Hi Guy, Thanks again. I have also asked the same queston of the St. Kitts Archivist. I will put the same question to the archivist in Antigua. I guess I also have to take a second look at your guide as well as Oliver's History of Antigua. Best regards, Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Grannum" <guy@gcgrannum.freeserve.co.uk> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:57 AM Subject: Re: St. Kitts Maps/Censuses 1700-1820 > Richard > > I have only come across a few 'censuses' for St Kitts and Antigua for the > period you are interested in. I put censuses in inverted commas because most > are headcounts and those with names tend to only list the head of household > and the numbers of women, children, servants and slaves in the household. > > Here are the few 'nominal' censuses I have found - there may be more (these > are listed in my guide): > Antigua > 1753 - TNA: PRO CO 152/27, fos 271-303 (printed in Oliver's 'History of > Antigua', vol 1pcix) > > St Kitts > 1707 - TNA: PRO CO 152/7, fo 47 - includes age of head of household (printed > in 'Caribbeana' vol 3, p132 > 1707/8 - TNA: PRO CO 152/6, no 47 (enclosures iv and v) > 1711 - TNA: PRO CO 152/9, fos 305-315 > > The TNA: PRO is the new way of citing Public Record Office references since > it became The National Archives. > > It is possible that there may be other nominal censuses among the Colonial > Office records at The National Archives and in the island archives. > > Guy Grannum > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Allicock" <richwyn@idirect.com> > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 6:03 AM > Subject: Re: St. Kitts Maps/Censuses 1700-1820 > > > > Hi Guy, > > > > Thanks very much for the PRO refs. to the Maps. > > > > I also asked about any St. Kitts Censuses from 1700-1820. > > > > Any iformation to offer on this. Thanks. > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you. > > > > Rich > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Guy Grannum" <guy@gcgrannum.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 3:04 PM > > Subject: Re: St. Kitts Maps > > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > Copies of these maps are held by The National Archives (Public Record > > > Office) under the following references: > > > > > > Bermuda by Emanuel Bowen, c1750 > > > CO 700/Bermuda6 > > > > > > St Kitts by Emanuel Bowen, c1750 > > > CO 700/CO 700/ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS4 - taken from the PRO catalogue > > > > > > St Kitts by Samuel Baker, 1753 > > > CO 700/ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS5 - again taken from the PRO catalogue > > > > > > It is worth checking the PRO catalogue at http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk > and > > > 'Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office. Vol 2 America and West > > Indies' > > > for early manuscript and published maps of the British American > colonies - > > > the Colonial Office and War Office created quite detailed map > collections > > > which have been transferred to The National Archives (PRO). > > > > > > Hope that this helps. > > > > > > Guy Grannum > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Richard Allicock" <richwyn@idirect.com> > > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:49 AM > > > Subject: St. Kitts Maps > > > > > > > > > > Does any-one have a copy of these maps? Please let me know. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > (1) A new and accurate map of Bermudas or Sommer's Islands: taken from > > an > > > actual survey; wherein the errors of former charts are corrected; An > > > accurate map of the Island of St. Christopher, vulgarly called St. > Kitts. > > > Containing all the towns, parishes and forts etc. > > > > > > > > Author: Emanuel Bowen. > > > > > > > > Published London 1750. > > > > > > > > (2) A new and exact map of St. Kitts in America: according to an > actual > > > and accurate survey made in the year 1753. Describing the several > > parishes, > > > wit their respective limits, contents, & churches; also the high ways, > the > > > situation of every gentleman's plantation, mills, and houses; with > rivers, > > > and guts. Likewise the bays, roads, rocks, shoals and soundings that > > > surround the whole. > > > > > > > > Authors: Samuel Baker, J. Mynde, Carington Bowles. 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