Cuthbert Chesterfield Cumberbatch was born at Black Bess, St. Peter. With no formal education, he worked as a labourer at the Mangrove and Richmond Plantations in the same parish. In 1947, he married Mildred Cumberbatch and had six children, one deceased. ...
One of Barbados’ latest centenarians, Ottaline Sealy, celebrated her birthday on Wednesday August 10, 2022, surrounded by family, friends and members of the South District Methodist Church, in St. George. Mrs. Sealy also received a special visit, via Zoom, from...
Keziah Vanlair Beaumont Clarke was born to Samuel Aaron Hall (a fisherman) and Florence Hall nee Headley (a housewife) at Olive Lodge Road, Paynes Bay, St. James, on December 25, 1919, and had eight other siblings. Her early education was at the St. John the...
Born in 8th Avenue, New Orleans, St. Michael, Gwendolyn was a pupil of Westbury Elementary School. In adulthood, she worked as a laundress for private homes and then later as a domestic. Two of the prominent families for whom she worked at the time were...
Vivian Ursula Blenman, born February 15, 1913 to parents Mildred and Joseph Blenman, resided in Licorish Village, My Lord’s Hill, St. Michael, for all of her 101 years. Vivian was the eldest of seven children educated at the Belmont School and Carrington Village...
