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The Glentanner was chartered by Hyde, Hodge & Co. and left Amoy on 1 September with 305 Chinese, arriving in Georgetown 5 days before the Lord Elgin. There were fifty-one deaths during the journey or shortly after arrival, for a mortality rate of 16.7%. There would have been a greater number of deaths had the journey been prolonged. It was found that the Glentanner was unsuited to serve as an immigrant ship because of bad ventilation and inadequate deck space. [ From Cane Reapers. Chinese Indentured Immigrants in Guyana by Trev Sue-A-Quan.]
Mr. Stephen R. Butts, manager of Plantation "La Jalousie" reported on the 28th June, 1853, that he considered his Chinese labourers "a very useful class of people, exceedingly apt and intelligent and very willing, quite equal to any coolies we are now receiving," and he was of the opinion that, when they become seasoned, they would prove "a better class of labourers for any and every description of work" than those from the East Indies. Mr. Griffin H. Bascom, manager of Plantation "Windsor Forest" wrote on the 24th June, 1853:- "The Chinese on this estate are some of the best labourers; for strength and endurance they are equal to the Africans. . . . The people are happy and contented and cheerful, and I am well satisfied with them; I have advised Mr. Bascom to make application for a hundred more, and sincerely hope we may get them. . . .Three or four of the men keep a night school, and are teaching the boys to write and sing; I often go to their houses in the evening and they always appear glad to see me, and ask many questions about their work; I think I have only done my people justice in speaking of them in a flattering manner." From "Kleyn Pouderoyen" it was reported in June, 1853, that many of the Chinese, at the time they were allotted to that plantation, were labouring under some disease, which, though not sufficiently serious to make it neccessary for them to be sent to hospital, still rendered them unable to do much work, and that therefore this estate had as yet derived but little benefit from their services. [From The Chinese in British Guiana by Cecil Clementi, 1915]
Allocation to plantations
|
Allotted to |
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|
Allotted to |
|
|
Allotted to |
|
|
Windsor Forest |
105 |
|
La Jalousie |
103 |
|
Died |
9 |
|
Pouderoyen |
44 |
|
Union |
1 |
|
. |
. |
Immigrants
Note: Because of poor penmanship and deterioration of the historic documents, it was sometimes difficult to read the handwriting in the records and this has resulted in some duplication in the transcription of some passenger numbers as well as variations in spelling from what was originally inscribed.
|
|
Name |
Age |
Allotted to |
Surnames of descendants (to the 4th generation) |
|
3 |
Lie Song |
25 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
17 |
Goh Soon |
-- |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
39 |
Tan Chay |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
56 |
Gap Leong |
32 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
57 |
Gap Ho |
34 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
61 | Lim Khan | Lim | ||
|
73 |
Chwa Ka |
-- |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
77 |
Go Shing |
31 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
81 |
Ang Kang |
39 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
135 | Dian Trong |
58 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
141 | Lim Cheong | Lim | ||
|
144 |
Go Soon teck |
35 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
151 | Gam Choon |
30 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
153 |
How Tien |
38 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
166 |
Chu Bong |
28 |
La Jalousie |
Chu |
|
168 |
Hong Min |
38 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
176 | Lum Sun | Lum | ||
|
179 | Goh Charf |
34 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
202 | Tan Miah | Tan | ||
|
213 |
Tan Que |
30 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
220 |
Goh Peck |
27 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
224 |
Chium Chick |
28 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
227 | Tee Hoy |
27 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
231 | Go Shick |
35 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
232 |
Go Kee |
32 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Chea Koh |
27 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- | Chi Hae |
32 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- | Chuy Jwa |
38 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
-- |
Kay Boon |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- | Koh Ching |
25 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- | Koh Hoh |
29 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- | Koh Gid |
33 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- | Koh Kean |
35 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- | Koh Keong |
38 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
-- | Koh Liang |
13 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- | Koh Soah |
36 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- | Koh Tam |
43 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- | Kung Chwa |
28 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- |
Kung Tsai |
26 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Kwa Chea |
36 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Kwa Lin |
30 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Kwa Tong |
33 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Lee Hoo |
28 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Lee Kow |
30 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- | Lee Ming |
27 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
-- |
Lee Nung |
27 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Lee Po |
36 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Lee Song |
19 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- |
Li Ti |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Li Tieng |
26 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Lih Beoh |
27 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Chiong |
28 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Kau |
27 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Law |
39 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Peng |
27 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Sam |
42 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim San |
34 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Sin |
27 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Lim Soon |
33 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Loo What |
38 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Low Kee |
34 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Ng Chin |
30 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Ng Jew |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Ng Ling |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Oh Kim |
26 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Ong Hip |
32 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Ong Hoo |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Ong Kin |
33 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Ong Lin |
35 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
-- | Ong Ling |
27 | La Jalouise | -- |
|
-- |
Ong Soo |
26 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Ong Tek |
25 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Ong Tong |
31 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Ong Tsing |
32 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- | Ong Tso |
29 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- | Ong Yeong |
37 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- | Ong Yu |
30 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
-- |
Pay Sin |
25 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Poh Swee |
33 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Seow Oon |
27 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Sia Pwan |
30 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Sie Gay |
25 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Sim Lang |
-- |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Soo Ho |
40 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tai Chwan |
28 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Ak |
36 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Ang |
30 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Ching |
31 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Geong |
32 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Ham |
25 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Kay |
40 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Kee |
28 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Koon |
29 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Lai |
25 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- | Tan Lai |
32 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- |
Tan Leap |
38 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Tan Lee |
28 | Windsor Forest | -- |
|
-- |
Tan Leong |
30 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Tan Niah |
30 | Ponderoyen | -- |
|
-- | Tan Ok |
36 | La Jalouise | -- |
|
-- |
Tan Peoh |
28 |
Windsoe Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Pian |
30 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Pung |
32 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Say |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Sing |
25 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Soon |
38 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Swee |
32 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Tsai |
26 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- | Tan Tsin |
39 | La Jalousie | -- |
|
-- |
Tan Wha |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Ya |
36 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Yiap |
32 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tan Yu |
40 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Teong Sar |
28 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Teong Sau |
19 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tin Chai |
21 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tin Hon |
24 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tin Tiong |
38 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tin Yau |
38 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Tsie Chong |
23 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Tsing Oon |
29 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Way Han |
26 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Wee Twan |
28 |
La Jalousie |
-- |
|
-- |
Yap Tit |
28 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Yao Hoon |
30 |
Ponderoyen |
-- |
|
-- |
Yoo Choon |
31 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- |
Yu Tsing |
42 |
Windsor Forest |
-- |
|
-- | Yu Top |
32 | -- | -- |
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