The Maidstone sailed from Calcutta on 27 January 1857 with Indian workers contracted for Grenada’s plantations. Their recruitment took place after emancipation as planters sought a controlled labor...
The Maidstone reached Irwin’s Bay, St Patrick, on 1 May 1857. An official Indian government summary and a local Grenadian account report the arrival; the commemorative plaque records 287 people landed...
