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*1871-1930 - Jamaica. Registrar General, Indexes of marriages, 1871-1930
*1878-1930 - Jamaica. Registrar General, Indexes of deaths, 1878-1930

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Historical Background

An archaeological survey in 1993 found no evidence of prehistoric indigenous people.^[1] The islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus. Various groups settled there, such as pirates and shipwrecked sailors.^[2]

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References

↑ Anne V. Stokes and William F. Keegan, A Settlement Survey for Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on Grand Cayman, Miscellaneous Project Report Number 52, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 1993, p. 1, (accessed 19 November 2020).
↑ Wikipedia contributors, Cayman Islands, Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, accessed 19 November 2020.

[1] Anne V. Stokes and William F. Keegan, A Settlement Survey for Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on Grand Cayman, Miscellaneous Project Report Number 52, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 1993, p. 1, (accessed 19 November 2020).

[2] Wikipedia contributors, Cayman Islands, Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, accessed 19 November 2020.

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