waite family in jamaica

[sidney brian]

we are trying to find any info on my grandfather-cyril herbert waite born port royal 1880 or 1882 enlisted rn 1904 anyone know anything ?

[Billyblue]

Hi Sidney Brian
Welcome to RootsChat.

Jamaica is not the easiest place to research as you've probably found, though as late as the 1880s you may be lucky.
Have you looked at the Other Countries board?  A few enquiries there about Jamaica which might help throw light on the problem.

Good luck, from another Jamaican seeker

Dawn M

[XXXX]

Hi Sidney Brian

I wonder if this is your man:

Link: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7014601

Link: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-6035490#summary

Cheers,

Janet.

[sidney brian]

thankyou janet that link was able to give us his military background

now all we have to do is trace him back to jamaica ?might be a bit easier said than done
thanks again and if you do come across any more info please send it on
sid

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

This could be his marriage, the certificate would give his father's name

Cyril Herbert WAITE    Sep Q 1908     Plymouth    5b  490
names with same reference,
Charles BIRKETT
Sarah Elizabeth MANSELL
Mary Louisa I PRITCHETT


In 1911 Cyril is shown as married, it looks like he married Sarah if you look at the 1911 census.



It looks like you might be able to get some info from a Family History Center if there's one near you,

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamwgw/civilreg.htm

Regards,
Daisy

[anpefa1]

hello sid,b

familysearch.org, the latter day saints website gives access to jamaican records.

if you have problems give me a post as i go to the london venue regularly.

this applies to dawn m as well (too) grammatic!

tony

[Billyblue]

Thanks Tony
I have an LDS centre just 2 suburbs away.
My problem is that slave families (which my ancestor undoubtedly came from, at some stage) back in the 1700s weren't very well documented.  The director of the National Library in Jamaica couldn't find out anything for me, even          

Dawn M

[jorose]

Do you have a copy of the marriage certificate for Cyril?

We know his birth was 08 October 1880, Kingston, from the Navy records.
I was looking at his children and I see he had a daughter Dora (b. 1914 d. 1991)

So I was wondering about Dora Wiseman, seamstress who had children in Kingston (from familysearch)
Cyril Orlando Plummer (8 Oct 1881),
Florence Maria Warnson (20 Dec 1884),
Ambrozeuo Maud Copes Wiseman (23 Apr 1890) (female)
Carlton Franklin Sexton Wiseman (14 Mar 1894) (might be the Carlton F. Sexton who arrives into NY in 1916 aged 21 claiming to be b. Cardiff)
Mourice Towers Sexton Wiseman (17 Oct 1897) (might be the Maurice Towers Sexton listed in Canadian emigration records, and/or the Maurice T. Sexton who marries in England in 1926).

[sidney brian]

i m still working on it maybe getting more confused,but i m going to england next week might be a bit further ahead /

has anyone else seen "jamaicanfamilysearch.com"looks interesting ?tho they dont respond to email