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** [https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP1086 Preserving and digitising the historic newspaper, ''The Barbados Mercury Gazette'' (EAP1086)]. Editions from 1783 to 1848 (broken range).**Coming, not yet available online (at 2019/10) ***[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP1013 Digitisation of Wills, Deed Books and Powers of Attorney for St Vincent, 1785-1865 (EAP1013)]. Related completed digitised projects are [https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP345 EAP345], which includes one Book of Wills, and [https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP688 EAP688] Deed Books.** [https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP1086 Preserving and digitising the historic newspaper, ''The Barbados Mercury Gazette'' (EAP1086)]. Editions from 1783 to 1848 (broken range). These same digital files appear to be also available on the Digital Library of the Caribbean, see External links, below.**[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP1251 Digitisation of the Historic Newspaper, The Barbadian (EAP1251)] (1822-1863) from Barbados. These same digital files will probably also become available on the Digital Library of the Caribbean (but they do not appear to be there at 5 Sept 2020).
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***[https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP148-2 Angela Reid Collection (Birth, Baptismal, and Death Registers) [1795-1965<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica records
**[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP295 Digitising the endangered archives of Grenada (EAP295)]
*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records Findmypast: Search A-Z of record sets] (located as an option under the Search tab). [[Findmypast]] is a pay website. Use Search terms such as Caribbean, or individual island names such as Barbados, or Jamaica. Findmypast indicates that at least some of the Barbados records are sourced via the International Genealogical Index<ref>[https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/findmypast-friday-febraury-2629656939.html Findmypast Friday February 22nd 2019].</ref> (from [[FamilySearch]]), although the databases themselves do not give this information. Some of the Jamaica databases are stated to be created through the International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) and it is possible that others (perhaps all) also come from FamilySearch. Depending where you live, these records will generally require what was previously called a findmypast World subscription, now called a Pro subscription, (however FamilySearch records are free on FamilySearch, see above).
:Findmypast, in the category "Newspapers & Periodicals"/British newspapers has added (c 20 March 2020) ''Royal Gazette of Jamaica'' or other titles 1779-1781, 1793-1794, 1809, 1811-1819, 1824-1828, 1834-1836, 1838-1840 consisting of
