Indian indenture to Trinidad (1845–1917)

1. Slavery abolished, creating plantation labor crisis

   Aug 1, 1834Labels: Slavery abolition, Trinidad plantations

   • Britannica
   • NATT Registers

2. Trinidad launches Indian indenture immigration program

   Jan 1, 1844Labels: British government, Protector of

   • T T History
   • NATT Registers

3. General registers begin tracking indentured arrivals

   Jan 1, 1845Labels: Indian Immigration, General registers

   • NATT Fonds
   • NATT Registers

4. Nelson Island becomes key quarantine and entry point

   Jan 1, 1845Labels: Nelson Island, Quarantine station

   • Nelson Island
   • National Trust

5. First Indian indentured ship arrives in Trinidad

   May 30, 1845Labels: Fatel Razack, First landing

   • NATT Registers
   • Fatel Razack

6. Indenture expands to meet plantation labor demand

   Jan 1, 1860Labels: Indentured immigration, Sugar plantations

   • NATT Registers
   • NATT Fonds

7. Hosay procession shooting becomes major flashpoint

   Oct 30, 1884Labels: Hosay procession, San Fernando

   • Hosay massacre
   • National Trust

8. 1897 ordinance triggers organized political response

   Jan 1, 1897Labels: Immigration Ordinance, Certificate of

   • EINA

9. Workday regulation reflects changing labor governance

   Jan 1, 1899Labels: Workday regulation, Labor governance

   • T T History

10. Recruitment from India is suspended during World War I

    Mar 12, 1917Labels: World War, Recruitment suspension

    • Hansard 1917
    • National Trust

11. SS Ganges arrives as last indenture ship to Trinidad

    Apr 22, 1917Labels: S S, Last voyage

    • National Trust
    • NATT Registers

12. Indenture contracts formally terminate in Trinidad

    Jan 1, 1920Labels: Contract termination, National Archives

    • NATT 1920
    • UNESCO MoW