Ronnie Hughes: Barbadian Sugar Plantations Index 1640 – 1846

Ronnie Hughes (Ronald G. Hughes): Barbadian Sugar Plantations 1640 to 1846 index was compiled from deeds, wills, maps, census, newspapers, surveyors’ plans and correspondence.

The basis of this listing was Ronnie Hughes seminar paper 1977/78, Department of History, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, titled: “Barbadian Sugar Plantations 1640 to 1846“. Over the ensuing years this listing was added to by both Ronnie Hughes and Mary Gleadall.

The data in this listing was originally produced by the late Ronnie Hughes who gave Mary Gleadall permission to use and reproduce the information on her website plantations.bb.  Mary Gleadall has kindly allowed us to re-publish this reference data here where it can be searched.

Although extensive, it is recommended that this listing be used in conjunction with the Barbados Plantations and Sugar-Works Handbooks 1912 – 1914 Handbook (also on this site) and Barbados Almanacs: Plantations & Sugar-Works 1848 – 1871 (also on this site).

Further information can be obtained from the Barbados Archives and the Shilstone Library who have copies of the combined Hughes / Queree Papers.

The listing of “Barbadian Sugar Plantation 1630 – 1846” remains the property of Ronald G. Hughes dec’d and Mary E. Gleadall.

The data in “Barbadian Sugar Plantation 1630 – 1846” is transcribed from antique sources, most over one hundred years old. The authors assume no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content. The authors make no warranties about the completeness, reliability or accuracy of the information. The information contained in this table is provided on an “as is” basis. Any action you take using this data is strictly at your own risk.

Using: Ronnie Hughes: Barbadian Sugar Plantations 1640 to 1846 listing

Ronald G. Hughes: Barbados Plantation 1630 – 1846 listing is scrollable horizontally and vertically. On a laptop you use the up, down, left and right arrows to move within the table. On a phone or tablet, swipe left or right, up or down within the table.

You can also sort by a column by clicking the arrow adjacent to the column title in the table header.

Multi-column sorting is also possible – but only on a laptop or a device with a keyboard. Sort the first columns. For subsequent columns you need to press the SHIFT key, then click on the up or down arrow adjacent to the column name in the table header. You can tell the columns that have been sorted as they only show a red arrow. Unsorted columns show an up and down arrow.

By sorting on the “Owner”  column we can learn which individuals or families, or companies were the biggest land owners by number of estates, or number of acres; whether the same owners were in a similar position in 1630 as they were in 1846.  Who owned the largest estate and who owned the smallest.

You can also filter fields using the search box. For example put in: “Lion Castle” and you will see all rows that contain the text “Lion Castle” or put in a name such as: “Parris”. This is a simple text based search. It does not handle complex searches like “Parris” OR “Mahon” or “Parris” AND “Mahon”.  Alternatively if you are looking for an ancestor put in the name and see what comes up.  You may need to refine your search.

Ronnie Hughes: Barbadian Sugar Plantations 1640 to 1846 listing

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Note: The Ronald G. Hughes: Barbadian Sugar Plantations 1640 to 1846 listing is a sub-set of the Index of Plantations held by the Barbados Department of Archives (BDA) at Black Rock, St. James which was compiled by Ronnie Hughes and added to by Cecil Queree.  This smaller listing was researched personally by Ronnie Hughes who was happy for it to be put online in 2004 on plantations.bb.  The full Ronald Hughes/Cecil Queree listing is paper based and is not currently available online in a searchable format.