British Gypsy Slavery : The Caribbean and Americas

HISTORY OF THE SLAVERY OF BRITISH GYPSIES IN THE 17th/18th CENTURIES New research into the forcible export of Gypsies from Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries and of their sale in the slave markets of the Western colonies.

Includes outline explanations of the legislation involved, an extensive table listing the surnames of the victims, with an assessment of the numbers of certain, probable, possible and doubtful numbers of Gypsies involved, and circumstantial evidence of the effect of the Romani people upon the population make-up of parts of the West Indies and the USA..

Indicates that the period must have had a major impact upon the then Gypsy population of Britain.