Forum: West Indies Genealogy

I have this lady in Jamaica and I am trying to determine her burial/death date and location. Alas, most of the online trees (on A***) that include reference to her seem to have slavishly copied from one another, suggesting that she died in Verê, Parana, Brazil and giving no date (and no source...

Hello. I wonder if any one can help me please. My sons partner is starting to trace her family tree. her father was born in St Vincente . as was his father. she nows that Jeremiah was married to Dezzie Mozzard in 1917. and that he was born in the Carribean in 1894. but she doesn't know where abouts...

Hello. Can any one help me please. my daghter in laws father was born in St Vincent and the Grenadines. his srname is Murphy he is a white carrabbean . i have looked for the name Murphy in St Vincents and have found a Jerremiah Murphy marring Daisy Greaves in 1917. she was born in 1897. they had a...

Hello I have this week discovered that my 3 x great grandfather Edward T Roberts was born in 1809 in St Thomas in the West Indies. This is the first time I have come across a birth that wasn't in the UK, is there anywhere I could find more details of his birth and maybe who his parents were ?...

My friend's ancestor, Robert William Amos Porter, died in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1942. On both his death certificate and his marriage certificate (he was married in Brisbane in 1897), his birth is noted as having been in Santa Cruz, West Indies. His birth would have been about 1869. His...

Hello My name is Annette Smith (nee Jeffrey). I am very interested in my grandad's family history. He was born, Edward Clement Oliver JEFFREY on the island of Barbuda on the 31st March 1874. After a recent visit to London I was able to see his sea book and I would be fascinated to know what...

I'm like a dog with a bone on this particular question, and just don't know where to go next. Heather - as our resident expert on Caribbean matters, may I begin by quoting from the codicil from my 4xgreat grandfather's will 13th July 1832: 'Whereas I did some years ago deposit in the hands of...

I am new to this forum and living in the Netherlands, but born in Suriname. Trying to find information about the two people mentioned below. Edward Francis Wilson (born in 1808) married in Guyana to Elisabeth Adair. Does anybody have infrmation about the marriage date, children and so on? Best...

I don't have much to go on but I'm trying to find out the birthplace of both of my 3xG grandparents, Mary Fitzgerald. Born.1790 and her husband John D Dugan.Born.1788, Regimental Soldier Stationed in Barbados, also if they were married in Barbados.abt 1805. Their daughter was Mary Dugan...

I am doing a tree for a friend and am trying to find some info on his Great Grandfather. His name is Adolphus Thomas Campbell Follett dob 1870 Kingston Jamaica ,death 1924 Lambeth London. I have a marriage in 1895 Fulham London to Elizabeth Brierley.And the 1901 and 1911c but nothing before...

:rolleyes5: I am trying to find a marriage record for William Duke who I think married in the West Indies 1840-1844 or thereabouts. By 1845 he was stationed at the Belturbet Barracks. I do not know what regiment he was in. Can someone suggest where I may be able to find this information? I have...

hi I am looking for family connected to the spence family of St. Vincent's, my gr grandfather benjamin west spence son of john spence and ann louisa brown, john was a merchant and benjamin was a seaman from St. Vincents, does anybody have these names on there family tree, i would be delighted if...

Hi Folks I am trying to find a date of birth or baptism for Eleanor Laura Louisa Pyne, daughter of William Rowland Pyne born in Montserrat in 1868. William Rowland Pyne was a British Civil Servant and moved to Montserrat from a posting in the Falkalnd Islands where he had married Louisa Jane...

Hello, Looking to find Christian Elizabeth Campbell born about 1815 in Jamaica. I am not sure when she left there but but married and having children in England and Scotland by 1840-1841. She married George Taylor born 1804 Marykirk Scotland. The Name Taylor is also spelled Tailyour. The Taylor...

I have a reference to John and Richard Nicholl (& variations) on St Vincent in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. They either owned, or had a large interest in several estates, including Mount Wynne Estate. I have copies of their respective Wills and from these there is a mention of a...

I am researching my Gt Gt Grandfather Peter LeBlanc who was a hairdresser, born in1791 in Guadeloupe. He married Hannah Searle in London, England. I'd love to hear from anyone who has Peter LeBlanc in their Family Tree. I'd also love to know his route to the UK.

I'm also looking for the Poitier family of the Bahamas. Email me at : Brad AT thegenerationsproject DOT com Thanks!

John Heyes married 1809 Mary Mcgrath in Barbados. Their son son John Heyes married Mary Bezsin Reece in 1847 in Bath England moved to Barbados and lived there until the death of John Heyes in 1867 (in Bath). Mary Bezsin Heyes and her children moved to Canada and arrived here before 1871. I am...

I am researching Richard and Sarah Dobson and their decendents who where born in Saint Vincent,West Indies.I have only been able to find one birth record for James Henry Dobson born in 1861 parents living in Montrose.My great grandfather was George A Dobson b. 1852 Saint Vincent West Indies.On all...

My GrandDad Joseph Alexander Miller born 31 August 1854 was a "Ship's Cook" who arrived in Australia circa 1879. His Dad (Joseph Miller) was a Mariner and married a Margaret Turner in St Ann Bay Jamaica circa 1850. Can't find any reference to either Joseph or son J. A. Miller in arrivals by...