I have just 2 observations to add to this thread. I have gone over the parish records in St. Patrick's Grenada from 1860 to 1931 as they exist on the LDS microfilms. Concerning East Indians in the latter part of the 19th: in the 1870s and 1880s about 50% of the baptisms were for East Indian children and adults; the reason that I know this is that the parish records clearly label these people as either "coolie" or "native of Calcutta" or something similar. On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 03:29:29 +0000 (UTC), richwyn@idirect.com ("Richard Allicock") wrote: >I found James Cropper's posting, which I have edited below, very interesting >and very re-freshing compared to the British Guiana experience and maybe >that of Trinidad and Jamaica. I will leave others on the list knowledgeable >about the situation in the last two countries to say what the situation was >there. But in British Guiana, where the London Missionary Society had gotten >a foot-hold before slavery was abolished, and since the LMS was the local >arm of the Abolitionists movement, the LMS did not take kindly to the >arrival of the East Indians. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hi Tim, Are the observations below records of the Presbyterian Church? Let me know thanks. Richard Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 11:37 PM > I have just 2 observations to add to this thread. I have gone over > the parish records in St. Patrick's Grenada from 1860 to 1931 as they > exist on the LDS microfilms. Concerning East Indians in the latter > part of the 19th: in the 1870s and 1880s about 50% of the baptisms > were for East Indian children and adults; the reason that I know this > is that the parish records clearly label these people as either > "coolie" or "native of Calcutta" or something similar. > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 11:37 PM