To add to Richard's message - colonial civil service pensions were paid for by the individual governments where he worked - and pensioners are listed in the Blue Books. If someone worked in many colonies during their career it would have been impractical to receive money individually from each colony. I haven't followed this up but the Pay Master General's department was responsible for paying departmental pensions, not the Treasury, and there are ledgers for the Colonial Office and Board of Education in PMG 27 or PMG 28 in The National Archives (PRO). If I get round to checking these I'll post a message. Guy Grannum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Allicock" <richwyn@idirect.com> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 4:44 AM Subject: Re: Government Inspector of Schools Jamaica > Hi John, > > You need have no doubt as to whether your G-Uncle was in Jamaica as that is > what it says on his death cerificate. Have you searched the web for the > terms Middleton & Jamaica? I have found a website with the 1840 Jamaica > Alamanac. There are Middletons there with land ownership and parish details. > I also came across another Middleton as a founder of one of the Colleges. > There might be some relationship there even if he was born in the UK. The > Almanac points to one source of information, so you will need to formulate > your request to the group in terms of Almanacs and Directories of Jamaica > for the period. That is if any-one has copies or access to them. > > As it is stated that he was Inspector of Government Schools (and you think > most likely between 1881 and 1907), he is sure to be mentioned in one of > those Almanacs or Directories. On this basis also, he would be mentioned in > the Civil List or Civil Service Establishment employees of the Government of > Colony Jamaica for the period. There would be annual repetition of lists of > employees and their posts. These were usually Gazetted, so you would be > looking for some periodical of Jamaica with Gazette in the title. The > Government Gazettes were usually called Royal gazettes. If as Inspector he > would make some pronouncement or decree that would also be gazetted and his > title and name appear under the notice. > > But since you are in Kansas .. > > You might also search the PRO using his full name. If he retired from the > Service he would have received a pension. He would also receive that pension > in the UK from the British Colonial Government of Jamaica. Such incoming > funds would be noticed or approved by the Department of Treasury in the UK. > So chances are that you might find some reference to him in the PRO records > of the department of Treasury. > > There is also the A2A which links local archives (municipal, and university) > and record offices (of counties). You might also want to search the A2A > using his name. There might be a mention of a Will or papers relating to > him. Who knows there may even be an unpublished or published memoir that > might turn up. > > I hope this helps. > > Richard Allicock > Toronto, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Middleton" <jmcpa@planetkc.com> > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 6:27 PM > Subject: Government Inspector of Schools Jamaica > > > > Good evening, > > > > I am a new subscriber. I recently received a copy of my grand uncle's > > death certificate. His name was John Lyell Middleton and he died in 1936 > > in London. His death registration shows his occupation as "former > > Government Inspector of Schools Jamaica". I have a good track of his > > whereabouts from his birth in 1859 to the 1881 census (Liverpool) and > > from 1907 to his death (London). If he was in Jamaica, it had to be > > between 1881 and 1907. It also appears that during that time he acquired > > considerable wealth, possibly by marriage. > > > > Are there any records available that might help me confirm that he was > > in Jamaica during that time frame? > > > > Regards, > > > > John Middleton > > > > -- > > -- > > John Middleton, Leawood, Kansas, TVFHS #4418 > > Middleton, SCT>Liverpool, Eng>Chicago, IL, 1700-1920; Neely, IRL>PA, > 1759-1900; > > Chid(d)ester, WV>OH, 1800-1900; Som(m)erville, Grasmere, Eng, 1700-1850 > > Web Page: http://www.planetkc.com/jmcpa > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST HELP PAGES > What is a Mailing List? > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail1.html > >