James, I am not making any kind of endorsement, except to say the David Dobson books would be a good place to start: Best regards, Jim McNamara See: http://www.heritagecreations.com/products/index.php?prod=CD0022 International Records: English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1880 Find your ancestor in English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800. Data on your ancestors may include: Dates and details of vital events (baptism and marriage) Probate information English Settlers in Barbados features approximately 200,000 names from parish registers dating from 1637 to 1800. More details about English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800: Settled by the British in 1627, Barbados was home to many inhabitants who later relocated to mainland America, settling in Virginia, Georgia, the Carolinas, and other colonies. In fact, throughout most of the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a continuous flow of settlers from Barbados to virtually every point along the Atlantic seaboard. As a result, many families can trace their origins in the New World first to Barbados. This data set contains page images from six volumes compiled by Joanne McRee Sanders and published by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Barbados's surviving parish registers were copied during the mid-19th century and are now housed in the Barbados Department of Archives. The information compiled and presented in these volumes was taken from those registers. Information available varies by record type, and a great deal of instructive material can be found in the Foreword or Preface to each volume. Approximately 200,000 individuals are referenced in these baptism, marriage, and probate source records. Sources for English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800: Barbados Records: Baptisms 1637-1800 The baptism entries for each parish are presented in this volume in the same sequence in which they appear in the copied registers. They are listed in chronological sequence and give the name of the child, the date of baptism, the names of parents, sometimes the date of birth, and a variety of miscellaneous data. Since the index to this single volume refers to more than 55,000 individuals, it is likely that the majority of persons residing in Barbados between 1637 and 1800 are named here. Barbados Records: Marriages 1643-1800, Volumes I and II This two-volume collection of marriages is arranged by Barbados parish and then by date. A typical entry shows the date of the marriage and the names of the bride and groom. Barbados Records: Wills and Administrations 1639-1725, Volumes I-III Arranged alphabetically according to the name of the testator, each abstract gives the names of all heirs, dates, titles, relationships, place names, references, land owners, burial locations, slaves and vessels mentioned in the wills. System Requirements: A CD-ROM drive, Family Tree Maker for Windows version 3.0 or higher OR Family Tree Maker for Macintosh version 3.02 or higher OR The Family Finder Index and Viewer version 3.0 or the Family Archive Viewer version 3.02 or higher. Several David Dobson Books also have many lists: The Original Scots Colonists of Early America. Caribbean Supplement 1611-1707 David Dobson The Scottish connection with the Caribbean started in 1611 with the voyage to the West Indies of the Janet of Leith. It was not until after 1626, however, that Scots actually settled in the Caribbean. In 1627 King Charles I appointed James Hay, Earl of Carlisle, a Scot, as Governor of the Caribbees, and this led to a steady trickle of Scots to Barbados and other islands. While there was a degree of voluntary emigration, it is likely that the majority of Scots in the West Indies had gone there unwillingly. Five hundred Scots prisoners-of-war were transported to the area by Oliver Cromwell in 1654, and felons or political undesirables, such as the Covenanters, were shipped in chains directly from Scotland. In addition, the English Privy Council regularly received petitions from planters requesting Scottish indentured servants. In consequence, a steady stream of indentured servants sailed from Scottish and English ports to the West Indies. During the 1660s the Glasgow-based organization called the Company Trading to Virginia, the Caribbee Islands, Barbados, New England, St. Kitts, Montserrat, and Other Colonies in America established economic links with the West Indies. By the latter part of the seventeenth century, Scots merchants, planters, seafarers, and transportees were to be found throughout the English and Dutch colonies of the Caribbean. In total, it is believed that as many as 5,000 Scots settled temporarily or permanently in the Caribbean before the Act of Union in 1707. The settlement of Scots in the West Indies was important from the point of view both of the colonist and the home country. Many of the colonists used the islands as a stopping-off point before continuing on to the mainland of America, where they then settled. Alexander Hamilton and Theodore Roosevelt are numbered among those who descend from Scots who initially settled in the Caribbean. This supplement contains data which expands on some of the information found in Mr. Dobson's earlier book The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783. It also contains completely new information gleaned from recent research. The original book, published by GPC in 1989, was based entirely on source material located in the United Kingdom, while this volume contains primary and secondary material from both U.K. and U.S. sources. The focus of the Caribbean Supplement is on the period prior to 1707, the year marking the political union between England and Scotland. The Act of Union of 1707 eliminated restrictions on trade between Scotland and the American colonies, and in consequence emigration to the West Indies increased rather substantially. This work concentrates, however, on seventeenth-century emigration, a far more difficult period to document than that of the following century. BARBADOS AND SCOTLAND, LINKS 1627-1877 - David Dobson 2005, paper, 161 pp, ISBN: 0806352639 [0217CC] $18.50 Scotlands connection to Barbados is as old as British colonization itself. The first Proprietor of the Barbados was the Scot, James Hay, Earl of Carlisle. Following the establishment of trading links between Scotland and the West Indies, Scots indentured servants were in constant demand on Barbados plantations. Owing to Cromwells defeat of Scotland between 1648 and 1651, the Covenanter Risings in the second half of the 17th century, and eventually, the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745, the Crown would banish many Scots to Barbados and elsewhere in the New World. Throughout the colonial period, a steady trickle of Scots sought to inhabit Barbados because of the opportunities the land offered. Barbados is also of special significance to genealogists as it was the springboard for the settlement of other British colonies, notably Jamaica and South Carolina. This book by David Dobson tackles the subject of Scottish emigration to the island of Barbados. Drawing upon a wide range of manuscript and published sources originating in Barbados, Scotland, England, the Netherlands and the U.S., the author here identifies about 2,500 Scots or their progeny who made their way to Barbados. Most of these emigrants left Scotland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Since vital records comprise a large number of the sources for this book, the researcher will find that most Scots are identified by name, date/place of birth, baptism, marriage, or death; name of spouse or parents; and sometimes occupation, reason for transportation, ship, religious or political persuasion, miscellaneous pieces of information, and the source. In a message dated 3/20/05 12:01:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, IRL-GALWAY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Through a subsequent will I have found my ancestor Hamlet LYNCH. He popped up (as married, I assume, since his mate had the same last name) in Barbados at 1804 with NO birth, NO baptism, NO marriage and NO death or other records (typical damned Irish, eh?). In this area and time one explanation could be that he may have been military - or had his own private ship - and he does appear to have had some money of his own. Who is Hamlet Lynch? Where did he come from? Where did he go? Ancestral names after Hamlet were: Peter, James, John Richard. He was around for at least 10 years and then disappeared again - there is NO death or burial record that I could find. Anyway, Barbados is my "brick wall". There were other LYNCH families recorded in Barbados before and after, but I have no documented connection so far to my line. I also found LYNCH in Antigua (one gravestone and an estate/tract marked on a very old map), and I do believe there are others in Jamaica (apart from Sir Thomas LYNCH) and Trinidad as well. There have been suggestions of a LYNCH or two in other nearby Caribbean islands, such as Grenada. I am considering a (driving) holiday through the UK at the end of July, and if something pans out from this posting I may extend myself to Ireland... so if you have anything that may have connections here please do not hesitate to drop me a line. Please respond to me at http://www.candoo.com/contact/index.html if you are able to offer any assistance or suggestions. I will reply directly from my personal email address. James Lynch 128 Snowshoe Crescent Thornhill, Ontario CANADA L3T4M9

To the person who was looking for information on Fort Eyre I do apologise fro not getting back to you. I lost your details . Fort Eyre in Shantalla Road once belonged to the Eyre Family. The house was the first residence of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary in Galway when it was purchased in 1924 as a house of studies for the members of the order who were attending UCG to read for a degree. The house was known as Spire House and derived its name from the two spires at either end. It is now in use as apartments. Apologies Maire Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com