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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 18 Send Message	June	Report	21 Feb 2008 16:14
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 18 Send Message	hi My G,g,g grandad was brought to Scotland from Jamaica (with approval & consent of his parents) by the local landowner. He paid for him to be put through school and learn a trade. He eventually settled here in Scotland after meeting his wife and they had children. I know his parents names and rough ages - do you have any advice how i would find out more about when they were born/died and if my g.g.g. grandad had any brothers/sisters? He was born in 1829 (approx). thanks June
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 2,865 Send Message	Chris in Sussex	Report	21 Feb 2008 16:21
	Don't know if you have seen the BBC site 'Researching African-Caribbean Family History' ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/genealogy_article_01.shtml Chris
	Researching: Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/