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While a part of the British Empire, many residents of Jamaica sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | |||
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While a part of the British Empire, many residents of Jamaica sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. The Island Record Office holds records as early as 1662.<ref>John Titford, ''My Ancestor Settled in The British West Indies'' (The Society of Genealogists Enterprises, Inc.:London, 2011), 148.</ref> | |||
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