Historedia
Group or institution

Barbados Legislature

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1838

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Barbados Legislature, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Full emancipation in the British colonies, 1 August 1838

    1838

    Role: Legislative body

    1. 16 May 1838 · BarbadosBarbados Legislative Action

      Barbados legislature passed an end to apprenticeships on 1 August 1838 into law on 16 May, prompted by Governor Sir Murray MacGregor.

    2. 1 August 1838 · British coloniesEnd of Non-Praedial Apprenticeships

      Non-praedial slaves, who had a four-year term, were scheduled to have their servitude end no later than 1 August 1838.

Sources

  1. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19