On Oct 29, 12:03 pm, [email protected] (Richard Bond) wrote: > There were Indian contract laborers brought to the Virgin Islands in > the 1860s and 1870s. Most of the India type Indian families who are now > living on St. Croix came from the former British islands since 1960. > There are some who have been there longer like Mae Amrit from Jamaica > ten years earlier. > > I have ancestry from an Indian Alfred Busby who migrated there around > 1885 - 1890 from Statia having I believe escaped a contract in Nevis in > 1875. > > However if the Alfred Busby descendants are all thought of as being > Black or Coloured now what family names were in and what became of the > Indian first wave to St. Croix? > > Gladys, Thanks for info on the Bernhardts. They have been lost to us for more than a century and a half. NAME Coolie Joseph Coolie John Monisa A Coolie Cooley Samy Coolie Juliana Auther ??Sax... Brichelarn Coolie Sam Rangereddy(coolie) Catherine Rangerreddy Goe Braad Calie Mary Colie John Calie Charlotte Little Henry Little Bett Little Francis Dutechman Cooly Sebo Coolis??Gacegacace Cooles Kocder Cooly Celupa ?? Coolec Bade Coolec ??utina Coolec Mounse?? Sedann Colie John Ram Sammy Cooper Sammy Sammy Lappey Samy Cooby Thomas Cooby Ram Somy Alardov John Techan Mary Ann Coolie Paio Papna Coolie Achanie Coolie Chombu Joseph Fassy?? Saman Coolie Sucky Coolie Sophia Coolie Balladoo Ram Saney Ram Senny Ram Sammy Daniel Ram Comey Poinoi Corlie Chal Now, their names liveth for evermore. More details here http://www.indocaribbeanheritage.com/content/view/21/42/ The raw data is here. http://www.esnips.com/web/lharradansWebResearch/ In the file called Some Coolies from St Croix. H

Great research and thought provoking questions at the end. We must remember those whose shoulders we presently stand on. For without them and their sacrifices where would we be? Ancestors are not simply our past but our HERE AND NOW. We are ancestors in the making so teach your children well and they will keep our names on their tounge and lift us up in prayer. The sites you included have a wealth of information too. Thanks for sharing. Yvonne aka cuzin' Choli -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: St. Croix India Indians of the first wave On Oct 29, 12:03 pm, [email protected] (Richard Bond) wrote: > There were Indian contract laborers brought to the Virgin Islands in > the 1860s and 1870s. Most of the India type Indian families who are > now living on St. Croix came from the former British islands since 1960. > There are some who have been there longer like Mae Amrit from Jamaica > ten years earlier. > > I have ancestry from an Indian Alfred Busby who migrated there around > 1885 - 1890 from Statia having I believe escaped a contract in Nevis > in 1875. > > However if the Alfred Busby descendants are all thought of as being > Black or Coloured now what family names were in and what became of the > Indian first wave to St. Croix? > > Gladys, Thanks for info on the Bernhardts. They have been lost to us for more than a century and a half. NAME Coolie Joseph Coolie John Monisa A Coolie Cooley Samy Coolie Juliana Auther ??Sax... Brichelarn Coolie Sam Rangereddy(coolie) Catherine Rangerreddy Goe Braad Calie Mary Colie John Calie Charlotte Little Henry Little Bett Little Francis Dutechman Cooly Sebo Coolis??Gacegacace Cooles Kocder Cooly Celupa ?? Coolec Bade Coolec ??utina Coolec Mounse?? Sedann Colie John Ram Sammy Cooper Sammy Sammy Lappey Samy Cooby Thomas Cooby Ram Somy Alardov John Techan Mary Ann Coolie Paio Papna Coolie Achanie Coolie Chombu Joseph Fassy?? Saman Coolie Sucky Coolie Sophia Coolie Balladoo Ram Saney Ram Senny Ram Sammy Daniel Ram Comey Poinoi Corlie Chal Now, their names liveth for evermore. More details here http://www.indocaribbeanheritage.com/content/view/21/42/ The raw data is here. http://www.esnips.com/web/lharradansWebResearch/ In the file called Some Coolies from St Croix. H ------------------------------- 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