Ann, I am also researching Barbados. The Pollards and Moores of Barbados. Would you please post the POC Point of Contact information for the General Registrar to include any phnoe #s thanks so much. Yvonne Emanuel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ann Q Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies Cindy, I may have some information if I can confirm any her sister's first name. Was there one that began with a "C"? Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados> From: [email protected]> Subject: Re: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:30:53 -0800> To: [email protected]> > Thank you all so much for the information! I currently live in the> Cayman Islands, so I don't have access to any LDS centres. But we are> planning a move to Denver within the next few months and I should be> able to look for something then.> > I found out her mother's maiden name is Oxley (that was on Olive's> death records - she died in California in 1981). But I don't know any> more than that. I have a few other family members to research who> were born in Barbados (SQUIRES), so maybe the LDS records will help me> with those too.> > I have spoken to the General Registrar in Barbados about my Squires> family members, and they were kind enough to look up information for> me while I was on hold! They gave me everything they had! . I will> probably end up ordering some of the certificates from them. I> haven't yet asked them about Olive Gittens though.> > Does anyone know where I could find immigration records (to find out> when she moved to Trinidad)? I know there are registers of ships on> Ancestry.com, but as far as I can tell, they were all going to NY.> > Thanks again for all the info!> > Cindy> > > -------------------------------> 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

Can any one be helpful enough to tell me if the MORMONS are doing any microfilms of St Vincent And the Grenadines, As I am searching for information from SVG, It will help me out quite a lot names, MOFFORD'S / MARSHALL'S / MASCOLL'S / MEDFORD'S / GIBSON'S / MURPHY'S / VEIRA'S / LAYNE'S / McCONNEYS ] McCONNIES ] HINKSON'S / BROOKER'S / COZIER'S / GOODMAN'S / DEAR'S / SEALES / MAYERS / BRADSHAW'S CLARKE'S / Would be GRATEFUL for any Information here also if they had done any of the HINKSON'S & MOFFORD'S , MASCOLL'S / MARSHALL'S In Barbados, Many thanks to any one who can give me any information, Especially on WILLIAM EDWARD HINKSON, WHO ??? were his parents as he is my gr-gr-grandfather on my mother side THANK YOU ALL, GOD BLESS TO EVERY ONE Rita Henry MURPHY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Q" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>>

Check Familysearch.org, St. Vincent is listed on the dropdown list. Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Fw: Mormon list in St Vincent> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:45:45 +0000> > Can any one be helpful enough to tell me if the MORMONS are doing any > microfilms of St Vincent> And the Grenadines,> As I am searching for information from SVG,> It will help me out quite a lot> names, MOFFORD'S / MARSHALL'S / MASCOLL'S / MEDFORD'S / GIBSON'S /> MURPHY'S / VEIRA'S / LAYNE'S / McCONNEYS ] McCONNIES ] HINKSON'S /> BROOKER'S / COZIER'S / GOODMAN'S / DEAR'S / SEALES / MAYERS / BRADSHAW'S> CLARKE'S / Would be GRATEFUL for any Information here> also if they had done any of the HINKSON'S & MOFFORD'S , MASCOLL'S / > MARSHALL'S> In Barbados,> Many thanks to any one who can give me any > information,> Especially on WILLIAM EDWARD HINKSON, WHO ??? were his parents as he is > my gr-gr-grandfather on my mother> side> THANK YOU ALL,> GOD BLESS TO EVERY ONE> Rita Henry MURPHY> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Q" <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>>> > > > > > > -------------------------------> 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 Listers, In going through Grenada records, I have found some manumissions that may be useful to other researchers. Can anyone suggest a good site to post these? Should I just post them here? Cathy

Hi: I am looking for my great (x3) grandfather Conrad Harry Folkes (son of David Folkes, England) , also his sister Winnie who owned a Bed and Breakfast or resort in Barbados. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

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Please Please anyone out there in the big wide world Know of a Celestin Kemp. His place of birth was St Croix. I believe he was born in 1806. In 1860 at the age of 54 he lived in Ostergade(east Street) Christiansted East Street. Owners are said to be V. & A. Cruser. The information I have found says he was a clerk of the church. Hopefully someone can help me. Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Who's friends with who and co-starred in what? http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml

Hi Ernest, Yes Jane Stewart was their daughter. I found out something about the sons of Jane and Robert from the Hugeunot Library, which contains Hardy records. I can't remember when we last communicated but I have filled in some more of the Gedcom you sent on the Hardy family and its connections. Its amazing what you can find on the internet. Thanks for your interest and I hope you find something. All the best Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest M. Wiltshire" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: RE: Stewart in the Caribbean > Hello Jenny! Long time no hear! (my emails to your old address bounced!) > Is Jane (Stewart) a daughter of Simeon Henry Hardy & Jane Johnson? I have > only the sons in my records. > I'll see if I can spot anything on those Stewarts. > > Ernest M. Wiltshire > Ottawa Ontario > Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jenny Hardy > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stewart in the Caribbean > Hi, I am interested in finding out about anyone with the name of Stewart > who > was living in Barbados at the beginning of the 19th century. They would > have > been born in Ireland and would probably been connected with the sugar > trade > The names I have are Charles, Robert, Henry, Jane and John Peter who were > all born between 1802 and 1809. Their parents were Jane (Hardy) and Robert > Gordon Thompson Stewart. > Thanks > Jenny Hardy > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: 1/19/2008 > 6:37 PM > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 tried to send this to you twice, one as an attachment and the other a cut/paste, but both are being held for review by the administrator. Hope this helps Ann 43, Christiansted East Street, Virginia & Ann Catherine Cruser, 1885. Celesten Kemp M 50 Louisa Agusta Kemp F 53 Virginia Cruser F 30 Ann C. Cruser F 14 Angelina Fredrick F 17 Deletina Cruser F 6 Peter Daniel Cruser M 4 Celestine Kemp. M. 50, Property: Nr.43 East Street, Christiansted-Owner Virginia & Ann Catherine Cruser. Married. POB St. Croix, Angelican/English Church/Episcopalian. 1855 Census. Celestine Kemp, M. Mason 44. Louior Kemp, F, 47 Francisca Cruser F, 95 Virginia Cruser F, Seamstress 25 Ann Cruser F, 8 John C. Kemp M, 11 Celestine Kemp, M, Mason, 44, 43 Christiansted East Street, Owner: Celestine Kemp. Mason, Married, Born St. Croix, Episcopal, 1850 Census. "Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: The Kemp's.> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:49:50 +0000> > > Please Please anyone out there in the big wide world Know of a Celestin Kemp.> His place of birth was St Croix.> I believe he was born in 1806. > In 1860 at the age of 54 he lived in Ostergade(east Street) Christiansted East Street. > Owners are said to be V. & A. Cruser.> The information I have found says he was a clerk of the church. > Hopefully someone can help me.> Thanks> _________________________________________________________________> Who's friends with who and co-starred in what?> http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml> > -------------------------------> 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

Alba, don't get your hopes up too soon. Digitizing and posting all the microfilms is going to take some time. The last estimate I heard was several years to digitize the films and they have to get permission from the record holders to post them on the Internet. They are also getting volunteers to sign up as indexers so when they post them they will be searchable. Anyone can sign up to do as much or as little indexing as they have time for. The details and signup site is at http://www.familysearchindexing.org . After you sign up you look through the kinds of records they are currently working on and select which ones you want to help with. Then when you have a few minutes you go to your computer and the program downloads the images and you type the names and data into a spreadsheet-like form and upload it all. You can do as much or as little as you have time for and if you don't get that batch finished, whatever you have done is uploaded and the program sorts out the unfinished part and puts that back in the collection for someone else to finish. They have already completed several big projects and you can see the results now on http://www.familysearchlabs.org/ under Record Search. That's a website where the LDS Church posts new things they are doing in FH. But for some time still, we are going to be looking at microfilms and fiche at Family History Centres. And due to copyright reasons, some of the films won't ever be posted on the Internet and can only be used at FHC's. Elder Snow At 03:04 AM 1/20/2008, Alba Dunlop wrote: >This is wonderful news about not having to order microfilm or fiche from the >Mormon Family Centre. Does anybody know when this will all come about. I >always hoped that this would happen. > >Alba >Dunlop >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phillip Abbott - Abbott Farms" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:56 PM >Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > > > > That is great news . > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "callaloo" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:26 PM > > Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > > > > > >> The Mormons are also updating their files so that you will not have to > >> order > >> microfilm or microfiche. You will be able to get all the information > >> online. > >> They are testing the program now. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Ernest M. Wiltshire" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:56 AM > >> Subject: RE: Gittens in Barbados > >> > >> > >>> Cindy,Unfortunately your ggm's birth in 1896 wil not show up in the IGI > >>> (The International Genealogical Index); in fact I have already checked. > >>> But > >>> you can most likely find it on the microfilmed Barbados Records. I don't > >>> recognise the name Goin, but it might be familiar to others on this > >>> List. > >>> > >>> I'm not sure where you live, but if you are in any sizable city you > >>> should > >>> be able to find an LDS (Mormon) Family History Centre. You don't have > >>> to > >>> be > >>> a church member to use the centres; there you can order the microfilmed > >>> Barbados records (they will bring in the film from Salt Lake City) and > >>> you > >>> will have to wade through the baptismal/birth records in the hope of > >>> finding > >>> Olive's record. They charge a small fee for bringing in the films, but > >>> you > >>> can usually ask that they hold them for six months to give you time to > >>> do > >>> the search. > >>> > >>> If you are lucky enough to find it, and thus find her parents, you may > >>> be > >>> able to go back another generation, finding the marriage if any. You > >>> might > >>> then spot other children with the same parents as you go through the > >>> film. > >>> Since you know the year of birth that already helps you narrow the > >>> search; > >>> it would be helpful if you knew what Parish she was born in, but I would > >>> suggest that you start with St. Philip, St. Michael & St. George as > >>> being > >>> parishes where Gittens families tend to be concentrated. If that fails > >>> you > >>> can widen the search to other parishes. > >>> > >>> I already know of one Gittens family who moved from Barbados to Trinidad > >>> about the turn of the century, and it would be interestting if Olive > >>> turned > >>> out to be a member of that family! > >>> Good luck. > >>> > >>> Ernest M. Wiltshire > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On Behalf Of Cindy Loadman > >>> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:29 AM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies > >>> She was born in October 1896 in Barbados. She moved to Trinidad as a > >>> little > >>> girl (I don't know what age). She moved to California at some stage in > >>> her > >>> later life, and died there in August 1981. > >>> > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: > >>> 1/18/2008 > >>> 7:32 PM > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 Elder Donald R. Snow, England London Mission Hyde Park Family History Centre, http://www.hydeparkfhc.org Retired Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; [email protected]

Hi, I am interested in finding out about anyone with the name of Stewart who was living in Barbados at the beginning o fthe 19th century. They would have been born in Ireland and would probably been connected with the sugar trade The names I have are Charles, Robert, Henry, Jane and John Peter who were all born between 1802 and 1809. Their parents were Jane (Hardy) and Robert Gordon Thompson Stewart. Thanks Jenny Hardy

That's great news! As soon as I find out more information about my great grandmother, I might know more about her mother, and possibly a link to the Oxley you mention. I am going to register right now to volunteer with the indexing. It would be such a help to everyone. We all know how hard it can be to do these searches, and any help that I can provide will help someone along the line! Cindy

Thanks ever so much for all your responses. I really am looking forward to the on line day. Alba Dunlop ----- Original Message ----- From: "callaloo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:28 AM Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados >I will let you know since I'm Mormon and it is being tested internally. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alba Dunlop" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:04 PM > Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:04:59 -0500, "Alba Dunlop" <[email protected]> wrote: >This is wonderful news about not having to order microfilm or fiche from the >Mormon Family Centre. Does anybody know when this will all come about. [...] http://search.labs.familysearch.org

Hello Jenny! Long time no hear! (my emails to your old address bounced!) Is Jane (Stewart) a daughter of Simeon Henry Hardy & Jane Johnson? I have only the sons in my records. I'll see if I can spot anything on those Stewarts. Ernest M. Wiltshire Ottawa Ontario Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jenny Hardy Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Stewart in the Caribbean Hi, I am interested in finding out about anyone with the name of Stewart who was living in Barbados at the beginning of the 19th century. They would have been born in Ireland and would probably been connected with the sugar trade The names I have are Charles, Robert, Henry, Jane and John Peter who were all born between 1802 and 1809. Their parents were Jane (Hardy) and Robert Gordon Thompson Stewart. Thanks Jenny Hardy No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: 1/19/2008 6:37 PM

Cindy, it is interesting that your great grandmother's mother was an OXLEY as there are earlier links between GITTENS & OXLEY families in Barbados. The Oxleys are interesting as the earliest one I have found in Barbados appears to have been born in 1682 in Pennsylvania, so it is quite likely that they were originally a Quaker family. He died in Barbados in 1743, leaving descendants who were still there in the late 1800s and may very well be your line. If you can find Olive's parents and their marriage, I may be able to link them up to both Oxley and Gittens families, so do contact me if you are able to find more. Ernest Wiltshire Ottawa Ontario Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cindy Loadman Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies ... I found out her mother's maiden name is Oxley (that was on Olive's death records - she died in California in 1981). But I don't know any more than that. I have a few other family members to research who were born in Barbados (SQUIRES), so maybe the LDS records will help me with those too. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: 1/19/2008 6:37 PM

They are so efficient, I'm also sure that they will make a public announcement. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alba Dunlop" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:04 PM Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > This is wonderful news about not having to order microfilm or fiche from > the > Mormon Family Centre. Does anybody know when this will all come about. I > always hoped that this would happen. > > Alba > Dunlop > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phillip Abbott - Abbott Farms" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:56 PM > Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > > >> That is great news . >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "callaloo" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:26 PM >> Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados >> >> >>> The Mormons are also updating their files so that you will not have to >>> order >>> microfilm or microfiche. You will be able to get all the information >>> online. >>> They are testing the program now. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ernest M. Wiltshire" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:56 AM >>> Subject: RE: Gittens in Barbados >>> >>> >>>> Cindy,Unfortunately your ggm's birth in 1896 wil not show up in the IGI >>>> (The International Genealogical Index); in fact I have already checked. >>>> But >>>> you can most likely find it on the microfilmed Barbados Records. I >>>> don't >>>> recognise the name Goin, but it might be familiar to others on this >>>> List. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure where you live, but if you are in any sizable city you >>>> should >>>> be able to find an LDS (Mormon) Family History Centre. You don't have >>>> to >>>> be >>>> a church member to use the centres; there you can order the microfilmed >>>> Barbados records (they will bring in the film from Salt Lake City) and >>>> you >>>> will have to wade through the baptismal/birth records in the hope of >>>> finding >>>> Olive's record. They charge a small fee for bringing in the films, but >>>> you >>>> can usually ask that they hold them for six months to give you time to >>>> do >>>> the search. >>>> >>>> If you are lucky enough to find it, and thus find her parents, you may >>>> be >>>> able to go back another generation, finding the marriage if any. You >>>> might >>>> then spot other children with the same parents as you go through the >>>> film. >>>> Since you know the year of birth that already helps you narrow the >>>> search; >>>> it would be helpful if you knew what Parish she was born in, but I >>>> would >>>> suggest that you start with St. Philip, St. Michael & St. George as >>>> being >>>> parishes where Gittens families tend to be concentrated. If that fails >>>> you >>>> can widen the search to other parishes. >>>> >>>> I already know of one Gittens family who moved from Barbados to >>>> Trinidad >>>> about the turn of the century, and it would be interestting if Olive >>>> turned >>>> out to be a member of that family! >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Ernest M. Wiltshire >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> On Behalf Of Cindy Loadman >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:29 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies >>>> She was born in October 1896 in Barbados. She moved to Trinidad as a >>>> little >>>> girl (I don't know what age). She moved to California at some stage in >>>> her >>>> later life, and died there in August 1981. >>>> >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: >>>> 1/18/2008 >>>> 7:32 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

I will let you know since I'm Mormon and it is being tested internally. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alba Dunlop" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:04 PM Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > This is wonderful news about not having to order microfilm or fiche from > the > Mormon Family Centre. Does anybody know when this will all come about. I > always hoped that this would happen. > > Alba > Dunlop > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phillip Abbott - Abbott Farms" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:56 PM > Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > > >> That is great news . >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "callaloo" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:26 PM >> Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados >> >> >>> The Mormons are also updating their files so that you will not have to >>> order >>> microfilm or microfiche. You will be able to get all the information >>> online. >>> They are testing the program now. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ernest M. Wiltshire" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:56 AM >>> Subject: RE: Gittens in Barbados >>> >>> >>>> Cindy,Unfortunately your ggm's birth in 1896 wil not show up in the IGI >>>> (The International Genealogical Index); in fact I have already checked. >>>> But >>>> you can most likely find it on the microfilmed Barbados Records. I >>>> don't >>>> recognise the name Goin, but it might be familiar to others on this >>>> List. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure where you live, but if you are in any sizable city you >>>> should >>>> be able to find an LDS (Mormon) Family History Centre. You don't have >>>> to >>>> be >>>> a church member to use the centres; there you can order the microfilmed >>>> Barbados records (they will bring in the film from Salt Lake City) and >>>> you >>>> will have to wade through the baptismal/birth records in the hope of >>>> finding >>>> Olive's record. They charge a small fee for bringing in the films, but >>>> you >>>> can usually ask that they hold them for six months to give you time to >>>> do >>>> the search. >>>> >>>> If you are lucky enough to find it, and thus find her parents, you may >>>> be >>>> able to go back another generation, finding the marriage if any. You >>>> might >>>> then spot other children with the same parents as you go through the >>>> film. >>>> Since you know the year of birth that already helps you narrow the >>>> search; >>>> it would be helpful if you knew what Parish she was born in, but I >>>> would >>>> suggest that you start with St. Philip, St. Michael & St. George as >>>> being >>>> parishes where Gittens families tend to be concentrated. If that fails >>>> you >>>> can widen the search to other parishes. >>>> >>>> I already know of one Gittens family who moved from Barbados to >>>> Trinidad >>>> about the turn of the century, and it would be interestting if Olive >>>> turned >>>> out to be a member of that family! >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Ernest M. Wiltshire >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> On Behalf Of Cindy Loadman >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:29 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies >>>> She was born in October 1896 in Barbados. She moved to Trinidad as a >>>> little >>>> girl (I don't know what age). She moved to California at some stage in >>>> her >>>> later life, and died there in August 1981. >>>> >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: >>>> 1/18/2008 >>>> 7:32 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

Folks, I hate to rain on your parade but it's going to be a long time before we see any Caribbean records digitized. I suggest you take a look at http://www.familysearchindexing.org/fsi-admin/navctrl.jsf?pname=currentProjects which shows where FamilySearch is at present with their digitization projects, i.e. completed projects, ongoing, and upcoming. Back last year I offered to help with digitization of Jamaican records and was told that they had no plans at the time to do these. So, don't give up on the microfilm ... I rather think that we'll be using it for quite some time to come. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: Alba Dunlop To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados This is wonderful news about not having to order microfilm or fiche from the Mormon Family Centre. Does anybody know when this will all come about. I always hoped that this would happen. Alba Dunlop ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Abbott - Abbott Farms" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:56 PM Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > That is great news . > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "callaloo" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:26 PM > Subject: Re: Gittens in Barbados > > >> The Mormons are also updating their files so that you will not have to >> order >> microfilm or microfiche. You will be able to get all the information >> online. >> They are testing the program now.

Cindy, I may have some information if I can confirm any her sister's first name. Was there one that began with a "C"? Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados> From: [email protected]> Subject: Re: Gittens in Trinidad or elsewhere in the West Indies> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:30:53 -0800> To: [email protected]> > Thank you all so much for the information! I currently live in the> Cayman Islands, so I don't have access to any LDS centres. But we are> planning a move to Denver within the next few months and I should be> able to look for something then.> > I found out her mother's maiden name is Oxley (that was on Olive's> death records - she died in California in 1981). But I don't know any> more than that. I have a few other family members to research who> were born in Barbados (SQUIRES), so maybe the LDS records will help me> with those too.> > I have spoken to the General Registrar in Barbados about my Squires> family members, and they were kind enough to look up information for> me while I was on hold! They gave me everything they had. I will> probably end up ordering some of the certificates from them. I> haven't yet asked them about Olive Gittens though.> > Does anyone know where I could find immigration records (to find out> when she moved to Trinidad)? I know there are registers of ships on> Ancestry.com, but as far as I can tell, they were all going to NY.> > Thanks again for all the info!> > Cindy> > > -------------------------------> 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