A big thank you to Ernest (and your very reliable informant), Rory and Augusta for your information and input. On Google Maps I have now found the district of New Orleans, St Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados! Yes, just a little bit more info helps! I have also looked at the Department of Archives website, but realise we must start at the Registration Department. The links to this department and the http://lawcourts.gov.bb/ website seem to have little advice re ordering certificates. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade at http://www.foreign.gov.bb/pageselect.cfm?page=110 have directions and a form for ordering, however I cannot find any information re: * what information will be on a birth certificate (born 1937 New Orleans, St Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados)? * can anyone order a birth certificate from the Registration Department, or is there (like most countries) a restriction (eg: in Australia we cannot purchase a certificate for anyone born after 1908, with certain exceptions of course) * can you order online, or over the phone, with credit card, if you know the date of birth?? Hopefully we can obtain more information from the gentleman himself, however, we are not sure as yet whether he is very interested!! Thank you again everyone Marg Smith Mardi, NSW Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest M. Wiltshire" <murcot@synapse.net> To: <caribbean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:51 AM Subject: Re: [Carib] New Orleans, West Indies > > Hello Marg: (is that Gibson???). No you are not being misled. There is > indeed a district called New Orleans, in the parish of St. Michael, and in > fact that is where several famous Barbadian cricketers were born, Sir > Clyde > Walcott(one of the 3 Ws)& his older brother Keith Walcott; also George > Griffith who played for Cambridge University. [Sir Clyde's grandmother > lived > next door to my great grandmother in Bank Hall]. Will try and pin down the > exact location for you. > > What is the name of your dau in law's father? I can see if I can find > anything on him in my records. > Regards > Ernest Wiltshire > > -----Original Message----- > From: caribbean-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:caribbean-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Marg Smith > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:44 AM > Subject: [Carib] New Orleans, West Indies > ... I am attempting to help my daughter-in-law trace her family history. > She > has had some discussions with her father, who has returned to Barbados, > but > are we being misled ?? > Is there an area known as "New Orleans" somewhere in the West Indies as > this > is what we are told is the birth place of her father?? > His year of birth was 1937, so perhaps area names have changed since > then?? > I have had no luck with an advanced Google search, and his year of birth > is > out of the year range for filmed LDS birth / baptism records, so we > thought > we would start with the "New Orleans" question!! > Any assistance greatly appreciated > Marg Smith > Mardi, NSW > Australia > > *************************** > 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 > > >