Montserrat Genealogical Records

Montserrat Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Caribbean Births & Baptisms (1590-1928)

An index to around 450,000 mixed birth and baptism records.

Montserrat Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Caribbean Marriage Index (1591-1905)

An index to around 90,000 marriage records from various sources.

Montserrat Death & Burial Records

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Caribbean Death & Burial Index (1790-1906)

An index of around 6,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Montserrat

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Montserrat Immigration & Travel Records

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Naturalizations in America & the West Indies (1740-1782)

Early records granting citizenship to largely Protestant individuals in Britain's American dominions.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Montserrat Military Records

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

WWI British Prisoner of War Records (1914-1918)

Records of over 80,000 British and Commonwealth men captured during the Great War.

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Calendar of State Papers Colonial (1513-1739)

Calendars to records relating to British colonies.

Key West Admiralty Records (1829-1911)

These records cover prize, ransom, and salvage cases; suits to establish title to a ship independent of possession of the ship; possessory actions to recover ships; and a variety of maritime contracts and torts.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations (1704-1782)

Records of the meetings of a body that promoted British trade.

Montserrat Directories & Gazetteers

Thom's Official Directory of Great Britain & Ireland (1914)

A directory of the court, parliament, aristocracy, mayors, civil service, military, militia and banks in the British Empire.

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Montserrat Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Montserrat Histories & Books

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Colonial Office List (1870)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Colonial Office List (1863)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Montserrat Occupation & Business Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Newspaper Press Directory (1927)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Newspaper Press Directory (1913)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Colonial Office List (1870)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Montserrat

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Montserrat Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Montserrat Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Biographical Directories Covering Montserrat

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Montserrat Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Montserrat

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Allen1411:35
2Ryan1061:47
3Lee1031:48
4Weekes1011:49
5White971:51
6Greenaway931:53
7Williams881:56
8Meade801:62
9Tuitt741:67
10Daley621:80
10Farrell621:80
12Cabey561:88
12Fenton561:88
14Duberry551:90
15Gerald521:95
15Silcott521:95
17Lewis491:101
18Sweeney481:103
19Bramble471:105
19Browne471:105
21Irish451:110
22Cassell431:115
23O'Garro411:121
24Riley391:127
24Thomas391:127
26Lindsey361:137
26Wade361:137
28Francis351:141
28Skerritt351:141
30Aymer341:146
30Osborne341:146
32Fergus331:150
32Joseph331:150
34Buffonge321:155
34Martin321:155
36James281:177
36Johnson281:177
38Dyer271:183
38West271:183
40Brown261:190
40Galloway261:190
40Piper261:190
43Barzey241:206
43Brade241:206
43Lynch241:206
43Roach241:206
47Blake231:215
47Smith231:215
49Howe221:225
50Hixon211:236
50Phillip211:236
52Kirwan201:247
53Harris191:260
53Henry191:260
53Taylor191:260
56Jeffers181:275
56John181:275
58Chambers171:291
58Thompson171:291
60Gibbons161:309
60Semper161:309
62Chalmers151:330
62Daniel151:330
62Dyett151:330
62Halley151:330
62Hogan151:330
67Grant141:353
67Morgan141:353
67Murrain141:353
67Pond141:353
67Samuel141:353
72Boatswain131:381
72Charles131:381
72Corbette131:381
72Daly131:381
72Greer131:381
72Layne131:381
72Morris131:381
72O'Brien131:381
72Wilson131:381
81Baker121:412
81Carty121:412
81Edwards121:412
81Greaves121:412
81Hyman121:412
81Kelly121:412
81Kirnon121:412
81Peters121:412
81Ponde121:412
81Winspeare121:412
91Edgecombe111:450
91Sinclair111:450
91Sullivan111:450
91Walters111:450
91Woodley111:450
96Clarke101:495
96Daway101:495
96Fagan101:495
96Watts101:495
100Buntin91:550
100Christopher91:550
100Cumberbatch91:550
100Davis91:550
100Douglas91:550
100Frye91:550
100Gordon91:550
100Jarrett91:550
100Moore91:550
100Richards91:550
100Rodney91:550
111Alexander81:618
111Archer81:618
111Burns81:618
111Griffith81:618
111Hunte81:618
111Mcphoy81:618
111Miller81:618
111Perkins81:618
111Ponteen81:618
111Willock81:618
111Wright81:618
111Yearwood81:618
123Barnes71:707
123Bass71:707
123Bobb71:707
123Campbell71:707
123David71:707
123Dorsette71:707
123Durand71:707
123Furlonge71:707
123Marshall71:707
123Prince71:707
123Ryner71:707
123Shiell71:707
123Simpson71:707
123Thornhill71:707
123Turner71:707
123Valechha71:707
139Adams61:824
139Agard61:824
139Darroux61:824
139Foster61:824
139Gerrald61:824
139Hickson61:824
139Hobson61:824
139Jarvis61:824
139Lane61:824
139Lea61:824
139Lindsay61:824
139Malone61:824
139McDonald61:824
139Molyneaux61:824
139Pollard61:824
139Romeo61:824
139William61:824
156Braithwaite51:989
156Cameron51:989
156Collins51:989
156Corbett51:989
156Crandon51:989
156Cush51:989
156Duke51:989
156Estwick51:989
156Francois51:989
156Hoyte51:989
156Hughes51:989
156Jeffrey51:989
156Jones51:989
156Lawrence51:989
156Maloney51:989
156Mason51:989
156McPherson51:989
156Mendes51:989
156Morson51:989
156Oliver51:989
156Paul51:989
156Payne51:989
156Phyll51:989
156Queeley51:989
156Rankin51:989
156Reece51:989
156Roache51:989
156Robinson51:989
156Semple51:989
156Small51:989
156Stewart51:989
187Aaron41:1,237
187Abrams41:1,237
187Armstrong41:1,237
187Bacchus41:1,237
187Barnwell41:1,237
187Boston41:1,237
187Brand41:1,237
187Brandt41:1,237
187Bruno41:1,237
187Cooper41:1,237
187Cox41:1,237
187Frith41:1,237
187George41:1,237
187Haley41:1,237
187Halloran41:1,237
187Hercules41:1,237
187Jemmotte41:1,237
187Jeswani41:1,237
187Julius41:1,237
187Liburd41:1,237
187Locker41:1,237
187McKay41:1,237
187McKenzie41:1,237
187McLean41:1,237
187Mehring41:1,237
187Mullings41:1,237
187Reid41:1,237
187Richmond41:1,237
187Rogers41:1,237
187Samuels41:1,237
187Scipio41:1,237
187Scotland41:1,237
187Wallace41:1,237
187Warner41:1,237
187Webster41:1,237
187Wilburgh41:1,237
187Willet41:1,237