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Birth of George Africanus
George Africanus was born in 1763 at Sierra Leone, Western Africa. Historians cannot pinpoint the exact date of his date of birth, but knows he was born in 1763. -
George Africanus was given to England as a present
Due to "black" slaves being fashionable at that time, George Africanus was given as a slave to the Molyneux family (an English family living in Wolfhampton). The exact dates of his arrival in England is unknown. This family ensured George could read and write when he grew up, and also made him serve his apprenticeship as a brass founder. -
Slaves are illegal on English grounds
At around this time, a new law was passed in England, making it illegal to own a slave (on English grounds). George Africanus was thus freed. -
George Africanus moves to Nottingham.
George Africanus went to Nottingham with the profession of a brass founder. Exact dates are not known -
George Africanus marries with Esther Shaw
He meets Esther Shaw, the love of his life, and marries her. Eventually, they had seven children, but only one daughter survived, Hannah Cropper, who had two daughters of her own. -
George Africanus - Founds the Africanus' Registry of Servants
At around 1793, George Africanus begins to found his own company, the "Africanus' Registry of Servants", an employment agency which remained as a family business for over 70 years. Exact date for this event is unknown. -
George Africanus becomes a freeholder
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Last will and testament of George Africanus
George Africanus wrote his will in 1833, leaving all his goods to his daughter, Hannah Cropper. -
George Africanus died
George Africanus died in Nottingham. His grave is now in St Mary's Churchyard burial place in Nottingham Lace Market, dedicated to George, Nottingham's first black entrepreneur.
