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1875 Jamaica Almanac
SOCIETIES
Established 29th Sept 1874.
President
L. Q. Bowerbank, M. D.
Vice-Presidents
Solomon, Hon Michael
Solomon, Hon George
Robinson, Charles A.
Westmorland, Henry
Trustees
Anderson, W. W.
Levy, Isaac
Nunes, Ralph
Phillipson, Adolphe
Councillors
Barrow, Hiam
Berry, Alexander
Bourke, Wellesley
Britton, John
DaCosta, H. Willoughby
DeCordova, Altamont
Elliott, Ernest
Elphick, Plato
Ferguson, James, MD
Ford, Henry
Goffe, John B
Harvey, James
Lindo, Frederick
Logan, Alexander C.
Malabre, William
McPhail, John
Russell, Robert
Saddler, E. J.
Steer, C. W.
Stines, Joseph
Hon. Treasurer
Arnold L. Malabre
Hon Secretary
Abraham Hyams
Connection with The New York Associated Press and
The Antilles & Oriental Telegram Agencies.
Patron:
His Excellency Sir William Grey,
President:
Oscar Marescaux, Esq., Manager Colonial Bank.
Vice-Presidents:
Cooper, Capt. W. S., R.N.
Colthirst. H. F., Esq.
McDowell, Hon. J. H.
Nunes, Ralph Esq.
Committee of Chamber of Commerce.
Adamson, Benjamin, Esq
Auld, J. Murray, Esq
Brown, R. T., Esq
Burton, R. E., Esq
Climie, William Esq., C. E.
Corty, Ernest C., Esq
Correoso, F., Esq
Cottam, Charles, Esq
DaCosta, H. W., Esq
DeCordova, Altamont, Esq
Dieckmann, J., Esq
Duquesnay, J. U L., Esq
Francis, Joseph, Esq
Gunter, Thomas. Esq
Harvey, Thomas L., Esq
Jones, W. D., Esq
Levy, Isaac, Esq.
Lyons, F. B., Esq
Maclean, John, Esq
Mackinnon, Hon. L. F.
Malabre, A. L., Esq
Malabre, William, Esq
Martin, David, Esq
Orrett, John, Esq
Solomon, Hon. George
-->Offices-The Cooper Hall.
'The Corner of Duke and Port Royal Streets' immediately adjoining the Wharf of the Royal Mail Company.
Open from 7 o'clock a.m., until 8 o'clock p.m.
JAMES GALL,
H. A. KEARNEY
Secretaries.
Patron - Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen
President - His Excellency Sir William Grey, K.C.S.I.
Vice-Presidents -
The Lord Bishop
Sir J. Lucie Smith, C.M.G.
Sir Bryan Edwards, Knt.
L. Q. Bowerbank, M.D.
Members of Council.
Alberga. D. J.
Anderson, J. W., M.D.
Cooper, Captain, R.N.
Campbell, Ven. Archd., M.A.
Ebbeke, F. A.
Finzi, D.
Ford, J. D.
Hyams, Rev. A.
Mann, Hon. Genl., R.E.
McPhail, J.
Prenderville, Major
Radcliffe, Rev. J.
Verley, Louis
President - Rev John Radcliffe
Treasurer - W. Mr E. Melville
Secretary - Mr Gray
Established 1864.
Patron - His Excellency the Governor
President - Commodore DeHorsey
Standing Chairman - Hon H. J. Kemble
Directors
Corty, E. C.
Gillard, Richard
McNab, J. R.
Nuttall, Rev Enos
Peynado, J. C.
Allen, John M., Resident Superintendent
Iffla, S. A., Secretary
The Home - South-west corner of West Queen and West streets.
Hours - Open from 6 a.m. till 10 p.m. daily.
Managers.
On behalf of the Government
Trench, D. P.
Gillard, R.
On behalf of the Associates
Sinclair, A. C.
Jamison, W. T.
William Duff, Secretary
Every subscribing clergyman-a Trustee
The members of the Diocesan Financial Board for the time being are also Trustees
Finlaison, W. T., Old Jewry, London, Actuary
Nuttall, Rev Enos, Kingston, Secretary.
Enrolled under 28 Vic., cap. 17.
To provide freehold houses for its members and improved dwellings for the working classes.
Subscription for each £20 share to be completed seven years, 4s. a month.
President - Lewis Q. Bowerbank, M.D.
Trustees
Henry Forbes Colthirst
Thomas B. Surridge
James Cecil Phillippo, M. D.
Chairman - Joseph Davidson
Vice-Chairman - Rev William Griffiths
Directors
Baugh, Richard L.
Berry, Alexander
Burke, A. E.
Campbell, C. L.
Jones, Albert
Murray, John
Whitehorne, Charles S.
Oughton and Garsia, Solicitors
Auditors
Brown, J. S.
Pietersz, S. E.
Arbitrators
Campbell, Ven. Archd., M,A.
Nuttall, Rev. Enos
Pierce, Rev. W. E., B.A.
East, Rev. D. J.
Malabre, William
Colonial Bank - Bankers
J. M. Polson - Secretary and Accountant
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Established January, 1874, for the purpose of Providing, Repairing, or Improving freehold houses for its members.
Subscription for each £20 Share, to be completed in seven years, 4s per month.
President - The Hon Benjamin Vickers
Trustees
Rev Henry Clarke
William Ewen
R. S. Harvey, M.D.
Board of Directors
Rev Henry Clarke, Chairman
Ewen, William
French, George
Garsia, W. Y.
Hale, A. D.
Magnan, Rev C. M.
Randall, Rev C.
Savariau, N. S.
Segre, Joseph S.
Solicitor, Phillip Stern
Auditors - William Ewen, John Stopforth
Hon Treasurer and Secretary - Rev Henry Clarke
Arbitrators
Burgess, Richard
King, David
Niven, Rev James
Sadler, Edward J.
This Society has been in operation ten months and has 69 shareholders with 311 subscription shares.
The subscription meetings are held at the Court House, Savanna-la-Mar. on the first Thursday in every month.
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Established to provide Freehold Houses for it Members and Improved Dwellings for the Working Classes.
Trustees:
The Hon. Charles Royes
Thomas F. Roxburgh
Jasper William Gruber
Board of Directors
The Hon. Michael Solomon, Chairman.
Carvalho, David
Clarke. Rev. John
Cork, Rev. Josias '
Fletcher, Charles
Lewis, John Coulston
Phillips, William R.
Steer, Charles W.
Thompson, Henry P.
Solicitor and Secretary - Edward Bancroft Lynch
Auditors - Thomas Bartlett, James Passmore
Arbitrators:
Bennett, Rev. J. G.
Griffiths, Thomas
Hall, Rev. George
Lewis, W. J.
Murray, Rev. W. C.
Bankers - The Colonial Bank
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Established to provide Freehold Houses for its Members and Improved Dwellings for the Working Classes.
Patron: Hon. William Kerr.
President: G. L. Phillips
Trustees :
Corinaldi, Samah G.
Fowler, William
Hart, Abraham
Directors :
G. R. Phillips, Chairman
Aarons, Edwin
Daly, John
DeLeon, John, M.E.C.S., Eng.
Hart, Samuel
Holmes, Alexander
Levy, Alexander
Phillips, Joseph
Sharpe, T. H.
Arbitrators:
Geddes, Rev. Thomas M.
Henderson, Rev. John E.
Thomson, Rev. Adam
Watt, John
Auditors :
Corinaldi, Jacob Samah
Rodriquez, Isaac
Solicitors: Brown and Watson.
Bankers: The Colonial Bank.
Hon. Secretary and Accountant:
Manderson Cohen.
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Established to Provide Freehold Houses for its Members and Improved Dwellings for the working classes.
President: Hon Robert Nunes
Vice-President: Rev William Murray
Directors
Delgado, Charles
DeSouza, D. C.
Dignum, A. B.
Fray, Rev Ellis
Guizlin, F.
Kingdon, Rev John
Milliner, Revd George
Smith, Alexander
Vine, J. A.
Auditors:
F. Guizlin
C. P. Delgado
Secretary pro tem.: D. C. DeSouza.
Every subscribing Rector - a Trustee
The members of the Diocesan Financial Board for the time being are also Trustees
Finlaison, A., Old Jewry, London, Actuary
Campbell, Ven. Archdeacon, M.A., Secretary
President - Mrs. Randall
Vice-President- Mrs. J. S. Segre
Secretary - Miss Sarah Clarke
Treasurer - Rev C. Randall.
Depot. No. 11, Church Street.
Patron - His Excellency Sir J. P. Grant, K.C.B.
President - Venerable Archdeacon Campbell, M.A.
Vice-Presidents
Hon. Sir J. L. Smith, C.M.G.
Hon L. Q. Bowerbank, M.D.
Venerable Archdeacon Rowe, M.A.
W. W. Anderson, Esq.
H. Hutchings, Esq.
Chairman of Committee: James Cecil Phillippo, Esq., M.D.
Committee:
Ballantine, Rev J.
Davidson, Joseph
Downer, Rev G. W.
East, Rev D. J.
Griffiths, Rev W.
Nuttall, Rev Enos
Pierce, Rev W. E., B.A.
Radcliffe, Rev. J.
Richmond, Rev. H. H.
Roberts, Rev J. S.
Sargeant, Rev George
Smyth, Rev Samuel
Vallespinosa, Rev. Z.
Wheeler, Rev. R.
Treasurer: F. Roxburgh
Patron: Rev. W. G. Downer
President and Treasurer: William B. Alberga
Vice Presidents: James Augustus Hays, John Sinclair
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Vice-President: T. Roxburgh, and Joseph Davidson
Hon Secretary: Edward Pinnock
Treasurer: John Walker
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President - Revd John Radcliffe
Vice-President and Treasurer - Revd F. Jardine
Secretary-Alexander Smith
Managing Committee:
Bonner, Samuel
Bryan, Robert
Cole, Robert
Deleon, Charles M.
Grant, Alexander
Johnson, James. D.
Johnson, Abram
McKenzie, Robert
Phoenix, Thomas
Rennals, William M.
Smith, Alexander
Ware, John
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Patron: Rev. J. C. Phillippo
President: Rev. D. J. East
Vice-Presidents:
Rev J. S. Roberts
J. C. Phillippo, M.D.
Secretary: Joseph Harris
Treasurer: William W. McWhinney
Managing Committee:
Armstrong, J. B.
Calder, W.
Gibson, Robert
Goldson, Emanuel E.
Kinghorn, J.
Lutas, M.
Maxwell, M. E.
Maxwell, R.
Miller, R.
O'Brien, M.
Watson, J.
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Founded, 1828.
Patron: L. Q. Bowerbank, M.D.
President: Rev. Enos. Nuttall
Vice-President: John Charles Fegan
Treasurer: Alex. Berry
Hon. Sec.: B. H. Dias
Managing Committee
Brook, Charles E.
Dias, B. H.
Dodd, John H.
Jones, John J.
Henry, Joshua
Planto, Simon
Reeves, John
Silburn, Joseph C.
Marshall, Edgar L.-Auditor.
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Established August, 1856
President and Treasurer: Thomas Wall
Vice-President: Edward Bailey
Secretary and Sub-Treasurer: William Muir.
Managing Committee:
Bailey, Edward
Brown, Thomas
Chandler, Frasley
Clarke, William
Dixon, Edward
Hester, John
Hewett, James
Mills, George
Wall, Thomas
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Founded 1845
President: Rev. William E. Pierce, B.A.
Vice-President: James Charles Peynado
Treasurer: Albert H. Jones
Hon. Secretary: Benjamin H. Dias
Managing Committee
Batty, Fitzherbert
Dias, B. Mortimer
Dias, B. H.
Levy, Jeremiah.
McCall, Daniel
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President: J. W. Humphreys.
Hon. Secretary: Albert H. Jones
Treasurer: C. W. Tait.
Directors
Arrowsmith, W. C. G.
Baugh, R. L.
Duff, W.
Ellis, W.
Franklin, E.
King, Alexander
Langley, R.
McNeil, J. M.
Pitkin, W. J.
Smith, W. McF.
Wolfe, E. B.
Wright, Alfred
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Patron: Rev. S. Woollett, Vic. Apos.
President, and Secretary: Revd. J. Dupont
Treasurer: Theodore Duquesnay
Managing Committee
J. W. Laing, Chairman
Barrett, George
Gardner, John
Gerrier, John
Herrera, Bicente
Leon, Simeon
Phillips, Alexander
Sheryer, John
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Patron: Sir John Peter Grant, K.C.B.
President: Rev J. M. Phillippo
Vice-Presidents: Rev H. B. Foster, Rev Thomas Lea.
Treasurer: James William Harding.
Secretary: William Burrell Henderson.
Auditors-James C. Bryant, William. S. Pearson.
Managing Committee
Anderson, John
Anderson, Edward
Brown, Phillip M.
Bryant, James C.
Dockery, George T.
Gibson, Henry R
Morgan, Charles G.
O'Meally, George
Pearson, William. S.
Peat, Samuel A.
Rowe, Charles
Sheckleford, Samuel
Patron: Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B.
Chairman: H. F. Colthirst.
Vice Chairman: R, Russell
Directors
Alberga, D. J.
Lyons, F. B.
Lee, William
Osborn, Robert
Peitersz, S. E.
Trench, D. P.
Westmorland, Henry
Brown, J. S.
Colthirst, H. F.
Trench, D. P.
Burke, S. Constantine, F.R.G.S. - Solicitor
Brown, John S. - Secretary
Jones, A H - Chief Clerk
Thomson, E. G. - Second Clerk
Rt Wor Robert Hamilton, M.D., Prov Grand Master
Rt Wor James W. Whitbourne, Dep Prov Grand Master
Rt Wor R. Langley, Prov Grand Snr Warden.
Rt Wor H. W. DaCosta, Prov Grand Jnr Warden
Rt Wor Rev A. H. Nieto, Prov Grand Chaplain
Rt Wor Rev. C. Mackinnon, BA, Prov Grand Chaplain
Very Wor S. E. Pietersz, Prov Grand Treasurer
Very Wor John Ware, Prov Grand Registrar
Very Wor John G. Lewis, Prov Grand Secretary
Very Wor Altamont DeCordova, Prov Grand Snr Deacon
Very Wor Barnet Stines, Prov Grand Jnr Deacon
Very Wor F. Dawson, Prov Grand Supt. Works
Very Wor D. Barned, Prov Grand Direct Cerem.
Very Wor T. Sherlock, Prov Grand Assistant do.
Very Wor G. Taylor, Prov Grand Sword Bearer
Very Wor Jacob Depass, Prov Grand Asst Secretary
Very Wor W. R. Lee, Prov Grand Organist
Very Wor J. C. Mackglashan, Prov Grand Pursuivant
Very Wor A. G. Hutchins, Prov Grand Asst. ditto
Very Wor G. Magnus, Grand Tyler.
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M. E. Compn. Altamont DeCordova, Principal Z
M. E. Compn. B. Stines jun., Principal H
M. E. Compn. J. J. G. Lewis, Principal T
E. Compn. 0. Delgado, jnr. Scribe E
E. Compn. A. Bonitto, Scribe N
Compn. G. C. H. Lewis, Principal Sojourner
Compn. Ellis Wolfe,Treasurer
Compn. George Magnus, Janitor
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Bro. Phillpots Brown, Wor. Master
Bro. Reaburn, Secretary
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Right Wor. S. Constantine Burke, F.R.G.S., Pro. Grand Master.
Rt. Wor. Edward W. Lewis, Dep. Pro. Grand Master
Rt. Wor. W. Downing Bruce, Sub. Pro. Grand Master
Rt. Wor. William G. Astwood, Pro. Grand Sr. Warden .
Rt. Wor. Stephen W. Mais, Pro. Grand Jr. Warden
Very Wor. Atcheson Finlay, Pro. Grand Chaplain
Very Wor. John R. Brice, Pro. Grand Treasurer
Very Wor. Alexander E. Burke, Pro. Grand Secretary
Very Wor. John C. Lewis, Pro. Grand Sr. Deacon
Very Wor. Michael Solomons, Pro. Grand Jr. Deacon
Very Wor. John Parry, Pro. Grand Architect
Very Wor. Michael A. Nunes, Pro. Grand Bible Bearer
Very Wor. Benjamin. M. Dias, Direct Cerem.
Very Wor. Daniel C. DeSouza, Pro. Grand Sword Bearer
Very Wor. John R. McNab, Pro. Grand Standard Bearer
Very Wor. C. L. Hider, President of Pro. Grand Stewards
Very Wor. Henry G. Murray, Pro. Grand Steward
Very Wor. Samuel H. Watson, Pro. Grand Steward
Very Wor. Thomas G. D. Black, Pro. Grand Steward
Very Wor. Charles Plummer, Pro. Grand Steward
Very Wor. C. M. L. Knox, Pro. Grand Marshal
Very Wor. Thomas F. Kennedy, Pro. Grand Inner Guard
Brother John Noyes, Pro. Grand Tyler
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Wor. Benjamin Dias, Master
Bro. Jonas Polack, Secretary.
Wor. D. C. D'Souza, Master
Bro. A. C. Henriques, Secretary
Wor. H. P. Thompson, Master
Bro. A. C. Henriques, Secretary
Wor. C. L. Hider, Master
Bro. M. J. Kelly, Secretary
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M. E. Compn. S. E. Pietersz, Principal Z
M. E. Compn. Joseph Francis, Principal H
M. E. Compn. James Derbyshire, Principal J
E. Compn. J. R. Macnab, Scribe E
Compn. F. Dawson, Principal Sojourner
Compn. R. S. Haughton, Asst. Sojourner
Compn. L. F. Mackinnon, Asst. Sojourner
Compn. John H. Davis, Treasurer
Compn. George Magnus, Janitor
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Wor. H. Garsia, Master
Bro. James Sinclair, Secretary
Wor. G. C. H. Lewis, Master
Bro. A. C. Henriques, Secretary
Wor. G. R. Taylor, Master
Bro. W. R. Lee, Secretary
Wor. Henry Barned, Master
Bro. Luke Hollar, Secretary
C. P. Boville, Master
C. H. Distin, Secretary
Wor John D'Oyley Hutchins, Master
G. H. Rees, Secretary
Bro. George Robinson, Chief Ranger
Bro. Robert Rugless, Sub C. Ranger
Bro. John Desporte, Senior Woodward
Bro. Henry Leake, Junior Woodward
Bro. Patrey, Senior Beadle
Bro. Obediah Bethune, Junior Beadle
Bro. Robert Maxwell, Secretary
Bro. Robert Nicholas, Treasurer.
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