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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> | ||
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