Family History
Have you Jewish ancestry in Jamaica?
One of our committee has traced his family line from Portugal to Jamaica via Holland and the United Kingdom. A remarkable story of migration across the world by different generations. He started his research pre the internet which meant many visits to archives and manually searching for information. Thankfully today many archives are digitized which …
Ancestry updates
The 1950 US Federal Census is now available on Ancestry so if you believe your ancestor may have travelled to the United States, take a look. Here is the link for further information on the District Finder whilst Ancestry continue to index records. Updated records are available in the Caribbean Obituary Index 2003 – 2019 …
Paul Crooks talks about DNA
Paul Crooks is again offering a number of interesting talks through Eventbrite. On Wednesday 6th April at 19.45 hrs (BST) he is talking about DNA testing. You can find more information about all of Paul’s planned talks by clicking here. Follow the link to book your place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Research your Family History with the help of the National Archives
The UK National Archives are offering a series of webinars in April to help you with your family history research. The next webinar is on 12th April. Click on the following link National Archives for more information. You will need to book your place through the National Archives website. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for attending our meeting
Thank you to all those who attended our March meeting. We had a wonderful , informative and interesting talk by one of our members Sue Bower on her ancestors from St Vincent. Attendees were researching a variety of islands including Trinidad, Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis and of course St Vincent. …
Join us at our meeting tomorrow!
It is not too late to join us for our meeting tomorrow Saturday 26th March at 2.00pm GMT to hear Sue Bower talk about her family ancestry in St Vincent. Email us here to confirm your attendance, we will then send you the meeting link. Payments can be made via the Parish Chest, please click …
Join us at our next meeting!
Come and join us at our next meeting via Zoom on Saturday 26th March at 2.00pm GMT when Sue Bower will be talking about researching her ancestors from St Vincent. Your first attendance at our meeting is free of charge, thereafter £5.00 per meeting or £20 annual membership fee. Payments can be made through the …
Our March Meeting
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History group is on Saturday 26th March at 2.00pm GMT when Sue Bower, one of our Group members will be talking about her St Vincent ancestry. Your first attendance at our meeting is free of charge. Thereafter there is a £5.00 charge per meeting or £20 annual membership …
Don’t forget Rootstech 3-5 March!
Rootstech is again being organised by Family Search in a couple of days time, on 3-5 March 2022! The show is the largest worldwide family history conference with speakers, unlimited access to over 1500 sessions and an expo hall with companies from around the world. The show is 100% virtual and 100% free. It’s not …