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From: "M. Terrell" <>
Subject: Re: [CARIBBEAN] Antigua/Nevis Councils
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 14:10:46 -0500


>Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 13:29:19 -0500
>To: HEATHER NIELSEN <>
>From: "M. Terrell" <>
>Subject: Re: [CARIBBEAN] Antigua/Nevis Councils
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>Heather et al.,
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>Oh joy of joys, a historical AND genealogical question! :)
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>First a little on John RICHARDSON. There was certainly a John
>RICHARDSON on Nevis during the early eighteenth century as he appears
>in the court records c. 1712-1723. In a circa 1718 document John
>RICHARDSON, Esq. together with Solomon ISRAEL served as guardians to
>John and Thomas (?) RICHARDSON the orphans of George RICHARDSON a
>deceased vintner.
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>According to Vere Langford Oliver's "Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones
>of the British West Indies" a younger John RICHARDSON, who died on
>Sept. 6, 1816 at the age of 60 years, was interred in St. Paul's, Charlestown,
>Nevis. Oliver speculates that this John was the son of the Honorable
>John Richardson by his wife Elizabeth. He also states that a pedigree
>of the RICHARDSON family can be found in Vol. 5 of "Caribbeana" on p.
>17. (Aside: There was also a John Richardson HERBERT who was president
>of the Nevis Council in the late 1700s. He was Frances HERBERT NISBITT
>NELSON's uncle).
>
>>Can anyone tell me if Antigua and Nevis had separate Councils around
>>1700-1750 or were they the same Council? Did the Members usually live in
>>the islands or did they appear from time to time coming from
>>Europe/America?
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>My understanding of the Leeward Island government from Sir Alan Burns'
>"History of the Bristish West Indies" (1954) is that at this time Nevis
>and Antigua had seperate island councils. The Council of each island
>was made up of members appointed by the Governor (each island also had
>an elected Assembly). To be appointed to council a candidate had to be
>in possession of 'a good estate' and be free of debt. The members of
>council held lands in the islands they represented, but certainly they
>traveled to and from Europe/America as they tended to be planters with
>business interests first and members of Council second. Perhaps
>Chris Codrington or someone else can add more to this?
>
>Best wishes for your search!
>
>Michelle Terrell
>
> The St. Kitts-Nevis Genealogy Page
> http://www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/genhome.html
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