| TERM | DEFINITION |
| REMAP_ID | REMAP Database Unique ID Number |
| Source | The code used by the document’s original repository home |
| Copyright_info | The copyright provided by the repository institution for use on the REMAP Database website |
| Name | The name stated by the record’s subject |
| Status | The status of the record subject, free or enslaved, at time of the interview |
| Sex | The sex described by the record subject of his or herself. Unknown used if no sex was stated |
| Age | The age of the record subject at the time of interview |
| Age_Enslaved | The age of the record subject at the time of their capture and enslavement |
| Years_enslaved | The number of years the record subject was enslaved. |
| Ethnic_Group | The subdivision in cultural and herditary membership to which the record subject belongs |
| Modern_Country_of_Origin | The name used currently to describe the country from which the record subject was born |
| Principal_Occupation | The job in which the record subject worked the longest |
| Occupation_2 | The secondary job in which the record subject worked |
| Occupation_3 | The third job in which the record subject worked |
| Principal_Place_Enslaved | The location in which the record’s subject resided longest during his or her enslavement |
| Value | The amount for which the record subject reported being bought or sold |
| Married | The marital status of the record subject |
| Yr_Arrived_CnslteHMS | The year the record subject sought freedom from a British consulate or ship |
| a_of_Children | Number of Children |
| Reason_for_Manumission | The reason the record subject sought freedom – imputed variable |
| Result_for_enslaved | The result of the record subject’s bid for freedom – imputed variable |
| Original_Name | An alternative name given by the record subject during the interview |