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My Maternal Grandmother Eliza Campbell from Buff Bay, Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica W.I. and her children including my mother Kathleen . Don't now much about her except she gave my mom up for adoption to a lady with the surname Whyte, no one knows how many times grandma was married and to who, but some possible surname's are Gardner and or Aldridge. My family is of African, Jewish and Ameri...
I understand, For many Jamaican families it is difficult to name sometimes our grandparents, especially our great-grandparents, and least likely to name our great-great grandparents. I hope this changes in the future! I am the Grand-daughter of GILBERT and ADINA POWELL, and the daughter of GEORGE POWELL. I understand that my father's side of the family only knows, maybe three (3) of his child...
This project is to research and find out more about the Forrest and other related families, including Foster, originating in Jamaica, West Indies. Forrest Family of Jamaica My paternal grandmother was Bawder Forrest . Stories from Australia Barbara Forrest, now Troth... I am decended from the Forrests from Jamaica. I saw your post on the Jamaican GenForum. I have been tracing my family ...
This project is to research and find out more about the Melville and other related families, originating in Jamaica, West Indies. My maternal grandfather, Lucille Rutty . "My Melville relatives came from Jamaica and settled in Guatemala, but first went to Panama and Costa Rica."--Evelyn Arguedas ( Re: Panama byway of Jamaca ). Notables Links The Modern-Day Maroons: A Genealogy site ...
(This project is associated with the Jamaica "Out Of many, One People" master project and Jamaica Graves project). Objective The objective of this project is to serve as a repository for all Jamaicans whose genealogical traces end in Jamaica in the 15th to mid-20th centuries (1498-1950). This project is for genealogical research that dead ends" at a certain point. Please add all your Jama...
"No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place." -- Maya Angelou Geni Subgroups Resources Dowie DNA -Genetic Genealogy Explained Jamaica DNA Project recommends the 67-marker test.
(This project is a part of or subgroup of Jamaica "Out Of many, One People" project.) Jamaica - Lost Traces Jamaica Graves Famous Jamaicans Irish in Jamaica Petticoat Rebellion Jamaican Planters Family DNA Jamaica Surname Jamaica Sports Maroons of Jamaica
(This project is a part of or subgroup of Jamaica "Out Of many, One People" project.) Summary Links and resources Female Models List of Jamaicans Quotes Jamaican Poets Heroes Famous soccer players from Jamaica
JAMAICAN SURNAMES ARE HERE All Surnames projects will be moved to this page! Subgroups Jamaica - Lost Traces Jamaica Graves Famous Jamaicans Irish in Jamaica Petticoat Rebellion Jamaican Planters Jamaica Family DNA Jamaica Sports Links List your surname forum for all Caribbean Islands
This is sub-project of the Master Project for Jamaica: Jamaica Out Of many, One People"' , as well as the The Jewish Diaspora Project Index : The Portuguese - Spanish - Dutch Jews of Jamaica 14th Century Jewish Journey to Jamaica Jews of Portuguese-Spanish ancestry first landed on the island some 40 years later in 1530 . They made their homes in Spanish Town, then known as St. Jag...
(UNDER CONSTRUCTION! This is the Master Project for Jamaica: Jamaica "Out Of Many, One People" Portal: you will find links to online civil records across Jamaica that may be very helpful in your quest). What can you do here? Ask questions. Collaborate on your research. Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area. Problem finding an ancestors ,...
A Census of the White & Brown inhabitants & other Persons of Free Condition of the Parish of Hanover distinguishing their Sexes, Colour, Ages and places of Residence Name Gender Age Colour Residence Vassall, Robert O. Male - White Abingdon Vassall, Christian Female - White Abingdon Vassall, John Male - White Abingdon Vasall, Mary Female - White Abingdon Doo, Sarah Female 67 White Albion Rus...
This project covers Indians that have left India in the last 300 years, and settled in different continents, regions and countries. East Indian Dispersion Blog (I'm working on a genealogy project for a friend. She is Trinidadian, but looking into where her family came from in India. I mentioned Bombay (Mumbai), Madras (Chennai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) as three main cities--British centers--of ...
The main information is from the book, Jamaican Volunteers in the First World War: Race, Masculinity and the Development of a National Consciousness, by Richard Smith, Manchester, Manchester University Press, c. 2004, ISBN: 0719069858. Review of book The two main units mentioned and expounded upon in this marvelous book are the West India Regiment(s) (WIR), which was made up of mainly Jamaica...
(This project is a part of or subgroup of Jamaica "Out Of many, One People" master project, and Jamaica - Lost Traces ). Jamaica Roll of Honor Even though the people are dead, they are speaking to us,” Pinkney, In the 19th century was the practice of burying persons according to their denomination and class Here People from other places are buried in jamaica Here People off jamaica ar...