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Andrew Watson, first Black international footballer, son of illegal slave trafficker
New historical research by author Malik Al Nasir has uncovered evidence of illegal slave trafficking in Guyana by a British company, Sandbach, Tinne and Company, occurring 40 years after Britain had banned the practice.
An 1847 letter from Peter Miller Watson, who managed the company’s interests in Demerara, describes the arrival of the ship Parker carrying hundreds of enslaved Africans, whom he referred to as ‘cargo’.
In a historical irony, Watson later fathered a son, Andrew Watson, with a local Guyanese woman named Hannah Rose in 1856. Andrew Watson went on to become the world’s first Black international footballer, captaining the Scotland national team in an 1881 victory over England and becoming a prominent football administrator.
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Andrew Watson · Malik Al Nasir · Peter Miller Watson · Sandbach, Tinne and Company · Scotland
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Peter Miller Watson managed Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s interests in Demerara and reported the arrival of the ship Parker carrying enslaved people described as ‘cargo’. haitigazette.com · antiguatribune.com · trinidadtribune.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Andrew Watson won three international caps for Scotland. haitigazette.com · antiguatribune.com · trinidadtribune.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Andrew Watson, the son of Peter Miller Watson and Hannah Rose, became the world’s first Black international footballer. haitigazette.com · antiguatribune.com · trinidadtribune.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 victory over England in 1881. haitigazette.com · antiguatribune.com · trinidadtribune.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Historical evidence shows a British company illegally trafficked enslaved Africans into Guyana in 1847, 40 years after Britain banned the practice. haitigazette.com · antiguatribune.com · trinidadtribune.com