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Updated 26 September, 2008
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PRESERVATION
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- Ongoing preservation by re-publishing:
- CanDoo Creative Concepts finds rare books in the subject of Caribbean genealogy and re-publishes them to a high quality. See their Projects page for the latest find, what is available now and what may be available in the future. You may also request that specific books be re-published.
Here are links to current stock or possible availability: VL Oliver's "History of Antigua", "Old Barbados Newspapers", VL Oliver's "Caribbeana".
The next Project (in progress) is the 1791 Jamaica Almanack.
(updated 30 May, 2000)- A Proposal: Caribbean Historical Preservation Institute
- http://www.candoo.com/chpi/
ANGUILLA
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See also Nevis and St. Kitts / NevisAnguilla Library Service
The Valley
Anguilla, BWI
(264) 497-2441Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Judicial Department, The Valley
Anguilla, BWI
(264) 497-2377LDS Microfilm Index (Part of St. Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla)
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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
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(Antigua Historical & Archaeological Society)
PO Box 103, Long Street
St. Johns, Antigua
(Director: Desmond Nicholson)
(268) 462-1469
(268) 462-4930
(268) 462-4936
email: museum@candw.agAntigua National Archives
Rappaport Centre
Factory Road
St. Johns, Antigua
(268) 462-3946
(268) 462-3947
email: archives@candw.ag
Comes under the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth Affairs; Available records include: vital records from 1856; slave registers, 1817-1831; and newspapers. Some additional records may be at the Court House a few blocks away.Registrar General
High Court, High Street
St. John's, Antigua
(268) 462-3929
(268) 462-0609 (??)
Birth, marriage, and death records are available from August 1856 to the present.Accommodations Suggestions for the St. John's area
Heather Nielsen, April 1999 : If one wants to be in St. John's to do research in Antigua, the Heritage Quay Hotel (Heritage Quay, 268-462-1247 & 8), right on the wharf at Heritage Quay, is excellent. Also for boat to Montserrat which seems to be the only island to which one can travel by boat. Otherwise, plane. Double room (2 x 4'6" beds) with shower plus kitchenette, table and lounge suite, TV and phone costs U$130.00 per day. Rooms overlooking the harbour are probably the best, 29, 30 and 31. Those rooms under those numbers are on the first floor. There is a ground floor plus two above. NO ELEVATORS. Very convenient - can walk everywhere in St. Johns. There is a small "cafe" attached for breakfast and light meals but, as one is in the heart of things, food is no problem because the supermarket is 50 yards away and one could cook for oneself if need be. Having always stayed at Runaway Bay before and having to get into (and out of) town, this was perfect.
Jim Lynch, April, 1999 : I also recommend the Cortsland Hotel (Upper Gambles, 268-462-1395 & 0705); it's not in town, but walking distance to the Archive and St. John's. Joe Mike's Hotel (Nevis Street 268-462-1142) is an upstairs accommodation in the centre of town might be cheaper (no elevators there either). While in St. John's, see if the Museum (north of Scotia Bank) has any reference books that might be of interest - I do know they have a set of Oliver's "History of Antigua".Nelson's Dockyard Museum
http://www.paterson.com/nelsonsdockyard/
(Director Desmond Nicholson)
email: nicholsond@candw.ag
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- Resources:
- Antigua GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/LeewardIslands/Antigua
- Barbuda GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/LeewardIslands/Barbuda
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
- Historic Antigua and Barbuda
- http://idt.net/~coopcod/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/- V. L. Oliver's "History of Antigua" - possible second run of re-publication.
- http://www.candoo.com/olivers/index.html
ANTILLES FRANCAISES
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Resources:- (See also Guadeloupe, Martinique)
Microfilm Index- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
FranceGenWeb- http://www.francegenweb.org/
- Contact points
- FranceGenWeb Team : contact@francegenweb.org
- Joining FranceGenWeb
- http://www.francegenweb.org/participer.php
Detail your skills in French genealogy, and the region or departement you could host.
- Région/Region-Domaines et Territoires d'Outre Mer
- http://www.francegenweb.org/dept/dom-tom.htm
- Départements - [971] Guadeloupe, [972] Martinique, [973] Guyane Française
- Guadeloupe: http://www.francegenweb.org/dept/971.htm
Martinique: http://www.francegenweb.org/dept/972.htm
Guyana Française: http://www.francegenweb.org/dept/973.htm- Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe
- http://users.aol.com/GHCaraibe/index.html
- Trajectoire et intensite des cyclones tropicaux dans le bassin de l'Atlantique nord de 1886 a 1997
- http://www.ouragan-guadeloupe.org/repertoire_cyclone/index.html
Merci a Bruno Benjamin de l'Ouragans, et la belle Jocelyne BEROARD de Martinique et Paris (KASSAV).
BAHAMAS
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PO Box SS-6833
Nassau, Bahamas
(242) 322-4231Bahamas Public Library
Rawson Square
Nassau, BahamasNassau Public Library
P.O. Box N3210, Nassau
(242) 393-5379
(242) 322-8471 FaxBahamas Department of Archives
PO Box SS-6341
Nassau, Bahamas
http://www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs
email: archives@batelnet.bs
(242) 393-2175
(242)393-2855 FaxWyannie Malone Historical Museum
Library, Hope Town
Abaco, BahamasRegistrar General
PO Box N532
Nassau, Bahamas
(242) 322-3316
Birth and death records are available from January 1850 to the present.
Marriage records are available from January 1799 to the present.College of the Bahamas Library
Oakes Field, P.O. Box N1645
Nassau, Bahamas
Librarian: Ms. Williamae Johnson
e-mail: williamar@cob.edu.bs
(242) 323-7930-2 Ext. 227
(242) 323-7834 Fax
- Researchers:
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- Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
- Bahamas GenWeb Page
- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3226/Bahamas/index.html
- Kirklands
- http://www.Kirklands.org/
- Publication : "KINFOLKS"
- http://www.clefanpubl.com/
BARBADOS
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Barbados Museum & Historical Society
The Garrison, St. Michael
Barbados
Librarian: Greta Payne
http://barbados.org/museum2.htm
(246) 427-0201
(246) 436-1956
(246) 429-5946 FaxAmple parking facilities.
The BMHS charges about BD$20 (US$10) a day for access to the Library for research purposes.. If you will be researching there more than two days it is cheaper to buy a Membership in the Society - and receive the free books and mailed newsletter thrown in as well.
There are usually people in the Library (retired folks) who are very knowledgeable about what is available. Researchers are not allowed to roam the (small) Library - volunteers must retrieve the desired books/documents for them, and the Librarian makes the photocopies as required, for which there is a charge of BD$0.86 (US$0.43) per page.
Research in the Museum's Library can be done at a distance. Write to (or fax) the attention of the Museum Librarian at the above address giving details of what you are looking for and what relevant details you have, and the Librarian will respond with a quotation for the cost of the research.
You may then make a decision as to whether to go forward with the research or not. If you do, you would send a bank draft payable to the "Barbados Museum and Historical Society" for the designated sum and the research would be performed on your behalf.
(For informational purposes, such research at the Museum Library is not expensive - it costs about BD$10 (US$5) an hour.)
Barbados
Department of Archives
Lazaretto Building
Black Rock
St. James, Barbados
(246) 425-1380 / 1
(246) 425-5911 Fax
(246) 424-1270 Chief Archivist
email: bda@caribsurf.com
Available records include: baptism, marriage and burial records;
wills; land records; newspapers; and other resources.
Registration
Department
Supreme Court of Barbados
Law Courts, Coleridge St.
Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies
(246) 426-3461 / 9
(246) 426-2131 / 2 / 3 / 4
(246) 228-9850 / 1
(246) 426-2405 Fax
(246) 427-5537 Registrar
National Library
Service
(Main Branch) Coleridge
Street
Bridgetown, St. Michael
(246) 426-3981
(246) 437-6009 Director
(246) 437-6009 Deputy Director
(246) 436-1501 Fax
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1638 List of Inhabitants of Barbados (alphabetical plain text file, 13K)
BELIZE
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National Library Service
Bliss Institute
PO Box 287
Belize City, BelizeArchives Department
26/28 Unity Boulevard
Belmopan, Belize
http://www.belize.gov.bz/archives_dept/belize
(501) 8-22247
e-mail: archives@btl.netRegistrar General
Supreme Court
Belize City, Belize
(501) 2-77377
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BERMUDA
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c/o Bermuda Library
Par-la-ville Park
Hamilton, BermudaSt. George's Historical Society
Museum
St. George's, BermudaBermuda Archives
Ministry of Development, Opportunity and Government Services
Government Administration Building
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Fax: (441) 295-8751
Direct research line (441) 297-7737
e-mail to Jane Downing, Records Officer, Bermuda Archives
jdowning@bdagov.bma
Another possible fax number: (441) 292-2349
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- Resources:
- Bermuda GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~bmuwgw/bermuda.htm
- Caribbean Surname Index
http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
BVI
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Flemming St
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
(284) 494-3428Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Government of the British Virgin Islands
Central Administration Complex
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
(284) 494-3701
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- Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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Jan Liebaers, Senior Archivist
Head, Archive and Records Management Sections
E-mail: jl_cina@candw.kyCayman Islands National Archive
Government Administration Building
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
(345) 949-9809 Ext. 103
Fax: (345) 949-9727
E-mail: cina@gov.kyRegistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Tower Building
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
(345) 244-3404
(345) 949-7900 (??)
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- Resources:
- Boddens of the Cayman Islands
- www3.sympatico.ca/cfrolick/
- Cayman Islands Genealogy
- http://www.cayman.org/genealogy/
- Cayman Islands GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/CaymanIslands/General
- Cayman Connections
- http://www.egroups.com/group/cayman-connections/info.html
A Discussion Email List for the purpose of sharing and learning more about the History of Families in and from the Cayman Islands. Has been active since January 1999.
- Cayman Islands Surname Lists
- http://www.cayman.org/genealogy/surnames.htm
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
- Cayman Islands Telephone Book
- http://www.candw.ky/phonebook/
- Microfilm Index
COSTA RICA
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- Researchers:
- - Lic. Gregory Kearney Lawson.
http://attorneykearney.com
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CUBA
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Calle 19
Havana, CubaMuseo de la Habana
Oficina del Historiador
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
Plaza de Armas
Havana, Cuba
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- Resources:
- Cuba GenWeb Page
- http://www.cubagenweb.org/
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
DOMINICA
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Victoria Street, Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
Chief Librarian: Mrs. Magdalene Robin
(767) 448-2401, Ext. 341
email: library@tod.dmNational Documentation Centre
Government Headquarters
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
Chief Librarian: Mrs. Magdalene Robin
(767) 448-2401, Ext 3409
(767) 448-7928 Fax
email: library@tod.dmGeneral Registrar
Bay Front, Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
(767) 448-2401 Ext 127 / Ext 110
(767) 448-7400 Fax
Birth, marriage and death records are available from April 1861 to the present.
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- Resources:
- Dominica GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Dominica/General
- Microfilm Index
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Calle M. E. Diaz
Santo Domingo
La Republica DominicanaBiblioteca Nacional
Cesar Nicolas Penson
91 Plaza de la Cultura
Santo Domingo
La Republica DominicanaInstituto Dominicano de Genealogia
P.O. Box 3350
Calle Mercedes, #204
Santo Domingo
La Republica Dominicana
(809) 687-3992Familias de Samana y Sabana de la Mar
More than 17000 names.
http://www.javado4.tribalpages.com
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- Resources:
- Republica Dominicana CaribbeanGenWeb
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~domwgw/mhhbcgw.htm
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
GRENADA
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Church Street
St. George's
Grenada
(473) 440-2030
Birth, marriage and death records are available from 1 January 1866 to the present.Public Library/National Archives
2 Carenage
St George's, Grenada
(473) 440-2506
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- Resources:
- Grenada GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~grdwgw/
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
List of Attorneys (incomplete; necessary for info / certificate search / retrieval)
GUADELOUPE
See also Antilles Francaises
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B.P. 74, 97120 Basse Terre, Cedex
Guadeloupe
+(590)Archives Departementales de la Guyane
Place Leopold Heder
97302 Cayenne, Cedex
Guadeloupe
+(590)
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- (See also Antilles Francaises, Martinique)
GUYANA
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20 Main Street
Cummingsburg
Georgetown, GuyanaNational Archives of Guyana
26 Main Street
Georgetown, Guyana
(592) 227-7687
email: narchivesguyana@yahoo.comNational Library
PO Box 110
Georgetown, GuyanaGeneral Register Office
GPO Building
Robb Street
Georgetown, Guyana
Tels: (592) 225-7561, (592) 226-1291, (592) 226-6333, (592) 226-4575
British Guiana vital statistic records starting in the 1880s - prior to 1880, records of baptism, marriage and burial would be with the churches
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- Resources:
- Guyana GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~sthamgw/Guyana
- History of Chinese immigrants in Guyana
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~guycigtr
- The Guyanese Genealogical and Biographical Society
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyggbs/index.htm
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
HAITI
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Rue Hammerton Killick
Port au Prince, HaitiCentre de Documentation
Port au Prince, Haiti
Institut d'Ethnologie d'Haiti
Rue Capois
Port au Prince, HaitiInstitut Haitiano-Americain
Champ de Mars
Port au Prince, HaitiUniversite de L'Etat d'Haiti
Place des Heros de L'Independence
Port au Prince, Haiti
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- Cayman Connections
- http://www.agh.qc.ca
Database of the civil registers of the Archives Nationales d'Haïti. It now contains 4896 acts from Port-au-Prince, themselves containing a total of 22203 names from 1797 to 1808 and can be browsed free of charge.
- Haiti GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~htiwgw/
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
HONDURAS
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6a Avenida 408
Tegucigalpa, HondurasAsociacion de Bibliotecarios
y Archivistas de Honduras
11a Ca e, Pritnera y Segunda Ave.
No. 105, Comayaguela, D.C.
Tegucigalpa, HondurasBiblioteca Nacional de Honduras
6a Avenida Salvador Mendieta
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
JAMAICA
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12 Ocean Boulevard
Kingston 6, Jamaica
(809) 922-4793Archbishopric Catholic Church of Jamaica
21 Hopefield Avenue
Kingston 6, Jamaica
(809) 927-9915
Researchers may need special permission to use original records.The Jamaica Archives
Spanish Town, Jamaica
(809) 984-2581
Available records include: baptism, marriage and burial records, 1664-1871; Registers of Return of Slaves, 1817-1832; Books of Gifts, Deeds, and Manumissions, 1732-1832; wills and deeds; land grants; and other important records.Jamaica Historical Society
c/o Department of History
University of the West Indies - Mona Campus
Kingston 7, JamaicaNational Library
Institute of Jamaica
12 East Street
Kingston 6, Jamaica
(809) 922-0620
Advance permission to use the Library's resources is recommended.The Registrar General
Vital Records Information
Twickenham Park
Spanish Town
St. Catherine, Jamaica
(876) 984-3041-5
http://www.rgd.gov.jm
email: information@rgd.gov.jm
Records of births/baptisms, deaths/burials, and marriages are available.
- Researchers:
- JAMAICA ARCHIVES RESEARCH SERVICE - DESCRIPTION:
(Prices quoted have been updated to reflect increases in fuel and wire transfer costs)
DESCRIPTION: In association with Wayne Burnside a local researcher in Jamaica the following "research package" will be available for searches at the "Archives" in Spanish Town: For a fee of $60.00 the following records will be searched using one family surname (spelling variations are "O.K.")
supplied by you:
1) PROBATE INVENTORIES
2) PATENTS
3) LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
4) LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
(SEE DOCUMENT DESCRIPTIONS BELOW).
The $60.00 fee is payable in advance whether or not any records are found and the cost of copies and postage is additional. The $60.00 fee will allow the return of (20) document references per name from any combination of the four types of documents researched; any references greater than (20) in number will be charged at the rate of US$1.00 per reference.- So if (50) references are returned for one name then the cost will be $60.00 (for 20 references) PLUS ($1.00 X 30) = $30 (for the additional 30 references) for a total cost of US$90.00. We will send you the additional 30 references on receipt of your check/money order for the added $30.00 charge.
Within 3-4 weeks you will be supplied with a list of the "given name and surnames" found and their "document reference numbers." We will then await your order for copies. (see below)
COPY CHARGES: The charge for copies will be based on "material" and "time" as follows:
MATERIAL COST: For those records which can be "xeroxed": the cost will be 75 cents per 8-1/2 X 11" sheet. For other records that cannot be "xeroxed" microfilming is an option: there is a "microfilm set-up roll charge" of $25.00 which will include a set number of pages (it will cover at least 15 pages) and postage to your address.
RESEARCHER TIME COST: Due to the amount of time needed to "access," "mark," "pay-for" and "follow-up" on the microfilm/copy order the following charges for "researcher time" will apply:
There will be a flat $25.00 fee per copy order plus a $5.00 per document charge in excess of (2) documents. So if you order copies of 10 documents, the "researcher time cost" will be $25.00 ("flat fee") PLUS $40.00 (2 documents 'free' and 8 documents at $5.00 each) OR $65.00.
Your total cost for copies of 10 documents would then be $90.00 ( $25.00 for material cost and $65.00 for researcher time). Payment for copies must be received in advance and allow 4-6 weeks for delivery of microfilm.
Please read the document descriptions below and use the following email address to place a research order:
Wayne Burnside
c/o David Bromfield
email: dbromfield@ucsd.edu
1) INVENTORIES: Inventories were performed for people who died, regardless of whether or not they left a will - they list interesting information, such as an approximate death date, name of estate administrator (possibly a spouse or next of kin), perishable items owned by the deceased (slaves, personal effects, furniture, etc, but NOT LAND), and net worth. These inventories run from 1675 to 1837. They can help to round out your genealogy picture.
2) PATENTS: Patents usually refer to land that was granted to early settlers of Jamaica but can also include such things as "naturalizations" as well. These patents run from 1662 to 1826. If the patent is for land it will list along with the date of the grant, the acreage and location of the land in Jamaica: this will also include the names of neighbours on whom the land bordered and sometimes on the nature of the land "commons", "forest", "ponds", etc.
3) LETTERS TESTAMENTARY: When a person died leaving a will, "Letters Testamentary" were issued to the executor/s granting him/her power to administer the estate including the performance of an inventory of the deceased's estate. These can give a clue as to the death date of an individual as they cite the date that the will was probated. Of course the names of the executors will always be given which may show a "next of kin" or a "close business or personal" associate. Of course they will also mention the parish of the deceased. They cover the period 1723 to 1822.
4) LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION: If a person died intestate (without leaving a will), Letters of Administration were granted to an individual (usually a spouse, kin, friend or business associate) which gave them power to administer the deceased's estate including the performance of an Inventory.
These letters of administration will give you a "ballpark" idea as to date of death since they show when the letter of administration was granted. Of course they will also mention the parish of the deceased. They cover the period 1715 to 1825.- Researchers:
- Cynthia Roser is a records researcher in Jamaica. She charges for her work, which covers the costs of working at the Registrar General's Office (RGO). She charges $30 U.S. per hour, minimum 5 hours, plus copy fees.
Web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jamwgw/records.htm
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- Resources:
- David Silvera's Jamaican Jewish Genealogy
- http://www.sephardim.org/jamgen/
- Jamaican Wills and Probate - Tony Martin-Jones
- http://people.enternet.com.au/~tmj
- Jamaica GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~jamwgw/index.htm
- Jamaica Family Search
- http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com/
- Greenwood Great House
- http://www.greenwoodhouse-jamaica.com/
- LDS Microfilm Index
- Entries in UK censuses for people born in Jamaica
- http://people.enternet.com.au/~tmj/jam-cns.htm
- Some census records:
- http://censuslinks.com/Caribbean/
- Jamaica Handbook - 1900
- List of Notaries Public
http://www.candoo.com/genresources/1900jamhbookother.txt- List of Judiciary and Legal
http://www.candoo.com/genresources/1900jamhbooklegal.txt- JamaicanFamilySearch.com
- http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Wills
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MARTINIQUE
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Archives Departinentales de la Martinique
B.P. 720 Boulevard du Chevalier de Sainte-Marie
97262 Fort de France
Martinique
+(596)Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane
Bibliotheque Universitaire
Campus Universitaire
BP7210 Schoelcher
Martinique
+(596)
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- Caribbean Surname Index
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MONTSERRAT
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(Bearing in mind that there was recent - and continuing - volcanic activity which erased the capital of Plymouth from human habitation through enormous rolling boulders and falling ash several meters thick:)
Information received 13 June, 1999:
"The birth and death records are still with the Court House. The Public Library holds some archival material which previously had been housed at Government House (in the cellar). This amounts to some 2270+ pieces including some bound volumes, some files and some very fragile documents. There is a card index of sorts to this collection. However, please remember there is no programme for the systematic transfer of official records of archival value to the Public Library and the collection would therefore not be comprehensive."Information received 08 May, 2000:
"I just returned from Montserrat where I was able to research my family. There are records of births and deaths and the marriage registry from 1863. Land records do not exist before 1980, which I think may be an error, but this is what the registry people tell me. Beatrice Allen, the librarian at the Montserrat Public Library might be able to put you in contact with someone who will page through the tomes for you."Ms. Beatrice Allen, Librarian
Public Library
Woodlands, Montserrat
(664) 491-4706 Tel
(664) 491-6727 Fax
publiclibrary@candw.agRegistrar General
PO Box 22
Plymouth, Montserrat
(664) 491-2129
Birth, marriage and death records are available from February 1862 to the present; identify in which of the three districts the event occurred.
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- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
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Nationaal Archief
Scharlooweg 77, Willemstad
Curaçao, Nederlandse Antillen
Centrale E-mail adres: na@nationalarchives.an
Dienstverlening E-mail adres: dienstverlening@nationalarchives.an
http://nationalarchives.an/htmls/
Tel.: (599-9) 461-4866
Fax: (599-9) 461-6794
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- http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/dutch.htm
- Aruba | St. Eustatius | Curacao | Bonaire | Saba | St. Maarten
- R. Grant Gilmore, Director
St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research
Simon Doncker House
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius
Netherlands Antilles
http://www.geocities.com/st_eustatius_archaeology/- ** The link for "faster access in the Americas" has been reported to be to Porn pop-up pages. You have been warned.
- http://home.wxs.nl/%7Everstg/eastern/eustatius/eustatius.htm
** This link does not work. I am asking the provider for clarification.
- Microfilm Index
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
NEVIS
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Kitts / Nevis
LDS Microfilm Index (Part of St. Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla)
Mrs. Lornette M. Hanley, Chief Archivist
Nevis Archives and Library
Nevis Historical and Conservation Society
Nelson Museum, Bellevue
Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies
(869) 469-0408
email: archives-library@nevis-nhcs.org
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- Caribbean Surname Index
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PUERTO
RICO
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Archivo General de Puerto Rico
Instituto de Cultura
PO Box 9024184
San Juan, PR 00902-4184
(787) 722-2113
Archivo Historico
de Caguas
Departamento de Desarrollo
Cultural
Municipio de Caguas
PO Box 907
Caguas, PR 00726
(787) 258-0070
Archivo Historico de
Mayaguez
Municipio de Mayaguez
PO Box 447
Mayaguez, PR 00681
(787) 833-5195
Archivo Historico
Municipal
Municipio de San German
PO Box 85
San German, PR 00683
(787) 892-7979
(Caribbean Regional
Library)
Biblioteca Regional del
Caribe y de Estudios Latinoamericanos
PO Box 21927
San Juan, PR 00931-1927
(787) 764-0000 Ask for the above
vtorres@upracd.upr.clu.edu
cromero@upracd.upr.clu.edua
Division of Health
Demographic Registry
PO Box 11854
Femandex Juncos Station
San Juan, PR 00910
(787) 728-7980
Birth, death and marriage records since 1931. For earlier records,
contact the Registrador Demografico.
Public Library
Department of Education
Hato Rey
PR 00911
(787) 764-6471
ST
KITTS & NEVIS
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Mrs. Victoria B. O'Flaherty
Archivist for National Archives
National Archives
Government Headquarters
Church Street, Box 186
Basseterre, St. Kitts
(869) 465-2521
Researchers should contact the Archivist before visiting since research space is limited. Available records include: death registers from 1880; marriage bonds and registers from 1771; Triennial Return of Slaves, 1817-1834; deed books; and other important resources.Registrar General
PO Box 236
Basseterre, St. Kitts
(869) 465-5251
Birth, marriage and death records are available from January 1859 to the present.
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ST.
LUCIA
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National Archives
PO Box 3060, Clarke Street, Vigie
Castries, St. Lucia
(758) 452-1654
email: stlunatarch_mt@candw.lcAttn: Ms. Andra Foster
Registrar (of Civil Status) to the Supreme Court
Panier St., Castries,
St.Lucia, West Indies
(758) 452-1257
(758) 453-2071 Fax
Hotels nearby (Rates at May, 1999):
Caribees Hotel
(758) 452-4767 / 453-2732
(758) 452-1999 Fax
Standard room:
single US$50
double US$60
Ocean view room:
single US$60
double US$70
*** All rates in US$, plus 18% tax ***
Auberge Serafin
(758) 453-2073 / 2074 / 2075 / 2077
(758) 451-7007 Fax
Standard room:
double US$85
single US$75
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ST.
VINCENT
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St Vincent and the Grenadines Archives Department
Cotton Ginnery Compound, Frenches
Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines
(784) 456-1689
email: document@caribsurf.comDirector of Libraries
Kingstown, St. Vincent
(784) 457-2292
Kingstown Public Library
Lower Middle Street
Kingstown, St. Vincent
(784) 457-2022Registrar General
Government Buildings
Kingstown, St. Vincent
(784) 457-1424
Birth, marriage and death records are available from July 1874 to the present.Ms Yulu Griffith
Chief Archivist
Archives Dept., Cotton Ginnery Compound
Frenches, Kingstown, St Vincent & the Grenadines
West Indies
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SURINAME
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Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname
Centrale Bibliotheek, Leysweg
Postbus 9212
Paramaribo, Suriname
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
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National Archives
105 St. Vincent Street, PO Box 763
Port of Spain, Trinidad
(868) 625-2689
http://natt.gov.tt/The Registrar General of Trinidad
Registrar General's Office
Registration House
South Quay, Port-of-Spain
Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
(868) 623-2450
(868) 623-5793 (??)
Birth, marriage and death Records.
Records from Tobago are available from January 1868, Trinidad from January 1848 (Trinidad and Tobago were united in 1889).
The cost for a certified Birth, Marriage and Death certificate is TT$25.00 each (Trinidad dollars) plus miscellaneous charges. This is broken down as:
$12.50 for search
$12.50 for certificate
plus TT$4.00 for stamps, postage and Registration.
Payment is required in advance (international money order acceptable). Request forms (available from the Registrar General's Office) are required to accompany payment.
***Click HERE for records payment notice circulated mid-February, 2001.The Registrar General's Office of Tobago
Jerningham Street
Scarborough, Tobago,
(868) 639-3210.The Head Librarian
National Heritage Library
8 Knox Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad, West Indies
(868) 623-6124
heritage@trinidad.net
http://www.nalis.gov.tt/about.html
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am to 6:00pm and on Sat 8:00am to 12:00 noon.The University Libraries
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
(868) 662-2002
(868) 662-9238 Fax
http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/
email: mainlib@library.uwi.ttThe cost for certified Birth, Marriage and Death certificates are $25.00 TT (Trinidad Dollars) each plus miscellaneous charges. This is how they break down the cost - $12.50 for search, $12.50 for certificate and $4.00 for stamps, postage and Registration per certificate. Send your money in advance (international money order). You will need to obtain the original request forms which you need to send in with the money order.
Don't discount writing to churches in the area where your ancestor lived. You can sometimes get a good response from some of the Roman Catholic Churches - and in return make a small donation. The local churches have their own records of the 7 sacraments (baptism, marriage etc.). Apparently this is the only Roman Catholic Church that has an E-mail address xtian@cablenett.net. Snail Mail is Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 31 Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. They may be willing to send a list of RC Churches in Trinidad.
- Researchers (listed here without charge):
- Shamshu Deen
9 Charlotte Street, Princes Town, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
Specialty is East Indian genealogy research 1845-1917, but can be of assistance on other ethnic groups coming to Trinidad & Tobago.
email: shamshu@tstt.net.tt
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- Resources:
- Trinidad & Tobago GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ttowgw/
- National Library and Information System
- http://www.nalis.gov.tt
- The University of the West Indies : Main Library
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
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Guinep House, Front Street, PO Box 188
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, BWI
(649) 946-2160
http://www.tcmuseum.org
email: museum@tciway.tcThe Registrar's General Office
Front Street
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, BWI
(649) 946-2800
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- Caribbean Surname Index
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
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Bureau of Vital Records
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00810Director of Libraries and Museums
Department of Conservation and Cultural Affairs
Government of the Virgin Islands
PO Box 599, St. Thomas
VI 00802Northeast National Archives
201 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 337-3000
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- USVI GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/
St. Thomas | St. Croix | St. John- St Croix Landmarks Society
- George Tyson, Director
email: gftyson@viaccess.netSome census records:
(St. Croix 1841)
http://censuslinks.com/Caribbean/
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
- Microfilm Index
MILITARY
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Regiments.org http://www.regiments.org/
British West Indies Regiment graves http://www.new.addington.btinternet.co.uk/seaford.htm
GENERAL RESOURCES
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- LDS Microfilm Indexes
- Physical Descriptions of Immigrant Ships
- American-Portuguese Genealogical Society
- PO Box 644
Taunton, MA 02780
United States
- British Army Medal Office
- Government Office Buildings
Worcester Road, Droitwich
Worcester, United Kingdom WR9 8AU
"For enquiries about army medal issues, and records of the Home Guard."
+44 (0) 190 577 2323
- British Library Manuscripts Catalogue
- Enquiries: rachel.stockdale@bl.uk
+44 (0) 20 7412 7749
British Library Manuscripts Catalogue- British Ministry of Defence
- Bourne Avenue, Hayes
Middlesex, UB3 1RF
United Kingdom
For army and navy service records after 1918.
- (British Telecom) BT Archives - including old telephone directories.
- Third Floor
Holborn Telephone Exchange
268-270 High Holborn, London
United Kingdom WC1V 7EE
+44 (0) 171 492 8792 Helpdesk
+44 (0) 171 242 1967 Fax
archives@bt.com
"Preserves the historical information of British Telecommunications plc and its predecessors from the early part of the nineteenth century up to the present day, effectively the history of telecommunications services in the United Kingdom and from the UK to overseas."
- Cuban Genealogical Society
- 2552 Tamara Drive, PO Box 2650
Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2650
United States
- The Cuban Index
- PO Box 15839
San Luis Obispo, California 93406
United States
(805) 546-9015
- El Centro de la Familia
- 2633 Granite, NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104
United States
- Familia
- Index of Public Libraries in the UK - Maps, links, guides, etc.
"... the on-line starting-place to find information about materials in public libraries which will help you trace your family history."
http://www.earl.org.uk/familia/
info@earl.org.uk
- Family History Centre
- 64-66 Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2PA.
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 171 589 8561
"Genealogical research - not to be confused with the Family Records Centre."
- GenUKI: UK and Ireland Genealogical Forum
- GenUKI has large web site full of information for genealogists seeking ancestors from the UK or Ireland. You can also find details of genealogical newsgroups on this site which will put you in touch with other family historians.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/
- Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America
- 316 West 500 North
St. George, Utah 84770
United States
- Northern Arizona University Library
- Special Collections Division
CU Box 6022
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
United States
- (PRO) The Public Records Office
- Kew, Richmond, Surrey
United Kingdom TW9 4DU
http://www.pro.gov.uk/
Resources for Genealogists: http://www.pro.gov.uk/genealogy/resources.htm
Contact Form is on-site and sends email to webmaster@pro.gov.uk
- Scottish Genealogy Society
- Genealogical Reference Library
15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 131 220 3677
http://www.scotland.net/scotgensoc/
scotgensoc@sol.co.uk
- Society of Genealogists
- Genealogical Reference Library
14 Charterhouse Buildings
Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7BA.
+44 (0) 171 251 8799
http://www.sog.org.uk/
- Ulster Historical Foundation
- 12 College Square East
Belfast, BT1 6DD, Northern Ireland.
+44 123 233 2288
Fax: +44 123 223 9885
Northern Irish Genealogy
http://www.uhf.org.uk/
enquiry@uhf.dnet.co.uk
- University of Miami
- Otto G. Richter Library
Archives and Special Collections
Coral Gables, Florida 33124-0320
United States
(305) 284-3247
- University of Texas at Austin
- Benson Latin American Collection
Sid Richardson Hall 1.108
Austin, Texas 78712-7330
United States
(512) 495-4520
- Other Researchers:
- United Kingdom:
- United States:
Useful Resources:
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- Newsgroups:
- news:soc.genealogy.west-indies
American Plantations and Colonies http://www.primenet.com/~langford/
Gateway - Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com
CaribbeanGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw
Immigrant Ship Transcribers' Guild: http://istg.rootsweb.comIGI (International Genealogical Index): http://www.familysearch.org/
Caribbean Surname Index: http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Caribbean Country Resources: http://www.candoo.com/genresources/index.html
Gateway - Cyndi's List: http://www.cyndislist.com
Family History Centres - Addresses: http://www.genhomepage.com/FHC/
UK Public Records Office (PRO): http://www.pro.gov.uk/
- Acts of the Privy Council of England: Colonial series,1613-1783, 6 vols. (1908-1912)
- Calendar of State Papers, Colonial: America and the West Indies, 1574-1739, 40 vols. (1860-1993)
- Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations, 1704-1782, 14 vols. (1920-1938)
- List of Colonial Office Records, vol. 36 of PRO Lists and Indexes (1911)
- Sources for Colonial Studies in the Public Record Office: records of the Colonial Office, Dominions Office, Commonwealth Relations Office, by A. Thurston (1995)
The PRO web site offers about 100 Record Information Leaflets which can be downloaded and/or printed and which describe their holdings. Leaflet # 23 describes "Records of the American and West Indian Colonies before 1782."
http://www.pro.gov.uk/leaflets/riindex.htm
- Oxford University Bodleian Library
- http://www.ox.ac.uk
- University of Wisconsin/Madison : http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/slavedata/index.html
- A test index of their research files for Slave Movement in the 18th and 19th Centuries. This is a very valuable resource for researchers in the West Indies.
To perform a search, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/cgw_archive/archive.htm
Choose the green "Surname Helper" search icon. Then, choose [Exact Surname] and [ALL] for the search parameters.American Plantations and Colonies : http://www.primenet.com/~langford
Geneanet : http://www.geneanet.org
Geneabank : http://www.geneabank.org
WorldGenWeb : http://www.worldgenweb.org
American Plantations and Colonies : http://www.primenet.com/~langford
The Press University of the West Indies, based in Mona, serving all three campuses of the University at St. Augustine, Trinidad; Cave Hill, Barbados, and Mona, Jamaica. : http://www.uwimona.edu.jm/press/
Publications
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- Joanne Macree Sanders "Barbados Records", originally published by Sanders Historical Publications in 1982, re-published by Genealogical Publishing Co. in 1984. Full set comprises 6 volumes - (1) Baptisms, (2) Marriages, (3) Wills & Administrations.
- William P. Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Lists: a guide to published records of immigrants who came to the new world between the sixteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries", published by Gale of Detroit, and which can be found in many large public libraries.
- Peter Coldham's 4 volume work "The Complete Book of Emigrants". He has also published "The Complete book of emigrants in bondage" (both of these are now on one CD-ROM)
Also by Coldham:- Peter Coldham "American wills and administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857". (1989)
- Peter Coldham "American wills proved in London 1611-1775". (1992)
- Peter Coldham "Child apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London, 1617-1778". (1990)
- Peter Coldham "English adventurers and emigrants 1609-1660 : abstracts of examinations in the high court of Admiralty with references to Colonial America". (1984)
- J.C. Hotten "Original Lists of persons of quality,Emigrants, Exiles, Political Rebels, etc. etc." published in various editions from 1874, and updated by Brandow in "Omitted chapters from Hotten's Original lists, etc."
- W. Gandy's "The Association Oath rolls of the British Plantations, 1696" (1922) included lists for Barbados, Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts and Bermuda.
- H.F. Waters "Genealogical Gleanings in England: abstracts of wills relating to early American families, with genealogical notes and pedigrees constructed from the wills and from other records" (in 2 vols. reprinted 1981) and which contains many West Indian references and is indexed by place.
- Vere Langford Oliver "Monumental Inscriptions in the Churches and Churchyards of the Island of Barbados, British West Indies." - London, Mitchell, Hughes & Clarke, 1915. 223 pages, 2 maps, Indexes.
- Vere Langford Oliver "History of Antigua." - 1. London, Mitchell, Hughes & Clarke, 1894-1914. 2. CanDoo Creative Publishing, 1999; 3 volumes, photographs, illustrations, maps, Indexes. Full set republished by CanDoo, new volumes available HERE
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