After three years of searching I have finally found information of Augustus Wilkin. This was a result of information sent to me, by post, directly from Montserrat. If anyone has any interest in Montserrat then I suggest they do get in touch directly with someone who lives on the Island. I have had a couple of replies from this List that did prove most helpful (thank you Douglas and Ron) but basically I have discovered that there just isn't that much information about Montserrat from people on this List. Nevertheless, I have so enjoyed subscribing to the CARIBBEAN List as the caliber of people on this List is none like any other. I have learned so much about the Caribbean on this List and I have found subscribers to be so knowledgeable, courteous, and so willing to be helpful. One day, Dean, perhaps I can be of assistance with transcribing information of Montserrat but that cannot be possible for two years...at which time my youngest child will be attending university. In the meantime, perhaps there is someone who has information about any BURNE ancestors in the West Indies. Augustus was the child of William Henry Wilkin (from Yorkshire in 1835) and a Margaret Burne. I have considered the possibility that her surname may have been Burke (as I know there was a Burke family in Montserrat) but it does look clearly like the name 'Burne' in the information that I received. As a final note, the volcano did not destroy all Montserrat records (and the Island cannot be compared to Pompeii) and there is hope for us Montserrat researchers afterall!! Many thanks for any information. Alannah Researching: WILKIN (particularly Augustus, Emma, and Matilda b. 1842-1848), HOWES, BURNE, TUCKER, VORCH (BURCHALL?),BLACKBURN, PENCHEON, WEST, WALSH, BURKE, HUMPHRIES, WILCOX, SHIELL, CHAMBERS HUMPHRIES, DUKE,.DOLRIDGE. Later: AUCHINLECK, GALL, WINTER, HUTCHINSON, CARROLL, AND OTHERS! Estates in Montserrat: AMERSHAW, ROACHES, DAGENHAM, GAGES, AND GLEUDON.

What a wonderful testament, Alannah!! I, too, have found this list full of helpful, knowledgeable people through whom I have received very much in my quest to find my roots....and what exciting roots they are. I now have the photo of my gggrandmother, Elizabeth Downes, and my ggrandfather, her son, Joseph Alfred Taitt. I have met so many of my Taitt, Grosvenor and Ottley relatives, and am probably getting closer to getting the exact link to the families that went to the Caribbean from the British Isles so long ago. Now in addition to those, I am on my Connor and Hunt lines, and will continue my quest for the African lines that went to Barbados, since that seems to be the place all the lines originated (by boat!) in the Caribbean. From me, also a big thank you. Nevilla E. Ottley AlannahB@aol.com wrote: >After three years of searching I have finally found information of Augustus >Wilkin. This was a result of information sent to me, by post, directly from >Montserrat. If anyone has any interest in Montserrat then I suggest they do get >in touch directly with someone who lives on the Island. I have had a couple >of replies from this List that did prove most helpful (thank you Douglas and >Ron) but basically I have discovered that there just isn't that much >information about Montserrat from people on this List. Nevertheless, I have so enjoyed >subscribing to the CARIBBEAN List as the caliber of people on this List is >none like any other. I have learned so much about the Caribbean on this List and >I have found subscribers to be so knowledgeable, courteous, and so willing to >be helpful. One day, Dean, perhaps I can be of assistance with transcribing >information of Montserrat but that cannot be possible for two years...at which >time my youngest child will be attending university. >In the meantime, perhaps there is someone who has information about any BURNE >ancestors in the West Indies. Augustus was the child of William Henry Wilkin >(from Yorkshire in 1835) and a Margaret Burne. I have considered the >possibility that her surname may have been Burke (as I know there was a Burke family >in Montserrat) but it does look clearly like the name 'Burne' in the >information that I received. >As a final note, the volcano did not destroy all Montserrat records (and the >Island cannot be compared to Pompeii) and there is hope for us Montserrat >researchers afterall!! >Many thanks for any information. >Alannah >Researching: WILKIN (particularly Augustus, Emma, and Matilda b. 1842-1848), >HOWES, BURNE, TUCKER, VORCH (BURCHALL?),BLACKBURN, PENCHEON, WEST, WALSH, >BURKE, HUMPHRIES, WILCOX, SHIELL, CHAMBERS HUMPHRIES, DUKE,.DOLRIDGE. >Later: AUCHINLECK, GALL, WINTER, HUTCHINSON, CARROLL, AND OTHERS! >Estates in Montserrat: AMERSHAW, ROACHES, DAGENHAM, GAGES, AND GLEUDON. > > >==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== >For information on individual islands, research aids, island bulletin boards or history please visit the CaribbeanGenWeb project at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/ > >