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great great granddaughter of williams fyffe.

Fyffe17 — 2013-04-24 04:41:57Z

hi my great great grandfather is William fyffe some of his son went cuba left my great grandfather joseph fyffe his son Stanley fyffe is my father I just like to know what to Williams rest of son who whent to cuba did any of them comes back ot Jamaica are some realtives any one with family back ground of fyffe please let me know.

Re: Seeking relatives of the Grey, Campbell, Street/Streete, Crooks & Chisholms

tp0121 — 2013-04-19 02:48:15Z

Thanks I am familiar with Dr Streete

Re: Seeking relatives of the Grey, Campbell, Street/Streete, Crooks & Chisholms

luceaonline — 2013-04-19 00:41:58Z

Try contacting Dr. Roy Streete - http://www.oidinc.org/boardmembers.php

Re: Seeking relatives of the Grey, Campbell, Street/Streete, Crooks & Chisholms

tp0121 — 2013-04-18 02:46:30Z

Thanks for your response however the Crooks Family Tree information indicated by Paul Crooks is not completely accurate and points to only one side of the Crooks Ancestry. I am in touch with a few of the Streete family members from Hanover who now reside in the US, specifically CT and MD, however they do not know enough of the family's ancestry in order to connect all the dots. I am aware there is only one family of Chisholms to which I am related but again trying to unite all the Chisholms is a task as the younger generations do not have enough information to correctly link the extended families. I still have family members residing in Lances Bay who are bloodline Chisholms, Greys, Campbells and Crooks.

Re: The Gravers of St. Lucea, Hanover

donnabrodie45 — 2013-04-17 23:14:13Z

Thank you so much... I already have all of the info on the Graver's that came to the United States. You found my Great Uncle Michael, his wife Catherine and their children. I have found tons of info in past year. I found my Graver's in Jamaica. I found out through Michael's Grand daughter that they moved to Panama around 1904 or so to work on the Panama Canal. Some stayed in Panama, some died in Panama, a few came to the US and one that I know of went back to Jamaica. Finding info in Jamamica and Panama has been difficult. Thanks again... I greatly appreciate your efforts.

Donna
donnabrodie@comcast.net

Re: Seeking relatives of the Grey, Campbell, Street/Streete, Crooks & Chisholms

luceaonline — 2013-04-17 22:41:34Z

See www.lucea-online.com, there is a 1823 Hanover census listed, there is also a Crooks Family Tree under Roots Link page.

Streete's can be found in the Maryland area, there is only one family of Chisholm in Lucea to my knowledge, I have no immediate contact to put you on the Campbell's and Grey in Lances Bay.

Re: The Gravers of St. Lucea, Hanover

luceaonline — 2013-04-17 22:34:54Z

I found a Michael Graver b 1886:

Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Micheal Graver M 34y Jamaica
WIFE Catherine Graver F 24y Jamaica
DAU Olga Graver F 7y Ohio
SON Micheal Graver M 6y Pennsylvania
DAU Hyse Graver F 4y10m New Jersey
SON Paul Graver M 2y10m New Jersey
DAU June Graver F 9m New Jersey
BRO Rupert Graver M 25y Jamaica

Re: Finding Ancestors

luceaonline — 2013-04-17 22:22:41Z

Would your grand parents children name, Judith Albertha, Ita Maud, Margareth, Rachel Iscilda, Eunice Ismema?

There are many Dehaney from the Maryland/Mt Hannah, Hanover area, I need a bit more info on George.

I have a 1823 Hanover cencus on www.lucea-online.com

Glad to be of any help...

The Gravers of St. Lucea, Hanover

donnabrodie45 — 2013-02-19 20:23:28Z

Looking for anyone with info on:

Henry Dodd Graverb. b. 1855 and Hannah Saraphine Leslie ?

There children were:

Vida Graver 1883
Michael Graver - b. 1883 - d. 1981 in US (California)
Victoria Graver b. 1884 d. in US (New York)
Henry Graver - b. 1886 died in Panama 1904
Ledina or Adina Graver b. 1890
Kathleen Graver Blake b/ 1895 d, 1968 in Kingston Ja.
Rupert Graver b. 1893 d. 1970 in US (New Jersey)
Harwold Dudley Graver b. 1898

Henry and Hannah migrated to Panama to work on the Panama canal. Henry was killed ion Panama at the age of 19. (1904) I dont know if the others went with them. Michael, Rupert and Victoria moved to the US. Kathleen stayed in Jamaica.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Donna

Re: Steer/Stair family research

dsjhdbfdsl — 2013-02-01 23:31:17Z

I am related to the MCBEANS of Chalky Hill/HINDS Family please email me when you get this message chadpierre@gmail.com

Finding Ancestors

smgibson143 — 2013-01-19 23:01:04Z

I am trying to find my grandfather`s family, the last name is Dehaney. George Dehaney was born in Hanover, Jamaica and as a young man he went to Port Antonio, Portland, where he met and married my grandmother, Mary Kelly they had 10 children they raised all their children. All those years he lived and died in Port Antonio Portland I heard that he had relatives there and there last name was Gayle, Minnie and Percival Gayle. I am eager to find someone who is related.

Steer/Stair family research

Stair_S — 2012-11-28 18:57:12Z

searching for family members of Hazel Temple,Stanley C Stair, of Lucea,Hanover Jamaica & Jemima Blake,Beatrice Mcbean, of Steer town,St.Ann Jamaica.

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

Stair_S — 2012-11-28 18:55:13Z

please email me at stair01@blueyonder.co.uk I am one of the Steer/Stair family Genealogist would love to ask you more questions privately. urgent

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

Stair_S — 2012-11-28 18:35:27Z

Do you know when Jemima was born ? where and when she passed over? You seem to have many important family facts would love to speak to you if possible.

Re: Steer/Stair family research

Stair_S — 2012-11-04 17:51:21Z

please contact me
stair01@blueyonder.co.uk
Stair family genealogist
urgent!

Re: Ledgister family in Jamaica

Stair_S — 2012-10-31 22:46:07Z

www.familysearch.org/search/records/

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

nstair1 — 2012-10-31 11:49:16Z

I agree - it's best to share the personal details of our ancesters, especially those still living, in our private trees and conversations :)

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

NMarryshow — 2012-10-31 11:45:13Z

Are you a direct descendent of Jemima?

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

NMarryshow — 2012-10-31 11:42:16Z

Let's send each other an invite so we can contribute to each others tree. Dolores was Harry and Eliza 's only child. I am Dolores ' granddaughter.

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

NMarryshow — 2012-10-31 11:40:10Z

Nola, how are you? Grandma is doing well. She is waiting on the doctor for approval.

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

Stair_S — 2012-10-31 11:22:09Z

Was Dolores the only child for Eliza & Harry?
What is the date of birth for Dolores?
How many children dose Dolores have?
What are their dates of birth and where were they born?

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

nstair1 — 2012-10-31 10:56:13Z

Hi NMarryshow and Stair_S -

I'm so glad that my Ancestry postings about our families have finally connected us :)

I know both of you, but prefer not to put my personal email on the discussion board.

Keep in touch - Nola

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

NMarryshow — 2012-10-30 18:04:15Z

Certainly. I have a copy already. So, looks like we are cousins ...

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

Stair_S — 2012-10-30 17:31:16Z

you have confirmed to me that we both share the same family tree please can you email me I have something that I believe you would love to see a copy of Eliza's birth certificate.
my email is stair01@blueyonder.co.uk

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

NMarryshow — 2012-10-30 15:02:16Z

Eliza Elizabeth Steer is my great grandmother. She was born August 27, 1913. She was married to Harry Crooks and they had a daughter name Dolores Crooks.

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

Stair_S — 2012-10-30 13:40:50Z

Who was your great grandmother?
do you have their full date of birth?
are there any photos of them
please contact me Stair01@blueyonder.co.uk

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

NMarryshow — 2012-10-28 23:39:50Z

My great grandmother and Jemima were sisters. Jemima was born in 1907 in Jamaica. She married twice. First, Clarence Blake and had son named Herman. She also married Henry Dewar and they had son named Henry. That's all I have about her. Please contact me.

Ledgister family in Jamaica

gwu2000geo — 2012-10-26 17:56:17Z

I would love any help in finding information about my father's branch (Ledgister) of my family tree. My father is Kenric Alexander Ledgister born in Jamaica 1943. His father was Hezekiah Melmerth Ledgister born around 1908 in Hanover; passed away June 1978.

Any information would be geatly appreciated.

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

Stair_S — 2012-10-23 18:09:03Z

Hello I would love to contact you in regards to your search.email me at stair01@blueyonder.co.uk looking at your tag would you be a direct decadence of Jemima?

Re: Daley,

Stair_S — 2012-10-21 13:53:41Z

Where are you located? a good source depends on many factors.
I am in London and use the family research centre. check the internet for your nearest centre.

Daley,

marlenedaley — 2012-09-08 01:49:33Z

I would be grateful if someone could tell me how I go about searching for my family birth and death marriage certificates in Hanover Parish

Re: Harry Crooks

mdewa001 — 2012-06-13 02:26:24Z

Yes. Harry married Eliza and they had a least one child, a daughter named Dolores.

Seeking relatives of the Grey, Campbell, Street/Streete, Crooks & Chisholms

tp0121 — 2012-04-08 22:27:05Z

I am interested in connecting with relatives or individuals researching the following families of Lances Bay, Hanover and surrounding areas:

Grey
Campbell
Street/Streete
Crooks
Chisholm

Re: Steer/Stair family research

Donnymcl — 2012-02-18 20:25:12Z

Harry James McBean A.K.A. Bigman McBean was my great grandfather. He is the father of my grandmother Norma Coke (McBean is her maiden name) but she and her siblings lost contact with him many years ago. We recently regained contact with him but he has passed on earlier this year. My email is aidonlloyd@msn.com please contact me so we can exchange more family information?

Re: Harry Crooks

nstair1 — 2012-01-20 22:18:20Z

Hi - new info about your question!

My grandfather's sister Eliza married Harry Crooks in Lucea, around 1930. Any connection?

Re: Rhoda Samuels

nstair1 — 2012-01-20 22:14:16Z

I understand that my line of Samuels lived in the Rose Hill area (up the hill from Lucea)

Re: Steer/Stair family research

Stair_S — 2012-01-14 19:31:26Z

are you sure of her age,do you have any photos of Beatrice? I have been searching family research records but none physical proof to that found. I have found Beatrice parents name on a birth record but need more proof do you know her date of birth?

Re: Steer/Stair family research

Stair_S — 2012-01-12 11:00:36Z

Please hook up with our family Genealogist
Nola Stair& Jahrome Stair both live in United Kingdom so they can finish this family tree. Your grand mother was my grand father's sister

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

nstair1 — 2011-12-30 21:28:47Z

Hi - It's great meeting you virtually! I'm Nola, Stanley Stair's grand daughter. Thanks for your message and I will email you more details about our family :)

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

mdewa001 — 2011-12-23 00:16:47Z

Eliza's husband is named Harry Crooks.

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

mdewa001 — 2011-12-22 17:08:33Z

Jemima Steer had a illegitimate son named Henry Albert Dewar around 1923 (my grandfather). She had a son named Herman with her husband Clarence Blake and remarried at some point to a man with the last name Dixon. Sefton Stair (used new spelling of last name when he moved) immigrated to New York in 1944 as an agricultural laborer. Hazel Steer had two sons, Horace Temple (dob Feb 12, 1926) and Frank Egbert (dob Aug. 19, 1930).

If you have any information on Jemima, Stanley, Hazel or any of the Steer/Stair children it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Steer/Stair family research

Bigmacc39 — 2011-09-05 06:57:38Z

Beatrice McBean("Steer" was her Maiden name) of Steer Town, St Ann Jamaica is my Grand Mother. She was married to Charles McBean they had 13 children together, 11 Sons and 2 Daughters. She died in 1983 at the age of 99 years. Living children are Harry McBean aka Bigman McBean, Stanley McBean, Vernon McBean, Cicelyn McBean, and Hartley McBean.

Rhoda Samuels

nstair1 — 2011-04-05 13:07:56Z

My Great Grandmother Rhoda Samuels had the following children, who were born in Lucea, Hanover:

•Alger Gwendelin Samuels (born 1903)
•Gladys Louise Samuels (born 1905)
•Twins: Rachel Matilda Samuels (born -1909) and Alexander George Samuels (born -1909)
•Nevel Mederick Samuels (born 1912 )
•Imogene Samuels (born 1915)
•Egla Magnora Reid (born 1918)
•Frank Beauford (born Nov 12, 1900)

Any connections?

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

nstair1 — 2010-11-14 17:25:03Z

Hi - Sorry for the delayed response!

Crooks - I don't know his first name, but they had a daughter named Dolores (Dolly)

Sarah Campbell - I recently discovered that she had at least 1 sister named Julie, who lived in Chalkey Hill, St Ann.

Any connections?

Re: Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

tp0121 — 2010-10-15 21:43:09Z

My Grandmother was a Campbell from Lances Bay, Hanover. I am also related to the bloodline Crooks family by way of my Great-Grandmother. Do you have the first name of the Mr. Crooks on your tree? Did Sarah have additional Siblings?

Samuels, Henry and/or Clare

nstair1 — 2010-08-06 16:54:02Z

The following has been a long time "missing link" in my genealogy search.

My grandmother Gladys Henry’s parents were: Rachel Samuels and Alexander Henry
Gladys' grandparents were: Carolina and Jacob Samuels
Gladys'brothers/sisters were: Frank Jonas, Vandis Henry, Alexander Henry (wife = Pearlina and their 4 children: Emerson ("Diggy"), Howard, Milverton, Maureen)

I understand that Glady’s parents and grandparents lived near (or on the way to) Askenish, Hanover? Glady and her brother/sisters lived in Lucea.

I've seen other postings about the Samuels family in Hanover, but I am not sure of any connections? This line of Samuels is somehow related to the Clare family in Lucea.

Stair/Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace?

nstair1 — 2010-08-06 16:49:49Z

In the early 1900s, my great-grandparents Sarah Campbell and Adolphus Steer moved from St Ann to Lucea to work at Haughton Court, a large sugar estate. Haughton Court was once owned by Simon Taylor who was described as "one of Jamaica's most wealthy creoles, with a fortune based on work as attorney for absentee proprietors." However, Sarah and Adolphus worked for the Watson-Taylor family at Haughton Court.

Upon moving to Lucea, the spelling of their surname changed from Steer to Stair. They had 10 children:

• Beatrice - married Freddie McBean, lived in Steertown and Bellevue, St Ann, had 10 children
• Stanley – had 15 children
• Selvin - died at age 7-8 yrs old
• Egbert - had 8 children (lived in Discovery Bay and Cuba)
• Hazel - married Willie Temple
• Jemina - married Mr. Clarence Harmon Blake (from Kew), had 1 child
• Vernon - married Dora Josephine; had 7 children
• Eliza - married Mr. Crooks; had 1 child
• Iris - married Vincent Grace, had 2 children:
• Sefton - had 5 children (lived in NYC and England)
• Sylvester – married twice (Iris and Beverly), lived in Montego Bay

Any connections to Stair, Steer, McBean, Blake, Crooks, and/or Grace surnames would be appreciated!