Nearly 4 million names of enslaved people in former British colonies now searchable online, helping descendants find lost ancestors
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A searchable online database launched by Ancestry and the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at UCL makes available records on nearly 4 million individuals enslaved between 1813 and 1840 across 20 former British colonies, including detailed information on names, ages, maternal family connections, physical descriptions, and African origins.
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