Slavery in Britain His conversion to Evangelical Christianity in 1784 played a key role in interesting him in this social reform. William Wilberforce's Slave Trade Act 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. It was not until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 that the institution finally was abolished, but on a gradual basis. Since land owners in the British West Indies were losing their unpaid labourers, they received compensation totaling £20 million. The Royal Navy established the West Africa Squadron (or Preventative Squadron) at substantial expense in 1808 after Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807. The squadron's task was
Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey forbidden to walk. The following English, Scottish and British monarchs and their consorts are buried in the Abbey: The following are buried in the nave: The following are buried in the North Transept: The following are buried in the South Transept which is known as "Poets' Corner": The following are buried in the cloisters: The following are buried in the North Choir Aisle: The following are buried in the South Choir Aisle: The following are buried in the ambulatory chapels: List of burials: The following are buried in Henry VII's Chapel: The following are commemorated in the Abbey and/or had