Inventory of the Archives of the Registrar and Guardian of
Slaves,
1717 - 1848
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Cape Town Archives Repository
This inventory is written in English.
Fonds Specifications
Title:
Archives of the Registrar and Guardian of
Slaves
Period:
1717 - 1848
Fonds Code:
1/21
Extent:
23.20 lin m
Repository:
Cape Town Archives Repository
Record Creator (origination):
Registrar and Guardian
of Slaves
Abstract:
By a proclamation dated 26 April 1816 the
registration of slaves was made compulsory. A head office for the registration
of slaves in the colony managed by an inspector and an assistant inspector was
established in Cape Town. Slave registry offices were established in the
country districts where the duties were performed by district officials under
inspection of the landdrost and under control of the head office in Cape Town.
Slave owners were obliged to report births, deaths, etc. of their slaves; sales
and exchanges of slaves were to be registered and a register kept of
proprietors and the name of their slaves. Slavery was abolished in the Colony
in 1834.