Births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials in some of the former British islands of the West Indies are now available online.
FamilySearch has put online at its Record Search pilot site the following record collections:
- Bahamas births 1850-1891;
- Barbados baptisms 1739-1891;
- Barbados marriages 1854-1879;
- Barbados burials 1854-1885;
- Caribbean births and baptisms 1590-1928;
- Caribbean marriages 1591-1905;
- Caribbean deaths and burials 1790-1906;
- Grenada births and baptisms 1866-1891;
- Jamaica births and baptisms 1752-1920;
- Jamaica Trelawny Parish civil registration births 1878-1930.
Hi, I am trying to work out my paternal side of the family. These are the surnames:
1892 – my Dad – C.I. Lebron-Christian died 7-08-1985 in Puerto Rico
1865 – Grandmother C. Christian Orellana married to J.M. Lebron-Maldonado…
I am trying to find the names of my maternal ancestry. My grandfather (Auslin Elsworth Henning) was born on Grand Cayman, his father was Sterling Rivers Henning (also born on Grand Cayman) and his father was John Hooper Henning from Greenock, Greenwich, Scotland. I would like to know the names of those preceding John Hooper Henning (who his parents were etc.).
Hi Robert
Greenock and Greenwich are two different places. Greenock is in Scotland near Glasgow, while Greenwich is in England and is part of Greater London. I’ve taken a look at the Scottish records and found very few people named Henning – certainly none near Greenock. There are some Hennings in Greenwich, but I’m afraid I couldn’t find a John Hooper Henning.
Best regards
Alan
Thanks Alan for the help. Greenwich is indeed a city in England but it is also a county (or whatever they are called in the U.K.) in Scotland and Greenock is there. That’s the way it was explained to me and thus far, I have found nothing to refute it. Thanks again…
Greenock is in Renfrewshire (the county name). There is no Greenwich in Scotland that I know of.
Thank you redetin…I stand corrected.
I’m trying to find records of a marriage between Heloise Marie Serisier and Count de Moro in Cuba between 1835-1845.
Hi, I am trying to find my paternal side. My grandfather, Thomas Daniel Means came to New York City in the early 20’s and bore my father, Thomas Daniel Means, Jr. He returned to the British, West Indies and I am trying to find out which island.
I am trying to find out which island in the West Indies my husbands great,great, grandfather was born. his name was William Taylor Montague
Hi Lorna
Why don’t you try the Caribbean GenWeb Project site at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~caribgw/?
Best wishes
Alan
I’d like to find a birth for John Oxford circa 1826 Antigua.
Hello Mr Alan Stewart My name is Glenn Stewart from Carriacou /Grenada Caribbean.I have my great gran in Carriacou between 1851 onwards His name was Gentle Emmanuel Stewart I AM SEARCHING FOR ANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS HE MAY HAVE HAD PLUS WHEN DID HE ARRIVE IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIES with a Stewart name assume coming from England /Scotland any information will help.Thanks
Hi Glenn
I’m afraid there’s no sign of a Gentle Emmanuel Stewart in England or Scotland. Sorry.
Best regards
Alan
Hi I was trying to find Carter surname or Zander(s) the root is the West Indies Thanks
Trying to find Charles Edwin Vaughn married Mary Kirkconnel in Cayman or Guanaja
I am looking for a marriage certificate filed in the French West Indies for February 2014. Which province are the records filed on?
Thank you!
Hi, Debbie.
You could try Caribbean GenWeb http://www.caribbeangenweb.org/index.php/en/.
Best wishes
Alan
Trying to find marriage record for Peter Amey and Catherine in Tortola BVI in the 1820s.
Hi I am looking for the following surnames of ancestry on my mother’s side from St Phillips in Barbados: Belgrave/Went
Hello I am looking for Felix or Bristol from Grenada. Those are my maternal grandfathers parents. Also is there a way to find passenger lists for ships that left Grenada to Trinidad around 1922 to 1923?
Hi I’m looking for the surnames Saucoro (Socorro), Davis, Burroughs and Lapsley in the British West Indies. My great grandmother, born in Basseterre, was named Rosalie Burroughs. Her parents were John Hart Burroughs and Annie Saucoro Davis