Jamaica Colonial Records

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Colonial Records

Spanish Colonization

Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain when he landed in 1494. Great Britain invaded Jamaica, conquering in the 1660s.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records

British Colonization (1660s-present)

Great Britain gained control of Jamaica in the 1660s. Jamaica became an English colony in 1866, and in 1958 it became a province in the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained independence in 1962.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 at Ancestry ($) - index and images	1813-1834	Slave registers	English