 1838 I think it was, three years before the 1841 census, but slavery did apparently continue for some time after that date. Has anyone an answer to my musings on a wet Sunday afternoon in Essex? Regards Cassandra -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1031 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Hi Sandra Slaves were known, and there were merchants and plantation owners from Galloway working out of the West Indies etc., who would certainly own and trade in slaves. The surname 'Jolly' is fairly common, especially around Whithorn. Tradition has it that they were descended from a slave named 'Jolly'. Best wishes Ian A McClumpha Researching Scottish Ancestors; please visit my website: http://www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of sandra casson Sent: 13 May 2007 16:24 To: scotland wigtownshire Subject: [WIG LIST] Slave Trade I recently attended a talk on the slave trade and it set me wondering if slaves made up any part of the population of Wigtownshire and the surrounding area. I`ve never read of any reference to them and, if they were members of households, were they listed on the census forms. I appreciate that slavery was supposedly outlawed in 1838 I think it was, three years before the 1841 census, but slavery did apparently continue for some time after that date. Has anyone an answer to my musings on a wet Sunday afternoon in Essex? Regards Cassandra -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1031 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.0/801 - Release Date: 12/05/07 18:40 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.0/801 - Release Date: 12/05/07 18:40

>From one Ian to another..... if you believe Black then Jolly, or its earlier form, has a long history going back to before Scotland had emerged as a unified nation. Yes, horrible wet Sunday afternoon, was driven indoors from weeding. Ian