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Bayleys is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados. There are many vacation rentals in the village. Bayleys is named for the Bayley’s plantation, site of a famous slave revolt in 1816. [1] The community is served by St. Catherine’s School. Nearby is the St Catherine (sic.)
Records show a slave named "Bussa" was a ranger (a head officer among the slaves) on "Bayley's Plantation" in the parish of Saint Philip around the time of the rebellion. [1] This position would have given Bussa more freedom of movement than the average slave and would have made it easier for him to plan and coordinate the rebellion.
Byde Mill Plantation House: St. George: 324 As recently as 1913 it was owned by the Skeete family. Drax Hall Plantation: St. George: 957 Once owned by Colonel James Drax, it is one of the oldest remaining buildings with a Jacobean-style of architecture in Barbados. By 1913 it was owned by Dunsany. As of 2017, owned by Richard Drax MP. Francia ...
Multiple generations of people were enslaved at the 250-hectare Drax Hall plantation in Saint George, Barbados, a Caribbean nation that received at least 600,000 Africans between 1627 and 1833.
Cyril Glenville Sisnett (1875-1934) was a plantation owner in Barbados. With his brother he owned Bayleys Plantation, Saint Philip, Barbados in 1913. [1] He is buried in the graveyard of Saint Philip's Parish Church. [2] He should not be confused with Cyril Sisnett (c. 1910 - 1984) another plantation manager in Barbados.
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles , in the Americas . It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi).