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From: "Richard Allicock" <>
Subject: Re: East Indian Indenture Immigration W.I.
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:50:53 -0700
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Hi Nevilla,

I do not have anything to add except to make an observation. A name like
Turobunsingh is likely to break apart under pressure of Anglicization or
Creolization into two names either T. Bun-, Ban- or Bamsingh or T. Singh.

I hope that will help.

Best regards, Richard.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nevilla E. Ottley" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: East Indian Indenture Immigration W.I.


> In the research on East Indian immigration, has anyone come upon the
> name, "Turobunsing" in St. Vincent in the 1800s?
>
> Nevilla
>
>
> Richard Allicock wrote:
>
> >Hi Listers,
> >
> >I think I have come to the end of the research material for East Indian
Indenture Immigration to the West Indies.
> >
> >I took a look at Chedie's List on his Website "East Indian Laborers in
the Caribbean 1838 to 1930."
> >
> >I have produced some material for the places in Brackets. The places that
are unbracketed are yet to be provided for in terms of historical research
material.
> >
> >So others are free to pitch in and hlep to complete the List and the
thread.
> >
> >Please stick to the Subject line. Thanks.
> >
> >Here's the list of places done and not done:
> >
> >Belize, Fr. Guiana, Grenada, Guadaloupe, [Guyana], [Jamaica], Martinique,
Nevis, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, [St. Vincent], [Surinam] and
[Trinidad]
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
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