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ARTICLES ON HISTORICAL PEOPLE AND PLACES IN JAMAICA

BY FREDERICK J. DUQUESNAY

These articles, which were written in about 1965, focus on people whose names are well known in the history of Jamaica, and the places in which they lived and worked. Most were land owners. The author looks into the stories about their families, and their genealogy.

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The Scarlett Family in Jamaica

Museums of Jamaica

Sir Anthony Musgrave

Longs of 'Longville'

History of Rose Hall Great House

Historic Lucea and the Brissett family

The old St. James Church: Picture of old-world charm

The Beckfords: their role in history

One of Jamaica's earliest families: Nedham

Philip Pinnock, the dandy

The Barrett family in Jamaica

Hon. Richard Barrett of Barrett Hall

Success, old Sugar Estate

Cinnamon Hill and Rose Hall

Iter Boreale Great House

Richard Hill - Son of Jamaica

Sir John Keane, the Military Governor

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