The music of the Caribbean is now internationally recognised and loved in the Western World, and ranges from the traditional pans (steel drums) to the more contemporary reggae and ragga.
However, the Caribbean’s main source of income is now tourism, thanks to its wonderful climate and the fact that it boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
General Resources
- How To Trace Your Caribbean Roots
- Tracing Caribbean Roots
- Slave Trade Archives
- Genetic journey to the motherland
- The Caribbean
- The Caribbean GenWeb
- Caribbean Ancestry and Heritage
- Caribbean Surname Index
- Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean
- Caribbean Genealogy Country Resources
- Legacies of British Slave-ownership
- FTF Guide: General Historical Resources>Slavery
Cemeteries
- FTF Guide: Cemeteries Online
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bermuda
Birth & Marriage 1866 - Present
Death Records 1865 - Present
Government Administration Building
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton 5-24
BERMUDA
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton 5-24
BERMUDA
Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands
Barbados
- Discovering Barbados
- A Mailing List For Anyone with a Genealogical Interest in the Independent State of Barbados
Belize
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands, Cuba, Domenica, Grenada
Cayman Island
Cuba
- Resources For Those Searching For Their Cuban Roots
- Cuban Genealogy
- University of Miami's Cuban Heritage Collection
Dominica
- Dominica Genealogy Project
- República Dominicana (Site in French)
Grenada
Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica
Guadeloupe
- GuadeloupeGenWeb (site in French)
Guyana
Haiti
- Haiti Genealogy (site in French)
Honduras
Jamaica
Information and forms for requesting certificates of birth, marriage and death, plus information on having the research of your Jamaican family tree conducted for you by the Registrar General’s Department. If you're from Canada, the U.S. or the U.K. then be sure to look for prices listed in your local curre
- Jamaican Genealogy Sources for Beginners
- Sources for Jamaican Genealogy & Where to Find Them
- Jamaican GenWeb
- Jamaican Family Search
- Jamaica Message Board
- Jamaican GenForum
- National Library of Jamaica
- Important Dates in the History of Jamaica
- Geography and Maps for Jamaica
- Maps of Jamaica
Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico
Martinique
- Martinique Genealogy (site in French)
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico (site in French)
- Puerto Rico Mailing List
Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines,
St. Kitts-Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
- St. Vincent & The Grenadines Gen Web Project
- St Vincent and The Grenadines Ancestry
- St Vincent and The Grenadines History
Trinidad & Tobago,Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
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Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic World, 1750-1820
from Studies in Imperialism series pub by Manchester University Press
2005. Author: Douglas J Hamilton
Whole chapter on Scots Doctors in the W Indies.
My public library obtained this for me through inter-lib loan scheme. My copy came from Rylands Lib, Manchester.