Discover your Jamaican roots with these newly transcribed Church of England records! Offering a window into the island’s history from the 1600s, this collection reveals key moments in your ancestors’ lives. Baptismal records will review your ancestor’s parents’ names, unlocking a new generation for your family tree.
Discover your Jamaican roots with these newly transcribed Church of England records! Offering a window into the island’s history from the 1600s, this collection reveals key moments in your ancestors’ lives. Baptismal records will review your ancestor’s parents’ names, unlocking a new generation for your family tree.
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The transcripts were created by Family Search from original parish registers.
The transcription of the original Church of England registers in Jamaica was provided by Family Search, with the original images available for viewing on their site. Anglicanism, or the Church of England, first arrived in Jamaica during the Anglo-Spanish war between 1654 and 1660, following the conquest of the island by English forces led by Robert Venables and William Penn. Afterward, Colonel Edward D’Oyley, the first British governor of Jamaica, encouraged the spread of Christianity and the Protestant faith. In 1824, the diocese of Jamaica was established, before which it fell under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London. Jamaica remained under British colonial rule from 1655 until its independence in 1962, though it had become a formal colony in 1707. Today, Jamaica remains a member of the British Commonwealth.