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I was wondering how to obtain a for a birth certificate for my 2xgg Mary Frances (Treadwell) O'Neil

Nicki_Boyle
Nicki_Boyle ✭
February 24, 2021 edited February 25, 2021 in General Questions

Wife of (James O'Neil)also known as William Williams seaman of Liverpool Nova Scotia . Children Adelaide Caroline , James Arthur , Ernest , Ellen , Edith, Frances

 

Mrs. Mary Frances Williams (O'Neil)is the real last name . believed to have been Halifax's oldest woman resident died suddenly at her home 183 Creighton Street yesterday, one week after she saw the 105 th milestone pass in her life . The grand old lady as she was known who saw her husband and brothers march forth with their Southern brethren in the battles of the American Civil War who heard the song of ocean waves beating at the shores of a half dozen different countries of the world passed peacefully away shortly before noon.

Native of Barbados , A Native of Jemmotts Lane Barbados she began a life of travel while still in her teens after becoming the bride of a cook on a trading vessel sailing between the West Indies and European countries . She came to Halifax shortly after husband died as a result of injuries received in the Civil War .

Surviving from a family of 16 children are 2 daughters Mrs. R. Jackson , of Halifax and Mrs. William Roose , Dartmouth and one son Arthur in Montreal. There are also surviving 12 grandchildren , 21 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren

 

  • Frances Veronica O'Neil Bowen
  • 1867–1900
  • Ellen Elizabeth Crankshaw O'Neil Rochford
  • 1870–1919
  • James Arthur O'Neill
  • 1873–1971
  • Edith Blanche O'Neil Roose
  • 1874–1944
  • Adelaide Lucretia Caroline O'Neil Murphy
  • 1876–1966
  • Ernest George Duncan O'Neil
  • 1886–1928

 

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  • ME Doran
    ME Doran mod
    February 25, 2021

    There appears to be quite a lot of information about Barbados in the FamilySearch Wiki. At the top of any page in FamilySearch, click on Search in the Header and select Research Wiki from the dropdown. When you access the Wiki, type Barbados in the search box that is in the upper right of the page.

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    February 25, 2021

    The following website says that Civil registration for births commenced in Barbados in 1890, so you will not be able to obtain a birth certificate for any births prior to that.

    https://grannum.wordpress.com/caribbean-family-history/

     

    You would need to be looking for a church record, and for this period not much may survive, or perhaps an item in a newspaper.

     

    There is a FIBIS Fibiwiki page West Indies which lists some newspaper sources

    https://wiki.fibis.org/w/West_Indies

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