JAMAICAN FAMILY
There are numerous references to seamen in the Jamaican Parish Registers. Many of them were undoubtedly British, some Canadian or American, but other ships would seem to be of Jamaican registry. Usually the records are for burials, but there are sometimes records of marriages and baptisms of children. Most of these children remained in Jamaica. The entries are useful not only in locating people, but also in identifying which ships put into certain Jamaican ports. The list below is a sampling of these records.
KEY
BU=Burial
BC=Burial of child (followed by name of child)
CC=Baptism of child (followed by name of child)
D=Death
M=Marriage (followed by name of spouse)
FORMAT
NAME-Last, first or title
KEY
DATE-D/M/Y
PLACE-Parish in which registered, location;
OCCUPATION/SHIP and comment
LIST OF SEAMEN
Ailsworth, William, BU 26/10/1795, Trelawny, Mariner.
Alexander, Captain, CC (Margaret Ann, reputed child) 1/5/1825, Trelawny, Captain of ship "Ann," of Glasgow.
Allick, Peter, BU 3/4/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Armstrong, John, BU 27/1/1790, St. James, sailor.
Armstrong, William, BU 6/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from the ship "Frances & Eliza."
Atkin, Thomas, BU 1/7/1791, St. James, carpenter of the ship "Mars" under Captain Borman.
Baker, -, BU 15/6/1773, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Sailor belonging to the "Jamaica," Watson the Master.
Banton, Frederick, BU 24/4/1776, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Barnes, Peter, BU 18/2/1792, St. James, sailor and pauper.
Barnes, Richard, BU 18/3/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Barnes, William, BU 4/6/1842, St. James, church yard; black seaman.
Barton, William, BU between 1849-1850, The Palisades, Port Royal; seaman.
Baylis, William, BU 4/2/1776, Westmoreland, of the ship "Earl of Effingham" under Captn. Curling.
Benston, -, BU 18/6/1774, St. Elizabeth, church yard; sailor belonging to the "Nancy, " Robert Russell Master.
Blair, Robert, BU 4/4/1811, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to ship "Diana."
Bode, Henry, BU 3/2/1832, Westmoreland, a sailor on board ship "Forager," aged abt 37.
Borman, Captain, 1791, Captain of the ship "Mars."
Bostock, Thomas, BU 5/8/1790, St. James, sailor from the hospital.
Boyd, William, BU 31/10/1777, St. James, Master of the brig "Jesse."
Brown, George, BU 4/7/1825, Portland, Strangers ground; seaman on board ship "Renown," aged 18 years.
Brown, John, BU 3/4/1814, St. Elizabeth, church yard; boatswain of the ship "Union."
Brown, Landerson, BU 10/7/1822, Westmoreland, Capt. of brig "Zephyr" of Hull from London.
Brown, Spragg, BU 9/5/1792, St. James, Master of a vessel.
Bruce, James, BU 3/11/1810, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Captain of the ship "Clarendon."
Bruce, William, BU 26/1/1775, St. Elizabeth, church yard; sailor belonging to the "Atlantic," John Maitland Master.
Burke, Charles, CC (Charlotte Eliza) 15/3/1835, Portland, Port Antonio.
Burke, John, BU 3/6/1796, St. James, sailor.
Campbell, John, BU 4/6/1787, St. Elizabeth, church yard; commander of the ship "Euphrates."
Carr, Edward, BU 26/12/1833, Kingston, S.P., seaman from Public Hospital, Kingston, aged 60 yrs.
Carr, John, BU 5/8/1780, St. James, Carpenter of the "Lenox" Trader.
Carter, Richard, BU 19/4/1798, Trelawny, Seaman on the ship "Martha Brae."
Castle, Lawrence, 1774, St. Elizabeth, Master of the "Ipswich."
Chidley, Joseph, BU 23/3/1832, Westmoreland, a sailor on board the "Ceerops," aged 26 yrs.
Chilcott, Charles, BU 30/12/1810, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to the ship "Ann."
Christian, John, BU 14/4/1798, St. James, sailor.
Christie, John, BU 6/4/1803, St. James, sailor.
Christy, Hugh, BU 16/7/1783, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Clapham, George, BU 6/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from the ship "Rosella."
Clarke, John, BU 28/5/1794, St. James, sailor from the ship "Rio Nova."
Clarke, John, BU 16/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Charles."
Clarke, William, BU 6/6/1797, St. James, sailor.
Clarke, William, M (Mary Mowatt) 20/6/1801, Hanover, Master of the ship "Mary & Susanna" of London.
Cooper, James, BU 28/4/1784, St. James, Carpenter of the "Trelawny" Trader.
Collins, John, BU 12/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Alexander."
Crallan, Richard, BU 2/6/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Cumming, William, BU 30/5/1780, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Curling, Captain, 1776, Westmoreland, Captain of the ship "Earl of Effingham."
Daniel, John, BU 24/6/1779, St. James, Steward of the ship "Lenox."
Danson, George, BU 26/7/1812, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Captain of the ship "Marina" of London.
Davis, Captain, BU 10/10/1811, St. Elizabeth, church yard; of the schooner "General Brereton."
Davis, John, CC (Sarah) 19/6/1825, Trelawny, Lieutenant, R.N.
Dixon, John, BU 13/7/1798, St. James, second mate of the ship "Westmoreland."
Dixon, Joseph, BU 18/9/1840, St. James, church yard; Seaman on brig "Hannah
Grayson", aged 18 yrs.
Douglas, George, BU 14/12/1805, St. James, Captain of the ship "Lune."
Douglas, Matthew, BU 1/3/1878, St. Ann, Ocho Rios; sailor, aged 68, cause: diarrhea.
Dourke, Charles, BU 10/7/1872, Westmoreland, Savanna-la-Mar; Chief Mate.
Dunn, Philip, BU 25/2/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Dunscombe, Samuel, BU 29/6/1779, St. James, Master of a schooner.
Dyer, William, BU 25/1/1811, St. Elizabeth, church yard; aged 14, belonging to the ship "St. Elizabeth."
Eatney, Alexander, BU 17/5/1768, Hanover, sailor.
Eaton, Richard, BU 14/10/1768, Hanover, from the "Jamaica Packet."
Evans, Evan, D 2/4/1843, Kingston, Ebenezer burial ground; Commander of the brig "Courier" of Liverpool.
Evans, John, BU 24/12/1844, St. James, church yard; seaman aged 27 yrs.
Evans, Robert, BU 26/8/1792, St. James, sailor.
Evans, Thomas, BU 3/6/1789, St. James, a youth from on board the ship "Hanover Planter."
Ewing, Thomas, BU 31/1/1811, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to ship "Ann Grant."
Flanders, James, BU 21/7/1812, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Captain of the schooner "General Brereton."
Fletcher, Joseph, BU 15/2/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Gardiner, James, BU 4/9/1777, St. James, boatswain of the "Elizabeth" Trader.
Gay, John, BU 13/5/1792, St. James, sailor and pauper.
Geary, Patrick, BU 16/6/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Gilks, William, BU 24/2/1787, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Steward of the ship "Louisa."
Goodin, George, BU 20/6/1792, St. James, sailor and pauper.
Grimmer, Robert, BU 2/5/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Hansley, John, BU 28/5/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Higginson, Thomas, CC (Philip Augustus) 10/2/1872, Trelawny, Falmouth; Mariner.
Hollings, Samuel, BU 11/1/1788, St. James, a poor seafaring man.
Hullah, John, BU 3/6/1781, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Hutchinson, Thomas, BU 13/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Rebecca."
Jameson, Magnus, BU 20/7/1780, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Jenkins, John, BU 11/12/1791, St. James, sailor and pauper.
Johnfung, Hendrik, BU 12/11/1810, St. Elizabeth, church yard; carpenter of the ship "Clarendon."
Johnston, John, BU 2/10/1810, Trelawny, Master of the schooner "Sally" of Halifax, aged 40 yrs.
Julian, Matthew, BU 23/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from the ship "Dale."
Kerr, John, BU 1/6/1842, St. James, church yard; white seaman.
King, George, BU 14/7/1822, St. Ann, Shaw Park; Captain of the ship "James Laing," aged 28 yrs.
Kynes, -, BU 4/2/1774, St. Elizabeth, church yard; sailor belonging to the "Ipswich," Lawrence Castle Master.
Langdon, John, BU 5/6/1822, Westmoreland, Captain of the ship "Ceerops" of London. Leary, James, BU 29/1/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Magnum, John, CC (Margaret Lessender) 19/1/1872, Trelawny, Falmouth; Mariner.
Mahone, Benjamin, BU 15/4/1798, Trelawny, seaman from the ship "Whyda."
Maitland, John, 1775, St. Elizabeth, Master of the "Atlantic."
Manlove, Benjamin, BU 22/4/1798, Trelawny, of the ship "Alfred."
Manning, John, BU 13/2/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Marshall, Henry, BU 27/1/1775, St. Elizabeth, church yard; sailor belonging to the "Nancy," Robert Russell Master.
Martin, Robert, BU 12/1784, St. James, Captain of the "Gascoyne" Trader.
Martin, William, BU 5/5/1780, St. James, sail maker of the "Ulysses" Trader.
McAllister, John, BU 27/5/1792, St. James, Mate of a ship.
McBride, George, BU 28/3/1813, St. Elizabeth, church yard; seaman of the ship "Ardent."
McCloud, Daniel, BU 5/5/1768, Hanover, sailor.
McLeod, Charles, BU 14/6/1809, St. James, seaman.
McLeod, Daniel, BU 9/7/1830, St. James, seaman from hospital, aged 60 yrs.
McNeal, John, BU 16/6/1792, St. James, sailor and pauper.
Mea, -, BU 24/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from the ship "Flora."
Melon, John, BU 26/7/1837, Trelawny, church yard; Seaman brig "Diamond" of Whiteham, aged 22 yrs.
Merry, Thomas, BC (Elizabeth) 8/4/1835, Trelawny, Master of Schooner "Rose" of New York.
Milman, James, BU 9/7/1798, Trelawny, from ship "Brunswick."
Mitchell, John, BU 15/8/1792, St. James, Mate of a vessel.
Moore, Harry, BU 15/2/1831, St. Elizabeth, seaman on "Velusia," aged 42 yrs.
Moore, Mr. John, BU 16/11/1821, Portland, church yard; master of brig "St. Jago."
Moore, William, BU 5/7/1795, Hanover, mariner on board the "Hibberts."
Moore, William, BU 27/2/1840, St. James, seaman from hospital, aged 42 yrs.
Morrison, John, BU 29/4/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Munnel, John, BU 24/12/1810, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to ship "Henry Cerf."
Munro, James, BU 18/1/1840, Trelawny, church yard; Seaman from Marine Hospital aged 28 yrs.
Murdock, James, BU 6/4/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Cambridge."
Myngs, John, BU 26/4/1776, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Oliver, Joseph, BU 9/8/1835, Trelawny, church yard; seaman on the schooner "Louisa."
Overton, -, BU 1/1/1787, Trelawny, officer on board the "Active."
Owen, William, BU 12/1/1792, St. James, seaman belonging to His Majesty's ship "Diana."
Oxley, Edward, BU 12/4/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Alfred."
Park, Matthew, BU 28/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Free Briton."
Parker, John, BU 1/4/1837, St. James, Race Course; seaman of the ship "Christian" of Glasgow.
Parker, Thomas, BU 11/1/1790, St. James, surgeon of a Guinea Man.
Passmore, Michael, BU 18/6/1822, Westmoreland, Captain of ship "Ida" of London.
Patterson, -, BU 15/5/1796, St. Elizabeth, church yard; First Mate of the "Lady St. John."
Payne, William, 1774, St. Elizabeth, Master of the "Commerce."
Pearce, William, BU 22/12/1810, St. Elizabeth, church yard; aged 13 yrs., belonging to ship "Henry Cerf."
Philips, John, BU 21/4/1776, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Phillips, George, BU 6/2/1781, St. Elizabeth, at Gale's; Master of the "Queen" from Bristol.
Player, William, BU 13/1/1811, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to ship "Henry Cerf."
Pollack, Mr. John, BU 5/10/1817, St. Ann, church yard; Super Cargo of the brig "Lloyds," aged 22 yrs.
Popperton, John, BU 10/4/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Martha Brae."
Potenett, William, BU 5/1/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Redmayne, Paul, BU 23/5/1813, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Captain of ship "Contest" of Liverpool.
Reynolds, Stephen, BU 4/6/1786, St. James, boatswain of the "Thames" Trader.
Rice, James, BU 11/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Frances & Eliza."
Rigby, William, BU 29/8/1781, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Rilery, James, BU 23/1/1777, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Robertson, William, BU 17/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman on ship "Westmoreland."
Ruff, Andrew, BU 10/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Rosella."
Russell, Robert, 1774-1775, St. Elizabeth, Master of the "Nancy."
[Sailor], BU 8/4/1778, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to the "Bristol," George Watkins master.
[Sailor], BU 16/7/1791, St. James, from ship "Richard" under Captain Walker.
[Sailor], BU 3/3/1816, Hanover, the old church; sailor belonging to the "William Miles" of Bristol.
Savage, Hugh, BU 5/5/1813, St. Elizabeth, church yard; carpenter of ship "Contest."
Scot, George, BU 2/6/1783, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Scott, A., D 2/1830, Trelawny, Rio Bueno church monument, Captain of ship "King George" of London.
Scott, A., BC (Charlotte St. Ann Scott) 6/2/1812, (see entry above).
Scott, Andrew, BU 18/5/1812, St. James, Mate of ship "Louisa."
Scott, John, BU 3/6/1795, St. James, sailor.
Scott, John, BU 7/11/1816, St. James, seaman of the brig "Isabella."
Scott, William, M (Lilian Ann Robertson of St. Croix) between 9/1799-1/1800, Commander of the brig "Twins" from North America.
Sedley, Charles, BU 3/3/1790, St. James, sailor.
Shouter, Christian, BU 27/5/1801, St. James, sailor.
Simpson, Robert, BU 1/7/1792, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Commander of ship "Nancy."
Sims, John, BU 24/6/1820, Trelawny, carpenter of the ship "James Harris."
Smith, -, BU 26/2/1774, St. Elizabeth, church yard; sailor belonging to the "Catherine," Hector R---, Master.
Smith, Captain, BC (Catherine) 14/2/1823, Trelawny, ship "Jane" of Glasgow.
Smith, Edward, BU 13/6/1822, Westmoreland, Captain of brig "Percy" of London.
Smith, Henry, BU 18/2/1841, Trelawny, Falmouth church yard; seaman on the barque "Ralph Bernal" of London/Trelawny, aged 22 yrs.
Smith, John, BU 10/7/1791, St. James, cook of the ship "Mars."
Smith, William, BU 6/6/1838, Trelawny, Falmouth church yard; mariner of the ship "Ethelred" of London, aged 40 yrs.
Spencer, Thomas, BU 18/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman on ship "Westmoreland."
Steel, Hugh, BU 18/6/1792, St. Elizabeth, church yard; Commander of the ship "Catherine."
Steele, William, BU 14/6/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Stevens, James, BU 6/6/1838, Trelawny, Falmouth; mariner on the ship "David Lyon" of London.
Stimpson, Charles, BU 12/4/1798, Trelawny, of the ship "Uxbridge."
Storach, George, BU 6/3/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Strahan, William, BU 13/5/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Sullan, Thomas, BU 29/6/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Taylor, Alexander, BU 3/4/1789, Trelawny, a seaman.
Thain, Captain, BU 13/9/1825, Portland, church yard; Captain of brig "Olive Branch."
Thompson, John, BU 31/5/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Alfred."
Thompson, John, BU 31/5/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Francis & Eliza."
Thompson, Thomas, BU 16/9/1790, St. James, carpenter of the brig "Africa," a Guinea Man.
Thompson, William, BU 17/4/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Wyda."
Thomson, James, BU 24/6/1792, St. James, sailor from the hospital.
Thomson, John, BU 7/11/1810, St. Elizabeth, church yard; seaman belonging to ship "Clarendon."
Tilbury, Thomas, BU 30/6/1790, St. James, ship's carpenter.
Tindall, William, BU 7/7/1798, Trelawny, seaman on ship "Rebecca."
Turner, Robert, BU 30/5/1828, Hanover, on the ship "Catharine."
Turner, Samuel, BU 13/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman on ship "Jarrett."
Upton, William, BU 4/1/1811, St. Elizabeth, church yard; belonging to ship "Henry Cerf."
Urquhart, Captain William, BU 5/7/1825, Portland, church yard; master of ship "William Bryan."
Valentine, James, BU 27/10/1839, St. James, church yard; seaman from Hospital, aged 22 yrs.
Wakefield, William, BU 28/2/1827, St. James, a seaman.
Walker, Captain, 1791, Captain of the ship "Richard."
Walker, John, BU 22/1/1837, St. James, Montego Bay church yard; from the barque "Esprey" of Quebec.
Walker, Thomas, BU 10/5/1794, St. James, sailor from the "Ariel."
Walkinshaw, William, BU 26/5/1781, St. James, Master of the "Mary" Trader.
Walter, Odianne Coats, BU 4/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Flora."
Wardlow, George, BU 31/5/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Sebastiana."
Waters, Captain, BU 4/9/1825, Portland, church yard; Captain of the ship "Charlotte."
Waters, Charles, CC (James) 28/5/1821, Trelawny, Master of the ship "Lavinia" of Bristol.
Waters, Thomas, BU 17/7/1823, Trelawny; Second mate ship "William Miles" of Bristol having lost his life by falling overboard in a fit, aged 27.
Watkins, George, 1778, St. Elizabeth, Master of the "Bristol."
Watson, -, 1773, St. Elizabeth, Master of the "Jamaica."
Watson, William, BU 10/4/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Wealthymind, Christian, BU 17/3/1778, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Webb, James, BU 7/11/1841, St. James, Montego Bay church yard; Mate of the Brig "Peggy" from the hospital.
Wells, Burman, BU 26/6/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Flora."
West, Flanner, BU 8/7/1789, St. James, Second mate of the "Thomas" merchantman.
West, John, BU 30/5/1823, Trelawny, Seaman aged 29 yrs.
White, John, BU 14/7/1797, St. James, sailor.
Wilkinson, Robert, BU 1/7/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Rebecca."
William, Thomas, BU 7/4/1798, Trelawny, seaman from ship "Barrett."
Williams, William, BU 5/6/1780, Westmoreland, Mariner.
Williamson, -, BU 8/6/1774, St. Elizabeth, church yard; sailor belonging to the "Commerce," William Payne Master.
Wilson, William, CC (Rebecca Jane) 22/11/1871, Trelawny, Falmouth; Mariner.
Young, Mungo, BU 12/1/1786, St. James, Second mate of the "St. George's" Planter.
This list was transcribed from the Jamaican Parish Registers by Patricia Jackson.
It may not be copied or reproduced without prior permission from the transcriber.
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