Indian indenture to British Guiana (Guyana) (1838–1917)

1. Slavery abolition begins in British Guiana

   Aug 1, 1834Labels: Slavery Abolition, British Guiana

   • Britannica
   • Nat Archives

2. UK debate exposes plans for indentured importation

   Mar 6, 1838Labels: UK Parliament, Indenture Policy

   • Hansard
   • Hansard

3. Whitby and Hesperus bring first Indian indentured workers

   May 5, 1838Labels: Whitby, Hesperus

   • WestInd Diplo
   • Stabroek

4. Full emancipation ends apprenticeship in the colony

   Aug 1, 1838Labels: Full Emancipation, British Guiana

   • Nat Archives
   • Wikipedia

5. Leonora dispute signals organized indentured labor resistance

   Jul 1, 1869Labels: Leonora Plantation, Indentured Workers

   • Stabroek
   • EHR

6. Commission investigates treatment of immigrant labor

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Investigative Commission, British Guiana

   • ColonialCarib
   • Wikipedia

7. Devonshire Castle shootings kill five indentured workers

   Sep 29, 1872Labels: Devonshire Castle, Police Shooting

   • EHR
   • Guyana Story

8. Recruitment and shipping expand under regularized “coolie ships”

   Jan 1, 1884Labels: Coolie Ships, Recruitment System

   • Wikipedia
   • Michigan

9. Voyage reports document harsh conditions on indenture transports

   Nov 28, 1894Labels: Voyage Reports, Ship Surgeons

   • WestInd Diplo

10. Rose Hall shootings kill fifteen striking sugar workers

    Mar 13, 1913Labels: Rose Hall, Labor Strike

    • Guyana Times
    • Guyana Times

11. UK confirms decision to stop indentured emigration from India

    Apr 4, 1917Labels: UK Cabinet, Government of

    • Hansard

12. SS Ganges arrives with last indentured migrants to British Guiana

    Apr 18, 1917Labels: SS Ganges, Final Voyage

    • Wikipedia
    • Guyana Times