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''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ||
Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews from the Caribbean nations. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 21, | Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews from the Caribbean nations. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 21,453 for this database as of May 2021)<span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.2799997329712px;">. Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library or through private archives or individuals.</span> | ||
== This record contains | ==This record contains== | ||
*Surname and forenames (continually being added) | *Surname and forenames (continually being added) | ||
*Links to ancestors | *Links to ancestors | ||
*Dates where available | *Dates where available | ||
*Places where available | *Places where available | ||
*Source citations where available | *Source citations where available | ||
*Notes where available | *Notes where available | ||
== Major Record Collections within this Collection | ==Major Record Collections within this Collection== | ||
*Birth, Marriage and Death Records from Barbados. | *Birth, Marriage and Death Records from Barbados. | ||
*Birth, Marriage and Death records from Jamaica. | *Birth, Marriage and Death records from Jamaica. | ||
*Births of St. Thomas, 1786-1954. | *Births of St. Thomas, 1786-1954. | ||
*Portuguese Jewish Births and Burials, Curacao 1722-1831. | *Portuguese Jewish Births and Burials, Curacao 1722-1831. | ||
== Before using this record know | ==Before using this record know== | ||
*Name of person to search for | *Name of person to search for | ||
*Approximate year of birth | *Approximate year of birth | ||
*Where the person lived | *Where the person lived | ||
== Where to access the collection | ==Where to access the collection== | ||
Link to this collection through the [[Community_Trees_Project|FamilySearch Community Trees]]. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. | Link to this collection through the [[Community_Trees_Project|FamilySearch Community Trees]]. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. | ||
== How to search the record | ==How to search the record== | ||
*Search by the name of your ancestor | *Search by the name of your ancestor | ||
*View the sources | *View the sources | ||
*View the notes | *View the notes | ||
== Tips | ==Tips== | ||
There are two types of records in the collection: | There are two types of records in the collection: | ||
#Those which have been added by Todd Knowles.In the Notes field, each item is categorized | #Those which have been added by Todd Knowles. In the Notes field, each item is categorized under “Research Notes”. | ||
#Items contributed to the site by others, who are acknowledged. | #Items contributed to the site by others, who are acknowledged. | ||