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:By the same author: ''The history of the parish of St. James, in Jamaica : with notes on the general history, genealogy, and monumental inscriptions of the island'' by John Roby. Published Kingston, Jamaica : Printed by R.J. De Cordova, 1849. Contains information to 1740.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/caribbeanabeingmv1oliv/page/700/mode/1up Page 336] ''Caribbeana : being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies'' by Vere Langford Oliver Volume I, 1910 Archive.org</ref> Held by [http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/8786537 Yale University Library], bound in three parts, with "Ms. corrections of author in text". There are also references to microfiche of this book published "Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 2008. 2 microfiches ; 11 x 15 cm. (Genealogy and local history ; LH19183)". UMI [University Microfilms International] became part of [https://web.archive.org/web/20081001164511/http://www.proquest.com/brand/umi.shtml Proquest], but current situation is unclear.
*The British Library and Oxford and Cambridge University Libraries hold a number of Almanacs and Directories, in respect of different islands and time periods, some of which are also available online, see below. The titles at the BL include:
**''The British Guiana Directory and Almanack'' for 1878, 1879, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1896. UIN: BLL01000945668
**''An Almanack for ... 1879, containing ... information respecting ... British Honduras'' UIN: BLL01001147477 . ''The British Honduras Almanac ... 1884'' UIN: BLL01001148106
**''Douglass & Aikman's Almanack and Register for the Island of Jamaica'' for 1791 and 1793 UIN: BLL01001149175 and UIN: BLL01001149176 . [http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/89vilt/oxfaleph013355757 Oxford University catalogue entry for this title] for 1785, 1789, 1792, 1794, 1796 and 1820, 1832, 1839, 1840, 1842 (Books not available online).
**''Jamaica, ... De Souza's shipping, railway and general commercial handbook and business directory''. 1912-1916. Series ''De Souza's Commercial Handbook''. BL UIN: BLL01000945952. Cambridge University holds the 1916 edition.
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