Thank you for your prompt reply, Dorothy. > 1. Re William Oates's date of death -- I doubt there would be a burial > record for him in the parish registers which have been microfilmed by the > LDS, since he was a Moravian, but it might be worthwhile checking. You > would need to know what parish he was stationed in. As a Moravian Minister I would expect him to have been buried in the burial ground at Bethany. I may have to look to Moravian sources in the USA. > 2. Re Rosa's marriage to Thos. Cooke -- that should appear in the Dissenter > Marriage Registers which have also been microfilmed by the LDS I have been into the JFS site and it looks like there may be the relevant dates for this marriage, as long as they include the Moravian ones. > 3. Births of their children --- probably unlikely if they were baptized in > the Moravian faith. The LDS have microfilmed the Church of England parish > registers for Jamaica, but the Dissenter Marriage Registers are the only > non-conformist records that they have microfilmed. Yes, it does look doubtful. Again I may have to try in the USA. I forget where, but they do have an archive for the West Indies. > For an outline of what records are available from the LDS check out Patricia > Jackson's website, Jamaican Family Search. It is a subscription site but > well worth the cost if you are doing research in Jamaica. The section > regarding the LDS microfilms is free and can be found at > http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/fhclist.htm. Once you have the > microfilms you need you can order them at any Family History Centre of the > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Your reply has focused me on the relevant sources, thanks. -- Thanks and regards, Shane. "A closed mouth gathers no feet!" Email: Beware the invalid word! shane at wonk dot demon dot co dot uk Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/