Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library
Notes for Robert Butler Braham:
WILL:
I give to Edith Holness now residing with me and keeping my house £100 of money due to me from my business.
Any balance, I give and bequeath to my children, except for £50 which I wish to be paid over to Ella Comrie now living at the Hope Penn. Both Edith Holness and Ella Comrie to be repaid in full.
Executors: R. H. Houghton and C. E. Braham, Esq.
Witnesses: A. C. Davidson, and Arthur Edmund Lunan
More About Robert Butler Braham:
Age: 1865, Full age
Occupation: 1865, Merchant
Occupation (2): 1879, Proprietor
Residence: 1865, Kingston
Residence (2): Bet. 1878 - 1879, Bloomfield, Manchester
Residence (3): 1910, Trevenion Cottage, Cross Roads, St. Andrew
Will: June 27, 1910
Will Probated: July 09, 1915
Will recorded: October 22, 1915, Lib XIV, fol 1582
More About Matilda Whitehouse:
Residence: 1865, Beecham Ville, St. Ann
More About Robert Braham and Matilda Whitehouse:
Ceremony by: Isaac Whitehouse, minister
Marriage: April 03, 1865, Beecham Ville Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St. Ann3
Marriage license: 1865
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Witness: William Reeve, Wesleyan minister, and Thomas F. Roxborough
Child of Robert Braham and Matilda Whitehouse is:
2 i. Mabel Lilian Braham, born December 07, 1878 in Bloomfield, Manchester4.
More About Mabel Lilian Braham:
Registration: January 18, 1879, By father in Mandeville, Manchester. Registrar Theodore Brown.
Endnotes
1. B0114 Dissenter Marriages XII - XIV, 1860-1871, XIII, p. 45 #319.
2. B0071 Jamaica Supreme Court Wills 1904-1913, 1917-1919, 1921, Item 3 #8.
3. B0114 Dissenter Marriages XII - XIV, 1860-1871, XIII, p. 45 #319.
4. BC2619 Manchester Birth Index 1891-1920, 1878 #200.
1. Walter1 Brett He married Sarah Marriott June 25, 1785 in Kingston1.
More About Walter Brett:
Occupation: 1785, Attorney-at-law
Residence: 1785, Kingston
More About Walter Brett and Sarah Marriott:
Marriage: June 25, 1785, Kingston1
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
Children of Walter Brett and Sarah Marriott are:
2 i. Elizabeth Mary2 Brett, born Bef. January 21, 1787; died in 7/1789.
More About Elizabeth Mary Brett:
Baptism: January 21, 1787, Kingston2
Burial: July 02, 1789, the Anglican church yard, Kingston3
3 ii. Thomas Brett, born June 28, 1788; died November 1792.
More About Thomas Brett:
Baptism: January 07, 1792, Kingston4
Burial: November 11, 1792, the Anglican church yard, Kingston5
4 iii. Mary Elizabeth Brett, born November 10, 1790; died January 1793.
More About Mary Elizabeth Brett:
Age: January 1793, infant
Baptism: November 24, 1790, Kingston6
Burial: January 29, 1793, Anglican church yard, Kingston7
Endnotes
1. B0061 Kingston Parish Register Baptisms I & II, Marriages I, 1721-1825, I, Marriages., p. 128.
2. B0061 Kingston Parish Register Baptisms I & II, Marriages I, 1721-1825, I, p. 373.
3. B0089 Kingston Parish Register BMB VI, 1851-1859; Burials I & II 1722-1825, II, p. 110.
4. B0061 Kingston Parish Register Baptisms I & II, Marriages I, 1721-1825, I, p. 440.
5. B0089 Kingston Parish Register BMB VI, 1851-1859; Burials I & II 1722-1825, II, p. 133.
6. B0061 Kingston Parish Register Baptisms I & II, Marriages I, 1721-1825, II, p. 421.
7. B0089 Kingston Parish Register BMB VI, 1851-1859; Burials I & II 1722-1825, II, p. 134.
1. Robert Dunbar1 Calvert He married Elizabeth Graham Hynd May 11, 1841 in St. James1.
Notes for Robert Dunbar Calvert:
There was a property owner in St. James named Edward Calvert, who appears in the 1824 and 1826 Almanacs.
More About Robert Dunbar Calvert:
Occupation: 1841, Gentleman
Occupation (2): 1847, Shopkeeper
Occupation (3): Bet. 1852 - 1857, Carpenter
Residence: 1841, St. James
Residence (2): 1847, Montego Bay, St. James
More About Elizabeth Graham Hynd:
Residence: 1841, St. James
More About Robert Calvert and Elizabeth Hynd:
Ceremony by: J. Macintyre, rector
Marriage banns: 1841
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
Children of Robert Calvert and Elizabeth Hynd are:
2 i. Emma Louisa2 Calvert, born January 29, 1845.
More About Emma Louisa Calvert:
Baptism: December 05, 1847, St. James by T. Garrett2
3 ii. Anna Maria Calvert, born June 15, 1847; died June 1854.
More About Anna Maria Calvert:
Baptism: December 05, 1847, St. James by R. Garrett3
Burial: June 28, 1854, Church yard, Montego Bay, St. James4
4 iii. Julian Ellen Calvert, born Bet. 1850 - 1851; died Aft. March 1912. She married William Heaver June 01, 1882 in St. Mary's Church [Anglican], St. Elizabeth5; born Bet. 1855 - 1856 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England6; died March 22, 1912 in the Lunatic Asylum, Kingston.
More About Julian Ellen Calvert:
Age: June 1882, 31 years
Baptism: Bef. March 12, 1856, "former baptism by D. Moore" from a note in the Parish register 3/12/1856
Baptism (2): March 12, 1856, St. James by J. L. Ramson7
Occupation: 1878, Assistant teacher Girls' School, Mount Zion, Malvern P.O., St. Elizabeth8
Residence: June 1882, Mt. Zion, St. Elizabeth9
For More About William Heaver, see Heaver family reports
More About William Heaver and Julian Calvert:
Ceremony by: J. D. Ellis
Marriage: June 01, 1882, St. Mary's Church [Anglican], St. Elizabeth10
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Witness: Elizabeth E. Ramson and E. D. M. Sailman
5 iv. Henry Edward Calvert, born March 19, 1852.
Notes for Henry Edward Calvert:
In the Baptism Copy Register his father is listed as Robert Calvert, carpenter, and his mother's name is listed as Martha Graham Calvert. It may have been due to a copy error in the Registrar's Office.
More About Henry Edward Calvert:
Baptism: September 28, 1852, St. James by T. Garrett11
Endnotes
1. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, IV, p. 38 #25.
2. B0046 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XI & XII, 1846-1850, XII, p. 141 #229.
3. B0046 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XI & XII, 1846-1850, XII, p. 141 #230.
4. B0013 Jamaica Parish Register New Series III, 1849-1854, III, p. 358 #47.
5. BC3128 St. Elizabeth Marriages 1880-1890, #360.
6. B654 British census 1871.
7. B0042 Jamaica Parish Register New Series VII, 1852-1856, VII, p. 50.
8. B221 Directory of Jamaica, 1878, p. 150.
9. BC3128 St. Elizabeth Marriages 1880-1890, #360.
10. BC3128 St. Elizabeth Marriages 1880-1890, #360.
11. B0042 Jamaica Parish Register New Series VII, 1852-1856, VII, p. 5 #121.
1. Bryan William 1 Connor He met Penelope Thompson.
Notes for Bryan William Connor:
The 1826 Almanac lists him as the owner of Hibernia in Manchester in 1825, with 80 slaves and 119 stock.
The Parish Register of baptisms spells his name 'Brian'.
More About Penelope Thompson:
Race/nationality/color: Mulatto (by calculation)
Residence: 1829, Goory
Child of Bryan Connor and Penelope Thompson is:
+ 2 i. Michael Lawrence2 Connor, born Bef. January 01, 1829.
2. Michael Lawrence2 Connor (Bryan William1) was born Bef. January 01, 1829. He married Julia Pitter February 03, 1846 in Manchester1.
More About Michael Lawrence Connor:
Baptism: January 01, 1829, Manchester by J. Stainsby2
Occupation: Bet. 1848 - 1850, Saddler
Race/nationality/color: Quadroon
Residence: 1846, Manchester
Residence (2): 1847, Providence
Residence (3): Bet. 1848 - 1850, Cottage
More About Julia Pitter:
Residence: 1846, Manchester
More About Michael Connor and Julia Pitter:
Ceremony by: D. R. Littlejohn, Curate
Marriage: February 03, 1846, Manchester3
Marriage license: 1846
Children of Michael Connor and Julia Pitter are:
3 i. Bryan William3 Connor, born June 18, 1847.
Notes for Bryan William Connor:
He may be the Bryant Connor who was buried in Manchester on October 22, 1866, resident at Devon, whose age was listed as 22 years.
More About Bryan William Connor:
Baptism: November 07, 1847, Manchester by D. R. Littlejohn4
4 ii. Michael Lawrence Connor, born October 21, 1848.
More About Michael Lawrence Connor:
Baptism: December 03, 1848, Manchester by Thomas Robinson5
5 iii. Julia Connor, born October 02, 1850.
More About Julia Connor:
Baptism: December 06, 1850, Manchester by Thomas Robinson6
Endnotes
1. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, IV, p. 135.
2. B0059 Manchester Parish Register I, 1817-1836, p. 265 #10.
3. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, IV, p. 135.
4. B0046 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XI & XII, 1846-1850, XI, p. 136 #7.
5. B0046 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XI & XII, 1846-1850, XII, p. 393 #687.
6. B0013 Jamaica Parish Register New Series III, 1849-1854, p. 127 #413.
1. Samuel1 Glanville was born Bet. 1785 - 1786, and died February 1862. He met Eleanor Vassall.
More About Samuel Glanville:
Age: 1862, 76 years
Burial: February 15, 1862, Church yard, Manchester1
Military service: October 04, 1829, Lieut. Colonel in charge of Manchester Militia
Occupation: 1862, Proprietor and magistrate
Residence: Bet. 1827 - 1862, Green Vale, Manchester
More About Eleanor Vassall:
Race/nationality/color: She may have been 3/8th black, a degree for which there was no legal description
Children of Samuel Glanville and Eleanor Vassall are:
2 i. Mary2 Glanville, born Bef. April 01, 1827.
More About Mary Glanville:
Baptism: April 01, 1827, Manchester by H. J. Balfour2
Race/nationality/color: Mestee
3 ii. William Henry Glanville, born Bet. 1825 - 1826; died June 1858.
More About William Henry Glanville:
Age: June 1858, 32 years
Baptism: April 01, 1827, Manchester by H. J. Balfour2
Burial: June 11, 1858, Church yard, Manchester by J. S. Wood3
Occupation: June 1858, Gentleman
Race/nationality/color: Mestee
Residence: June 1858, Green Vale
+ 4 iii. James Glanville, born Bet. June - July 1827.
4. James2 Glanville (Samuel1) was born Bet. June - July 1827. He married Jessy Graham Rose November 25, 1857 in Manchester.
More About James Glanville:
Age: November 1827, 4 months
Baptism: November 18, 1827, Manchester by C. F. Hall4
Occupation: Bet. 1858 - 1860, Planter
Occupation (2): 1863, Storekeeper
Occupation (3): Bet. 1865 - 1868, Planter
Race/nationality/color: Quadroon
Residence: 1857, Manchester
Residence (2): 1858, Exeter, Manchester
Residence (3): 1861, Norway, Manchester
Residence (4): Bet. 1863 - 1868, Exeter
More About Jessy Graham Rose:
Residence: 1857, Manchester
More About James Glanville and Jessy Rose:
Ceremony by: J. S. Wood, Island Curate
Marriage: November 25, 1857, Manchester
Marriage license: 1857
Children of James Glanville and Jessy Rose are:
5 i. Eleanor Robertson3 Glanville, born September 03, 1858.
More About Eleanor Robertson Glanville:
Baptism: December 29, 1858, Manchester5
+ 6 ii. James Samuel Glanville, born November 16, 1860; died December 18, 1962 in Devon, Manchester.
7 iii. Caroline Elizabeth Glanville, born January 29, 1863.
More About Caroline Elizabeth Glanville:
Baptism: July 03, 1863, Manchester6
8 iv. Ann Eliza Glanville, born February 24, 1865.
More About Ann Eliza Glanville:
Baptism: September 28, 1865, Manchester by J. S. Wood7
9 v. William Henry Glanville, born March 20, 1867.
More About William Henry Glanville:
Baptism: January 01, 1868, Manchester by J. S. Wood, Island Curate8
10 vi. Percival Glanville, born July 17, 1869.
More About Percival Glanville:
Baptism: January 02, 1870, Manchester9
6. James Samuel3 Glanville (James2, Samuel1) was born November 16, 1860, and died December 18, 1962 in Devon, Manchester10. He married Sarah Ann Hopwood May 20, 1885 in Christiana Church, Manchester11, daughter of Joseph Hopwood. She was born Bet. 1866 - 1867, and died Bef. December 1962.
More About James Samuel Glanville:
Age: May 1885, 24 years
Age (2): December 1962, 102 years
Baptism: March 1861, Manchester by J. S. Wood12
Cause of Death: Myocardial degeneration, Artherosclerosis certified by M. D. Stiletto
Occupation: 1885, Planter
Occupation (2): 1962, Farmer
Registration: December 19, 1962, by Ralph Glanville, son, resident Devon
Residence: 1885, Exeter, Manchester
More About Sarah Ann Hopwood:
Age: 1885, 18 years
Occupation: 1885, Lady
Residence: 1885, Devon, Manchester
More About James Glanville and Sarah Hopwood:
Ceremony by: R. F. Kennedy
Marriage: May 20, 1885, Christiana Church, Manchester13
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Witness: G. Petgrave and Francella Petgrave
Child of James Glanville and Sarah Hopwood is:
11 i. Ralph4 Glanville.
Endnotes
1. B0022 Jamaica Parish Register Burials V & VI, 1847-1849, 1864-1871, V, p. 373 #6.
2. B0059 Manchester Parish Register I, 1817-1836, p. 262.
3. B0022 Jamaica Parish Register Burials V & VI, 1847-1849, 1864-1871, V, p. 254 #20.
4. B0059 Manchester Parish Register I, 1817-1836, p. 262.
5. B0035 Jamaica Parish Register New Series Baptisms IX & X, 1856-1863, X, p. 230 #730.
6. B0043 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XV, 1861-1867, p. 357 #324.
7. B0044 Jamaica Parish Register Baptism XVI & XVII, 1863-1871, XVI p. 225 #479.
8. B0018 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XX & XXI, 1860-1871, XXI, p. 182 #1.
9. B0018 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XX & XXI, 1860-1871, XX, p. 98 #14.
10. BC5401 Manchester deaths 1962, 1962 #192.
11. BC2127 Manchester marriages 1880-1886, 1885 #979.
12. B0031 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XIII-XIV, 1859-1866, XIII, p. 179.
13. BC2127 Manchester marriages 1880-1886, 1885 #979.
1. Jasper William1 Gruber He met Mary Murphy Douglas. She was born 1837, and died Bef. July 14, 1890.
Notes for Mary Murphy Douglas:
WILL:
This is the last Will and Testament of me Mary Murphy Douglas of Sterling in the Dry Harbour Mountains District of the parish of St. Ann in the County of Middlesex and Island of Jamaica. I give and bequeath my property called Old Home in the District and parish aforesaid containing 350 acres of land more or less, with all buildings thereon, together with all the rest residue and remainder of my personal property both real and personal of which I may be possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time of my death or over which I may at any time have disposing power unto Jasper William Gruber Esquire his heirs executors or administrators upon trust for the sole use and benefit of my daughter (now residing with me) Sarah Corrisande Gruber during her natural life and at or immediately after her death for the benefit of any child or children which she may have surviving her and should she die having no children then for the benefit of Parkinson Osborne Gruber his heirs and assigns for ever, provided that at the request and with the consent of the said Sarah Corrisande Gruber at any time (or at the request and with the consent of Parkinson Osborne Gruber, should he inherit), Old Home may be sold and the entire amount realized by such sale invested by the Trustees as early as possible thereafter in the purchase of any other __table freehold of her selection in the aforesaid parish or elsewhere, to be enjoyed and inherited in succession in like manner as Old Home and in lieu thereof--and I appoint the aforesaid Jasper William Gruber Esquire Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, and I hereby revoke all former wills etc. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of February 1883.
Signed: Mary Murphy Douglas
Witnesses: John Simpson Thomas; S. A. Stewart
Affidavit of J. S. Thomas dated July 4, 1890
More About Mary Murphy Douglas:
Age: September 20, 1838, 1 year
Baptism: September 20, 1838, St Ann1
Occupation: 1838, Father a carpenter
Probate: 1891, Entered at Vol. 4, Folio 1332
Residence: 1838, Carlton
Child of Jasper Gruber and Mary Douglas is:
2 i. Sarah Corriande2 Gruber.
Endnotes
1. B0002 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms IV-VII, 1834-1845, V, p. 22 #205.
2. B0069 Jamaica Supreme Court Wills 1883-1891.
1. James Longland1 Hibbert
Notes for James Longland Hibbert:
He was also listed as James Lungrin Hibbert.
Children of James Longland Hibbert are:
2 i. Susan Caroline2 Hibbert, born Bet. 1868 - 1869. She married Frederick Augustus Temple October 20, 1896 in St. Paul's Church, Chapelton, Clarendon1; born Bet. 1866 - 1867.
More About Susan Caroline Hibbert:
Age: October 1896, 27 years
Residence: 1896, Mt. Industry, Clarendon
More About Frederick Augustus Temple:
Age: October 1896, 29 years
Occupation: 1896, Druggist
Residence: 1896, Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth
More About Frederick Temple and Susan Hibbert:
Ceremony by: J. W. Austin. Handbook lists as Anglican minister.
Marriage: October 20, 1896, St. Paul's Church, Chapelton, Clarendon1
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/widower
Witness: William George Temple and Ida Amanda Temple
3 ii. Isaac Whitehouse Hibbert, born Bet. 1871 - 1872. He married Mabel Ianthe Underwood August 25, 1895 in 12 Musgrave Avenue, Kingston2; born Bet. 1874 - 1875.
More About Isaac Whitehouse Hibbert:
Age: August 1895, 23 years
Occupation: 1895, Schoolmaster
Residence: 1895, 26 Bryden Street, Kingston
More About Mabel Ianthe Underwood:
Age: August 1895, 20 years
Occupation: 1895, Gentlewoman
Residence: August 1895, 26 Bryden Street, Kingston
More About Isaac Hibbert and Mabel Underwood:
Ceremony by: William Pratt. In the 1900 Handbook he was a Baptist minister
Marriage: August 25, 1895, 12 Musgrave Avenue, Kingston2
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Witness: Solomon A. Cole and Mary Collins (she signed by X)
Endnotes
1. BC2611 Clarendon marriages 1896-1904, 1896 #22.
2. BC1212 Kingston marriages 1880-1896, 1895 #378.
SEARCH THIS SITE
GO TO:
Help - Frequently Asked Questions
Jamaica Almanacs Slave-owners, Civil & Military officers, Magistrates etc.
Items in the Samples Directory
Items in the Members Directory
Transcriptions from Registers and Wills (Church of England, Dissenters, Civil Registration)
Jamaican Roman Catholic Church Registers - transcriptions
Jamaican Methodist Baptisms - transcriptions
Jewish births marriages deaths - transcriptions