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June 19, 2008, Returns of Maroons 1831

The Returns contain the names (and sometimes the ages) of about 1600 people residing in Moore Town, Charles Town, Scots Hall, and Accompong. For details and links, see Other Lists.

 


June 19, 2008, Return of Land Grants 1735-1754.

Details on 208 Land Grants 1735-1754, containing names, acres, and legal boundaries including names of persons owning adjoining land. For details and links, see Other Lists.

 


June 19, 2008, 1827 Jamaica Almanac

Proprietors etc., properties, number of slaves and stock, based on Returns for March 1826.

For links see Almanacs.

 


June 19, 2008, Methodist Baptisms Montego Bay

Methodist baptisms (mostly slaves) and Negro Marriages for the Montego Bay Circuit, 1819-1826. Baptisms 1891-1909) For details, and links to pages, see Methodist.

 


June 19, 2008, Marriage Settlement 1791.

Selections from a Marriage Settlement between Ricketts and Mildmay which involved New Canaan Estate in St. James, including the list of names of about 200 slaves. See New Canaan [M]

 


June 19, 2008, Methodist Baptisms Belmont, St. Ann

Methodist baptisms (mostly slaves) and Negro Marriages for Belmont Estate, St. Ann, 1818-1926. For details, and links to pages, see Methodist.

 


June 19, 2008, Wills

For details of 13 new Wills added, please go to Registers.

 


June 19, 2008, Map of Western Hanover Land Grants

This is a hand-drawn version of a map showing patents etc. around Orange Bay and Green Island from 1673 to 1729. P. Dickson has numbered and transcribed the names and information written on each parcel on the map, and placed the numbers on the map, so that the information can be easily read and tied together. See Hanover 1729.[M]

 


June 19, 2008, Photographs

7 new Photographs. For links and details, see Photos.

 


June 19, 2008, Edward Binns

An article on Edward Binns of Lucea, Hanover, 1804-1851.

 



April 28, 2008, 1823 Jamaica Almanac

Proprietors etc., properties, number of slaves and stock.

For links see Almanacs.


April 28, 2008, Methodist Baptisms Kingston 1824-1867

Methodist baptisms for the Coke Chapel Circuit, Kingston, for 1824 to 1867. For details, and links to pages, see Methodist.


April 28, 2008, Wills and Genealogical Reports

Fourteen new wills. Many detailed Family Reports. For details, and links to pages, see Registers.


April 28, 2008, two new Conveyances

Conveyances Evans to Evans, and McCallum to Dickson.


April 28, 2008, Maps, photographs, newspaper notice

Photographs from Mile Gully of the church and Monumental Inscriptions; two maps of southeastern Westmoreland 1763 and 1804; a Notice about some runaway slaves in 1792. For links and details, see Photos.


April 28, 2008, excerpts from the "Trewman's Exeter Flying Post" 1819-1822

Excerpts about Jamaicans, from the "Trewman's Exeter Flying Post" published in Exeter, England 1819-1822.


April 28, 2008, additions to Jamaicans Elsewhere

Census records and ship's manifests for Levy.

A Blackburn - letter from England.



March 6, 2008, 1857 Jamaica Almanac

Extensive Civil, Parochial, and Public Lists, and Military Lists for 1857. For links see Almanacs.


March 6, 2008, Data and families from Registers

More data from Parish Registers and Civil Registration. Genealogy of John Holloway, including wills, indentures, and inventory of estate. For links, see Registers.


March 6, 2008, Propinquity Records from Aberdeen

Records from Scotland pertaining to Jamaicans [M]. See Propinquity Records.


March 6, 2008, "People of Colour"

From Stewart's book about Jamaica in 1823 [F]. See Stewart


March 6, 2008, "Times" 1788 excerpts

Excerpts from Times of London for 1788 [M].


March 6, 2008, Duncan Campbell letters

Some letters he wrote in 1781-1782 to Blagrove and Campbell [M].


March 6, 2008, Photographs

Five photographs taken at Salt Spring Great House, Hanover [F].

Photographs of two monumental inscriptions in England for Lady Ann Clarke and John Reid [F].


March 6, 2008, additions to Jamaicans Elsewhere

Census records for Daniel Wade and his daughter Ann [F].

Two more obituaries [F]


January 10, 2008, Methodist Baptisms in Montego Bay

Methodist baptisms for the Montego Bay Circuit for 1874 to 1890. For details, and links to pages, see Methodist [F]


January 10, 2008, Jamaicans in Australian records

Jamaicans found in various Austrlian records. Go to Australia - Jamaicans [M].


January 10, 2008, Jamaicans in the Gentleman's Magazine

Excerpts from 1828-1853 Gentleman's Magazine [M].


January 10, 2008, the Trelawny and Public Advertiser

Excerpts for 1875 from the "Trelawny"[M].


January 10, 2008, Letter and photographs Nicholas Tarr

Photographs of Nicholas Stambury Tarr and his wife Ruhamah, widow of John W. Sanftleben; letter from Nicholas Tarr [F].


January 10, 2008, Letter from John Fowler

Letter concerning estate and a slave shipment; analysis of the statistics for the voyage. See Fowler [M].


January 10, 2008, Jamaicans in the "Times"

Excerpts from 1787 "Times" [M].


January 10, 2008, Jamaicans found in censuses and obituaries elsewhere

See Jamaicans in Foreign Records [F].


January 10, 2008, Photographs

See 13 new photographs [F].



November 16, 2007, Methodist Baptisms in Kingston

Methodist baptisms for the Kingston Circuit for 1838 to 1876. For details, and links to pages, see Methodist [F]


November 16, 2007, Methodist Baptisms in the Port Royal Circuit

Methodist baptisms for Port Royal and surrounding areas for 1837 to 1924, and for Gordon Town. For details, and links to pages, see Methodist [F]


November 16, 2007, 1787 Almanac

Civil and Military Lists for 1787. For links see Almanacs.


November 16, 2007, Wills

Wills of William Fraser and William McDowal, and notes on the family of William Fraser. Go to Fraser [M]


November 16, 2007, Letter to Lewis Bowerbank

A letter written in 1876, containing signatures of some prominent citizens of Kingston. See Bowerbank [F].


November 16, 2007, Report on Heavitree, Manchester

An update on Heavitree and other properties in Manchester [F].


November 16, 2007, Early Map of Kingston and Port Royal Harbours.

See Map [F].


November 16, 2007, Jamaican Currency 1787

Currency conversion Tables, comparing Jamaican currency to British sterling, Spanish real, and gold coins.



October 12, 2007, Caribbeana

The pages from Volume V of Caribbeana relating to Jamaicans. For details, and links to pages, go to Caribbeana [F]


October 12, 2007, Methodist Baptisms in Montego Bay

Methodist baptisms for the Montego Bay Circuit for 1827 to 1874 included parts of Hanover. For details, and links to pages, see Methodist [F]


October 12, 2007, seven Wills

Wills for Whitehorne, Marshall and Stoddard [M]. Go to October Wills


October 12, 2007, Voyage of the slave ship "Daniel"

Facts concerning the voyage of the "Daniel" in 1792, and an analysis of mortality rates for slaves and crew [F]. See the Daniel


October 12, 2007, James Townson Stuart photograph

This photograph [F]links to his parents' marriage already listed in Roman Catholic records. See Stuart photograph



August 16, 2007, Who's Who 1919

From the 1919 Who's Who, Obituaries of some prominent Jamaicans who died in 1917 to 1920, War Services Recognized, members of the Local Defence Force, additional careers of people, and new magistrates [M]. For links go to Who's Who [F].


August 16, 2007, Methodist Baptisms in Kingston

Methodist Baptisms in the Coke Chapel Circuit (Kingston), 1874 to 1927 [M]. See Methodist [F]


August 16, 2007, Methodist Baptisms in Trelawny

Methodist baptisms in the Falmouth circuit, for Trelawny and parts of St. James, 1855 to 1874 [M]. See Methodist [F]


August 16, 2007, The Trelawny and Public Advertiser 1874

Excerpts from this newspaper for 1874. See Trelawny and Public Advertiser [F]


August 16, 2007, Letter concerning slave ship Sarah

A letter from J. Fowler 1790 concerning slaves arriving on the slave ship Sarah, with data on the Sarah. See Fowler 1790.


August 16, 2007, map of Trelawny 1804

A map of Trelawny with names of places and some proprietors. Trelawny 1804


August 16, 2007, photographs of Jamaica

Photographs of Dunn's River Falls, Abingdon, Barbican (Kenilworth) in Hanover, items at the open air museum in Discovery Bay. For links see Photographs.

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