Dear All, I just wondered as Lisa and Ernest have been talking about plantations if any one knows the history of Jordans, also in St. Georges. My 4x great grandfather Henry Smith Jervis was, according to his burial certificate, the owner when he died in 1813. My cousin visited Barbados recently and found Jordans which is now a private residence but the present owners didn't know much about the history of the place. I would be grateful of any information or pointers towards finding out more about the history of this plantation. Yours sincerely, Adrian Jervis

Hi Adrian: I can tell you that in 1912 Jordan's (which is just North East of St. George Parish Church) was 235 acres, using steam power, and was owned by E.A. Walcott and E.G. Hart Wood. The manager was E.G. Hart Wood. Might be able to tell you something more about the Walcotts & the Woods, if that might provide some more clues. Contact me off List, and in the meantime I shall see I I can dig up anything more. Ernest -----Original Message----- From: andyjervisuk@tiscali.co.uk [mailto:andyjervisuk@tiscali.co.uk] Subject: Plantations, Barbados Dear All, I just wondered... if any one knows the history of Jordans, also in St. Georges. My 4x great grandfather Henry Smith Jervis was, according to his burial certificate, the owner when he died in 1813.

On a related subject, I was wondering how one might go about locating a specific house in Barbados. (Houses in B'dos often have names instead of numbered addresses. Do these names change over time?) I found several addresses for George Winter in Barbados. One reference gives and address as "the Garden, Fontabelle". I'm familiar with where the Fontabelle neighborhood is, but haven't a clue on how to locate "The Garden". Another reference notes their residence as "Westbury". I know where the Westbury Cemetery is located, so I assume they lived close to or in it's current location. Finally, his will mentions leaving his home to his wife. The house is named "Winterton" (which is incidentally the name of the family's ancestral home in St. Johns, Newfoundland). I would most like to have pictures of these homes, should they still exist, or at least be able to locate them on a street map. The idea occurred to me that I could simply send a letter to each of these addresses, and see what happens. Anyone have any other ideas?? Dean