It is always good to have as much background information as possible from different resources when researching your Caribbean ancestry. Learning more about the history of the islands is important in your research so you know where to look for records. I found this article recently on Legacy Tree Genealogist that gives an insight into …
Please email to register for the meeting. First time attendees are free of charge, thereafter UK£5.00 per meeting or UK£20.00 annual membership. Fees can be paid at the Parish Chest. We hope to see you on Saturday 31st July at 14.00hrs (BST) via Zoom. If you have any queries at all, please email us. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Slaves & Highlanders , A wonderful website that will give you a vast amount of information about Scots who travelled to the Caribbean. This includes Doctors and Ministers as well as planters and they hailed from all parts of Scotland. There is also mention of Dutch and English Caribbean settlers. Click here for more information. …
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If you enjoyed Rootstech Connect earlier this year, you will be pleased to hear that the show is returning in 2022. So make a note in your diary – 3 -5 March 2022. Building on this year’s success , Rootstech will remain completely virtual and FREE. Registration will open in September 2021. Hosted by Family …
Your first attendance at a meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is free, thereafter UK£5.00 per meeting so why not join us – our annual membership fee is UK£20.00 What is incuded in your membership: Free attendance at meetings and most talks Assistance with research where possible Sharing of tips. tricks, brainstorming brick walls …
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Ancestry have a number of videos available on their website for you to view free of charge. These range from getting the most out of your subscription to military records and genetic genealogy as well as tips on African American research. Click on this link to access. The Barefoot Genealogist is also offering a Youtube …
Please email to register for the meeting. First time attendees are free of charge, thereafter UK£5.00 per meeting or UK£20.00 annual membership. Fees can be paid at the Parish Chest. We hope to see you on Saturday 31st July via Zoom. If you have any queries at all, please email us. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who Do You Think you are magazine has a comprehensive article on tracing your Jamaican ancestry. Sharon Hintze has given hints on how to find records on www.familysearch.org and at www.Jamaicanfamilysearch.com. To access the article click here. The Caribbean Family History Group has some researchers with extensive experience of Jamaica so if you have come …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History group is on Saturday 31st July at 14.00hrs(BST). We will be welcoming one of our members who will be talking about her research story tracing her ancestors from Trinidad and back to India. Sue has done extensive research for a number of years and I am sure …
If you have ancestors who were buried in Jamaica , why not take a look at www.jamaicanancestralrecords.com , to check if you can find the burial. Hundreds of graves have been photographed and digitized including military. Burial sites are listed by Parish and include all denominations. If you find a relative’s name , photographs of …
