The British gov't published a book, I believe annually, called The Colonial Office List, from 1862 to 1925. It then became The Dominions Office and Colonial Office list, and was published until 1940. It listed all the office holders in the colonies. You may be able to find them at a University near you in Canada, or gain access to them by inter-library loan. For an example of the type of offices listed in them, check out the extracts of some office holders for Trinidad here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/cgw_archive/trinidad/trinidad.htm Dean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Saunders" <Jim-Saunders@shaw.ca> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:41 PM Subject: Local Government in Jamaica > My family records indicat I had at least an ancestor, possibly more than > one, who were involved in the Jamaican government in the 19th century. The > known one being Dr James Cecil Phillippo. Where can I check into this? > > Jim > > > > ==== 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/ > >