The British government, following a series of…

The British government, following a series of rebellions on Jamaica and changing attitudes in Great Britain, had formally abolished slavery by an 1833 act, beginning in 1834.

The population in this year is 371,070, of whom 15,000 are white, 5,000 free black; 40,000 'coloured' or free people of color (mixed race); and 311,070 are enslaved.