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Birth records West Indies 1809
« on: Monday 28 November 22 18:14 GMT (UK) »
I am looking for the birth record of a William Sweeney, born in the West Indies in 1809, how do I find these records?

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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #1 on: Monday 28 November 22 20:46 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat!

Where have you looked so far?

I have found records on Family Search for ancestors who have lived in out of the way places.  Also doing a Google search can be useful. 

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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #2 on: Monday 28 November 22 20:54 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat.

I can’t see any birth record in the Overseas Register. 

All I can find is a reference to a William SWEENEY 01/01/1851 to 31/03/1851 in Antigua West Indies Private #2032 in the 54th.. (The West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot.

If that his him, how sure are you he was born in the West Indies?
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #3 on: Monday 28 November 22 20:55 GMT (UK) »
Welcome from me too  :)

Is this who you are looking at, from the London 1851 census www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGN6-N9M

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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #4 on: Monday 28 November 22 21:07 GMT (UK) »
Sure you have this, but just for background here for possible searches.

William Sweeney married Sarah Collins in 1834, so possible confirmation of his father's name is not possible from this event www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:687L-CT19

Confirmation of Sarah's maiden name from one of the birth regs of sons showing in 1851:

SWEENEY, DECIMUS  DUDLEY      MMN - COLLINS     
GRO Reference: 1841  M Quarter in KENSINGTON UNION  Volume 03  Page 297

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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #5 on: Monday 28 November 22 23:23 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everyone, especially Monica - yes I have the information that you have offered. I know from the 1851 UK census that William Sweeney was born in the West Indies and I have a copy of his original marriage certificate in 1834 when he married Sarah Collins, unfortunately it doesn’t give any details whatsoever about his date or place of birth, or his fathers name ..
Does anyone know where birth records for the West Indies are held .. or do I need to know exactly where in the West Indies, e.g. which island he was born?

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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 30 November 22 19:39 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Birth records West Indies 1809
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 30 November 22 19:54 GMT (UK) »
Online access to Antigua births seems to start later than 1809. It may be a question of tracking down parish registers.

You could try:

Antigua and Barbuda National Archives: email antiguabarbudanationalarchives@gmail.com
Clarkson, Tolladay, Prevost, Killick, Hicks
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