For this Findmypast Friday, more records have been added to Findmypast’s Caribbean collection.
Caribbean Association Oath Rolls, 1696
These new transcriptions include names of White colonial settlers who swore allegiance to William III in 1696. You’ll find records from Barbados and the Leeward Islands, including Antigua, Montserrat, St Kitts, Nevis and Bermuda. Details may include a name, their island of residence, and their organization.
Barbados Births & Baptisms 1637-1891
More records have been added into this existing collection for the years 1678-1679.
Montserrat, Methodist Marriages 1820-1841
This new, exclusive collection includes some of the earliest-known Methodist marriages from Montserrat, and include those of enslaved and freed people. You’ll normally find a residence and occupations within these records, and all couples in this index are either Black or mixed-race.
Newspapers
This week, the newspaper archive has been expanded by one new title and updates to many more.
The new title is:
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- Eastern Argus and Borough of Hackney Times, 1877-1912
See the list of updated titles in Findmypast’s blog post.
