Caribbean Surname Index

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I live not far from Sidney and I notice that there are two people with the name Cumberbirch in the phone book. Could the name on your letter be Cumberbirch?

Hello, I have this small piece from the Jamaica Gleaner that mentions an Altamont Dolphy. I don't know where you are located, but Porus is in the parish of Manchester, not far from Mandeville. P.R (Philip Ryder) Tivy is an ancestor of mine. The following appeared in the Daily Gleaner August 14, 1919...

Hi Kaila, I've got a Pierre Auguste Burin laCorbinière married to Anne Rose Aurelie Aquart. The marriage took place 26 February 1838. They had at least one son Aurélien laCorbinière (I have him married to Délices Chastanet). Aurelie was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Aquart and Josephine Polixene laP...

Thanks so much to A Ogilvie for information on Thomas Ogilvie - another little piece to the puzzle.

Cathy

I'm sure I'm telling you something you likely know already, but have you checked out:

SIG: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saintdomingue/S-D%20Opening%20Page.htm> and

Genealogy and history of the Caribbean (French islands) http://www.ghcaraibe.org/

I'm looking for information on the descendants of Pierre Louis Mahy and his wife Rose Claire Aquart. They married in St. Lucia 28 November 1852 and had at least one son, John (no information on his birth). Rose Claire Aquart was the daughter of Dr. Modeste Aquart. Any information, no matter how insi...

I'm looking for information on the descendants of Pierre Louis Mahy and his wife Rose Claire Aquart. They married in St. Lucia 28 November 1852 and had at least one son, John (no information on his birth). Rose Claire Aquart was the daughter of Dr. Modeste Aquart. Any information, no matter how insi...

I'm looking for information on the descendants of Pierre Louis Mahy and his wife Rose Claire Aquart. They married in St. Lucia 28 November 1852 and had at least one son, John (no information on his birth). John Married Emily Jane Slinger in Grenada (M. At R.C. Church, SG, Tues. 16th inst. [May 1876]...

I'm looking for information on the descendants of Pierre Louis Mahy and his wife Rose Claire Aquart. They married in St. Lucia 28 November 1852 and had at least one son, John (no information on his birth). Rose Claire Aquart was the daughter of Dr. Modeste Aquart. Any information, no matter how insi...

Hi, I have a few suggestions which you've probably thought of already, but here they are! 1. Have you checked out the Methodist Archives in the UK? I believe they hold records of missionary work http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/specialcollections/collections/methodist/ 2. You may consider also hi...

Hi Paul, Brandon, Alphonse Alexander, b 10/27/1872, bap 7/7/1872. P= James Brandon & Margaret Archer (U). Sp= M. Smith & Catherine Barrow. JD p. 344 This Alphonse would not have been our family lawyer as this one would have been born a little too early. The lawyer had a wife called Leila, wh...

No I'm not related to the Brandons that I know of, but Alphonse Brandon was our family lawyer, so the name was very familiar to me and caught my eye.

Have you seen the book "The Knell of Parting Day: A History of the Jews of POrt Royal and the Hunt's Bay Cemetery". The book is by Marilyn Delevante. The ISBN is 978-976-8217-29-5. It was published in 2008. I'm not sure where you are located, but if you go to http://www.abebooks.com there ...

Thanks for posting this. I was able to find some useful information.

I notice that some passenger lists that have been transcribed list people as Native American when it actually says West Indian. Just something to be aware of.

Cathy