Do you have an Irish name? Do you know how your family got it? Do you know
on which islands your family lived in the past? Do you know any folktales about Irish-named people?



I would like to start a thread on this subject. I have done a lot of
research on my own surname (and its variants) and the Irish in general in
the Caribbean.



If you are not sure if your name is of Irish origin please ask me. I will endeavour to answer any questions people may have on the Irish influence on Caribbean history and life, and I hope to learn a lot of new stuff myself.



Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this subject



Cheers



Rod O'Donoghue

Author of 'Heroic Landscapes: Irish Myth and Legend' and 'O'Donoghue People and Places'

Founder of The O'Donoghue Society and The Irish Folklore Centre

<https://www.odonoghue.co.uk> https://www.odonoghue.co.uk

Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]

Family history: https://ballyduffodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk/

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My research is blocked by a "brick wall" - from a complete and utter
lack of records of the day.

BUT, when I researched the Lynch family name in the Caribbean I did not encounter the dastardy Sir Thomas as a possible relative but another
Irish merchant Lynch family in Jamaica who, upon becoming successful
beyond their wildest dreams, had kin streaming out of Ireland to share
the wealth.

This other Jamaica Lynch family could not have been related to Sir
Thomas. At the time the Irish were not trusted, and were considered
sub-human, by the English - would never have been allowed at the Royal
Court, far less receive a Royal Appointment to either knighthood or
Governor of Jamaica, as Sir Thomas became.

When the overflow became too much to support, some were told to seek
their fortunes elsewhere, and I discovered that a contingent went to
Barbados, where they, too, were successful.

My "brick wall" is Hamlet Mayers Lynch, a free mulatto b.ca.1769 d.1852,
who started a family with a free negro woman named Minifred or Menifred
(both of her names are documented).

Apart from the baptisms with her named as the mother, no other BCBMDB
(Birth, Christening, Baptism, Marriage, Death, Burial) records for
Barbados (that I can find) contain any references whatsoever to either individual. Minifred just disappeared, there is a note somewhere that
Hamlet was buried "in St. Stephens Chapel", but there is no trace of him anywhere at that church.

I call them the "spaceship" relatives, since they just appeared, started
the family, and then eventually just disappeared without trace. There
are records of Hamlet's activities - slave ownership, property
purchases, and I also have his will, but no official records of primary
events.

There are several new Hamlet Lynch baptisms around the same time - such
as Hamlet Fairchild Lynch in 1776/7 - with negro woman as mothers, those
with a Hassel/Hasel/Hazel Lynch as father. Hassel Lynch was third or
fourth generation from the Jamaica Lynch Irish merchant arrivals I
referred to.

I do know there was a Nicholas Lynch who in Hottens was referenced as
taking a Barque to nevis as a servant of Codrington, but I cannot find
any link between him and the Jamaica Lynch family.

BTW, I am in contact with three living direct descendants of that
Jamaica Lynch family, and the one who did the DNA test appears to be
related somehow - although I cannot afford to have an expert examine the evidence.

I have no documented proof of anything, so I make no claims.

If you are not aware of it, I created the Caribbean Surname Index as a long-term "set and forget" resource for luring possible family members
into making contact. This sounds like a reasonable subject for
circulation to my 1800+ users for discussion and response. Registration
and use by searchers and researchers alike is free, and because I permit
no SPAM or advertising I administrate it manually - registration is
manual and I monitor all Posts daily to keep it squeaky clean. http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.php

Best wishes,

Jim Lynch

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On 12/12/2017 01:36 PM, Rod O'Donoghue wrote:

Do you have an Irish name? Do you know how your family got it? Do you
know
on which islands your family lived in the past? Do you know any
folktales
about Irish-named people?

I would like to start a thread on this subject. I have done a lot of research on my own surname (and its variants) and the Irish in general
in
the Caribbean.

If you are not sure if your name is of Irish origin please ask me. I
will
endeavour to answer any questions people may have on the Irish
influence on
Caribbean history and life, and I hope to learn a lot of new stuff
myself.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this subject

Cheers

Rod O'Donoghue

Author of 'Heroic Landscapes: Irish Myth and Legend' and 'O'Donoghue
People
and Places'

Founder of The O'Donoghue Society and The Irish Folklore Centre

<https://www.odonoghue.co.uk> https://www.odonoghue.co.uk

Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]

Family history: https://ballyduffodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk/

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Good to 'meet' you, Jim. I recognise the Lynch name as one of the Tribes of Galway adventurers and Sir Thomas is also a character I am very aware of.
Lynch is an early name historically.

During my research into historical records in many islands I have made a
point of noting every Irish surname I have found. I am in the process of building a table from these and identifying where each name is most likely
to have come from in Ireland. Lynch appears in Jamaica, Antigua and
Montserrat so far - long way to go through my notes yet.

In The O'Donoghue Society we run a yDNA programme with 287 participants. I have been trying to get a Caribbean resident O'Donoghue (however spelt,
there are over 500 variants) to do the test without success so far. My goal
is to see whether some folk of the name carry recognisable Irish markers.
We use FTDNA and I note that they have a Lynch project with 197
participants.

I was not aware of your site - what a fantastic piece of work and resource.
I will spend some proper time going over all the Irish context material
there. I would certainly like to sign on with my project. We both
administer our web site efforts (I also allow no SPAM/advertising) singlehandedly so I know what it is like. Your guidance on how to structure
a thread(s) on your site to achieve my goals would be much appreciated.

I spend regular time each year in the Caribbean. These days, with my
advancing years, I stay in Barbados but over time I have visited over two
dozen islands.

Let's keep this dialogue going

Cheers

Rod



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lynch [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 12 December 2017 19:18
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Carib] Irish origins in the Caribbean

My research is blocked by a "brick wall" - from a complete and utter lack of records of the day.

BUT, when I researched the Lynch family name in the Caribbean I did not encounter the dastardy Sir Thomas as a possible relative but another Irish merchant Lynch family in Jamaica who, upon becoming successful beyond their wildest dreams, had kin streaming out of Ireland to share the wealth.

This other Jamaica Lynch family could not have been related to Sir Thomas.
At the time the Irish were not trusted, and were considered sub-human, by
the English - would never have been allowed at the Royal Court, far less receive a Royal Appointment to either knighthood or Governor of Jamaica, as
Sir Thomas became.

When the overflow became too much to support, some were told to seek their fortunes elsewhere, and I discovered that a contingent went to Barbados,
where they, too, were successful.

My "brick wall" is Hamlet Mayers Lynch, a free mulatto b.ca.1769 d.1852, who started a family with a free negro woman named Minifred or Menifred (both of her names are documented).

Apart from the baptisms with her named as the mother, no other BCBMDB
(Birth, Christening, Baptism, Marriage, Death, Burial) records for Barbados (that I can find) contain any references whatsoever to either individual. Minifred just disappeared, there is a note somewhere that Hamlet was buried
"in St. Stephens Chapel", but there is no trace of him anywhere at that
church.

I call them the "spaceship" relatives, since they just appeared, started the family, and then eventually just disappeared without trace. There are
records of Hamlet's activities - slave ownership, property purchases, and I also have his will, but no official records of primary events.

There are several new Hamlet Lynch baptisms around the same time - such as Hamlet Fairchild Lynch in 1776/7 - with negro woman as mothers, those with a Hassel/Hasel/Hazel Lynch as father. Hassel Lynch was third or fourth
generation from the Jamaica Lynch Irish merchant arrivals I referred to.

I do know there was a Nicholas Lynch who in Hottens was referenced as taking
a Barque to nevis as a servant of Codrington, but I cannot find any link between him and the Jamaica Lynch family.

BTW, I am in contact with three living direct descendants of that Jamaica
Lynch family, and the one who did the DNA test appears to be related somehow
- although I cannot afford to have an expert examine the evidence.

I have no documented proof of anything, so I make no claims.

If you are not aware of it, I created the Caribbean Surname Index as a long-term "set and forget" resource for luring possible family members into making contact. This sounds like a reasonable subject for circulation to my 1800+ users for discussion and response. Registration and use by searchers
and researchers alike is free, and because I permit no SPAM or advertising I administrate it manually - registration is manual and I monitor all Posts
daily to keep it squeaky clean.
http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.php

Best wishes,

Jim Lynch

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On 12/12/2017 01:36 PM, Rod O'Donoghue wrote:

Do you have an Irish name? Do you know how your family got it? Do
you know on which islands your family lived in the past? Do you know
any folktales about Irish-named people?

I would like to start a thread on this subject. I have done a lot of research on my own surname (and its variants) and the Irish in general
in the Caribbean.

If you are not sure if your name is of Irish origin please ask me. I
will
endeavour to answer any questions people may have on the Irish
influence on Caribbean history and life, and I hope to learn a lot of
new stuff myself.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this subject

Cheers

Rod O'Donoghue

Author of 'Heroic Landscapes: Irish Myth and Legend' and 'O'Donoghue
People and Places'

Founder of The O'Donoghue Society and The Irish Folklore Centre

<https://www.odonoghue.co.uk> https://www.odonoghue.co.uk

Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]

Family history: https://ballyduffodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk/

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Hi, Rod...

You can scratch VL Oliver's "History of Antigua" (3 volumes) and
"Caribbeana" (7 volumes) from possible sources of O'Donaghue in the
Caribbean, I have all 10 and the name is not in the indexes. Also from Brandow's "Genealogies of Barbados Damilies". Also not listed in the
Index of Truxes' "Irish-American Trade, 1660-1783".

Have you checked Hotten's "Lists" and Hotten's "Omitted Chapters"??

My own database - on-line - has almost 24,000 entries, but no O'Donoghue
at all. Sorry.

The Registration TOU and link to the form is here... http://www.candoo.com/surnames/viewtopic.php?t=6939

IMHO Sir Thomas Lynch was an Englishman - for the attitude I stated
against the Irish of the day.

A very long time ago I did a Google search for a Lynch in Ireland who
may have had connections with the Caribbean, and I did find a reference
in the Irish national Library which suggested a Michael Lynch had
Caribbean property and/or relatives in the Caribbean (unspecified),
although I don't remember what the source was or where his domicile was (Galway? Dublin?).

I do have a contact in Ireland who used to go to the INL, but since she
offered to look it up I have not had a response, so I doubt she
remembered it. I don't make assumptions, and I don't push people for
help.

For future reference I am also in the FTDNA with a Y-DNA test (at
maximum 111 markers), ID is N59986. I did join the FTDNA Lynch Group.

My YSearch is GZ7SE, and my GEDMatch assigned kit number is A769618
(also earlier T579192, M772417, M842252). I am also in 23andMe, it says
I am 25.8% British and Irish (no separation), broadly NorthEast European
(from as far west as Ireland) 34.4%.

Other info...
Haplogroup: R1b1b2a1a
Shorthand: R-U106
Y-DNA Haplogroup: R-M207 (?)
Subgroup: R1b1b2a*-S128

I am semi-retired on a small fixed pension, so I can't afford to have a specialist do any DNA research for me - matching and commenting - so
there it lays for now.

Semi-retired, because I still put in seven 12-hour days a week honing my regional airline proposal and seeking funding. It has been two years
now, and no luck yet, but it is a LOT of money I am asking for in a 100%
loan. Western financial institutions immediately gag at the proposal,
all they seem to be interested in is zero-risk projects in which the
borrower first has to prove they don't need the money. So I think if I
do ever get the funding it will be from an Eastern source.

I started aviation life as an Air Traffic Controller about 1968, passed
through charter pilot to airline work, and was medically retired from
flying in 1996 with a screwed-up cataract operation. The retina fixed
itself after six or seven years, and by that time I was living in Canada
and driving huge buses through Toronto.

On adding your Project, how about a Specialty Board as "Research
Specialties - Irish in the Caribbean"? Let me know.

Later...

Jim

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On 12/12/2017 03:24 PM, Rod O'Donoghue wrote:

Good to 'meet' you, Jim. I recognise the Lynch name as one of the
Tribes of
Galway adventurers and Sir Thomas is also a character I am very aware
of.
Lynch is an early name historically.

During my research into historical records in many islands I have made
a
point of noting every Irish surname I have found. I am in the process
of
building a table from these and identifying where each name is most
likely
to have come from in Ireland. Lynch appears in Jamaica, Antigua and Montserrat so far - long way to go through my notes yet.

In The O'Donoghue Society we run a yDNA programme with 287
participants. I
have been trying to get a Caribbean resident O'Donoghue (however spelt,
there are over 500 variants) to do the test without success so far. My
goal
is to see whether some folk of the name carry recognisable Irish
markers.
We use FTDNA and I note that they have a Lynch project with 197
participants.

I was not aware of your site - what a fantastic piece of work and
resource.
I will spend some proper time going over all the Irish context material there. I would certainly like to sign on with my project. We both administer our web site efforts (I also allow no SPAM/advertising) singlehandedly so I know what it is like. Your guidance on how to
structure
a thread(s) on your site to achieve my goals would be much appreciated.

I spend regular time each year in the Caribbean. These days, with my advancing years, I stay in Barbados but over time I have visited over
two
dozen islands.

Let's keep this dialogue going

Cheers

Rod

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Jim

My research over the last 15 years started with O'Donoghues (however spelt)
in the archives and I made contact with all those in the phone books. Did
some research for some of them as few knew much about their family history - mainly on Montserrat, Antigua and St Kitts. Then I moved on to the Irish in general.

I have used Oliver and Caribbeana quite a bit and I used Hotten's Lists in
the Barbados archives (there were O'Donoghues) - Omitted Chapters I am not sure. Will go over the others in the BHMS next visit, so thanks for that.

Sir Thomas appears to have been born in Kent, so English as you say,
actually probably Anglo-Norman, de Lench. The Lynches were perhaps the most important of the Tribes of Galway and there must be records of where they
went in the Caribbean. O'Callaghan calls him an Irishman, probably assumed
so.

I imagine that you aware of the origin of the Lynch name and its importance
in Ireland? Don't want to waste your time. If not, I will transmit.

"Research Specialties - Irish in the Caribbean" sounds good

My hope with this thread is to see how far people feel/know that they have
an Irish heritage and how they support that feeling/knowledge (family
history). From that I can explore how important it is to them. I remember
Sir Howard Fergus saying to me that African origins are most people's focus
and I would like to test that.

And also how far Irish influences are incorporated in Caribbean folktales.
This might need a separate thread? There is an Irish folktale about
Jamaica, so I am hoping there are ones going the other way.

Good luck with your airline project.

Cheers

Rod

Sorry to repeat, Jim, I should have pressed Reply all

Rod O'Donoghue
Author of 'Heroic Landscapes: Irish Myth and Legend' and 'O'Donoghue People and Places'
Founder of The O'Donoghue Society and The Irish Folklore Centre https://www.odonoghue.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Family history: https://ballyduffodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk/

-----Original Message-----
From: Rod O'Donoghue [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 12 December 2017 20:24
To: 'Jim Lynch' <[email protected]>; '[email protected]' <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [Carib] Irish origins in the Caribbean

Good to 'meet' you, Jim. I recognise the Lynch name as one of the Tribes of Galway adventurers and Sir Thomas is also a character I am very aware of.
Lynch is an early name historically.

During my research into historical records in many islands I have made a
point of noting every Irish surname I have found. I am in the process of building a table from these and identifying where each name is most likely
to have come from in Ireland. Lynch appears in Jamaica, Antigua and
Montserrat so far - long way to go through my notes yet.

In The O'Donoghue Society we run a yDNA programme with 287 participants. I have been trying to get a Caribbean resident O'Donoghue (however spelt,
there are over 500 variants) to do the test without success so far. My goal
is to see whether some folk of the name carry recognisable Irish markers.
We use FTDNA and I note that they have a Lynch project with 197
participants.

I was not aware of your site - what a fantastic piece of work and resource.
I will spend some proper time going over all the Irish context material
there. I would certainly like to sign on with my project. We both
administer our web site efforts (I also allow no SPAM/advertising) singlehandedly so I know what it is like. Your guidance on how to structure
a thread(s) on your site to achieve my goals would be much appreciated.

I spend regular time each year in the Caribbean. These days, with my
advancing years, I stay in Barbados but over time I have visited over two
dozen islands.

Let's keep this dialogue going

Cheers

Rod



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lynch [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 12 December 2017 19:18
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Carib] Irish origins in the Caribbean

My research is blocked by a "brick wall" - from a complete and utter lack of records of the day.

BUT, when I researched the Lynch family name in the Caribbean I did not encounter the dastardy Sir Thomas as a possible relative but another Irish merchant Lynch family in Jamaica who, upon becoming successful beyond their wildest dreams, had kin streaming out of Ireland to share the wealth.

This other Jamaica Lynch family could not have been related to Sir Thomas.
At the time the Irish were not trusted, and were considered sub-human, by
the English - would never have been allowed at the Royal Court, far less receive a Royal Appointment to either knighthood or Governor of Jamaica, as
Sir Thomas became.

When the overflow became too much to support, some were told to seek their fortunes elsewhere, and I discovered that a contingent went to Barbados,
where they, too, were successful.

My "brick wall" is Hamlet Mayers Lynch, a free mulatto b.ca.1769 d.1852, who started a family with a free negro woman named Minifred or Menifred (both of her names are documented).

Apart from the baptisms with her named as the mother, no other BCBMDB
(Birth, Christening, Baptism, Marriage, Death, Burial) records for Barbados (that I can find) contain any references whatsoever to either individual. Minifred just disappeared, there is a note somewhere that Hamlet was buried
"in St. Stephens Chapel", but there is no trace of him anywhere at that
church.

I call them the "spaceship" relatives, since they just appeared, started the family, and then eventually just disappeared without trace. There are
records of Hamlet's activities - slave ownership, property purchases, and I also have his will, but no official records of primary events.

There are several new Hamlet Lynch baptisms around the same time - such as Hamlet Fairchild Lynch in 1776/7 - with negro woman as mothers, those with a Hassel/Hasel/Hazel Lynch as father. Hassel Lynch was third or fourth
generation from the Jamaica Lynch Irish merchant arrivals I referred to.

I do know there was a Nicholas Lynch who in Hottens was referenced as taking
a Barque to nevis as a servant of Codrington, but I cannot find any link between him and the Jamaica Lynch family.

BTW, I am in contact with three living direct descendants of that Jamaica
Lynch family, and the one who did the DNA test appears to be related somehow
- although I cannot afford to have an expert examine the evidence.

I have no documented proof of anything, so I make no claims.

If you are not aware of it, I created the Caribbean Surname Index as a long-term "set and forget" resource for luring possible family members into making contact. This sounds like a reasonable subject for circulation to my 1800+ users for discussion and response. Registration and use by searchers
and researchers alike is free, and because I permit no SPAM or advertising I administrate it manually - registration is manual and I monitor all Posts
daily to keep it squeaky clean.
http://www.candoo.com/surnames/index.php

Best wishes,

Jim Lynch

--

On 12/12/2017 01:36 PM, Rod O'Donoghue wrote:

Do you have an Irish name? Do you know how your family got it? Do
you know on which islands your family lived in the past? Do you know
any folktales about Irish-named people?

I would like to start a thread on this subject. I have done a lot of research on my own surname (and its variants) and the Irish in general
in the Caribbean.

If you are not sure if your name is of Irish origin please ask me. I
will
endeavour to answer any questions people may have on the Irish
influence on Caribbean history and life, and I hope to learn a lot of
new stuff myself.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this subject

Cheers

Rod O'Donoghue

Author of 'Heroic Landscapes: Irish Myth and Legend' and 'O'Donoghue
People and Places'

Founder of The O'Donoghue Society and The Irish Folklore Centre

<https://www.odonoghue.co.uk> https://www.odonoghue.co.uk

Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]

Family history: https://ballyduffodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk/

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Phillip



You have every reason to have a sense of Irish heritage, more than the academic, as you joined the family up at both ends.



Ab�id (Abbott) had been in Ireland from the 14th century but was originally
an English name.



Do you know if the brothers had a particular trade? Any idea how long it
took Richard to own a plantation?



Rod





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Jack



� Faol�in, � Faoile�in, � hAol�in normally leading to (O)Phelan, Whelan,
Whalen are good solid Gaelic names as you say. Do you know that your 1671 Charles Fallin did come from the islands?



I must say my first assumption for Fallin would have been Fallon, Falloon
based on � Fallamhain as you say, but anglicised Irish names are a
minefield.



The fact that you have troubled to establish the originating Gaelic name and potential tribe suggests to me that you have a greater interest than many in your Irish roots. It sounds as if it means something to you.



I hoping that we can find more folk like you who can trace their Irish/Caribbean origins and display an interest in their Irish heritage.



Rod







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Researching occupations can yield clues. Not sure if there's any Irish parallel, but I learnt in Haddington that trades were inherited in the early 1700s (possibly earlier and later). I found traces of ancestors in the masons' guild receipt books back to
around 1727, I think it was, for my line.

Laura

On Dec 16, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Rod O'Donoghue <[email protected]> wrote:

Phillip

You have every reason to have a sense of Irish heritage, more than the academic, as you joined the family up at both ends.

Abóid (Abbott) had been in Ireland from the 14th century but was originally an English name.

Do you know if the brothers had a particular trade? Any idea how long it took Richard to own a plantation?

Rod

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Chris, your point about early migration to Jamaica being of the landless is well made. There were few Irish names among the principal planters and settlers in 1663 - Pierce, Kelly, Lynch, Sutton, Moore, Roe. By 1670 the
Irish names of Griffin, Galloway, Garvin, Mayo, Macarta, Shehan, Teague,
Long, Carey, Magill plus others are to be found.

Rod

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On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 1:36:37 PM UTC-5, Rod O'Donoghue wrote:

Do you have an Irish name? Do you know how your family got it? Do you know on which islands your family lived in the past? Do you know any folktales about Irish-named people?

I would like to start a thread on this subject. I have done a lot of research on my own surname (and its variants) and the Irish in general in
the Caribbean.

If you are not sure if your name is of Irish origin please ask me. I will endeavour to answer any questions people may have on the Irish influence on Caribbean history and life, and I hope to learn a lot of new stuff myself.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this subject

Cheers

Rod O'Donoghue

Author of 'Heroic Landscapes: Irish Myth and Legend' and 'O'Donoghue People and Places'

Founder of The O'Donoghue Society and The Irish Folklore Centre

<https://www.odonoghue.co.uk> https://www.odonoghue.co.uk

Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]

Family history: https://ballyduffodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk/

Hello Mr Donoghue, Thank you for starting this thread. My grandmother surname is Wyllie, her birthplace was St Vincent West Indies. Thank you

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Rod
Thrilled this thread has sprouted! Most of my
mysteries have to do with Irish and Irish Scots
residents of Antigua between 1690 and 1730.
Several seem to have been trades people such as
Sullivan, McMorraine, Macrest McChriest McCrest
etc....They don't leave a ton of clear info in
Oliver or archives and often Ive been confused
just how to interpret what exists. Thanks for
kicking in its very helpful!
Cod

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Subject: [Carib] Irish origins in the Caribbean

Chris, your point about early migration to Jamaica
being of the landless is well made. There were
few Irish names among the principal planters and
settlers in 1663 - Pierce, Kelly, Lynch, Sutton,
Moore, Roe. By 1670 the Irish names of Griffin,
Galloway, Garvin, Mayo, Macarta, Shehan, Teague,
Long, Carey, Magill plus others are to be found.

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Chris
I don't know where you are resident, but have you looked at the Montserrat archives? It was some years since I was there and they were in a rather crumbly state then . I did recommend that they were looked after properly,
but the island had other priorities after the volcano and I don't know what
was done. I traced a few families on Antigua back to Montserrat, but a bit later than your 1690-1730 window.
What specific occupations (cooper, carpenter etc) did those trades people follow please? I don't suppose you know if any of them were direct arrivals from Ireland?
Rod

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Subject: RE: [Carib] Irish origins in the Caribbean

Rod
Thrilled this thread has sprouted! Most of my mysteries have to do with
Irish and Irish Scots residents of Antigua between 1690 and 1730.
Several seem to have been trades people such as Sullivan, McMorraine,
Macrest McChriest McCrest etc....They don't leave a ton of clear info in
Oliver or archives and often Ive been confused just how to interpret what exists. Thanks for kicking in its very helpful!
Cod

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Subject: [Carib] Irish origins in the Caribbean

Chris, your point about early migration to Jamaica being of the landless is well made. There were few Irish names among the principal planters and settlers in 1663 - Pierce, Kelly, Lynch, Sutton, Moore, Roe. By 1670 the
Irish names of Griffin, Galloway, Garvin, Mayo, Macarta, Shehan, Teague,
Long, Carey, Magill plus others are to be found.

Rod









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I agree, Laura. One of my family lines starts with a carpenter and they are still in wood 80+ years later.
So many artisans went to the Caribbean in the later 18th and 19th centuries and most trades can be found. Can give you a clue as to origin place if it is a very specialised trade.
Rod

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Researching occupations can yield clues. Not sure if there's any Irish parallel, but I learnt in Haddington that trades were inherited in the early 1700s (possibly earlier and later). I found traces of ancestors in the masons' guild receipt books back to
around 1727, I think it was, for my line.

Laura

On Dec 16, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Rod O'Donoghue <[email protected]> wrote:

Phillip

You have every reason to have a sense of Irish heritage, more than the academic, as you joined the family up at both ends.

Abóid (Abbott) had been in Ireland from the 14th century but was
originally an English name.

Do you know if the brothers had a particular trade? Any idea how long
it took Richard to own a plantation?

Rod

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Chris, that Nini Rodgers article is really good with some very interesting sources. Thanks for that
Rod

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 08:29:01 -0500
From: "Chris Codrington" <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: [Carib] Scots to West Indies
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So David, why did you think me to be 85? Probably not a pretty answer but
hey Carib Gen is a tough game...


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From: CARIBBEAN [mailto:caribbean-bounces+cmcod=[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Daniell
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 11:49 PM
To: Caribbean Rootsweb <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Carib] Scots to West Indies

My last message was intended to be private. As it has turned out it is not.
So here?s me saying sorry to anyone who takes offence. David

On 17/12/2017, at 5:39 PM, David Daniell <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Laura,

You once asked about Anquetil Grey and you were not pleased by my answer.

Its Grey and not the US-style Gray. Here?s a bit about them in Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_(surname)

The only surname with more major English and Scotch and Irish titles
to its credit is Hamilton

regards,

David
One recent revelation, I had always understood Chris was 20 years
older than now he says he is! D

sage




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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 08:45:19 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Carib] Scots to West Indies
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Indeed surviving correspondence is gold! Re the Grays (Greys etc) It is possible someone has translated some of it the details of which are known
only in private circles.
Network it and you may be surprised.
I found letters between various members of the King family of Portland and
St Thomas Jamaica 1808-1830 and in them I found mentions of family members
and a variety of people I'd been studying. This included a harrowing description of a night during a hurricane in St George and many sad stories
of various children and adults healthy one day and stricken down the next. Marriages, dalliances property sales or financial troubles all parade
through such sources Cod


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Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 11:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Carib] Scots to West Indies

Chris, interesting that you mention business correspondence. Should anyone
on this list know of someone who can read Danish handwriting, then I have
scans of a huge load of documents from the probate of Thomas Gray's estate. These are held in a box in Copenhagen, which a fellow traveler was generous enough to photograph. Apparently, they contain all sorts of business transactions. Would adore help in reading them.

I was in Edinburgh this June. Where do those letter books reside?

Anyone?

Cheers,
Laura

On Dec 16, 2017, at 9:40 AM, Chris Codrington <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Laura
Thanks for your note.
Indeed...I must be a bit hyper vigilant due to a very intrusive case of

lumbar stenosis....

So excuse me...I love your contributions to this list!

Ive been reading letters and notes in a digitized version of VL
Oliver's History of Antigua My pattern of study has been to run searches

of certain Scots or Irish names and then browse the references, I've had an opportunity to scan many bits of correspondence associated with these folk.
It is amazing just how closely linked many were.

Very few are going out to the islands "cold" and a lot of people moved

around too. The Kin and business "webs" were the primary means of securing opportunities and there were it seems always a few who were more adept at networking than others. For instance Dr Walter Tullideph was very active in keeping track of the comings and goings of Scots in the leewards during his time. His surviving letters are full of chat noting the movements of this person or that and their developing or deteriorating fortunes. His
letterbooks are in Edinburgh but I keep hoping to find a digital copy one of these days as he mentions people I need to study.

It's very likely Thomas Grey would have had references and or a letter of

recommendation to someone on St Croix. Naturally most of this is invisible
to us but traces often survive and sometimes doing a broad reconnoitering of the surviving info on the community can yield a clue or two. I wish there
were more compendiums of mercantile correspondence from the time as that
would yield such goodies.

Im still a raw amateur.
Cod

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Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:55 AM
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Subject: [Carib] Newspapering & emigration

Dear Chris,
I am just reading emails now and your sage response. Heavens, fella, you

mustn?t think I would ever set out to purposefully rap knuckles, so the only viable choice is that my missive (missile?) was meant to provoke a bit of thoughtful reflection by all those of us who benefit from journalism yet decline to actually support it.

Which reminds me, thank goodness our forefathers got the news in print
and not the et

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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 09:02:35 -0500
From: "Chris Codrington" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [Carib] Irish in the Caribbean 1640-18??
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Short but useful read on the subject reflecting recent scholarship and non political agenda



The Irish in the Caribbean 1641-1837

An Overview

By Nini Rodgers





http://www.irlandeses.org/0711_145to155.pdf



Cod







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