5 Tips to Find Missing British Caribbean Ancestors
Channel: Island Ancestors
Date: 2023-02-19

What do you do if your ancestor is missing in the records? 

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In this video, I walk you through 5 Tips for searching for Caribbean ancestors that were involuntarily relocated or voluntarily moved between islands. This video focuses on British Caribbean islands.

🕰  Content
0:20 Intro
0:40 Question
1:15 Tip 1: Know the Time Period
02:23 Tip 2: Understand the Economy
02:51 Tip 3: Know the Geography
05:16 Tip 4: Health and Environment
06:24 Tip 5: Follow the Money
06:57 Bonus: Locating Enslaved Ancestors
10:27 Close

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📚 Resources 
Guy Grannum: Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
https://tinyurl.com/GrannumAncestry
https://grannum.wordpress.com

Southwark Libraries: Tracing your Caribbean family
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/southwark-archives/tracing-your-caribbean-family

UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs

Family Search Wiki
https://www.familysearch.org/

🎵 Music
https://artlist.io/Dexter-2490240

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