Nevis Island - west indies

[nigels]

I  am wondering if any one knows what the trade of " Master and Examiner " would have entailed.

I am also looking for information on the Bucke family who lived on the Island in the early and mid parts of the 1800's .

[TerrySBaker]

I know a lot about the Bucke family who emigrated from Bungay,Suffolk, England to Nevis. These were George Bucke and his brother Walter Lewis Bucke. Their sister Bertha Bucke married Benjamin Bucke, my 1st cousin 6 times removed. 3 of their sons emigrated to Nevis in 1816 & 1817 to join their uncle Walter Lewis Bucke who was working on the Bush Hill plantation St. John Figtree. See my tree on Ancestry entitled 'Baker families of Nevis Island, West Indies. Also see "The Mountravers Plantation Community" at https://seis.bristol.ac.uk/~emceee/mountravers~part3chapter2.pdf

[maddys52]

Hello TerrySBaker and welcome to RootsChat.

Unfortunately nigels has not been online here since 2019, hopefully they still have the same email address and will receive notification of your post. I'm sure they would be happy to hear from you.

[TerrySBaker]

George Bucke was 'Master and Examiner' of the Island of Nevis, but I am sorry that I do not know what that means. His occupation was an attorney.

In my earlier message I meant to say that Bertha Bucke married my ancestor Benjamin Baker (not Bucke). The 3 sons who emigrated to Nevis were Samuel Barnes Baker, Edwin Walter Baker amd Henry Wilkinson Baker.

Regards,

Terry

[maddys52]

There are a number of references online to "master and examiner" usually to do with the judicial system, particularly the Court of Chancery. Here are a couple of simple definitions:

Master in Chancery:
https://www.lsd.law/define/master-in-chancery

Examiner in Chancery:
https://www.lsd.law/define/examiner-in-chancery