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Jack Gladstone was an enslaved Guianese man who led the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the large slave rebellions in the British Empire. He was captured and tried after the rebellion, and deported.
Quamina Gladstone (c. 1778 – 16 September 1823), most often referred to simply as Quamina, was a Guyanese slave from Africa and father of Jack Gladstone.He and his son were involved in the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the largest slave revolts in the British colonies before slavery was abolished.
Demerara (/ ˌ d ɛ m ə ˈ r ɛər ə /; Dutch: Demerary, [ˌdeːməˈraːri]) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 until 1815.
The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in what is now Guyana. The exact number of how many took part in the uprising is a matter of debate. [ 1 ]
Dorothy Thomas (also known as Dolly Kirwan or Doll Thomas; 1756 – 5 August 1846) was a Caribbean entrepreneur and former slave who engaged in business in Montserrat, Dominica, Grenada, Barbados, and Demerara.
In 1745, Demerara was created as a separate Dutch colony out of a part of Essequibo. [5] Demerara quickly became more successful than Essequibo. [6] The rivalry between the colonies [7] resulted in the creation of a combined Court of Policy in Fort Zeelandia in 1783, and both colonies were governed by the same governor; however, there were still two Courts of Justice, one for Demerara and one ...
Banknotes of Demerara and Essequibo, issued from 1809 [1] through 1839 [2] were dual-denominated in Guilders and Joes, a term used by the British colonists to refer to the Portuguese gold Johannes coin [3] and the notes that eventually replaced them. [4] Despite roughly 30 years of use, the only Joes known to exist are unissued remainders from ...
Demerara River, a river of Guyana; Demerara Harbour Bridge on the Demerara River; Demerara window, a type of window used in hot climates; Demerara is a book written by Harriet Martineau; HMS Demerara a mercantile schooner (previously called Anna) purchased by the British Royal Navy in 1804; PS Demerara a paddle steamer which ran aground in 1851