Further on Turobunsingh, if caught by the tongue of a Scotsman it might also become T. Bainsingh. The T might even become Trueboon, but this is more in jest than seriousnes, but you never know. Of course further, if he was Christianised he might yet carry another name, a fully English one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nevilla E. Ottley" <clasebon@erols.com> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:46 PM Subject: Re: East Indian Indenture Immigration W.I. > In the research on East Indian immigration, has anyone come upon the > name, "Turobunsing" in St. Vincent in the 1800s? > > Nevilla > > > Richard Allicock wrote: > > >Hi Listers, > > > >I think I have come to the end of the research material for East Indian Indenture Immigration to the West Indies. > > > >I took a look at Chedie's List on his Website "East Indian Laborers in the Caribbean 1838 to 1930." > > > >I have produced some material for the places in Brackets. The places that are unbracketed are yet to be provided for in terms of historical research material. > > > >So others are free to pitch in and hlep to complete the List and the thread. > > > >Please stick to the Subject line. Thanks. > > > >Here's the list of places done and not done: > > > >Belize, Fr. Guiana, Grenada, Guadaloupe, [Guyana], [Jamaica], Martinique, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, [St. Vincent], [Surinam] and [Trinidad] > > > > > >==== 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/ > > > > > > > > ==== 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/ > >

A name ending in +sing is liklely to be Sikh if Indian and based on a personal name plus (Turobun) Singh

----- Original Message ----- Richard Bond, wrote: Monday, June 09, 2003 6:33 AM > A name ending in +sing is liklely to be Sikh if Indian and based on a > personal name plus (Turobun) Singh Comment: An interesting observation in light of the fact that maybe all Singhs, (those who descended from the indentured before 1930), in the West Indies are Hindus. > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > all messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Before posting a query, see if the question has already been asked > >