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'''National Museum of Jamaica''' provides much historical background on the island.<br> | '''National Museum of Jamaica''' provides much historical background on the island.<br> | ||
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:Records for Jamaica include: Colonial Office correspondence, sessional papers, various slave marriages, 1821-1825, Inhabitants of Port Royal and St. John's 1680, St. Andres' parish: Landholders 1754, return of land grants, 1735-1754, return of land grants, 1805-1824. Micellaneous recors of slave returns, list of convicts, and workhouse returns. | :Records for Jamaica include: Colonial Office correspondence, sessional papers, various slave marriages, 1821-1825, Inhabitants of Port Royal and St. John's 1680, St. Andres' parish: Landholders 1754, return of land grants, 1735-1754, return of land grants, 1805-1824. Micellaneous recors of slave returns, list of convicts, and workhouse returns. | ||
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==Libraries== | |||
'''British Library at St. Pancras'''<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB<br>England<br> [http://www.bl.uk www.bl.uk] | '''British Library at St. Pancras'''<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB<br>England<br> [http://www.bl.uk www.bl.uk] | ||
:Collection includes: ''A Collection of all the Monumental Inscriptions Prior to 1750 in Barbados, also Similar Inscriptions in Jamaica'' by J H Lawrence-Archver 1857-58; 312 Abstracts of WIlls of English Colonists or Landholders with Jamican Connexions, Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1625-1792 by Mrs V T C Smith. | :Collection includes: ''A Collection of all the Monumental Inscriptions Prior to 1750 in Barbados, also Similar Inscriptions in Jamaica'' by J H Lawrence-Archver 1857-58; 312 Abstracts of WIlls of English Colonists or Landholders with Jamican Connexions, Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1625-1792 by Mrs V T C Smith. | ||
==Record Offices== | |||
[http://www.rgd.gov.jm/?q=genealogical_research '''Registrar General's Department''']<br>Email: genealogy@rgd.gov.jm <br>Genealogical requests are accepted for a fee<br>[http://www.rgd.gov.jm/?q=Genealogical-Research-Application-Form Genealogical Research Application Form]. | |||
==Misc== | |||
'''World Jewish Conference''' provides a history of Jews in Jamaica.<br> | '''World Jewish Conference''' provides a history of Jews in Jamaica.<br> | ||
Address: <br> | Address: <br> | ||
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Archives[edit | edit source]
National Museum of Jamaica provides much historical background on the island.
Address:
Museums of History and Ethnography
Institute of Jamaica
10-16 schwimmbecken aufblasbar East street
Kingston CSO
Jamaica
West Indies
Telephone: 1-876-922-0621/6
Email: museums@institituteofjamaica.org.jm
Website: National Museum of Jamaica
The National Archives
Kew, Richmond
Surrey TW9 4DU
England
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8876 3444
Contact form
Internet: UK National Archives
- Records for Jamaica include: Colonial Office correspondence, sessional papers, various slave marriages, 1821-1825, Inhabitants of Port Royal and St. John's 1680, St. Andres' parish: Landholders 1754, return of land grants, 1735-1754, return of land grants, 1805-1824. Micellaneous recors of slave returns, list of convicts, and workhouse returns.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
British Library at St. Pancras
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
England
www.bl.uk
- Collection includes: A Collection of all the Monumental Inscriptions Prior to 1750 in Barbados, also Similar Inscriptions in Jamaica by J H Lawrence-Archver 1857-58; 312 Abstracts of WIlls of English Colonists or Landholders with Jamican Connexions, Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1625-1792 by Mrs V T C Smith.
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Registrar General's Department
Email: genealogy@rgd.gov.jm
Genealogical requests are accepted for a fee
Genealogical Research Application Form.
Misc[edit | edit source]
World Jewish Conference provides a history of Jews in Jamaica.
Address:
Email:
Website: World Jewish Congress
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