One of our committee has recently given a talk on how he traced his ancestry from Portugal to Jamaica. Different generations of his family migrated across continents also living in Amsterdam and London. Steve started his research many years ago pre the internet which meant many visits to archives and manual searches for information. Thankfully …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will take place this Saturday 26th June at 14.00-16.300hrs (BST) As this falls within ‘Windrush’ week in the UK, we decided we would use this as the basis for our meeting. The MV Empire Windrush was the first ship that brought people from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is on Saturday 26th June at 14.00 hrs (BST) when we will be talking about shipping lists. Following that, our meeting dates are as follows: July – Saturday 31st July for which we have a speaker August – no meeting September – Saturday 25th September October …
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Today 22nd June is Windrush Day in the UK. The 73rd anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush into Tilbury Docks in Essex in 1948 carrying the first migrants from the Caribbean to help re build Britain. Today honours the half a million people who travelled from the Caribbean to the United KIngdom. …
The Caribbean Family History Group are pleased to announce that we will be an exhibitor at the Genealogy Show , a virtual family history show on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th June. You can purchase tickets for the event in advance at the following link. Some of the speakers are listed here and most of …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will take place on Saturday 26th June at 14.00 hrs – 16.30 hrs (BST) As this falls within ‘Windrush’ week in the UK, we decided we would use this as the basis for our meeting. The MV Empire Windrush was the first ship that brought people from …
Did your ancestor travel from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom on the SS Empire Windrush ? In tracing your Caribbean ancestry, you may be able to find your ancestors name on the passenger list. Goldsmiths University of London have transcribed passenger lists and replicated landing cards to enable us to trace our relatives. Click …
A new performance project is being created and Windrush Elders and their kin are required for an online Human Library Performance Project that explores Windrush stories. Elders, their families and others who connect and relate to the Windrush are required to be part of this creative project. The 8 sessions will be conducted through a …
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My Heritage are offering a number of free Legacy Family Tree Webinars for you to watch. Subjects range from colourising your ancestor photos, to DNA clustering and passenger lists. There are a number to choose from. The webinars change regularly . There are more coming up later this month and in July and you can …
The next meeting of our group will be on Saturday 26th June at 14.00 hrs (BST). Make a note in your diary! More details of the agenda to follow. Attendance is free to members and first time attendees, otherwise UK£5.00 per meeting. Please email here to register for the meeting. A link will then be …
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