Availability of Spanish records. I should be most interested to hear if anyone has managed to contact the Spanish archives. I am interested in looking at the Spanish records for Trinidad. my email address is fmwade@yahoo.com. Many thanks Flavia Wade --- On Tue, 1/5/10, caribbean-request@rootsweb.com <caribbean-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: caribbean-request@rootsweb.com <caribbean-request@rootsweb.com> > Subject: CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 5 > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 8:00 AM > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Availability of Spanish Records. > (Ruth Murdoch) > 2. Re: New Years Resolution! > (Emanuel, Yvonne E CIV USA AMC) > 3. Roll Call - Nix in Barbados in > 1600s (Deborah Eaton) > 4. Re: Availability of Spanish > Records. (jrbolibuss) > 5. George Dean aka > George Dean Pitt 1800s West Indies > (LAlderson@nc.rr.com) > 6. Re: Availability of Spanish > Records. (LAlderson@nc.rr.com) > 7. Antigua genealogy in > 1844 book, also slavery > (LAlderson@nc.rr.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:05:04 -0800 (PST) > From: Ruth Murdoch <ruthamurdoch@yahoo.com.au> > Subject: [Carib] Availability of Spanish Records. > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <252449.22718.qm@web52601.mail.re2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Happy New Season to all Lister's > I have been trying to find records for Trinidad pre > British? and was told to try the Spanish Archives.? Has > anyone else dealt with the Spanish Archives?? I'm wondering > how long I should wait before following up on the enquiry I > sent?close to a month ago. > Still trying to find birth records or baptism for a Gilbert > Robertson, born 10 Dec 1794.? Have found a few records > relating to his fathers' (Gilbert Robertson, Kiltearn > Plantation)?slave holding returns for both Berbice and > Jamaica 1818 and 1829. > Regards to all, Ruth > ? > > > > __________________________________________________________________________________ > See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 17:36:39 -0500 > From: "Emanuel, Yvonne E CIV USA AMC" <Yvonne.Emanuel@us.army.mil> > Subject: Re: [Carib] New Years Resolution! > To: <caribbean@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <662B52D9B34F3542BC45BDC2B9D83906029762C7@MONMBE010C85208.nae.ds.army.mil> > > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > > Happy New Year All, I haven't prepared my end > of the year email yet.. > too much going on. > > If possible I would appreciate any Research contact info > for Barbados. > > > Here is the STORY: > 1. My GGF (Samuel Herbert Pollard)- may have been a Jr., > was a born in > Barbados Possibly 1860 through 1863. > He had a 1/2 sister, Elizabeth Pollard-Welch, married name > Welch (who > died in Barbados, 1964 or 1965). > Samuel's Father and Elizabeth's mother (name > unknown) had 4- 6 > children. They were legally married. > > Samuel was I believe the oldest-possibly a jr and an > outside child of > Pollard. He died in St Lucia.... 1912ish. Buried in > Choc Cemetery, St. > Lucia. > > Wondering also if Samuel Pollard he was born in > England. Why this > twist? Well my Aunt Olive just said that we cannot find any > information > on his mother. Now if a child of a West-Indian parentage > was born in > England, the child would have the father's (westindian > information) and > not be issued an English BC. > > 2.Do you have online photos of the cemeteries ? > Similar to the one Grenadagirl website? > > Yvonne aka Cuzin'Choli > > -----Original Message----- > From: caribbean-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:caribbean-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Ernest M. Wiltshire > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:54 PM > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Carib] New Years Resolution! > > Greetings to everyone on the list and best wishes for > 2010. > > My New Year's Resolution (yes I know, good intentions...) > but I do plan > to scan a number of my old colour slides of Barbados which > may be of > interest to others and which I will be happy to share. > They will mainly be of churches & graveyards! > 1. Holy Innocents, in St. Thomas, at the time when my > father was Rector > there. > 2. St. Mary's Church in Bridgetown (our Tudor family > church; Daddy was > also priest there. > 3. St. Peter's Parish Church (lots of Kellman & Connell > tombstones,some > hard to read). > 4. Possibly a few of St. Catherine's Church in St. Philip. > 5. Perhaps a few other miscellaneous scenic views & > landmarks such as > Ragged Point Lighthouse (my great great grandfather was the > first > lighthouse keeper). > > When I do get it all done I will post a list of the items > on the board, > and anyone wishing to have digital copies will have to > contact me off > list and I will email the items to you, my only request > being that you > respect the copyright and not use them for any commercial > purposes. > > Now don't hold your breath anyone! As they say in Jamaica, > "soon come", > which could be five minutes or five months! > > Happy New Year! > Ernest Wiltshire > > *************************** > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:37:28 -0800 (PST) > From: Deborah Eaton <mybuzzybee@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Carib] Roll Call - Nix in Barbados in 1600s > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <952784.11214.qm@web110705.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Seeking information on James Nix, born Oct 20, 1642 in > Barbados, son of John Nix.? James had a brother Richard born > in Barbados 1637.? James may have died after the birth of > James, and his wife Elizabeth took the boys to Virginia, > USA.? Does anyone know this family or where I can find any > records on their stay in Barbados?? Thanks.? Deborah > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:09:41 -0800 (PST) > From: jrbolibuss <lloydharradan@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Carib] Availability of Spanish Records. > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <edb19ff7-0e69-4006-b1d7-15283e2a75e3@r12g2000vbm.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Jan 4, 5:05?am, Ruth Murdoch <ruthamurd...@yahoo.com.au> > wrote: > > Happy New Season to all Lister's > > I have been trying to find records for Trinidad pre > British? and was told to try the Spanish Archives.? Has > anyone else dealt with the Spanish Archives?? I'm wondering > how long I should wait before following up on the enquiry I > sent?close to a month ago. > > Still trying to find birth records or baptism for a > Gilbert Robertson, born 10 Dec 1794.? Have found a few > records relating to his fathers' (Gilbert Robertson, > Kiltearn Plantation)?slave holding returns for both Berbice > and Jamaica 1818 and 1829. > > Regards to all, Ruth > > ? > > > > ? ? ? > __________________________________________________________________________________ > > See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out > now:http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/ > > I found a reference somewhere in the Parliamentary Papers > to the > copying of foreign > records by the British. Then Naipaul spoke of consulting > the Spanish > records. Can't remember where Kew? British Museum? That may > have been > in his Nobel Prize speech. > > I don't understand the context of your query. The English > were scarce > in Spanish Trinidad. There are a few English names listed > as planters > in > Mallet - Descriptive account of the Island of Trinidad > (1797) from > Google Books > including one Robertson > H > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 01:12:03 -0500 > From: LAlderson@nc.rr.com > Subject: [Carib] George Dean aka George Dean Pitt > 1800s West Indies > To: Caribbean List <caribbean@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <6FBDE421-206A-4B55-B672-D054F121D38F@nc.rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > Came across this. Thought someone might want to cross-post > this with a > New Zealand or London list. Sometimes it is very hard to > trace names > when the surname is changed. Sometimes, also, when warriors > are young, > they take brides, so possibly there could be a marriage in > DWI. > > From "The Annual register or a view of the history and > politics of > the year 1851. London, p. 249, viewed on Google Books > (American > version). > > Deaths, 1851: "Major-Gen. George Dean Pitt, K.H., > commanding the > troops in New Zealand. He entered the Royal African corps > as George > Dean in 1805. In 1807 he served in the West Indies, and was > present at > the capture of the Danish islands in that year. He served > at the > capture of Martinique in 1809. From 1811 to 1814, he served > in the > Peninsular war, and was present at Albuera, in the actions > at Usarge > and Almarez, the siege of Badajoz, the battles of Vittoria, > Pampeluna, > and the Pyrenees, for which he had received the war medal > and four > clasps. In 1836 he was nominated a Knight of Hanover, in > 1837 he > became Colonel in the army and Inspecting Field Officer of > the Leeds > Recruiting District, and in January, 1840, removed to > London as > Superintendent of the Recruiting Department, which office > he held > until his promotion to Major-Gen, November 9, 1846. In > January the > following he was appointed to the command of the troops in > New > Zealand. He took the additional name of Pitt in 1819. > > Happy hunting, all, > Laura > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:54:11 -0500 > From: LAlderson@nc.rr.com > Subject: Re: [Carib] Availability of Spanish Records. > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <FE46C625-77C1-4744-B3BE-555593E734F8@nc.rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=US-ASCII; > format=flowed; delsp=yes > > I believe I have an interest also in records kept by the > Spanish in > Cuba. I have found my ancestors (origins: Antigua/St. > Croix) got a > passport in 1865 from NY to travel to Cuba. There is family > lore that > mentions Isle of Pines, which also is in Cuba. Anyone know > of church/ > land/tax records from the 1860s in Cuba? > > TIA, > Laura in a chilly NC > > > "He who speaks the truth better have one foot in the > stirrup." -- > Berber saying > > On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:09 AM, jrbolibuss wrote: > > > > > I found a reference somewhere in the Parliamentary > Papers to the > > copying of foreign > > records by the British. Then Naipaul spoke of > consulting the Spanish > > records. Can't remember where Kew? British Museum? > That may have been > > in his Nobel Prize speech. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 01:45:20 -0500 > From: LAlderson@nc.rr.com > Subject: [Carib] Antigua genealogy in 1844 book, also > slavery > To: Caribbean List <caribbean@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <BD2937B5-2C42-4E27-AD0A-E8788496C4E0@nc.rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > For those doing genealogy research in Antigua, I came > across a Google > book, fully viewable, "Antigua and the Antiguans: a full > account of > the colony and its inhabitants," printed in 1844. The > genealogy is in > the Appendix and includes the surnames WARNER, WINTHORPE, > BYAM, > WILLIAMS, CODRINGTON, MATHEW, MACKINNON, THOMAS, CARLISLE, > LAVINGTON, > FITZROY, WILLOUGHBY, MARTIN, and FREEMAN. There's also the > 1710 will > of Governor PARKE. > > Besides the genealogy, there are numerous chapters dealing > with slavery. > > If you can view Google Books, you can read this one > at http://books.google.com/books?id=K8ANAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v > > =onepage&q=&f=false > > Cheers, > Laura > > > End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 5 > *************************************** >