Claudine Belgrave was born in Bayville, St. Michael to Joseph and Eloise Belgrave. At the age of eight, on the death of their mother, Claudine and her sister Alma Rae, were split up. Claudine lived with her grandmother at St. Matthias, Christ Church, while her...
Alma Geraldine Rae lived all her life at 4th Avenue, Harts Gap, Christ Church. Mrs. Rae worked at the Marine Hotel in Hastings. She was married to Edmund Rae, whom she loved very much. Mother of one child, four grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and five great,...
Marielot Coppin grew up in St. Matthias Christ Church, and attended St. Matthias Girls’ School. Ms. Coppin worked as a domestic until the age of 80. Nephew Jeffrey Coppin recalled his aunt as one who was peaceful, kept to herself and got along with everyone....
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. ...
Lilian Downes was born in Leadvale, Christ Church and moved to 4th Avenue Hart’s Gap, in the same parish in her early 30’s. She worked as a domestic in her younger days and in the early 1950’s she opened a small shop at her home and sold dry goods, kerosene oil...
