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Galenson published a list of more than 50 English indentured servants shipped to the Caribbean, and to a lesser extent, North American colonies: | |||
*Galenson, David. "Servants Bound for Antigua 1752-56," ''The Genealogists' Magazine,'' Vol. 19, No. 8 (December 1978): 277-279. {{FHL|434342|item}} 942 B2gm v. 19 (1977-1979); these immigrants are included in the free online [http://www.immigrantservants.com/search/simpleResults.php?keywords=Galenson Immigrant Servants Database]. | |||
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Between 1834 and 1842 four groups of Germans left for Jamaica. | Between 1834 and 1842 four groups of Germans left for Jamaica. | ||
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4. 107 settlers arrived in December 1838, originating from Northern Germany, Franken and the Rhön (cultural areas). | 4. 107 settlers arrived in December 1838, originating from Northern Germany, Franken and the Rhön (cultural areas). | ||
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The settlers' names are listed in an article written by Adalbert Goertz, published in the periodical GENEALOGIE, Heft 10, Jahrgang 32 (1983), page 704 ff., available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, call number 943 B2gf | The settlers' names are listed in an article written by Adalbert Goertz, published in the periodical GENEALOGIE, Heft 10, Jahrgang 32 (1983), page 704 ff., available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, call number 943 B2gf | ||
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Jamaica 
Emigration and Immigration
English Immigrants[edit | edit source]
Galenson published a list of more than 50 English indentured servants shipped to the Caribbean, and to a lesser extent, North American colonies:
- Galenson, David. "Servants Bound for Antigua 1752-56," The Genealogists' Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 8 (December 1978): 277-279. FHL Collection 942 B2gm v. 19 (1977-1979); these immigrants are included in the free online Immigrant Servants Database.
German Immigrants[edit | edit source]
Between 1834 and 1842 four groups of Germans left for Jamaica.
1. Thirteen families from the Braunschweig area landed in 1834 in Kingston. Their first settlement "Brunswick" failed. They eventually went to Clarendon.
2. In December 1834 506 Germans landed in Port Royal. Some settled in Ballintoy/Alva, St Ann.
3. 532 Germans landed in 1835 in Rio Bueno, Trelawny. Most of them origianted from the Weserbergland and Westphalia, 28 came from Waldeck. 251 founded Seaford Town in Westmoreland. Of these settlers 34 died within the next two years, 108 moved on (mostly to the USA) and 119 stayed.
4. 107 settlers arrived in December 1838, originating from Northern Germany, Franken and the Rhön (cultural areas).
The settlers' names are listed in an article written by Adalbert Goertz, published in the periodical GENEALOGIE, Heft 10, Jahrgang 32 (1983), page 704 ff., available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, call number 943 B2gf