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== British Colonization (1609-currently) == | == British Colonization (1609-currently) == | ||
The Islands of Bermuda were discovered in 1609 when a British ship was driven onto the island during a severe storm. The ship's crew stayed for ten months, establishing a settlement. The group of islands were claimed for the English Crown, and the charter of the Virginia Company was later extended to include them. Although Bermuda is self-governed, the country is considered a British Overseas Territory and are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for defense and foreign relations.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bermuda," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda#Settlement_by_the_English, accessed 13 August 2019.</ref> | The Islands of Bermuda were discovered in 1609 when a British ship was driven onto the island during a severe storm. The ship's crew stayed for ten months, establishing a settlement. The group of islands were claimed for the English Crown, and the charter of the Virginia Company was later extended to include them. Although Bermuda is self-governed, the country is considered a British Overseas Territory and are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for defense and foreign relations.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bermuda," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda#Settlement_by_the_English, accessed 13 August 2019.</ref> | ||
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| Records in this collection come from a variety of sources. Events include both British and non-British nationals | | Records in this collection come from a variety of sources. Events include both British and non-British nationals | ||
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| | | {{FSC|702145|item|disp=Bermuda customs records : 1780-1864}} | ||
| 1780-1864 | | 1780-1864 | ||
| Shipping records | | Shipping records | ||
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| This collection lists ships that arrived in Bermuda, including what they transported. | | This collection lists ships that arrived in Bermuda, including what they transported. | ||
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| | | {{FSC|415064|item|disp=Census of Bermuda, 1788-1789}} | ||
| 1788-1789 | | 1788-1789 | ||
| Census | | Census | ||
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| Freeholders, or people who owned property | | Freeholders, or people who owned property | ||
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| | | {{FSC|739931|item|disp=Ireland Island, Bermuda, church records, 1826-1946 (ADM 6/434-436) and Boaz Island garrison baptisms, 1903-1911, 1918 (ADM 6/439)}} | ||
| 1826-1946 | | 1826-1946 | ||
| Church records | | Church records | ||
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| Anglican Bermudians | | Anglican Bermudians | ||
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| | | {{FSC|702147|item|disp=Bermuda police records : 1839-1908}} | ||
| 1839-908 | | 1839-908 | ||
| Police records | | Police records | ||
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| While this collection will be very useful if your ancestor was a criminal, it will also contain anyone that needed to petition the police | | While this collection will be very useful if your ancestor was a criminal, it will also contain anyone that needed to petition the police | ||
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| | | {{FSC|702113|item|disp=Court records, 1694-1897}} | ||
| 1694-1897 | | 1694-1897 | ||
| Court records | | Court records | ||
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| This collection contains records from the Court of Assizes. The people that had to go to this court were involved in the most serious criminal and civil cases | | This collection contains records from the Court of Assizes. The people that had to go to this court were involved in the most serious criminal and civil cases | ||
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| | | {{FSC|702117|item|disp=Court records, 1728-1841}} | ||
| 1728-1841 | | 1728-1841 | ||
| Court records | | Court records | ||
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| This collection contains records from the Chancery Court. The Chancery Court hears cases that cannot be resolved under English common law. These cases usually involved business and property disputes, and therefore, contain more of the general public than those that were involved in criminal cases | | This collection contains records from the Chancery Court. The Chancery Court hears cases that cannot be resolved under English common law. These cases usually involved business and property disputes, and therefore, contain more of the general public than those that were involved in criminal cases | ||
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| | | {{FSC|702119|item|disp=Court records, 1790-1915}} | ||
| 1790-1915 | | 1790-1915 | ||
| Court records | | Court records | ||
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| This collection contains records from the Court of quarter sessions. These quarter sessions were typically held four times a year at the local level | | This collection contains records from the Court of quarter sessions. These quarter sessions were typically held four times a year at the local level | ||
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| | | {{FSC|702112|item|disp=General register of freeholders, 1868-1941}} | ||
| 1868-1941 | | 1868-1941 | ||
| Land records | | Land records | ||
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| Property owners in Bermuda | | Property owners in Bermuda | ||
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| | | {{FSC|533154|item|disp=Public records, 1612-1937}} | ||
| 1612-1937 | | 1612-1937 | ||
| Many different types | | Many different types | ||
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| This collection has a variety of records from land deeds to manumissions to court records; if you had any ancestors in Bermuda it is worth a look | | This collection has a variety of records from land deeds to manumissions to court records; if you had any ancestors in Bermuda it is worth a look | ||
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| | | {{FSC|415053|item|disp=Wills, inventories and administrations, 1640-1954}} | ||
| 1650-1954 | | 1650-1954 | ||
| Probate records | | Probate records | ||
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| People who left a will or had any kind of estate | | People who left a will or had any kind of estate | ||
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| | | {{FSC|436939|item|disp=Slave registry, 1821-1834}} | ||
| 1821-1834 | | 1821-1834 | ||
| Slave registry | | Slave registry | ||
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