The Clarkes that I know about and am related to were David Ross Clarke (1800-1861) who married Elizabeth Ann Hall in 1827 in Jamaica. They left Jamaica permanently in 1853. To be precise I am related to Elizabeth Hall. David Ross Clarke had no brothers called William and that is as far as my knowledge goes. So I cannot help you. Edward Crawford ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Obaker" <bobaker@zoominternet.net> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: Germans in Jamaica > I have just received documentation that an ancestor of ours, William > OEBBIKA, was baptized at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Kingston on > November 23, 1834. He was born October 30, 1834 to Ferdinand and Agatha > OEBBIKKA. The copy says that Ferdinand was a native of Germany and Agatha > was formerly FAIRE (I'm assuming that's her maiden name). It also says that > William was born at Woodfield in the parish of St. Ann and the sponsors were > William CLARKE and Honoria CLARKE. > > This information raises a number of questions that I'm hoping some of you > who know so much more about the history of Jamaica can answer: > 1. Where is/was Woodfield in St. Ann's parish? Was that the name of a > plantation? > 2. Who were the CLARKE's - were they plantation owners? Clarke certainly > doesn't sound German, so I'm wondering if the sponsors were Jamaican > citizen's for whom Ferdinand and Agatha worked. > 3. When did ships with German workers arrive in Jamaica in 1834? Does > anyone know where to find these ship records? > > Thank you all for your help! Ferdinand and Agatha left Jamaica in 1840 and > were living in Maryland by the end of 1840. > Barbara Vogele Obaker > Allegheny County, PA > Researching: > PA: > Vogele-Frye-Berkey-Seger-Claycomb-Buell-Penrod-Shaffer-Oats-Bittner-Bishop-D > ibert-Berkebile-Zimmerman-Ripple-Clark-Obaker-Coughenour-Bennett-Lang-Beatty > -Woodward-Klites-Bruck-Whipkey > MD: Obaker-Goodwin-Knapp-Stegemuller > VA: Hankins-Flippin-DeJarnette-Staples-Sudberry-Mumford > > > ==== 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/ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please > visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk. > ______________________________________________________________ This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk.

Thank you - at least I know not to pursue those Clarke's. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Crawford" <tcrawford@revhist.datanet.co.uk> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:08 AM Subject: Re: Germans in Jamaica > The Clarkes that I know about and am related to were David Ross Clarke > (1800-1861) who married Elizabeth Ann Hall in 1827 in Jamaica. They left > Jamaica permanently in 1853. To be precise I am related to Elizabeth Hall. > David Ross Clarke had no brothers called William and that is as far as my > knowledge goes. So I cannot help you. > Edward Crawford > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Obaker" <bobaker@zoominternet.net> > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:17 PM > Subject: Germans in Jamaica > > > > I have just received documentation that an ancestor of ours, William > > OEBBIKA, was baptized at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Kingston on > > November 23, 1834. He was born October 30, 1834 to Ferdinand and Agatha > > OEBBIKKA. The copy says that Ferdinand was a native of Germany and Agatha > > was formerly FAIRE (I'm assuming that's her maiden name). It also says > that > > William was born at Woodfield in the parish of St. Ann and the sponsors > were > > William CLARKE and Honoria CLARKE. > > > > This information raises a number of questions that I'm hoping some of you > > who know so much more about the history of Jamaica can answer: > > 1. Where is/was Woodfield in St. Ann's parish? Was that the name of a > > plantation? > > 2. Who were the CLARKE's - were they plantation owners? Clarke > certainly > > doesn't sound German, so I'm wondering if the sponsors were Jamaican > > citizen's for whom Ferdinand and Agatha worked. > > 3. When did ships with German workers arrive in Jamaica in 1834? Does > > anyone know where to find these ship records? > > > > Thank you all for your help! Ferdinand and Agatha left Jamaica in 1840 > and > > were living in Maryland by the end of 1840. > > Barbara Vogele Obaker > > Allegheny County, PA > > Researching: > > PA: > > > Vogele-Frye-Berkey-Seger-Claycomb-Buell-Penrod-Shaffer-Oats-Bittner-Bishop-D > > > ibert-Berkebile-Zimmerman-Ripple-Clark-Obaker-Coughenour-Bennett-Lang-Beatty > > -Woodward-Klites-Bruck-Whipkey > > MD: Obaker-Goodwin-Knapp-Stegemuller > > VA: Hankins-Flippin-DeJarnette-Staples-Sudberry-Mumford > > > > > > ==== 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/ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please > > visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please > visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk. > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST HELP PAGES > What is a Mailing List? > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail1.html > >

Hello Barb. A while ago I mentioned there was a list of the Germans arriving on the ship "Olbers" in 1834. That list was on David Bromfield's website. At the time there was a note that the list was removed because too many people were copying it and not giving credit to him for it. I see the list is now back on including Seaford Town residents. You may want to try his site. He has done a lot of work and deserves credit for his sheer volume of information. If you just Google David Bromfield, his site should come up Tony Figueroa Barbara Obaker <bobaker@zoominternet.net> wrote:Thank you - at least I know not to pursue those Clarke's. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Crawford" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:08 AM Subject: Re: Germans in Jamaica > The Clarkes that I know about and am related to were David Ross Clarke > (1800-1861) who married Elizabeth Ann Hall in 1827 in Jamaica. They left > Jamaica permanently in 1853. To be precise I am related to Elizabeth Hall. > David Ross Clarke had no brothers called William and that is as far as my > knowledge goes. So I cannot help you. > Edward Crawford > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Obaker" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:17 PM > Subject: Germans in Jamaica > > > > I have just received documentation that an ancestor of ours, William > > OEBBIKA, was baptized at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Kingston on > > November 23, 1834. He was born October 30, 1834 to Ferdinand and Agatha > > OEBBIKKA. The copy says that Ferdinand was a native of Germany and Agatha > > was formerly FAIRE (I'm assuming that's her maiden name). It also says > that > > William was born at Woodfield in the parish of St. Ann and the sponsors > were > > William CLARKE and Honoria CLARKE. > > > > This information raises a number of questions that I'm hoping some of you > > who know so much more about the history of Jamaica can answer: > > 1. Where is/was Woodfield in St. Ann's parish? Was that the name of a > > plantation? > > 2. Who were the CLARKE's - were they plantation owners? Clarke > certainly > > doesn't sound German, so I'm wondering if the sponsors were Jamaican > > citizen's for whom Ferdinand and Agatha worked. > > 3. When did ships with German workers arrive in Jamaica in 1834? Does > > anyone know where to find these ship records? > > > > Thank you all for your help! Ferdinand and Agatha left Jamaica in 1840 > and > > were living in Maryland by the end of 1840. > > Barbara Vogele Obaker > > Allegheny County, PA > > Researching: > > PA: > > > Vogele-Frye-Berkey-Seger-Claycomb-Buell-Penrod-Shaffer-Oats-Bittner-Bishop-D > > > ibert-Berkebile-Zimmerman-Ripple-Clark-Obaker-Coughenour-Bennett-Lang-Beatty > > -Woodward-Klites-Bruck-Whipkey > > MD: Obaker-Goodwin-Knapp-Stegemuller > > VA: Hankins-Flippin-DeJarnette-Staples-Sudberry-Mumford > > > > > > ==== 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/ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please > > visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please > visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk. > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST HELP PAGES > What is a Mailing List? > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail1.html > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== The CARIBBEAN-L FAQ can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/mailinglistfaq.htm. Researching FIGUEROA,WHORMS, DEPASS, ABSALOM, INNERARITY, MARKS(MARQUES), RITCHIE from Jamaica, CARVALHO from Jamaica, Brooks --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!