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*The [[Society of Genealogists]] holds some records relating to the West Indies. Search the catalogue to see what is currently available. The holding at November 2012 is set out in the archived webpage [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071637/http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/westindies.shtml Overseas: West Indies]. Some of the sources are from ''Caribbeana'' - all of these volumes are available online, refer below. Also includes the book ''Tracing your West Indian ancestors: sources in the Public Record Office: PRO readers’ guide, no. 11'' [by Guy Grannum, 1995, subsequently republished as ''Tracing your Caribbean ancestors : a National Archives guide'' 2012]
*The [[British Library]] holds the book ''Lists from the San Fernando Gazette, Trinidad, West Indies, 1865-1896'' by Tian Uddenberg & Karen Vaucrosson 2002 UIN: BLL01012465957 . This book is also held by the FamilySearch Family History Library, where the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1045768 catalogue entry] says "This book is a compilation of births, deaths, and marriage announcements, as well as news items, Burgess lists, land rate delinquencies, entrepreneurial activities, and other lists", and perhaps may become digitally available in the future.
*The [[British Library]] holds the book ''Monuments of the Cathedral-Church and Parish of St. Catharine: being part I. of Church Notes and Monumental Inscriptions of Jamaica, in the year 1824'' by John Roby, published Montego-Bay, Jamaica : A. Holmes, 1831. UIN: BLL01003126950. Also available at [http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/8791625 Yale University Library] where the book contains "Ms. notes and additions in text".: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 a 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] is now part of [https://web.archive.org/web/20081001164511/http://www.proquest.com/brand/umi.shtml Proquest].
==Also see==
*[[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories#Caribbean publications|Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories : Caribbean publications]].
*''Jamaica: its Past and Present State'' by James M Phillippo, Baptist Missionary 1843. [https://archive.org/details/jamaicaitspasta00mursgoog/page/n10 London Edition 1843], [https://archive.org/details/jamaicaitspastpr00phil/page/n7 USA Edition 1843] Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/moraviansinjamai00buch/page/n5 ''The Moravians in Jamaica: History of the Mission of the United Brethren's Church to the Negroes'' ...] by J. H. Buchner 1854 Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28The+Handbook+of+Jamaica+%29&sort=-date ''The Handbook of Jamaica''] broken range of editions from 1886 to 19081906. Archive.org. The edition catalogued 1908 is in fact 1903.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924030726859 ''History of the First West India Regiment''] by A B Ellis, Major, First West India Regiment. 1885 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/starkshistoryan02stargoog ''Stark's History and Guide to the Bahama Islands''…] by James H Stark 1891 Archive.org. [http://ufdcweb1.uflib.ufl.edu/ca01200011 Version from University of Florida Digital Collections/ Digital Library of the Caribbean] which may contain better photographs.
*[https://archive.org/details/starksjamaicagui00star_0 ''Stark's Jamaica Guide (illustrated) : containing a description of everything relating to Jamaica of which the visitor or resident may desire information, including its history, inhabitants, government, resources, and places of interest to travellers''] by James H Stark 1898 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/starkshistorygui00star ''Stark's History and Guide to Barbados and the Caribbee Islands, containing a description of everything on or about these islands of which the visitor or resident may desire information'' ..] James H Stark Archive.org 1903 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/jamaicacartograp00inst/page/n1 ''Jamaica cartography; chronological list of the maps of Jamaica in the Library of the Institute of Jamaica…''] by Frank Cundall c 1897 Archive.org. Reprinted from the ''Handbook of Jamaica for 1897''.:[https://archive.org/details/cu31924020438929/page/n7 ''Studies in Jamaica History''] by Frank Cundall 1900 Archive.org.:[https://archive.org/details/bibliographiajam00inst/page/n7 ''Bibliographia jamaicensis; a list of Jamaica books and pamphlets, magazine articles, newspapers, and maps, most of which are in the library of the Institute of Jamaica''] by Frank Cundall 1902 Archive.org:[https://archive.org/details/supplementtobib00jamagoog/page/n6 ''Supplement to Bibliographia Jamaicensis''] by Frank Cundall 1908 Archive.org:[https://archive.org/details/bibliographyofwe00instrich/page/n1 ''Bibliography of the West Indies (excluding Jamaica)''] by Frank Cundall 1909 Archive.org:[https://archive.org/details/cu31924096224708/page/n6 ''Jamaica Place-Names''] by Frank Cundall 1909 Archive.org*:*[https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00081355/00001/1j 1939 edition, revised by Philip M Sherlock] University of Florida Digital Collections
:[https://archive.org/details/cu31924020417527/page/n5 ''Historic Jamaica : With fifty-two illustrations''] by Frank Cundall 1915 Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/jamaicain1922han00cund/page/n26 ''Jamaica in 1922 : a handbook of information for intending settlers and visitors with some account of the colony's history''] by Frank Cundall 1922 Archive.org
