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| *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry, ($), index and images | | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry, ($), index and images |
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| In lieu of official passenger lists regarding early settlers of Barbados, genealogists must rely on evidence gleaned from a variety of sources to successfully trace immigrant origins.
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| It is not uncommon to find monumental inscriptions and plaques in English churches memorializing family members who settled in Barbados. The Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London proved the wills of many residents of the island. For access, see [[Barbados Probate Records|Barbados Probate Records]]. Heraldic visitations list some members of prominent English families who crossed the Atlantic. [http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html Expert Links: English Family History and Genealogy] includes a concise list of visitations available online. Online archive catalogs, such as [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Access to Archives], can be keyword searched for place names, such as "Barbados" and "Barbadoes," to retrieve manuscripts stored in hundreds of English archives relating to persons and landholdings in this island in the West Indies. These types of records establish links between Barbados residents and England, which can lead researchers back to their specific ancestral English towns, villages, and hamlets.
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| The multi-volume ''Calendar of Colonial State Papers Colonial, America, and West Indies'' (1574-1739), which is available for free online (see discussion in [[Barbados Public Records|Barbados Public Records]]), highlights many connections between England and Barbados.
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| #[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 Ancestry's Immigration & Travel Records] ($)
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| #[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple.php Immigrant Servants Database]
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| #[http://www.virtualjamestown.org/indentures/search_indentures.html Virtual Jamestown]
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| Remnants of passenger lists and other substitute sources are discussed below.
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