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RECORD OF BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES - GREAT AND GREAT,GREAT GRANT PARENTS

Edward Grant/Esmie Austin-Grant/Clarence Grant & Roderick Grant Parents

MARRIAGE RECORD FROM FAMILY TREE SEARCH BY Courtney L. Grant, UK.
( Some dates and places are off, but all other information are correct)
James Grant

Jamaica, Civil Registration

James Grant
Marriage
20 Mar 1935
Craig Head, Manchester, Jamaica
Male
Thomas Grant
Arabella White
Female
James White
District: Craig Head , GS Film Number: 001855844 , Digital Folder Number: 007235172 , Image
Number: 02121       


Father of Edward/Esmie/Clarence & Roderick - Researched by Courtney L. Grant, UK

 James Grant


Jamaica Births and Baptisms

James Grant
Male
05 Apr 1879
Porus, Spanish Town, Manchester, Jamaica
Thomas Grant
Elizabeth Polina Sill Grant

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03971-2 , System Origin: Jamaica-EASy , GS Film number: 1511619 , Reference ID: Item 30 p157                                 

Grandmother  of Edward/Esmie/Clarence & Roderick - Researched by Courtney L. Grant, UK

Christiana Priscilla Mcleish

 Jamaica, Civil Registration

James Horatio White
Marriage
17 May 1915
Jamaica
Male
Thomas White
Christiana Priscilla Mcleish
Female
William Mcleish
472
22
GS Film Number: 001506931 , Digital Folder Number: 005193242 , Image Number: 02636

Thanks to Courtney for tracking this information.
  

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