GILKES family in Barbados

[Chezzyp]

My paternal grandfather was known as Lamont GILKES but baptised/registered as Arthur Seth Laurant GILKES b 8Apr1905 d 2Jun1945 in St Michael, Barbados. He was a French teacher at Harrison College during the 1930s and played football for Spartan Club. He and his family lived in Hindsbury Road and his parent were Edward Stanley Gilkes, a tailor. dob etc not known and Christiana SMITH born 1860 I believe. This is where my trail ends. Does anyone have any knowledge of this family? There was a daughter, Millicent St John GILKES born 1886 but I know no more about her than that. The attached photo is of Edward Stanley with his son, my grandfather Lamont. Hope someone has some ideas.

[*Sandra*]

Hi Chezzyp,

Welcome to Rootschat

Have you tried sending a copy of the photograph to a newspaper in Barbados to see if they got any response from relatives ?

Looking at the family search site - possible baptism for Christiana Smith - 15 August 1860

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FVLN-4JM

Baptism for Millicent :- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FV25-2Z4

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

UK Outbound Passenger List - Archur Lamont Gilkes - aged 26 years - Student - Travelling London to Barbados on the Observer 11 March 1932. Last address in the UK :- West India Committee, Trinity Square EC3.

Sandra 

[Chezzyp]

Hi Sandra,

No, I haven't tried the newspapers, thank you for the that. I did have the baptism info; in fact that's all i DO have bt I will certainly chase up the passenger list. I was told my grandfather went to France but that's all I knew. The passenger list may well be relevant. Thanks again.

[*Sandra*]

Just incase you don't have access and haven't come across this -

Free access to Ancestry passenger lists through March 17.

http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/passengerlists

Have tried a few different combinations of the name but didn't find any other passenger lists. Will give FindMyPast a try.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Hi Chezzyp,

Sorry haven't found any other passenger lists.

The Photograph and restoration board may be able to help you restore the photo if you are interested ? They do a fabulous job. 

Cheers
Sandra

[Chezzyp]

Thanks Sandra for all your efforts on my behalf. I hope I can help somebody to one of these days.

[Gilkes Gisele]

I am French and just read your message dated 2013. My grand father was George Gilkes b. 1893 in Barbados d. 1926 in Martinique. He was a French teacher and played football. My father b. 1918 Stanley George Gilkes told me of his uncle Lamont who had two brothers gone to USA and a sister called Milicent. Could we be cousins?

[Chezzyp]

Hello Giselle
I've only just seen this; haven't been on here much in the last year or so but I am very excited by the possibilities in your response to my post! We could very well be cousins!
My grandfather was known as Lamont, he too was a French teacher and played football for Spartan. The only sibling that I knew about was Millicent and there's nothing on her after her baptism (that Ive found anyway.)
My father didn't tell me a lot about his father, as he and my grandmother never married and my father never got over the fact that he was illegitimate.
Do you have a tree? Mine is on Ancestry under the title CPE .  Gosh, I'd love to know more about your Gilkes family.

Cheryl Russell née Evelyn