Jamaica Almanacs

Jamaican Family

JAMAICA ALMANACS

The Jamaica Almanac was published from 1672 to 1880. It was not, however, until 1811 that these Almanacs started to include a list of landowners on the island. This list was given to the Parochial Vestries and included in the 1840 Almanac. It is divided by Parish. Within each Parish names are alphabetized, but they are not alphabetized within each
letter of the alphabet.

There were 19 Parishes included in the 1840 Almanac. Kingston was excluded. The Almanac contained an explanatory note, "The extensive length of this Roll prevents our inserting the Names of the Householders of the City and
Parish." It also included a note concerning the Parish of Portland: "The list for the parish of Portland could not be obtained either from the Receiver-General's Office or the Clerk of the Vestry when this sheet was put to Press, but should it be obtained previous to publication, it shall be inserted in another part." Evidently it was not received, as it does
not appear in the Almanac. Kingston and Portland, however, appear in the 1838 Almanac, and can be found there on this web site.

The following is the list of parishes, and links to the pages that appear on this site:
Clarendon.
Hanover.
Manchester.
Port Royal.
St. Andrew.
St. Ann.
St. Catherine.
St. David.
St. Dorothy.
St. Elizabeth.
St. George.
St. James.
St. John.
St. Mary.
St. Thomas in the East.
St. Thomas in the Vale.
Trelawny.
Vere.
Westmoreland.
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To view other Jamaica Almanacs, please visit my other site at:

http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com

There you will find the List of Proprietors and Properties from the Almanacs for the years:

1811
1812
1815
1817
1818
1820
1822
1824
1826
1828
1831
1832
1833
1838
1840
1845
You will also find the Civil and Military Lists for Jamaica for:

1751
1776
1779
1784
1790
1796
1802
1808
1824
1839
1851
1861
1865
1870
Some tools on the site that will be useful in your Jamaican genealogy research are:

A glossary
A time line showing historical background information
A discussion of some early occupations on the island
Some places in which to do Jamaican research

Please go to:

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