Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery UCL Home Search the Database Legacies Commercial Legacies Commercial Firms Cultural Legacies Historical Legacies Imperial Legacies Physical Legacies Political Legacies People of Interest Estates Inventories Maps Britain Jamaica Barbados Grenada Resources Contact The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery has been established at UCL with the generous support of the Hutchins Center at Harvard. The Centre builds on two earlier projects based at UCL tracing the impact of slave-ownership on the formation of modern Britain: the ESRC-funded Legacies of British Slave-ownership project (2009-2012), and the ESRC and AHRC-funded Structure and significance of British Caribbean slave-ownership 1763-1833 (2013-2015). Colonial slavery shaped modern Britain and we all still live with its legacies. The slave-owners were one very important means by which the fruits of slavery were transmitted to metropolitan Britain. We believe that research and analysis of this group are key to understanding the extent and the limits of slavery's role in shaping British history and leaving lasting legacies that reach into the present. We are now moving in the direction of more focused research on the lives of enslaved people in the Caribbean. This is a natural development from our work on slave-owners and estates and an exciting demonstration of our commitment to the study of the multiple legacies of slavery in the British imperial world. With growth comes necessary change. One we are most pleased to make is to our name, which we changed in May 2021 to the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. We also have a new logo and a new associated website with news and information about the work of the Centre, which can be found here.This name change and the development of the Centre incorporates the work we have done and charts a way forward for our new phase of research and activities on slavery and its legacies in Britain and the Caribbean. Full Project Overview Latest News The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery For the associated website of The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (CSLBS) click Full Details below. Full Details Support Us Support the work of the CSLBS! To keep our work going we need your assistance with funding to help cover our operational costs. Full Details References in Biographical and Claim Notes When using the biographical entries in this website you may come across references to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Ancestry.co.uk (or Ancestry.com), Find My Past or ScotlandsPeople. These sites require payment or subscriptions so clicking on links to them usually produce a page restricting access unless you log in. For more on this issue, click Full Details below. This also includes a note on references used in the notes on compensation claims. Full Details Search the Database Query Search for Individuals Firms Addresses Notes Advanced Search Browse the Estates Explore the ownership of plantations and estates in the British Caribbean. Browse the Maps Where possible, the addresses of British slave-owners and of estates in Jamaica, Barbados and Grenada have been located and mapped. Browse the Legacies Commercial Evolution of firms receiving slave compensation and their redeployment of slave wealth into other investments. Cultural The role of British slave-owners as connoisseurs and collectors, as philanthropists and as founders or participants in new cultural and social institutions. Historical The role of slave-owners and their descendants as writers and historians constructing memories of the slave-trade and slavery. Imperial The wider circuits of Empire, as investors, administrators and settlers in colonies beyond the slave-colonies. Physical Physical legacies include country houses, domestic residences and public monuments. Political Involvement in national or local politics of any kind. How you can help This project has benefited greatly from the many contributions of data and financial donations sent in by users. For more details click the link below: Get in touch Further Information Project overview Contribute People of Interest Francis Watt of Ottringham 1787 - 8th Apr 1844 Yorkshire landowner. Visit the people of interest section Documents of Interest Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8 Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document. Visit the document of interest section © Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026 UCL History Dept