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	The Parishes of Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kingston, being Jamaica’s capital and one of the fourteen parishes of Jamaica is located on the south-eastern end of the island.
		Kingston is sheltered by mountains from the cold northers and north-east trade.
		Jamaica’s first capital under the Spanish occupation was at Spanish Town, some 10 miles inwards, whereas the island’s major centre of trade was at Port Royal at the edge of Kinston Harbour which is the seventh largest harbour in the world.
	www.skillsreturn.gov.jm /Country_Profile/kingston_standrew.htm (669 words)

	Kingston, Jamaica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingston (population 600,000) is the capital of Jamaica.
		Two parts comprise the central area of Kingston: the historic but troubled Downtown, and New Kingston, which is home to the city's most visited attraction, the Bob Marley Museum (built at his former residence).
		Kingston is served by Norman Manley International Airport and also by the smaller and primarily domestic Tinson Pen Airport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica (336 words)

	The Parishes of Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kingston, being Jamaica’s capital and one of the fourteen parishes of Jamaica is located on the south-eastern end of the island.
		Kingston is sheltered by mountains from the cold northers and north-east trade.
		Jamaica’s first capital under the Spanish occupation was at Spanish Town, some 10 miles inwards, whereas the island’s major centre of trade was at Port Royal at the edge of Kinston Harbour which is the seventh largest harbour in the world.
	www.mfaft.gov.jm /Country_Profile/kingston_standrew.htm (669 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jamaica
		Jamaica, being a tropical island, was formerly looked on as injurious as a residence to the inhabitants of northern latitudes.
		Jamaica was ceded to England by the treaty of Madrid in 1670.
		In 1894 the care of the Jamaica mission was transferred to the Maryland-New York province of the Society, from the English province which had served it from the year 1855.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08270a.htm (4869 words)

	Kingston, Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kingston has many handsome old churches, but one of the most impressive is the octagonal St Andrew Scots Kirk, built in the Georgian manner by a group of prominent Scottish merchants, and surrounded by a gallery supported by Corinthian pillars.
		Kingston survives in spite of its grossly exaggerated reputation as a dangerous city of tenuously reined-in chaos.
		Kingston was founded at the end of the 17th century as a refuge for survivors of a devastating earthquake that had hit Jamaica, and that all but destroyed Port Royal, a large town on the opposite side of the harbor.
	worldfacts.us /Jamaica-Kingston.htm (2053 words)

	Stephen Porters Talk at SocGen
		Jamaica was divided, from the early days of its recorded history, into Precincts from which Parishes were formed.
		The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) is located at 12 East Street, adjoining the Institute of Jamaica, in the heart of Kingston, and is open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, with early closing at 4 pm on Friday.
		Jamaica Almanak These were published annually and the collection commences with regularity from 1776 until its final edition in 1879, with about 10 issues missing during that period of 100 years.
	www.rootsweb.com /~jamwgw/stepport.htm (5493 words)

	Untitled Document
		Kingston is the smallest parish with an area of 21.8 square kilometres (8.4 square miles).
		In 1867 the parish of St Andrew was formed when the number of parishes in the island was reduced from 22 to 14.
		Kingston Parish Church: A tombstone dated 1699 indicated that the church was built after the 1692 earthquake when plans were drawn up for the new town of Kingston.
	www.jamlib.org.jm /kingston_history.htm (2587 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Felsted tribute at Kingston Parish Church - Sunday \| April 21, 2002
		Jamaica Gleaner - Felsted tribute at Kingston Parish Church - Sunday
		According to research, Samuel Felsted was born in Jamaica in 1743.
		He served as an organist at the St. Andrew Parish Church for eight years, and another 29 years at the Kingston Parish Church.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20020421/arts/arts5.html (336 words)

	Statistical Institute of Jamaica
		The population of Jamaica at the end of 2005 was estimated at 2,661,000.
		The number of persons usually resident in Jamaica at September 10,2001 was 2,607,632 of which 2,587,831 lived in private dwellings, while 19,399 lived in institutions and 402 found on the streets.
		Jamaica's Environment 2001 - Environment Statistics and State of the Environment Report launched in February 2002, is a collection of statistical data on the environment with explanatory texts as well as a report on the state of the environment.
	www.statinja.com /publications.html (2980 words)

	Kingston, Jamaica
		On the southeast corner of Jamaica, at the foot of the Blue Mountains, Kingston is the center of the country's government and commerce.
		Kingston was founded in 1692 when survivors from the Port Royal earthquake relocated across the harbor.
		A number of fine 18th C mansions, Kingston Parish Church c1699 and the Parade, a busy square where British soldiers once trained are other relics of the colonial period.
	www.planetware.com /jamaica/kingston-jam-jam-jk.htm (324 words)

	CHAPTER 8
		All during his government there was trouble in Jamaica Maroons were very active and made attacks on the estates and their owners.
		Jamaica was thrown into a state of excitement.
		A terrible hurricane devastated the parish of Westmore-land: 40,000 pounds were sent from England for the relief of the sufferers.
	www.discoverjamaica.com /gleaner/discover/geography/history2.htm (1840 words)

	JAMAICA - A premier caribbean travel destination featuring the resort areas of Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, ...
		Long before Kingston took over from Spanish Town as the island's capital city, Parade held significance as a centre of activity, quite likely because of its proximity to the busy Kingston Harbour and to the major centres of city life.
		When Kingston became the capital of the nation, the Parade became somewhat of a public arena used for just about any imaginable purpose; public hangings and floggings were held there, and the wealthy and fashionable would meet and greet in transit.
		For many years the church stood as the major landmark in Kingston, giving rise to the phrase "born under the clock", a reference to Kingstonians born within sight or earshot of the Kingston Parish Church bell.
	www.visitjamaica.com /resorts/kingston/places_general.aspx?guid=bcde7024-9078-4b56-b3bd-301be398d6c4 (896 words)

	Port Royal. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Kingston parish, SE Jamaica, on W tip of the Palisadoes peninsula (which encloses Kingston Harbour), 4 mi/6.4 km SW of Kingston; 17°56'N 76°51'W. Once one of the most prosperous towns in the W.I., it was destroyed by 1692 earthquake and partly buried by the sea.
		Remaining is Fort Charles (begun 1662), where Nelson commanded in 1779.
		Port Royal (c.2 acres/0.8 ha) is coextensive with Palisadoes peninsula and is customarily considered part of Kingston parish, though retaining some administrative functions.
	www.bartleby.com /69/41/P07141.html (139 words)

	Caribbean-On-Line: Jamaica: Island Facts
		Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy and as a member of the British Commonwealth, the Queen of England, Elizabeth II is the titular head of the country.
		Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands.
		Kingston, situated in the south-eastern part of the island, is the capital city.
	www.caribbean-on-line.com /islands/jm/jmfacts.shtml (565 words)

	Air Jamaica
		It is the heart of Jamaica, this thriving capital city on the island’s south coast.
		If Kingston is Jamaica’s heart, reggae is the blood that keeps it pumping, and it was in Kingston’s back streets that the music was born.
		Overlooking the world’s seventh-largest harbor, Kingston is the center of Jamaica’s government and commerce, a beguiling city whose cosmopolitan ambiance contrasts with the laid-back atmosphere that pervades the rest of the island.
	www.airjamaica.com /Kingston.aspx (615 words)

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		The award is presented annually to JTA members with 25 and over years of service to education in Jamaica and have been a member of the JTA for a minimum of 20 years.
		The Award is presented to JTA members who have given a minimum of 20 years distinguished service to education in Jamaica, JTA and the community.
		Nominations are made by Parish and District Associations and a special committee of the General Council.
	www.jamaicateachers.org.jm /awards (232 words)

	Bibliography for Jamaican Family Search
		Senior, Bernard Martin, B150 "Jamaica, as it was, as it is, and as it may be, By a retired military officer", (1835).
		Stewart, John, B162 "A view of the past and present state of the island of Jamaica, with remarks on the moral and physical condition of the slaves...", (Edinburgh, Olive and Boyd, 1823).
		Williams, Cynric R., B206 "A tour of the island of Jamaica, from the western to the eastern end, in the year 1823", (London, Junt and Clarke, 1826).
	jamaicanfamilysearch.com /Samples/bibliogr.htm (1777 words)

	Sources of Jamaican Genealogy
		This second edition of Historic Jamaica from the Air in addition to a history of Jamaica has many maps, historic prints of Hakewill and Kidd as well as aerial photographs of many locations that are described in the text.The history starts with the Taino and continues to the present day 20th century.
		A History of Jamaica from its discovery by Christopher Columbus to the year 1872: including an account of its trade and agriculture, sketches of the manners, habits and customs of all classes of its inhabitants, and a narrative of the progress of religion and education in the island by W.
		The Port Kingston was in the Kingston harbour during the 1907 earthquake and gave help to the injured and wounded.
	users.pullman.com /mitchelm/sources.htm (11366 words)

	Beautiful Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jamaica originally called ‘Xymaca’ is known as the land of wood and water, many waterfalls, beaches, green life, and mountain Ranges make Jamaica the amazing spectacle that is Jamaica.
		The Parish of Portland along the north east coast of the island, as far as I am concerned is the prettiest place in the island.
		Kingston the capital city of Jamaica in the parish of St Andrews, it is a busy town like many others.
	www.total-caribbean.com /Content_Pages/001290_a.asp (1687 words)

	Population Census 2001
		The number of persons usually resident in Jamaica at September 10, 2001 adjusted for under coverage is 2,607,632.
		Notwithstanding the impressive increases however, it was only in four parishes; Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and ST. James that the urban population was in excess of 50% of the total population of the parish.
		The population for the KMA alone in 2001 stood at 579,137, representing 88.8% of the population of Kingston and St. Andrew combined and 22.2% of the country's population.
	www.statinja.com /census.html (455 words)

	Learn more about Kingston, Jamaica
		Kingston is not the sort of resort paradise to be found on the north coast but it offers a great deal more to the traveller who seeks to gain more than a sun tan from a holiday in Jamaica
		Kingston is built around the 7th largest natural habour in the world and the completely rebuilt waterfront has splendid modern buildings which house offices, shops and apartments.
		The flag staff there is the point from which Jamaica's latitude and longitude are measured and Nelson's Quarter-deck has a plaque which honours the British naval hero of Trafalgar who served there.
	members.tripod.com /~Livi_d/tourism/kingston.htm (506 words)

	JAMAICA - A premier caribbean travel destination featuring the resort areas of Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, ...
		The heartbeat of Jamaica, Kingston sits at the crossroads of the Caribbean, North and Latin America, and is the largest English-speaking city south of Florida.
		The building is named in honour of one of Jamaica’s National Heroes, George William Gordon, a member of the house of Assembly in the mid-1800s, who spoke out against the unfair treatment of fls by members of the white society and colonial government.
		Rebuilt in 1909, the Kingston Parish Church, otherwise called the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, dominates the southern side of the square.
	www.visitjamaica.com /resorts/kingston/walking_tours_general.aspx?guid=DowntownKingstonHeritage (2458 words)

	THE DUKES FAMILY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY
		She also indicates that Isaac and Peter were “later shipwrights in Jamaica.” No citation is provided for this information in Child’s article, but recent research in Jamaican parish registers has now established the outlines of the history of the family there.
		The listing of the burials in the Kingston Parish (the narrow slip of land extending partially across the harbor at Kingston, defined as a separate paris in 1693), which was not the usual family parish, suggests that the family may have lost their home in adjacent St. Andrew’s Parish as a consequence of the storm.
		The Christ Church Parish Register shows that a Mary Watkins was born to John and Mary Watkins on the 25 Dec 1722/23 and was baptized “3.
	home.att.net /~xcc2all/scduke/dukelowcountry/lowcountry.html (11562 words)

	AllRefer.com - Palisadoes, The, Kingston parish, Jamaica, Caribbean (peninsula) - Facts and Information
		Palisadoes, The, peninsula, Kingston parish, SE Jamaica, a narrow spit (c.7 mi/11.3 km long) bounding Kingston Harbour; 17°56'N 76°46'W. On its W tip is the once prosperous town of Port Royal.
		In center, opposite Kingston, is the Norman Manley Palisadoes Internatl.
		The peninsula is coextensive with Port Royal section of Kingston Harbour.
	reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/P/P00600-palisadoes-the.html (159 words)

	Kingston, call our Jamaica Specialist Nathan on 01543 258631
		At the foot of the Blue Mountains, overlooking the world’s seventh-largest natural harbor, Jamaica’s vibrant capital is the largest (population 850,000) English-speaking city south of Miami.
		The center of the country’s government and commerce, Kingston is truly the heartbeat of Jamaica, with a wide array of historical and cultural attractions, along with sophisticated nightlife and dining, that offers a cosmopolitan contrast to the rest of the island’s slow and easy pace.
		History is everywhere--from Kingston Parish Church, where the oldest grave is dated 1699, to the Parade, a lively, crowded square where British soldiers once drilled.
	www.robertbroadtravel.co.uk /Jamaica/kingston.htm (606 words)

	National AIDS Committee of Jamaica
		The cumulative total of AIDS cases in Kingston and St Andrew to December 2001 was two thousand, five hundred and seventy six (2576).
		The rate of AIDS cases per 100,000 population in this Parish is three hundred and sixty-seven (367).
		The event was organized by the Fund-Raising Sub-committee of the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish AIDS Committee (KSA PAC) and has raised to date in excess of $50,000.
	www.nacjamaica.com /pac/kingston.htm (369 words)

	Jamaican Parish Reference
		Kingston was the capital for that brief period and also since 1872.
		After Jamaica was taken by England in 1655, the English system of local administration was implemented and almost everything became Saint This or Saint That.
		The Duke of Portland became Governor in 1722 and Portland parish was created from St. George and St. Thomas in the East.
	prestwidge.com /river/jamaicanparishes.html (836 words)

	Descendants of Peter Espeut of St Domingue
		It was probably her false declaration on her marriage (her third) to James Whyte that she came from "the Parish of Standing in the County of Hertford", that later gave rise to the story of Standing Hall.
		The fact that William later chose to settle in Jamaica and his close ties with other French families that settled there from St Domingue, would also be surprising had his father and mother had both been English and their connection with St Domingue as limited as that suggested by Burke.
		He had also been an Alderman for Kingston, and held commissions of the Peace for several parishes, and soon after the late disturbance, he was appointed Custos of St. Thomas in the room of the late lamented Baron Ketelhodt.
	www.green.gen.name /espeut/D1.htm (12676 words)

	Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library home page
		The Kingston Registers that have been extracted are: Baptisms for 1798-1807, 1813-1836, 1840, 1842-1845, 1861, 1868 to 1876, (which include some records for towns outside of Kingston, as well as some slave baptisms for 1810-1811.
		Baptisms in the Wesley Methodist Chapel in Kingston 1829-1853 and 1862-1886.
		In addition to that, in early Jamaica there were people with a great variety of accents--Irish, Scottish, Englishmen with a Cockney or other accent, French, Spanish or Portuguese people speaking broken English, and Africans who had previously spoken various African dialects but were trying to learn English from those people.
	www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com (6266 words)

	Kingston Parish Church to Host Immunization Outreach - Jamaica Information Service
		As part of its contribution to Child Month, the Kingston Parish Church will on Saturday (May 27) host an immunization outreach for children residing in communities in the vicinity of the church.
		Parents are being asked to take their children, including babies, to the church grounds at 70b King Street between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
		Nurse Clareteta Henry, coordinator of the outreach programme for the Kingston Parish Church, told JIS News that there was a strong need to do "something special" for the children in and around the community of the church during the month.
	www.jis.gov.jm /health/html/20060526T090000-0500_8958_JIS_KINGSTON_PARISH_CHURCH_TO_HOST_IMMUNIZATION_OUTREACH.asp (601 words)

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