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In this register, the advantage for a transcriber is that for many of the entries there are signatures of the parties present. (Those with signatures are identified by [sigs].) These signatures, when compared with the spelling by the Revd. Dupont, produced the following variances. The spelling in the signatures was used in this transcription:
Abbreviations: s/b = should be
Name as written by the Revd. Dupont (on the left), contrasted with name written in signature (on the right):
Ambleton s/b Hamilton
Amily s/b Emily
Ann s/b Hanna [some]
Annah Savares s/b Hannah Soares
Anthomes s/b Antomez
Balentin s/b Valentine
Bennete Madick s/b Benigma Dick
Bevin c/b Bibbon
Bicente s/b Vicente
Bignell s/b Bicknell
Bigs s/b Biggs
Bonito s/b Bonitto
Bood s/b Booth
Brekpeere s/b Breakspear
Castain s/b Castaing
Cavernac s/b Kavanagh
Clair Patra s/b Cleopatra
Clarke s/b Clark [some]
Crarey c/b Crary
Cyrill s/b Cyril
Darickton s/b Dorrington
Darly s/b Daly
Dasouza s/b De Souza
de Rouvrais s/b Derouvray
Delain s/b Delaney
Denster s/b Dempster
Dubishire s/b Darbyshire
Dumont Cabet s/b Dumon Carie
Duncan s/b Duncomb
Dupuis s/b Dupuy
Emilia s/b Amelia
Eugene s/b Eugenia [some]
Fagaroe s/b Figueroa
Fanny s/d Fany [some]
Figuier s/b Figuieres
Figuroa s/b Figueroa
Finne s/b Finn
Florentin s/b Florentine
Fontanie s/b Fontaine
Garam s/b Gerheim
Gipson s/b Gibson
Gold s/b Gould
Goodhall s/b Goodall
Grignan s/b Grinan
Hardin s/b Harding
Hilaire s/b Elare
Himens s/b Hyminis
Hins s/b Hinds
Hitchison s/b Aitchison
Holcome s/b Holcombe
Hutchison s/b Aitchison
Huxley s/b Oxley
Isidoro s/b Ysidro
Izaguerra s/b Yzaguirre
Josephin s/b Josephine
Keen s/b Keene
Kemble s/b Campbell
Lacrus s/b Lecruise
Larroun s/b Larro
Lause s/b Louisa
Louis s/b Luis [some]
Louisa s/b Luisa [some]
Louise Clark s/b Louisa Clarke
Lucilia s/b Cecilia
Macardo s/b Mercado
Manock s/b Manoah
Marcado s/b Mercado
Marguerite s/b Margaret [often]
Marine s/b Maria
Mary s/b Marie [often]
McDermot s/b McDermott
McFarlad s/c McFarlane
McFearson s/b McPherson
McKinzi s/b McKenzie
McLeash s/b McLeish
Melado s/b Melhado
Melchior s/b Melchor
Mella s/b Miller
Monos s/b Manoah
Morris s/b Morais
Olcohm s/b Holcombe
Olcome s/b Holcombe
Ophilia s/b Ophelia
Orelia s/b Aurelia
Orestine s/b Ernestine
Paterson s/b Patterson
Philipp s/b Philip or Phillipps
Poincet s/b Poinsset
Qualo s/b Quallo [most]
Rampee s/b Rampie
Reece s/b Reeves [some]
Richi or Richie s/b Ritchie
Ripold by Ripoll
Rousse s/b Roux
Rubin s/b Reuben
Sadan s/b Seddon
Seevett s/b Cesvet
Sharp s/b Shaw
Shaw s/b Schaw
Shirpton s/b Shrimpton
Shrier s/b Shreyer
Shryer s/b Shreyer
Stanagan s/b Stanigar
Steel s/b Steele
Stevenson s/b Stephenson [some]
Steward s/b Stewart
Sympson s/b Simpson
Syms s/b Symes
Symss s/b Sims
Thomassa s/b Tomasa
Thomson s/b Thompson
Trouman s/b Trueman
Uteria s/b Utrilla
Valentin s/b Valentine
Vestar s/b Bestard
Vicares s/b Vickers
Vivar s/b Bibar
Wales s/b Willis
Wilsher or Tilsher s/b Wiltshire
Witfist s/b Whitfinch
Yeardly s/b Yardley
Ylisastique s/b Ylisastigui
SOME ACTUAL MARRIAGE LICENSES were clipped to the Register. Here is the text of those Licenses:
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Jamaica SS.
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, John Albert Bunting of the parish of Portland and Silvestrine Grant of the same parish
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Form prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at St. Jago de la Vega, the sixteenth day of September Annoque Domini, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Nine.
[signed] J. P. Grant [Sir John Peter Grant, governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
William M. March
Secretary
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No. 91
Jamaica
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, George Maximilian DeVillicy of the Parish of Kingston Merchant and Alice Jane Laing
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Forms prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at King's House, the Thirty first day of August Annoque Domini, One Thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
[signed] A. Musgrave [Sir Anthony Musgrave, governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
Charles H. Jackson
Secretary
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Jamaica
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, Francois Honore Paul Laraque of the Parish of Kingston and Matilde Maria Hidalgo of the same place
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Forms prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at King's House, the Twentieth day of December Annoque Domini, One Thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
[signed] W. Grey [Sir William Grey, governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
Charles H. Jackson
Secretary
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No. 147
Jamaica
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, Walter Simon Magnus of the Parish of Kingston Merchant and Jeanne Marie Leonie Salomon of the same place spinster
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Forms prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at King's House, the Twenty fourth day of November Annoque Domini, One Thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
[signed] W. Grey [Sir William Grey, governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
Charles H. Jackson
Secretary
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Jamaica SS.
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, Segismund Nunes of the parish of Kingston Esquire and Elin Davis of the Parish of Kingston
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Form prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at St. Jago de la Vega, the Eighteenth day of October Annoque Domini, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy.
[signed] Peter Rushworth [Hon E. E. Rushworth, adm. governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
William M. March
Secretary
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No. 53
Jamaica
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, George Panton of the Parish of Kingston, and Sarah Curtis of the parish of Kingston
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Forms prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at King's House, the Seventeenth day of May Annoque Domini, One Thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
[signed] Paul Rushworth [Lieutenant governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
Charles H. Jackson
Secretary
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Jamaica SS.
To any Lawful Minister of this Island
THESE are to License and Permit you to join together, in the Holy State of Matrimony, Robert Scully Rae of the parish of Kingston clerk and Marie Margarette Amelia Abrahams of the same place spinster
according to the Canons of the Church of England, and Form prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and the Laws of that part of Great Britain, called England, or otherwise, according to the Laws of this Island, in that case made and provided, you knowing no lawful cause or impediment to the contrary.
Given under my Hand, at St. Jago de la Vega, the twenty-second day of November Annoque Domini, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy one.
[signed] J. P. Grant [Sir John Peter Grant, governor]
Passed the Secretary's Office
William M. March
Secretary
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