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European Settlement (1632-present)

Irish settlers came to Montserrat in 1632, with some settlers from Virginia arriving soon after. The French attacked and briefly controlled the island in the late 1660s. The British conquered Montserrat soon after and gained legal control following the Treaty of Breda. Montserrat operated as a federal crown colony of the British Leeward Islands from 1871-1958, a province of the West Indies Federation from 1958-1962.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Caribbean Association Oath Rolls, 1696	1696	Oath Rolls	English	The record set gives basic details of signatories (and no additional information appears in the original records of this early date).