Dear Listers I am new to your list and hoping someone may be able to help me with any information on William SHAW who died 9 Oct 1864 aged 33, at Carriacou. William was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1831 to Alexander & Margaret SHAW and on his father's headstone in burial records dated July 1859 it shows that the headstone was erected by William Shaw, Grenada in memory of his father. William does not appear with his family on the 1841 or 1851 census in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Would there be any records such as newspapers, burial records or even a marriage record as perhaps William married in Carriacou, that would be available to shed some light on William's life in the Caribbean please. Thank you for any help. Kind regards Joan in NSW, Australia -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1071 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Hello, The LDS Family History Library does have records for Carriacou as part of Grenada. Here is what they have for Anglican parish records for Carriacou. Baptisms, marriages and burials 1842-1849 (transcript) FHL INTL Film 1523767 Item 5 Baptisms Oct. 1877-1888, Aug. 1900-1930 FHL INTL Film 1523767 Items 6-12 Marriages 1903-1930 FHL INTL Film 1523767 Item 13 Banns 1903-1930 FHL INTL Film 1523767 Item 14 As you can see, there are many gaps in the records. You may also want to check the parish records for St. George in Grenada. You can check the library catalog at www.familysearch.org For newspapers, the British Library has some old papers of the The St. George’s Chronicle and Grenada Gazette. There are also some papers at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts. I'm sure there are other locations too. Hope this helps, Cathy

Carriacou is today politically part of Grenada. I think in the 19th century it would have been part of the Windward Islands and records might be found from St. George's Cathedral in Kingstown, St. Vincent (which are available through the LDS centers), the administrative center of the Windward Islands. My ancestors from other islands in the Grenadines show up there, presumably because it was the nearest church of any size. I'm not sure how far the records for Grenada go but I would check there as well. My ancestors in the Grenadines were also Scots from Aberdeenshire, by the way. -----Original Message----- From: Joan Birtles <joanbirtles@bigpond.com> To: CARIBBEAN@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 5:49 am Subject: [Carib] William SHAW d Carriacou 1864 Dear Listers I am new to your list and hoping someone may be able to help me with any information on William SHAW who died 9 Oct 1864 aged 33, at Carriacou. William was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1831 to Alexander & Margaret SHAW and on his father's headstone in burial records dated July 1859 it shows that the headstone was erected by William Shaw, Grenada in memory of his father. William does not appear with his family on the 1841 or 1851 census in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Would there be any records such as newspapers, burial records or even a marriage record as perhaps William married in Carriacou, that would be available to shed some light on William's life in the Caribbean please. Thank you for any help. Kind regards Joan in NSW, Australia -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1071 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message *************************** The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

you can have most informations on this family in " google books " Sometimes it is "de lamaletie" sincerely josiane Corvisier 18 rue beethoven 69200-VENISSIEUX Tel /04/72 50 05 41 mail : josiane.Corvisier@wanadoo.fr site : http://gw.geneanet.org/corvisie amie du site " roglo" membre de la liste "Genealogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" > Message du 11/10/10 18:50 > De : "Scotty" > A : caribbean@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : [Carib] Lamalétie Family History. > > > I have been trying to research the Lamalétie Family History. I am > originally from Mauritius, but I believe that I am a decendant of Jean- > André Lamalétie, who was a merchant in Quebec and Bordeaux, before > "moving" to Mauritius and Reunion. > > Would anyone be willing to how the Lamaletie in the West Indies are > related to Jean- Andre Lamalétie - it would be nice to start tying up > his descendants. > > Many thanks > Ian Lamalétie > *************************** > The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I have been trying to research the Lamalétie Family History. I am originally from Mauritius, but I believe that I am a decendant of Jean- André Lamalétie, who was a merchant in Quebec and Bordeaux, before "moving" to Mauritius and Reunion. Would anyone be willing to how the Lamaletie in the West Indies are related to Jean- Andre Lamalétie - it would be nice to start tying up his descendants. Many thanks Ian Lamalétie

For what it's worth, I'll reply to this even though I'm not a sailor.. They likely sailed from Virgin Gorda through 'Drake's Passage'- this is the passage sailed by Sir Francis Drake in the 1500's. It is relatively protected passage between Tortola to the north and Cooper, Peter, Norman, etc, etc Islands to the south. Likely then between Tortola to the north and St. John to the south, then through Pillsbury Sound (the passage between St. Thomas and St. John) around to the south side of St. Thomas and into the harbor of Charlotte Amalie. Gorgeous sailing- if you have not been on a sailing trip here, I'd highly recommend it. The route is relatively protected, you're always in sight of land, and these folk were good sailors. For a map of the route see: http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/caribbean_ferry_map.html Also, if you want to get a sense for what sailing in the islands was like I'd recommend this book: White, Robb; Our Virgin Island Doubleday and Co., Inc. 1953. The author and his wife went to Tortola, sailed around looking for their own perfect tropical island, bought what is now known as Marina Cay and built a house. In the book he talks about the joys and pitfalls of sailing around the BVI in his small sailing boat. Lastly, I know a lady who lives on Tortola who is of the Creque family and I'd consider her the expert. I'll pass along your email to her on the chance you 2 have not communicated yet. Dante On Sep 17, 2010, at 2:00 AM, caribbean-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Sailing from Virgin Gorda to St. Thomas (markoe)... > > About 300 years ago this month some of my Markoe-Crequi-Cunningham kin > sailed from Virgin Gorda to St. Thomas to have their children > baptised. As this was in the midst of hurricane season I would like to > know what the passage might have been like - prevailing wind, > currents, etc etc. I'm not certain barometers were in general use > during this period and I suspect navigation charts were "iffy" at > best. > > If there are any sailors out there what would you expect if you were > to sail this route today? Possibly in a Bermuda-rigged sloop which is > one type they owned. Any guesses as to how long it would take? If you > left today would you feel safe having your wife and babies aboard? > > I suspect these folks were not "cream puffs"! Nor idiots! > > > End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 109 > *****************************************

About 300 years ago this month some of my Markoe-Crequi-Cunningham kin sailed from Virgin Gorda to St. Thomas to have their children baptised. As this was in the midst of hurricane season I would like to know what the passage might have been like - prevailing wind, currents, etc etc. I'm not certain barometers were in general use during this period and I suspect navigation charts were "iffy" at best. If there are any sailors out there what would you expect if you were to sail this route today? Possibly in a Bermuda-rigged sloop which is one type they owned. Any guesses as to how long it would take? If you left today would you feel safe having your wife and babies aboard? I suspect these folks were not "cream puffs"! Nor idiots!

I have been sent pictures of the inscriptions on the grave of the Culpeppers in St Vincent. If anyone is interested I would be happy to forward them regards Richard

To Gosta and those interested in the Simmons of Saba and the VI. My Godmother, Beryl Simmons Samuel, passed on Sept. 8, 2010, in Greenbelt, Md. She was the granddaughter of Peter Simmons, daughter of Clinton. Ann "Sharing the information." Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados

What a lovely treat! Thank you. > From: caribbean-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 105 > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 01:00:06 -0600 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. British film from 1944 depicting the West Indian > contribution during WW2 (Rory McGregor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:17:33 +0100 > From: Rory McGregor <MCGREGOR@USA.NET> > Subject: [Carib] British film from 1944 depicting the West Indian > contribution during WW2 > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <73F6A572-2AD9-475C-9301-163792A3DA5D@USA.NET> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViGwxJloI70 > > > End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 105 > *****************************************

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There is a fairly new website for anyone researching on families in the BVI, USVI,.Culebra and Vieques at <http://www.vifamilies.org/introduction.html> Svend E. Holsoe concludes his Introduction with "Corrections to family documents are welcomed, especially if they are accompanied by primary evidence. The changes may be sent to <SEH1800@YAHOO.COM>, and the individual sending the evidence will be given credit by being added to the "Contributor" line. Email will be answered whenever possible, as time allows. Requests for searches may be requested, but there is no guarantee that they will be made". <http://www.vifamilies.org/introduction.html> Peter Moll Tortola, BVI

Yes I thought you would be aware of CONAN DOYLEs son A tenuous link I know but my great grandfathers brother was at University with CONAN DOYLE By coincidence I was looking for something completely unrelated this morning and happened upon the following in my saved ebooks The monumental inscriptions in the churches and churchyards of the island of Barbados, British West Indies (1915) To be found on archive.org under texts There are 62 ALLEYN(E)s listed therein You probably have those but it may help others with Barbados interests Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Arthur Alleyne Kinglsey Conan is actually the son of Arthur Conan Doyle > (by his first wife). I suppose the Kinglsey name, (by which he was > known) must be after Charles Kingsley? But where the Alleyne comes from > I can't guess. > Ernest

Hi Ernest I don't know if you have Ancestry but I notice there are 95 ALLEYN(E) in the recently released Probate Indexes 1861 to 1941 Plus a further 112 with Alleyn(e) as a first name Including the strikingly named Name: Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle Probate Date: 2 Sep 1932 Death Date: 28 Oct 1918 Death Place: Middlesex, England Registry: London (first probated in 1919) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Thank you Anthony. Christian Dottin ALLEYNE (born in Barbados) was > the dau of Sir John Gay ALLEYNE, the first Baronet, and married the Rev. > Henry WITHY in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in April 1829. I have no idea > why the Irish newspapers carried the notice months later; perhaps > because it was a Society wedding. Henry Withy was actually born in > London, but I suppose his family could have had Irish connections; his > father Robert could have been Irish.

The most famous personage of that ilk was Edward Alleyn (1566-1626), a contemporary of Shakespeare who built and endowed Dulwich College (now in South London) in 1613-1616 with the fortune he amassed as an actor-manager and businessman. Camille Pissarro (born in St Thomas on 10 July 1830) painted the new college buildings in 1871 shortly after they were completed, while living in a nearby.district which is now home to a large number of Afro-Caribbeans. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Pissarro> I recently came across a photograph and brief biography of Ivan Owen Belgrave Shirley, whose grandmother had been a very successful trader during the building of the Panama Canal. After he had attended Wolmer's School in Kingston, she sent him on to Dulwich College in 1911, because RK Nunes (later a Windies' captain) had recently gone there. Several of his descendants are now themselves Old Alleynians., as Dulwich "old boys' are called Peter Moll Tortola, BVI Nivard Ovington wrote 3 Sep 2010: > Hi Ernest > > I don't know if you have Ancestry but I notice there are 95 ALLEYN(E) in the > recently released Probate Indexes 1861 to 1941 > > Plus a further 112 with Alleyn(e) as a first name > > Including the strikingly named > > Name: Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle > Probate Date: 2 Sep 1932 > Death Date: 28 Oct 1918 > Death Place: Middlesex, England > Registry: London > > (first probated in 1919) > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

That is useful information Nivard Thank. you. Arthur Alleyne Kinglsey Conan is actually the son of Arthur Conan Doyle (by his first wife). I suppose the Kinglsey name, (by which he was known) must be after Charles Kingsley? But where the Alleyne comes from I can't guess. Ernest On 03/09/10 5:26 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Ernest I don't know if you have Ancestry but I notice there are 95 ALLEYN(E) in the recently released Probate Indexes 1861 to 1941 Plus a further 112 with Alleyn(e) as a first name Including the strikingly named > Name: Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle > Probate Date: 2 Sep 1932 > Death Date: 28 Oct 1918 > Death Place: Middlesex, England > Registry: London > (first probated in 1919) > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

I am Glad to hear Peter made it though and that Cod seems to be fine. I am waiting for tomorrow when Earl comes to visit the Maritime Coast of Canada. At about 9 Am tomorrow morning it will be hitting Yarmouth NS I am only 100 miles away from Yarmouth in the Bay of Fundy as Cod mentions the storms are not as bad as the high tide potential and when you live next door to the highest tides in the world already it makes it interesting. But at the same time we seem to be calmly ready. I will keep you all posted Lue -----Original Message----- From: caribbean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:caribbean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of CM Codrington Sent: September 3, 2010 4:46 PM To: caribbean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Carib] mainland hurricane conditions etc Hi List I am located on the south shore of Long Island NY and have been through all the noteworthy storms to reach here since the seventies. It is pretty clear Hatteras has taken the most tangible hit thusfar, we will have only a glancing blow of the tropical force winds out towards Montauk. I would imagine Block Island will have a very dirty night as it is small and utterly exposed. Customarily with the storm 200 something miles out (south and east) we would already be having a pretty substantial build up of water into the creeks and bays but there is little of that this go round. I expect we will have a dramatic high tide with flooding etc tonight and whatever wind we are going to get will be around 9 pm. Montauk is already getting big fat swells at Ditch Plains and along the terminal point. That;s about it...Glad Antigua is still there and Peter too! Good luck with the little monsters coming our way.... Cod *************************** The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Anthony. Christian Dottin ALLEYNE (born in Barbados) was the dau of Sir John Gay ALLEYNE, the first Baronet, and married the Rev. Henry WITHY in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in April 1829. I have no idea why the Irish newspapers carried the notice months later; perhaps because it was a Society wedding. Henry Withy was actually born in London, but I suppose his family could have had Irish connections; his father Robert could have been Irish. On 03/09/10 2:58 PM, Anthony McCan wrote: > Just came across the following marriage notice which might be of some interest to the Alleynes in Barbados. > Kerry Evening Post August 11 1829. Married Rev. H. Whitby to Christian Alleyne daughter of late Hon. John G. Alleyne of Barbadoes. > No mention of where the marriage took place or why a local newspaper > in Ireland should carry a notice of it. Presumably there must have > been some connection with Co. Kerry. Over to you !

Hi List, I am looking for James Burgess Simpson who was born in the West Indies (I believe in Barbados) 5 May 1842. By 1874 he was living in Philadelphia, USA. I understand that he came from Scottish parentage. I would love to hear from anyone else with any info on James. I cannot find him arriving in the USA or on any census there. Thanks, Debbie

Hi List I am located on the south shore of Long Island NY and have been through all the noteworthy storms to reach here since the seventies. It is pretty clear Hatteras has taken the most tangible hit thusfar, we will have only a glancing blow of the tropical force winds out towards Montauk. I would imagine Block Island will have a very dirty night as it is small and utterly exposed. Customarily with the storm 200 something miles out (south and east) we would already be having a pretty substantial build up of water into the creeks and bays but there is little of that this go round. I expect we will have a dramatic high tide with flooding etc tonight and whatever wind we are going to get will be around 9 pm. Montauk is already getting big fat swells at Ditch Plains and along the terminal point. That;s about it...Glad Antigua is still there and Peter too! Good luck with the little monsters coming our way.... Cod