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THE TOWERS, 3rd floor
25 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5, JAMAICA, W.I.
Tel: (876) 929-7087-9
Fax: (876) 929-8468
Email: Kingston@unesco.org
Website: http://www.unescocaribbean.org/
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See also Nevis and St. Kitts / Nevis
Anguilla Library Service
The Valley
Anguilla, BWI
Tel: (264) 497-2441
Fax: (264) 497-2908
Email: reid@offshore.com.aiRegistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Judicial Department, The Valley
Anguilla, BWI
Tel: (264) 497-23777LDS Microfilm Index (Part of St. Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla)
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(Antigua Historical & Archaeological Society)
PO Box 2103, Long Street
(Corner of Long and Market Streets)
St. Johns, Antigua
(Director: Desmond Nicholson)
(268) 462-1469
(268) 462-4930
(268) 462-4936
Web site: http://www.antiguamuseums.org
email: museum@candw.agAntigua National Archives
Rappaport Centre
Victoria Park, Factory Road
St. Johns, Antigua
Tel: (268) 462-3946
Tel: (268) 462-3947
email: antiguabarbudanationalarchives@gmail.com
or email: archives@candw.agThe Antigua National Archives 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
Tel: (268) 462-3929
Tel: (268) 462-0609 (??)Birth, marriage, and death records are available from August 1856 to the present.
National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Culture & Technology
Queen Elizabeth Highway
St. John’s, Antigua
Tel: (268) 462-4959
Fax: (268) 462-4970
Email: antiguatv@hotmail.com
Email: georgebrown202@hotmail.com
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). Aside: 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 also have a set of Oliver's "History of Antigua" (the Archives have an original set as well as a new set).Antigua and Barbuda Public Library
Market St, St John's
Antigua and Barbuda
Web Site: http://www.thepubliclibrary.edu.ag/
Tel: (268) 462-4959
Email: publib@antigua.gov.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/
Links:- "Plantations"
"Tombstones"
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(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://www.ghcaraibe.org/
- Trajectoire et intensite des cyclones tropicaux dans le bassin de l'Atlantique nord de 1886 a 1997
- http://www.ouragans.com/faq/sectionE.asp
Merci a Bruno Benjamin de l'Ouragans, et la belle Jocelyne BEROARD de Martinique et Paris (KASSAV).
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PO Box SS-6833
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: (242) 322-4231Bahamas Public Library
Rawson Square
Nassau, BahamasNassau Public Library & Museum
Shirley Sreet
P.O. Box N3210, Nassau
Tel: (242) 322-4907
Tel: (242) 393-5379
Fax: (242) 322-8471Bahamas Department of Archives
PO Box SS-6341
Nassau, Bahamas
http://www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs
email: archives@batelnet.bs
Tel: (242) 393-2175
Tel: (242)393-2855 FaxWyannie Malone Historical Museum
Library, Hope Town
Abaco, BahamasRegistrar General
PO Box N532
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: (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.Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education and Training
P.O. Box N-3913
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: (242) 502-8215
Fax: 242-323-2129
Email: comp.edu@batelnet.bs
Email: intlorgs@bahamaseducation.comCollege 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:
- Stephanie Ritchie
http://www.caribbeanavenue.com/ritchie/index.html
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- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
- Bahamas GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhswgw/
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Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Barbados Museum & Historical Society
The Garrison, St. Michael
Barbados
Librarian: Harriett Peirce
Web site: http://www.barbmuse.org.bb/
email: museum@caribsurf.com
(246) 427-0201
(246) 436-1956
(246) 429-5946 FaxAmple parking facilities.
The BMHS charges about BD$23 (US$12) 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 volunteers 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 about BD$1.00 (US$0.50) per page.
Research in the Museum's Library can be done at a distance. Write to (or email, 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
Tel: (246) 425-1380
Tel: (246) 425-1381
Fax: (246) 425-5911
Tel: (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
Tel: (246) 426-3461 / 9
Tel: (246) 426-2131 / 2 / 3 / 4
Tel: (246) 228-9850 / 1
Fax: (246) 426-2405
Tel: (246) 427-5537 Registrar
Web site: http://www.lawcourts.gov.bb/Recordbranch.html
Tel: (246) 426-3461National Library Service
Public Services Division
(Main Branch) Coleridge Street
Bridgetown, St. Michael
Tel: (246) 426-3981
Tel: (246) 426-6081
Tel: (246) 437-6009 Director
Tel: (246) 437-6009 Deputy Director
Fax: (246) 436-1501
Email: natlib@caribsurf.com
Email: smitha@gob.bbBarbados National Commission
Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
The Elsie Payne Complex
Constitution Road
St. Michael, Barbados
Tel: (246) 430-2719
Fax: 246-436-2411
Fax: 246-436-8909
Email: unsecgen@mes.gov.bb
Email: hdaisley@mes.gov.bbUniversity of the West Indies Main Library
Cave Hill Campus
Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel: (246) 425-1100
Fax: (246) 425-1327
Website: www.uwichill.edu.bb/page9.htm
- Links:
- Geraldine Lane's "Barbados Tombstones, Manumissions, Slave Compensations"
Geraldine Lane's "Tracing Ancestors in Barbados"
"Plantations"
"Tombstones"
- Researchers:
- Dr. Patricia Stafford, B.A., PhD
http://www.caribbeanavenue.com/stafford/index.html
Tel: (246) 428-2103
- Mrs. Carol King
69 Wanstead Gardens
St. James, BARBADOS.
Tel. (246) 424-2344
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, Belize
Tel: (501) 2 34248
Tel: (501) 2 34249
Fax: (501) 2 34246
Web site: www.nlsbze.bz
Email: nls@btl.net
Archives Department
26/28 Unity Boulevard
Belmopan, Belize
Tel: (501) 822-2247
Tel: (501) 822-2097
Tel: (501) 822-2507
Email: archives@btl.netRegistrar General
Supreme Court
Belize City, Belize
Tel: (501) 227-7377
Tel: (501) 227-2053
Fax: 501- 227-0181
Web site: http://www.belizejudiciary.org/web/
Email: info@belizejudiciary.orgBelize National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
West Block, BELMOPAN
BELIZE (Central America)
Tel: (501) 822 23 29
Tel: (501) 822 23 80
Fax : (501) 822 33 89
Email: tlevy@moes.gov.bz
Email: theresitalevy@hotmail.comResearchers:
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c/o Bermuda Library
Par-la-ville Park
Hamilton, Bermuda
http://www.bermuda4u.com/Attractions/bermuda_attractions_bermuda_historical_society_museum.htmlSt. George's Historical Society Foundation
Museum
St. George's, Bermuda
http://www.stgeorgesfoundation.org/education/digital-field-trip/historical-society-museum/Bermuda National Archives
Ministry of Development, Opportunity and Government Services
Government Administration Building
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Tel: (441) 295-5151
Fax: (441) 295-8751
Direct research line (441) 297-7737
http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=429&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true
e-mail to Jane Downing, Records Officer, Bermuda Archives
jdowning@bdagov.bma
Another possible fax number: (441) 292-2349Bermuda Registry General
Ministry of Labor and Home Affairs
Government Administration Building
30 Parliament St, Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Tel: (441) 297-7739Bermuda National Library
13 Queen Street
Par-la-Ville
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda
Tel: (809) 295 3104
Fax (809) 292 8443
email: khayward@gov.bmResearchers:
- Jennifer Polnaszek
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bmuwgw/bermuda.htm
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- Bermuda GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~bmuwgw/bermuda.htm
- Caribbean Surname Index
http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
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Flemming St
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Web site: http://www.bvilibrary.gov.vg/
Tel: (284) 494-3428Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Government of the British Virgin Islands
Central Administration Complex
P.O. Box 418, Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Tel: (284) 494-3492
Fax: (284) 494-6664
E-mail: registrar@bvigovernment.org
http://www.bvi.gov.vg/products.asp?iProd=32&iCat=12&hierarchy=0B.V.I Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education & Culture
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Tel: (284) 494-7739
Tel: (284) 494-7740
Fax: 248-494-7431
email: meditawheatley@yahoo.comResearchers:
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Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
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Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Cayman Islands National Archive (Updated 26 Oct 2015)
Government Administration Building
37 Archive Lane (?)
P.O. Box 10160
Grand Cayman KY1-1002
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Tel: (345) 949-9809
Fax: (345) 949-9727
Web site: www.cina.gov.ky
Email: CINA@gov.kyRegistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
General Registry Department
Tower Building, Grand Cayman.
Hours of business M-F, 8:30am-5:00pm
Tel: (345) 244 3404
Email: bdm@gov.ky
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Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
- Microfilm Index
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Address : Ave. Kohly n° 151, esq. 32 Nuevo Vedado
LA HABANA, CUBA
Tel: (53-7) 53 21 03
Tel: (53-7) 881-00 88
Fax : (53-7) 53 21 04 **
Email: cncu@cncu.minrex.gov.cu
Email: charo@cncu.minrex.gov.cu
Web site: http://cuba.comnat.unesco.orgArchivo Nacional de la Republica de Cuba
Calle Compostela N0. 906
San Isidro, Habana Vieja
CP10100
Habana, Cuba
Tel: 862 9436
Fax: (53-7) 33-8089
Web site: http://www.arnac.cu/Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti
Ave. Independencia y 20 de Mayo
Plaza de la Revolucion
Apartado Postal 6670
La Habana, Cuba
Tel: (537) 555 442-49
Fax: 816224/335938
Web site: http://www.bnjm.cu/bnjm/espanol/index_e.aspInstitute del Libro
Calle 19
Havana, CubaMuseo de la Habana
Oficina del Historiador
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
Plaza de Armas
Havana, CubaResearchers:
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Resources:
- Cuba GenWeb Page
- http://www.cubagenweb.org/
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
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Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Public Library
Victoria Street, Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
Chief Librarian: Mrs. Magdalene Robin
(767) 266-3341 / 3355 / 3335
http://www.dlis.gov.dm/opac-tmpl/prog/docs/contactus.html
email: publiclibrary@cwdom.dmNational Documentation Centre and Public Library of Dominica
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel: (767) 448-2401
Email: library@curdom.dmNational Documentation Centre, Library and Information Services of Dominica
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
Chief Librarian: Mrs. Magdalene Robin
Tel: (767) 448-2401
Tel: (767) 266-3409
Tel: (767) 266-3397
Fax: (767) 448-7928
http://www.dominica.gov.dm
email: library@cwdom.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 presentDominica Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Sports & Youth Affairs
Government Headquarters
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel: (767) 448-2401
Tel: (767) 448-3022
Fax: (767)-448-0644
Email: unesco@cwdom.dm
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- Dominica GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Dominica/General
- Microfilm Index
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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
Tel: (809) 687-3992Familias de Samana y Sabana de la Mar
More than 17000 names.
http://www.javado4.tribalpages.com
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- Republica Dominicana CaribbeanGenWeb
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~domwgw/mhhbcgw.htm
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
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Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Registrar General
Church Street
St. George's
Grenada
Tel: (473) 440-2030
Birth, marriage and death records are available from 1900 to the present.Public Library/National Archives
2 Carenage
St George's, Grenada
Tel: (473) 440-2506Grenada National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education
Botanical Gardens, Tanteen
St. George’s, Grenada
Tel: (473) 440-2166
Fax : (473) 440-7701
email: pmugrn@caribsurf.com
email: efinlay@caribsurf.com
Public Library/National Archives
2 Carenage
St George's, Grenada
Tel: (473) 440-2506
email: 9lsl@caribsurf.comGrenada National Museum
Young Street
St. George's
Grenada
+1 (473) 440 3725
email: gdamuseum@gmail.com
Researchers:
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Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
List of Attorneys (incomplete; necessary for info / certificate search / retrieval)
See also Antilles Francaises
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B.P. 74, 97120 Basse Terre, Cedex
GuadeloupeArchives Departementales de la Guyane
Place Leopold Heder
97302 Cayenne, Cedex
GuadeloupeResearchers:
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20 Main Street
Cummingsburg
Georgetown, GuyanaNational Archives of Guyana
D'Urban Park, Homestretch Avenue,
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: 592-227-7687
email: narchivesguyana@yahoo.comNadia Gamel-Carter, Archivist
National Archives of Guyana
Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport
D'Urban Park, Homestretch Avenue,
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: 592-227-7687
Tel: 592-225-6783,
Tel: 592-226-3852National Library of Guyana
P.O. Box 10240
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: (592) 227-4053
Fax: (592) 231-7973
email: merle18james@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.natlib.gov.gy/General 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 churchesGuyana National Commission for UNESCO
“Dargan House”
P.O. Box 1014
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: 592-225-4306
Fax: 592-226-0645
email: unesco@sndp.org.jmResearchers:
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Resources:
- Guyana GenWeb Page
- http://www.worldgenweb.org/~guywgw/
- 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
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Archives Nationales d’Haiti
22 Angle Rues Borgella & Geffrard BOITE POSTALE 1299
PORT-AU-PRINCE
HAITI
Tel: 509 558 0329
Tel: 509 222 8566
Tel: 509 221 2120
Fax: 509 222 628
Fax: 509 221 2125
Website: http://www.anhhaiti.org/Bibliotheque Nationale d'Haiti
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, HaitiCommission nationale haïtienne de coopération avec l'UNESCO
Address : Rue 4 - Pacot, # 4
(entre la rue Bellevue et l´avenue N)
B.P. 1347
PORT-AU-PRINCE
HAITI
Tel: (509) 245 0370
Tel: (509) 514 0167
Fax: (509) 244 8080
E-mail: jeancoulanges@yahoo.fr
E-mail: jeancoulanges@hotmail.com
E-mail: jdeslorges@yahoo.fr
E-mail: natcomunescohaiti@yahoo.frResearchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- 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
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Archivo Nacional de Honduras
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, HondurasResearchers:
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Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica
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.Jamaica Archives and Records Department
59 Church Street
Kingston, Jamaica
Tel: (876) 922-8830
Fax:(876)922-3707
Email: archivist@jard.gov.jmThe 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
Tel: 876- 967-2494
Fax 876 922-5567
Email: nljwh@infochan.com
Website: www.nlj.org.jm
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.University of the West Indies, Mona
Mona
Kingston 7, Jamaica
Tel: (876) 927-1660 - to - 1669
Website: http://mona.uwi.edu/library/Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO
25 Dominica Drive
The Towers. 3rd Floor
Kingston 5
Tel: 876-926-5480
Fax: 876-929-4022
Email: jamaica.natcom@unesco.org
- 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 Rosers
Cynthia Rosers 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. You may contact her here...
http://www.caribbeanavenue.com/rosers/index.htmlResearchers:
Dianne T. Golding-Frankson
Dianne T. Golding-Frankson is a researcher in Jamaica. She charges for her work. You may contact her here...
http://www.genealogyplusjamaica.com/
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
- 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
- Web site: http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com
eMail: jcomments@jamaicanfamilysearch.com
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Wills
and probate in Jamaica (thanks to Edward Crawford for these notes!)
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See also Antilles Francaises
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Archives Departinentales de la Martinique
B.P. 720 Boulevard du Chevalier de Sainte-Marie
97262 Fort de France
MartiniqueUniversite des Antilles et de la Guyane
Bibliotheque Universitaire
Campus Universitaire
BP7210 Schoelcher
MartiniqueResearchers:
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Resources:
- (See also Antilles Francaises, Guadeloupe)
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.(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.
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- Montserrat GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/BVI/Montserrat
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Montserrat National Trust- P. O. Box 393,
Olveston, Montserrat.
Any questions please contact Mike Smith
eMail: smithfamilycircus@xtra.co.nz
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.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) 461-6794Biblioteca Nacional Aruba
G. Madurostraat13
Oranjestad, Aruba, Nederlandse Antillen
Tel: (297)582 1580; Fax 297 582-5493
Email: m.alberts@bibliotecanacional.awNetherlands Antilles National Commission for UNESCO
APNA-Building
Schouwburgweg 24 - 26
Willemstad, CURAÇAO
Netherlands Antilles
Tel: (59 99) 434-3712
Fax: (59 99) 434-3788
email: unesco-neth.ant@gov.an
Website: http://www.unesconethant.org
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- Netherlands Antilles GenWeb Page
- 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
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.
See also Anguilla and St. Kitts / NevisLDS 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
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Archivo General de Puerto Rico
Instituto de Cultura
PO Box 9024184
San Juan, PR 00902-4184
(787) 722-2113Archivo Historico de Caguas
Departamento de Desarrollo Cultural
Municipio de Caguas
PO Box 907
Caguas, PR 00726
(787) 258-0070Archivo Historico de Mayaguez
Municipio de Mayaguez
PO Box 447
Mayaguez, PR 00681
(787) 833-5195Archivo 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.eduaDivision 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
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- Puerto Rico GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~prwgw/index.html
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
(See also NEVIS, above)
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.National Archives
Mrs. Victoria B. O'Flaherty
Archivist for National Archives
Government Headquarters
Church Street, Box 186
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Tel: (869) 465 2521
Fax (869) 466- 3490
Email: stkittspro@hotmail.com
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.St. Christopher Heritage Society
P. O. Box 888, Bank Street, Basseterre, St. Kitts
(869) 465-5584
eMail: schs@caribsurf.com
St. Kitts Historical Society
Old Customs House
Basseterre, St. KittsSt. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 333 Church Street
Greenlands, Basseterre
St. Kitts and Nevis
Tel: (869) 465-2521 ext 1424
Fax: (869) 465-9069
Email: unesconatcom@caribsurf.com
- Researchers:
Hazel Brookes
Hazel Brookes is a researcher located in St. Kitts. You may contact her here...
http://www.caribbeanavenue.com/brookes/index.html15jul11
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- LDS Microfilm Index (Part of St. Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla)
Michelle Terrell's St. Kitts-Nevis Page- http://www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/genhome.html
- St. Kitts - Nevis GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/LeewardIslands/StChristopher
- St. Kitts - Nevis History Page
- http://website.lineone.net/~stkittsnevis/
- The Jewish Community of Nevis Archaeology Project
- http://www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/Nevis.html
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Attn: Margot Thomas, Director
National Archives Authority of St. Lucia
PO Box 3060, Clarke Street, Vigie
Castries, St. Lucia
Tel: (758) 452-1654
email: natsearch@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 FaxMinistry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth & Sports
National Insurance Scheme Building
The Water Front, John Compton Highway
Castries, St. Lucia
Tel: (758) 452-7286
Fax: (758) 451-7633
Email: unesco@education.gov.lc
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$75
*** All rates in US$, plus 18% tax ***
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- St. Lucia GenWeb Page
- http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/StLucia/General
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.St Vincent and the Grenadines Archives Department
Cotton Ginnery Compound, Frenches
Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: (784) 456-1689
Tel: (784) 456 1111 ext. 485
Fax: (784) 485 6454Department of Libraries Archives and Documentation Services
Lower Middle Street
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: (784) 457-2022
Fax (784) 457-2022
Email: publiclibrary@caribsurf.comRegistrar General
Government Buildings
Kingstown, St. Vincent
(784) 457-1424
Birth, marriage and death records are available from July 1874 to the present.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: (784) 451-2755
Fax: (784) 457-1114
email: unescosvg@vincysurf.com
Researchers:
Cheryl Hazell
Cheryl Hazell is a researcher located in Toronto, doing research for St. Vincent. You may contact her here...
http://www.caribbeanavenue.com/hazell/index.html* This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- St. Vincent GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~vctwgw/
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname
Centrale Bibliotheek, Leysweg
Postbus 9212
Paramaribo, Suriname
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.National Archives
105 St. Vincent Street, PO Box 763
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Tel: (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
Tel: (868) 623-2450
Tel: (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,
Tel: (868) 639-3210The Head Librarian
National Heritage Library
8 Knox Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad, West Indies
Tel: (868) 623-6124
Fax: (868) 625-6096
email: josborne@nalis.gov.tt
email: 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
Tel: (868) 662-2002
Fax: (868) 662-9238
http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/
email: mainlib@library.uwi.ttTrinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO
15 Wainwright Street
St. Clair, Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 622-0939
Tel: (868) 628-0711
Fax: (868) 622-8909
Email: tntncunesco@tstt.net.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:
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
1 (868) 655-2911, Fax: 1 (868) 652-9111* This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
- 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
- http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/
- The University of the West Indies : West Indiana and Special Collections Division
- http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/wisc.html
e-mail: widmail@library.uwi.tt- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Turks and Caicos National Museum
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
Researchers:
- * This space is available for names and contacts of all researchers at no charge. Please contact the Administrator HERE to have your contact added (please provide a brief description of your work and services).
Resources:
- Caribbean Surname Index
- http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.html
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Department of Health
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
Researchers:
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Resources:
- USVI GenWeb Page
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/
St. Thomas | St. Croix | St. John- Caribbean Genealogy Library, St. Thomas
- Genealogy Library on St. Thomas
Resources:
CGL Catalog
Selected Records of the Danish West Indies, 1672-1917
National Archives Microfilm 1883
St. Croix Census Records
CaribbeanGenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vicgl/index.html
Location: Al Cohens Plaza, next to Mango Tango Art Gallery, across from Randys Restaurant
(on Weymounth Rhymer Highway, just east of Charlotte Amalie)
Usual Operating Hours:
Tuesdays: 9am - 5pm
Wednesdays: 1pm - 8pm
Thursdays: 1pm - 8pm
Saturdays: 9am - 5pm- 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
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Frank Goodwill's Regiments of the British West Indies http://website.lineone.net/~bwir/
Regiments.org http://www.regiments.org/
British West Indies Regiment graves http://www.new.addington.btinternet.co.uk/seaford.htm
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
Please note that I do NOT do research for others.Topic: A discussion list, gatewayed with (copied to) the soc.genealogy.west-indies newsgroup, for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the West Indies and the Caribbean.
For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at CARIBBEAN-admin@rootsweb.com.
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You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. Some list archives are not available; if there is a link here to an archive but the link doesn't work, it probably just means that no messages have been posted to that list yet.
- 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
- Museums Association of the Caribbean
- 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:
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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: Archives.com State Resources
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/
Please send corrections, updates and additions HERE.
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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)
- Thomas M. Truxes "Irish-American Trade, 1660-1783". (1988)
- 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
Vere Langford Oliver "Caribbeana." - London, Mitchell, Hughes & Clarke, 1915. 6 volumes, illustrations, maps, Indexes. Original contains "West Indian Bookplates" and "Registers of St. Thomas, Middle Island", No Index to volume 6. Fully indexed set republished by CanDoo, new volumes available HERE
- William R. O'Byrne, "A Naval Biographical Dictionary Comprising The Life and Services of Every Living Officer In Her Majesty's Navy From the Rank of Admiral of the Fleet to that of Lieutenant inclusive." Compiled from authentic and family documents. London: John Murray, 1849. Note: John Murray was publisher to the admiralty.
- Dr. K. S. Wise "Historical Sketches" (Trinidad & Tobago history, 16-18th centuries) 4 Vols. Contains some names of 18th century settlers.
- Sir Claud Holis (Late Gov. and C-in-C of Trinidad & Tobago 1930-36) "A Brief History of Trinidad under the Spanish Crown"
- Eric E. Williams "From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969" ISBN 0-394 71502-0, Vantage Books
- Dookhan, Isaac "A History of the Virgin Islands of the United States" ISBN 976-8125-05-5, Canoe Press
- Peter Carr, Editor/publisher: "Caribbean Historical & Genealogical Journal, including the surrounding continental areas", usually runs to about 42-46 pages each edition. Address: TCI Genealogical Resources, P.O. Box 15839, San Luis Obispo California 93406 USA. The Journal comes out each quarter: January, April, July & October. Cost is $24.00 (US) in the US and $30 (US) outside the US.
Areas tend to include: Chronological History of the Caribbean (on-going series of articles), Research Tidbits, Historical & Genealogical Bibliography (island by island), Genealogical Tidbits, Articles on specific islands/people/index/records etc., Shipping lists, Indexes of data, Queries section, Journals/book reviews.- Richard B. Cheddie "Researching In St.Lucia"
- Mrs. Lanaghan "Antigua & the Antiguans: A Full Account Of The Colony and Its Inhabitants From The Time Of The Caribs to the Present Day." 2 volumes. London: Saunders & Otley, 1844. Republished: Macmillan Caribbean, 1991
- Walter Augustus Feurtado "Official and Other Personages of Jamaica 1655 - c1870". LDS microfilm # 0826558, Ellis Family Notes, Letters and Pedigrees, items 3-4.
- T. Fitz-Evan Eversley, compiler "The Trinidad Reviewer for the year 1899" The Robinson Printing Co Ltd., London. This book gives a review on the way people lived their lives in Trinidad in 1899. There is also a chapter concerning notable folk in Trinidad with a paragraph History on each.
- Anthony de Verteuil "The Germans in Trinidad" (1994). History of the German peoples in Trinidad. Notable names Stollmeyer, Boos, Siegert and Urich. Many others are mentioned breifly. The Litho Press
- Anthony de Verteuil "Sylvester Devenish and the Irish in Nineteenth Century Trinidad"
- Anthony de Verteuil "A History of Diego Martin 1784-1884", Paria Publishing, P.O.S.: 1987
- Michael Pocock "Shadow of the Past". For those of French Descent who migrated to Trinidad. (French Creoles)
- Michael Anthony "The Making of Port of Spain"
- Anthony de Verteuil, Begorrat - Brunton "The Book of Trinidad" 1992. Paria Publishing Co Ltd., Trinidad. About Trinidad from Pre-Columbus to Independence and onward.
- Jill Sheppard "The Redlegs of Barbados". 1977. Irish indentured labourers in Barbados.
- Aubrey Gwyan "Irish Migration to the West Indies : Analecta Hibernia" 1932. Dublin. Documents And Articles on Irish in the West Indies.
- Olga J Mavrogordato "Memorandum Describing the History of Our Ancestors". (not known to be for sale). West Indian Library Ref. 920 MAV
- Guy Grannum "Tracing your West Indian Ancestors : sources in the Public Record Office"
- Pierre G.L. Borde "The History of the Island of Trinidad under the Spanish Government", Vol 1 and 2, Maisoneuve et Cie., Paris: 1876 and 1883 respectively by Maisonneuve & Cie.. Republished by Paria Publishing, P.O.S. 1982. Translated by James Alva Bain and A.S. Mavrogordato, respectively for the 1982 Paria republication.
- Jo-Anne Ferreira "The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago: Portrait of an Ethnic Minority", ISER, UWI, St. Augustine: 1994
- Bridget Brereton "History of Modern Trinidad 1783-1962". London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1981
- Anthony de Verteuil "Eight East Indian Immigrants". Port-of-Spain: Paria Publishing Co. Ltd., 1989. (Names: Beccani, Bunsee, Capildeo, Gokool, Ruknadeen, Soodeen, Sookoo, and Valiama)
- On-line: Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography
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