Funny time to receive this post! I'm just in the process of rejigging the presentation I did a year ago March on British West Indian genealogical research. You may remember that this was a three part series I was asked to present by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society in 2007. It was very successful in that we had 15 people sign up for the series, which is considered a good number for a new program. It was a lot of work and I had a lot of help from many people on the list and some of the archivists out there in the Caribbean. I am particularly grateful to all those who gave me permission to use and quote from work they had published. It wasn't always easy getting the information and then there was the job of combining it in a cohesive way. I realized during the course of the program that it would have been better over four sessions rather than three, as it was a bit rushed at the end. There is a lot of information to impart. Next Sunday I'm doing a potted version, Introduction to British West Indian Genealogical Research, at the monthly meeting of the Halton Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. As it's only an hour I really have to pare down what I had done previously. In the process of putting this project together I did try to synthesize all the information I could find on research in the various islands, keeping in mind that I concentrated strictly on the BWI. I don't know if what I have would be of any use ... it might form the basis for "FAQs" as Ernest puts it. My expertise is really in Jamaica, and I am sure that there are others who are far more qualified to put together FAQs on the other countries. Just my two cents worth! Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: Ernest M. Wiltshire To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:36 PM Subject: RE: Birth/death certificates Barbados etc Hello Chris, Dorothy, Listers: I have been wondering whether we could put together a number of prepared responses to "FAQs", frequently asked questions, as I have noticed that whenever someone new joins the list, similar questions are asked, albeit about different territories. Perhaps someone knowledgable about each territory (Barbados, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Leewards, Windwards etc.) might care to volunteer to prepare a BRIEF summary of what records exist and where, and perhaps some general hints on how to begin West Indies research, so that rather than have to start from scratch each time, Cod would have those files at hand (of course they woud have to be updated from time to time). Ernest M. Wiltshire

That's is a wonderful idea David: I wasn't even aware of that GENUKI page myself! But it would be terrific if we could do something similar for the Caribbean List, though perhaps less elaborate! I have no idea how one would go about setting it up though. Ernest M. Wiltshire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Daniell Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 7:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Birth/death certificates Barbados etc Greetings Ernest, and fellow Listers. Ernest, are you suggesting GENCARI on the lines of GENUKI? http://www.genuki.org.uk/contents/ cheers David On 23 Mar 2008, at 11:36, Ernest M. Wiltshire wrote: Hello Chris, Dorothy, Listers: I have been wondering whether we could put together a number of prepared responses to "FAQs", frequently asked questions, as I have noticed that whenever someone new joins the list, similar questions are asked, albeit about different territories. Perhaps someone knowledgable about each territory (Barbados, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Leewards, Windwards etc.) might care to volunteer to prepare a BRIEF summary of what records exist and where, and perhaps some general hints on how to begin West Indies research, so that rather than have to start from scratch each time, Cod would have those files at hand (of course they woud have to be updated from time to time). No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date: 3/21/2008 5:52 PM

Hello Chris, Dorothy, Listers: I have been wondering whether we could put together a number of prepared responses to "FAQs", frequently asked questions, as I have noticed that whenever someone new joins the list, similar questions are asked, albeit about different territories. Perhaps someone knowledgable about each territory (Barbados, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Leewards, Windwards etc.) might care to volunteer to prepare a BRIEF summary of what records exist and where, and perhaps some general hints on how to begin West Indies research, so that rather than have to start from scratch each time, Cod would have those files at hand (of course they woud have to be updated from time to time). Ernest M. Wiltshire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dorothy Kew Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Birth/death certificates Barbados etc Summit wrote: John Robinson born 1730 Christ Church Barbados, how do I confirm who his parents How do I get his: etc. etc. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date: 3/21/2008 5:52 PM

Dear Summit, At candoo.com, there is a list of all that the Family History Library has on microfilm for all the islands. If you are near one of them, you can go to the library and request the film, just give them the film number you find on the list. Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados

Summit wrote: >John Robinson born 1730 Christ Church Barbados, how do I confirm who >his parents >How do I get his: > >*Copy of birth certificate or register entry for John Robinson >*Copy of his death certificate or registration which should state his >age >(so we can work out his birth date) >*Sight of his grave. A gravestone would have key information as would >the >church records. >*Anything on Thomas Robinson + Elizabeth Malloney his supposed parents >from IGI > >Do you think this can be obtained from authorities in Barbados? Or can >this be done on the internet? According to the extracted record for his baptism on the IGI the microfilm from which it was extracted is 1157931, Christ Church Parish, Baptisms, 1637-1841. This should confirm his parentage. If you check the Family HIstory Library Catalogue for Barbados parish registers you should be able to find the microfilm for Christ Church marriages in that time period. The microfilms can be brought in from Salt Lake City to your nearest Mormon Family HIstory Centre. As Chris pointed out in his reply, there are no certificates of birth or death in this time period but rather records of baptism, marriage and burial. Hope that helps! Dorothy

Hi, Summit, Welcome to the list. I just wanted to let you know that most countries in the era of which you speak had no birth certificates. In the US, in fact, birth certificates didn't come into "fashion" until around 1900, if then, and they were mostly kept by county or territory back then. The same for death certificates. In some cases, one may obtain a quasi-certificate (that is, a clerk of court types up known info in their records onto a form that says "birth certificate") if there are records held by the municipality. Those doing Barbados research, help me here. I suspect there would be some remaining church records, if the warmth & humidity haven't taken too much of a toll. Do you know what religion they were? Cheers, Laura in a sunny NC On Mar 22, 2008, at 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Christ Church Barbados (Summit) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:25:57 -0700 (PDT) > From: Summit <[email protected]> > Subject: Christ Church Barbados > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]m> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > John Robinson born 1730 Christ Church Barbados, how do I confirm who > his parents > How do I get his: > > *Copy of birth certificate or register entry for John Robinson > *Copy of his death certificate or registration which should state his > age > (so we can work out his birth date) > *Sight of his grave. A gravestone would have key information as would > the > church records. > *Anything on Thomas Robinson + Elizabeth Malloney his supposed parents > from IGI > > Do you think this can be obtained from authorities in Barbados? Or can > this be done on the internet? > > > End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 3, Issue 61 > ****************************************

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John Robinson born 1730 Christ Church Barbados, how do I confirm who his parents How do I get his: *Copy of birth certificate or register entry for John Robinson *Copy of his death certificate or registration which should state his age (so we can work out his birth date) *Sight of his grave. A gravestone would have key information as would the church records. *Anything on Thomas Robinson + Elizabeth Malloney his supposed parents from IGI Do you think this can be obtained from authorities in Barbados? Or can this be done on the internet?

There are some Rose wills connected with Guyana at the PRO; I have them, and have pursued a few leads on the assumption that they are related to my Rose ancestors in Bequia/St. Vincent but haven't been able to establish that definitely.? The names I recall are John Bennet Rose and Alexander Rose.? One of them died in Demerara; I forget which.? They appear to have been Scots, as my Roses were. I don't know anything about Sir David Rose, and am not sure if he's connected with either set of Roses but would be interested to know more about his family connections in Demerara. -----Original Message----- From: Joan Seymour <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 9:45 am Subject: Re: Hon George ROSE Hello there, Does anyone know if the Rose family that is being researched here has connections to Guyana?? Our first Governor Gneral in 1966 was Sir David Rose, and his family had a long history in Demerara, Just wondering, Joan Seymour Joan T.Seymour, Consultant Kristy Willoughby wrote: > Hi all, > Alastair has very kindly deciphered the copy of Right Hon George Rose's will that I ordered some time back. What is interesting is that the will states his property was in Dominica, not Antigua. The plantation was called Morne Denise and the will talks about cane offices, slaves and cattle stores. > Just thought I would clear that up. > Bye Anne > > > > >> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: RE: Hon George ROSE> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 01:25:44 -0500> > > > I can tell you where to look for the info on the Hon. George ROSE (1744 to> 13 Jan 1818). He was the son of David ROSE & Margaret (also nee ROSE), & the> the greatgrandson of David ROSE, of Earlsfield and Termet (See Burkes Landed> Gentry 1952, ROSE of Leweston & ROSE of Kilravock).> > His wife Theodora DUER (abt 1743/44 to 6 Nov 1834) was the dau of the Hon.> Maj. John DUER of Antigua and Frances his wife nee FFRYE, but I see nothing> to indicate that George & Theodora actually lived in the West Indies. It is> really the Duers who have the Antiguan connections.> Their eldest son Sir George Henry ROSE was born 1770 in Berlin, Germany; the> latter's daughter, Frances Theodora ROSE married 3 Jul 1817 George Sholto> DOUGLAS, Earl Morton, (you can easily find the Douglases in Burke's).> > I have seen nothing that would suggest a link to the Duke of R! i! >> > chmond.> > Ernest M. Wiltshire> >> > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > What are you waiting for? Join Lavalife FREE > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D30288&_t=764581033&_r=email_taglines_Join_free_OCT07&_m=EXT > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello there, Does anyone know if the Rose family that is being researched here has connections to Guyana?? Our first Governor Gneral in 1966 was Sir David Rose, and his family had a long history in Demerara, Just wondering, Joan Seymour Joan T.Seymour, Consultant Kristy Willoughby wrote: > Hi all, > Alastair has very kindly deciphered the copy of Right Hon George Rose's will that I ordered some time back. What is interesting is that the will states his property was in Dominica, not Antigua. The plantation was called Morne Denise and the will talks about cane offices, slaves and cattle stores. > Just thought I would clear that up. > Bye Anne > > > > >> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: RE: Hon George ROSE> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 01:25:44 -0500> > > > I can tell you where to look for the info on the Hon. George ROSE (1744 to> 13 Jan 1818). He was the son of David ROSE & Margaret (also nee ROSE), & the> the greatgrandson of David ROSE, of Earlsfield and Termet (See Burkes Landed> Gentry 1952, ROSE of Leweston & ROSE of Kilravock).> > His wife Theodora DUER (abt 1743/44 to 6 Nov 1834) was the dau of the Hon.> Maj. John DUER of Antigua and Frances his wife nee FFRYE, but I see nothing> to indicate that George & Theodora actually lived in the West Indies. It is> really the Duers who have the Antiguan connections.> Their eldest son Sir George Henry ROSE was born 1770 in Berlin, Germany; the> latter's daughter, Frances Theodora ROSE married 3 Jul 1817 George Sholto> DOUGLAS, Earl Morton, (you can easily find the Douglases in Burke's).> > I have seen nothing that would suggest a link to the Duke of R! i! >> > chmond.> > Ernest M. Wiltshire> >> > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > What are you waiting for? Join Lavalife FREE > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D30288&_t=764581033&_r=email_taglines_Join_free_OCT07&_m=EXT > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi , I Just had to ask these questions , !!! YOU Have many names below, but where are the OTHERS LIKE GILL'S / GREAVES / GIBSON'S / GOODMAN'S / MURPHY'S / MEDFORD'S / MARSHALL'S / MASCOLL'S / BAILEY'S BAYLEY'S / CLARKE'S / COZIER'S / BROOKER'S / DAVIS / SHOREY'S / HINKSON'S / HAZEL'S / SEALES / LAYNE'S / BANFIELD'S McCONNEY'S [ McCONNIE'S ] / SKEETE'S / I have all of these names in my Genealogy list also MAYERS, / VEIRA'S /,DEAR'S , All the names I mention while I was doing my Genealogy I found them connected to me in one way or the other, My grandmother were a GREAVES married a MURPHY, I am also direct decadence of GOODMAN'S, GILL'S , FORSTERS, and all of those lived in Barbados at one time I have my 4 gr grandfather married to a CORBIN, GREAVES married GIBSON'S MURPHY'S , MAYERS, MEDFORD'S , I have been buying quite allot of books to get the right connections of my family, GOODMAN married to DEAR, also GILL'S , So I have a long list of my family and It took me since 1983 doing my work, I would like to know if you search for all the names, as most of my family which are mixed up with these names, went over To St Vincent, where I was born, I have paid researchers to help me find out all that I needed, now I find out that there are other names there too who married into the GREAVES , MURPHY'S, GIBSON'S, GILL'S , and all the other names mention, I am very sorry to ask this Question, but why do some and not all I have searched quite a number of the websites for my family names and they don't have them, I ONLY wish I can can do it all and put it on the board, but than every one will get my INFORMATION, PLEASE let me KNOW SORRY to ask such questions, Rita Henry MURPHY , ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.west-indies To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: LYNCH, Barbados or Caribbean - periodic post > Hi... > > This is my periodic query for connections to any LYNCH who may have > lived in or travelled from / to Barbados - or any other Caribbean > Island. > > In the face of my continuing "brick wall" in Barbados about 1804, I > have accumulated what amounts to a surname study for the region, and > have some 1700 entries for LYNCH and associated family, including a > wealth of HONYCHURCH family members, mainly for Barbados and Antigua, > but including Trinidad and others. > > To promote the spread of and to contribute to Caribbean genealogy I > also started the FREE Caribbean Surname Index almost a decade ago, > have created many pages of Caribbean Genealogy Resources, re-published > Oliver's "Caribbeana" and "History Of Antigua", and am the distributor > of "Barbados and America"... > http://www.candoo.com/surnames/ > http://www.candoo.com/genresources/index.html > http://www.candoo.com/olivers/caribbeana.html > http://www.candoo.com/olivers/index.html > http://www.candoo.com/projects/banda.html > > Please contact me if you know (or suspect) that one or more of your > ancestors fit the names below and went to or arrived from (or may have > arrived from) one of the Caribbean islands - there was busy traffic > between the islands and Virgina/New England, for instance. > > Here are my names of specific interest within 50 years before and > after 1800 (this list is not limiting): > > Surnames IN BARBADOS: > LYNCH and ADAMS, CHENERY, GALE, ALSOP / ALSOPP / ALLSOPP, MAYERS. > > Most especially: > Menifred/Minifred Lynch, John Richard Lynch, Hazell / Hazzell > Lynch, > Hamlet Mayers Lynch, Hamlet Fairchild Lynch, Adelaide Christabelle > Thomas, Rowena Cheeks / Cheekes > > Assumed probable territories of greatest interest: > Ireland, England, Scotland, Barbados, Tobago, Antigua, Jamaica, and > the north american colonies trading with the West Indies. > > Regards, > > James C. "Jim" Lynch > http://www.candoo.com/contactform/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Subject: Good information, "Researching African-Caribbean Family History" I know I just sent this to you but... When you have a chance , Print or read the entire article (Pgs 1-7) from the link I sent before,(see below). This is a "keeper" for your research tab in youur binders. Good to share with those new to researching. There is a lot of information on this link (See the botton right side for more articles) so be sure to save it. I sniped a small portion for your intrest- Cuzin Choli http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/genealogy_article_ 02.shtml Researching African-Caribbean Family History By Guy Grannum SNIP: "People have surnames. The surname is passed on from the father to his children. Most parents get married usually before, or around the time of the first child. For Caribbean researchers, this is not necessarily the case: - Most children were born outside marriage and therefore registered under their mother's name. To complicate matters they might have later taken on their father's name. - Women might have had children by different men, and men might have had children by different women. Some children might have been born before marriage. - Until emancipation, enslaved people did not have legal surnames. However, it is apparent, from runaway notices and manumission registers that many enslaved people used surnames before freedom even if they were not recognised by the owner or state. It is believed that freed slaves adopted or were given the surname of their owner, but research shows that although this did happen, there were other options available to free men and women: - Surname of an owner - this could be the last owner or a former owner. - Surname of father - a white master or employee, a freed man, a slave from another plantation, or the name of the father's former or original owner. - Surname of mother. - Last forename - many captives had multiple names that were often used to differentiate between slaves who had similar first names. Many were surnames of local people and may have been kept as a surname after emancipation. - Chosen the surname - freed men and women could choose their surname, maybe to confirm family ties, to disassociate themselves from former owners, or after influential people. - Given by the church or state for official purposes." Plant the seeds of inquiry with our young people to keep the research alive... We will eventullay have to pass the baton to someone. Get the young people now while they 'know everything'. Cuzin Choli

All, The link I attached contains numerous addresses and emails for various Islands. In addition, I "sniped" two of the entries that I thought might address the subject at hand. Note that the Kensington, London Family History center has "many resources". Not sure if they copy and place loan to the US, but if enough of us phone, email, contact your local center with requests for these documents, we might make a difference. I am presently in contact with Margot Thomas, head of Archival records in St Lucia, re Pollard and Moore information. Will keep you posted. Cuzin Choli http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/genealogy_article_ 07.shtml SNIP: "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - the website has online indexes to Barbadian baptisms and marriages, locations of their family history centers, and their catalogue of their microfilms of archive and library material. Its Hyde Park Family History Center, 64/68 Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, tel: 0207 589 8561, has many Caribbean resources on-site, including registers of births, marriages and deaths for Barbados and Jamaica." SNIP: Barbados - Department of Archives, Lazaretto Building, Black Rock, St Michael, Barbados, tel: (246) 425-1380, email: [email protected] - Registration Department, Supreme Court of Barbados, Law Courts, Colleridge St, Bridgetown, Barbados, www.lawcourts.gov.bb/Recordbranch.html, tel: (246) 426-3461 - National Library Service, Public Services Division, Coleridge St, Bridgetown, Barbados, tel: (246) 426-6081, email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: LYNCH, Barbados or Caribbean - periodic post Hi... This is my periodic query for connections to any LYNCH who may have lived in or travelled from / to Barbados - or any other Caribbean Island. In the face of my continuing "brick wall" in Barbados about 1804, I have accumulated what amounts to a surname study for the region, and have some 1700 entries for LYNCH and associated family, including a wealth of HONYCHURCH family members, mainly for Barbados and Antigua, but including Trinidad and others. To promote the spread of and to contribute to Caribbean genealogy I also started the FREE Caribbean Surname Index almost a decade ago, have created many pages of Caribbean Genealogy Resources, re-published Oliver's "Caribbeana" and "History Of Antigua", and am the distributor of "Barbados and America"... http://www.candoo.com/surnames/ http://www.candoo.com/genresources/index.html http://www.candoo.com/olivers/caribbeana.html http://www.candoo.com/olivers/index.html http://www.candoo.com/projects/banda.html Please contact me if you know (or suspect) that one or more of your ancestors fit the names below and went to or arrived from (or may have arrived from) one of the Caribbean islands - there was busy traffic between the islands and Virgina/New England, for instance. Here are my names of specific interest within 50 years before and after 1800 (this list is not limiting): Surnames IN BARBADOS: LYNCH and ADAMS, CHENERY, GALE, ALSOP / ALSOPP / ALLSOPP, MAYERS. Most especially: Menifred/Minifred Lynch, John Richard Lynch, Hazell / Hazzell Lynch, Hamlet Mayers Lynch, Hamlet Fairchild Lynch, Adelaide Christabelle Thomas, Rowena Cheeks / Cheekes Assumed probable territories of greatest interest: Ireland, England, Scotland, Barbados, Tobago, Antigua, Jamaica, and the north american colonies trading with the West Indies. Regards, James C. "Jim" Lynch http://www.candoo.com/contactform/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi... This is my periodic query for connections to any LYNCH who may have lived in or travelled from / to Barbados - or any other Caribbean Island. In the face of my continuing "brick wall" in Barbados about 1804, I have accumulated what amounts to a surname study for the region, and have some 1700 entries for LYNCH and associated family, including a wealth of HONYCHURCH family members, mainly for Barbados and Antigua, but including Trinidad and others. To promote the spread of and to contribute to Caribbean genealogy I also started the FREE Caribbean Surname Index almost a decade ago, have created many pages of Caribbean Genealogy Resources, re-published Oliver's "Caribbeana" and "History Of Antigua", and am the distributor of "Barbados and America"... http://www.candoo.com/surnames/ http://www.candoo.com/genresources/index.html http://www.candoo.com/olivers/caribbeana.html http://www.candoo.com/olivers/index.html http://www.candoo.com/projects/banda.html Please contact me if you know (or suspect) that one or more of your ancestors fit the names below and went to or arrived from (or may have arrived from) one of the Caribbean islands - there was busy traffic between the islands and Virgina/New England, for instance. Here are my names of specific interest within 50 years before and after 1800 (this list is not limiting): Surnames IN BARBADOS: LYNCH and ADAMS, CHENERY, GALE, ALSOP / ALSOPP / ALLSOPP, MAYERS. Most especially: Menifred/Minifred Lynch, John Richard Lynch, Hazell / Hazzell Lynch, Hamlet Mayers Lynch, Hamlet Fairchild Lynch, Adelaide Christabelle Thomas, Rowena Cheeks / Cheekes Assumed probable territories of greatest interest: Ireland, England, Scotland, Barbados, Tobago, Antigua, Jamaica, and the north american colonies trading with the West Indies. Regards, James C. "Jim" Lynch http://www.candoo.com/contactform/

Almost a decade ago I created the FREE Caribbean Surname Index while doing my own search (LYNCH, in Barbados) and running out of options when I hit my "brick wall" at 1804. I had found something of a similar name created and maintained by a lawyer in the US, but it stagnated and he had neither the time nor the equipment to refresh it. So I started the same kind of text list and called it the Caribbean Surname Index - name and email, with a short list of surnames oif interest. I quickly realised that this was a magnet for the SPAM harvesters, and after about two years very few of the original entries were still using the same email address. So I created another Caribbean Surname Index out of Discussion Forum software, and as a part-time (qualified) programmer and webmaster I adapted it to the purpose. In time I have moved from the SPAM-easy automatic regtistration to strictly controlled ability to Post, removing all access to email addresses (even for registered users), and imposing a limit of one calendar month for new users to make at least one Post - or be deleted from the registration database (I also update that on a daily basis). The Index is arranged by alphabetical surname order, plus a Roll Call feature (full list of surnames only), and is fully searchable. If someone responds to your Post/s or sends you a PM (Private Message), the Index sends you an email - it is a "set and forget' feature, but of course it would be more productive if you visited and searched again for your information occasionally... maybe someone you are looking for has registered and posted their info without looking for you. With the exception of SPAM, objectionable material and advertising, registered users may Post and Reply to Posts on all Boards with any range of subjects, but please maintain civility and try to keep to topic )Caribbean genealogy). Included are Boards on a range of subjects, including specific exceptions to the usual search routines and record locations, and the latest excitement in genealogy tools - DNA testing and information. Among the other Boards there are general discussion, useful links, living histories, researcher listings (we are always looking for more researchers!), database software reviews and reunion planning. Suggestions for additional Boards with relevance and/or interest will always be considered. This Index is maintenance-intensive... every day of life I review every new Post for content - email addresses and SPAM are not allowed - and my only return on investment is to see the success of many of my users in attracting replies from far and wide, hearing from relatives long disconnected from their roots. Some of my users also hear from friends of their own and of their families, which allows further elaboration about other friends and family members on the usual journalistic questions: Who, Where, What, Why, and When. The current Caribbean Surname Index has 599 registered users, who have made a total of 1665 Posts. Use if the Index is free... and there is no intention to ever charge for use of the resource. Registration is manual, not automatic, and can take up to 24 hours to be implemented... you get an email from the Index (which you should keep) advising your final username and password, and the fact that you are able to start using the Index. Registration information page and link is here... http://www.candoo.com/surnames/viewtopic.php?t=1090 The Caribbean Surname Index is here... http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.php Everything to gain and nothing to lose... if you have Caribbean connections, register and Post your family information! Ummm, did I happen to mention the Caribbean Surname Index is FREE?

Great!, I am looking for: Samuel Herbert(Robert?) Pollard, (b) 1860 Barbados,(d) St Lucia ,1914, Court Balif in St Lucia 1/2 sister Sarah Elizabeth Pollard,Married and lived in Panama for a while. 1/2 brother?William (Falcon) Pollard? The pieces I have been abel to garner are that 2 sisters( one being this Sarah elizabeth) married two brothers. Sarah Elizabeth married in barbadosa nd lived in Panama(worked on the Canal Zone). Returned to Barbados with her husband and two daughters and died there. Not sure who the other sis ter iwas and who the two brothers that they married were. My older cuzin' Olive Ermnine Neverson (gd) of Samuel Pollard and Agusta Moore, met a woman who told her that she Cuzin Olive was named for her. THIs woman was Olive, Ermine, Pollard-Webb of St Vincent who has a son Dr Webb,in LI NY . Yvonne aka Cuzin Choli -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: pollards I have extensive gen. information on the Pollards of the West Indies all the way from rhe very first migrant William Pollard (1616) to present ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have extensive gen. information on the Pollards of the West Indies all the way from rhe very first migrant William Pollard (1616) to present

I am looking for information on the BARRY family that settled in St Andrews Jamaica in1931-33

These are beautiful maps - thank you Yvonne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alastair Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Maps of Jamaica Hi, I followed up a post of some years ago about a map of Jamaica of 1671. It turns out to have been by Ogilby, and is available from the Scottish National Library. But in the meanwhile if anybody is interested, I've put a smaller version at http://lackfamily.net/genealogy/nedham/residences/Jamaica%20Map.html There is a wonderful set of maps of Jamaica on http://prestwidge.com/river/jamaicanparishes.html put up by Bill Prestwidge. Alastair ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message