Great Grandfather born in Jamaica

[KC83]

Hello,

I know it is a long shot! but I am trying to track down any information about my paternal great grandfather. His name was James Edgar Clunis, the only information i have is what he has given in a 1911 Welsh Census and from his death certificate. He was approximately born in 1887 in Kingston, Jamaica. He came to Wales, however i do not know when or how he arrived, can only find him in the 1911 Welsh Census at the age of 24, he has also given his religion as a Presbyterian. He was 36 when he died and his children were very young, so no family stories or memories handed down.

I have no idea where to start looking or if i have enough information to get off the ground!!
Any information would be gladly appreciated

[avm228]

Where has he given his religion as Presbyterian?  This is not a census question.

[KC83]

He was give a month in a welsh prison in 1919 and he has stated it there.

[tp0121]

Hi KC83,

I have not come across much yet on James Edgar Clunis, however I found a Benjamin A Clunis who was born in Neath, Wales in 1918.  His mother's last name is listed as Harris.  I am sure there is a relation to James as the Clunis name is not very common.  I'll notify you if I stumble across any additional information.

Regards,

Shellie

[KC83]

Hi Shellie,

Benjamin A Clunis is his son and my grandfather. James Edgar also had another son Neri James Clunis and a daughter Margaret A Clunis.

Their mother was Margaret E Harris. I Cannot find a marriage record for James Edgar Clunis and Margaret E Harris anywhere, i wonder if perhaps they did not marry  although Margaret uses the name Clunis on the death certificate as she was present at his death.

I also wonder if there would have been any problems with them marrying as James Edgar Clunis is Black and Margaret E Harris is white, not sure what the situation between mixed racial marriages would have been at the time??

Thank you for looking and i look forward to seeing if there is any additional info for this family.

Regards K

KC83

[BushInn1746]

Hello

There were some earlier 1810 Jamaican images here recently (free download), perhaps there are some later images too ...

https://www.familysearch.org/

You will probably need a sign-in, but they don't usually pester you, except to let you know occasionally when records are updated.

Coming from Jamaica, I can't recall how far Passenger Lists (shipping records) were saved back to? But it would be handy to discover when J. E. Clunis arrived?

Mark

[KC83]

Hi Mark,

It would definitely be handy to know when J.E.Clunis arrived, He must have arrived sometime between the 1901 census and 1911 census, as i have found him living in Godregraig, Wales in the 1911 census, but have not found him in any other census's.

Cheers

Kris

[ShaunJ]

Jamaicanfamilysearch is a useful site http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/ but I don't see anything that obviously fits your Clunis family.

Also see http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/overseas/jamaican-records

You can pay to have a search made for the birth registration in Jamaica - it's about £8 an hour https://www.rgd.gov.jm/index.php/genealogical-application-form

[KC83]

Hello All,
My Great grandfather James Edgar Clunis, born approx 1887, was by his own admission in the Welsh 1911 census born in Kingston, Jamaica. I have virtually no information about him apart from the 1911 census. I can not find him using family search or Jamaican family search, ancestry, find my past etc. My question is would there any records of his passage to the UK and where would I start? Any info would be gladly appreciated.
Kind Regards
KC83