Philippe I haven't looked into this in detail ... and I'm sure that others on the list can explain more authoritatively. The term poor settlers was frequently used to denote indentured servants and transported people (eg criminals, political and religious desenters, 'enemies of the state', unwanted tenants etc). Indentured servants were supposed to be entitled to a few acres once their term had been completed but this was not always upheld. If the lists showed land owners they should include 'poor settlers' who held more than a certain amount of land - these may not include tenants. I notice that many so called lists of land holders were actually subscription lists - where people paid to get their name onto the document and to arrange for the map and list to be printed - such lists are unlikely to include the poor. Guy Grannum Dans l'article <000a01c30455$6c32b6a0$bee486d9@tinykncwubxl>, guy@gcgrannum.freeserve.co.uk ("Guy Grannum")a écrit : > >The plan of Dominica surveyed by John Byres, 1776 is held by The National >Archives (Public Record Office) under the reference CO 700/Dominica6. >According to 'Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office, vol 2 America and >West Indies' a printed reference book is attached containing a key to the >owners and the areas of lands. > >I've no idea about the other 2 questions you ask although you can apply for >an estimate for the cost of copying online via >http://www.pro.gov.uk/recordcopying/default.htm > >Hope that this helps > Bonjour Guy Merci beaucoup. I have a (bad) copy typescript of the reference book attached. I try to translate it in Word but I have to verify with the original list because the french names are sometimes wrong. An other questions : Some places are hold by "Poor Settlers". I never saw this in the french WI. Does that mean poors could have place ? Who gave it ? Or are they too poor to have their names recorded on the document ? Cordialement Philippe Rossignol ==== 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/