Roll of Emigrants to Liberia, 1820-1843; and Liberian Census Data, 1843
Tom W. Shick, Principal Investigator
This site carries data and documentation from the Roll of Emigrants to Liberia between 1820 and 1843, representing individuals who were brought to the colony by the American Colonization Society. Also included are data and documentation for the 1843 Liberian Census.
Emigrants to Liberia between 1820 and 1843
Variables include place of origin, place of arrival, status
of individual, level of literacy, occupation, date of death, cause of
death, and name of the ship which carried the emigrant to Liberia.
- Online data analysis through the BADGIR archive with Nesstar software. To analyze the data using BADGIR, users must be registered and have received an e-mail confirmation (first-time users may visit the BADGIR registration page to register). To view documentation and univariate statistics in BADGIR, no registration is needed.
1843 Liberian Census
Variables include age, number of members in family, date of arrival
in the colony, connections in the colony, occupation, education, health,
family status and place of settlement.
- Online data analysis through the BADGIR archive with Nesstar software. To analyze the data using BADGIR, users must be registered and have received an e-mail confirmation (first-time users may visit the BADGIR registration page to register). To view documentation and univariate statistics in BADGIR, no registration is needed.
Supplementary Information
- Christine's Genealogy Website:
Roll of Emigrants that have been sent to the Colony of Liberia
Contains most of the same information as the datasets, presented in tables.
- Virginia Emigrants to Liberia Database
Contains a searchable database of 3,700 emigrants to Liberia from Virginia between 1820 and 1865, and an additional database of 250 emancipators.
