My Jamaican Family

Sunday, 29 January 2012

In Memoriam, Victor Dey Smedmore

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I had intended to return to my post about my grandfather, William Dey Smedmore, but today, January 29 th , 2012, is the 94 th anniversary o...
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Friday, 9 December 2011

The Smedmores of Port Royal

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William Dey Smedmore and his family lived in Port Royal until about 1896, probably on a street very much like this one pictured above. In f...
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Sunday, 16 October 2011

My Other Grandfather -- William Dey Smedmore

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Having just about given up on finding out more about my elusive grandfather, Leopold Levy, I’ve decided to move to my maternal grandfather, ...
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Friday, 5 August 2011

My Grandfather Leopold -- Still a Mystery!

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Okay, I know what you must all be thinking! Why have I waited so long to get another blog post up? To be honest, I’ve been bitterly disappoi...
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Sunday, 5 June 2011

Finding Leopold -- But Did I? A Cautionary Tale

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It’s been several months since my last post, about my elusive grandfather, Leopold Levy. I apologize for the delay which in many ways mirror...
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Dorothy Kew
I was born in Jamaica and lived there till I got married and eventually moved to Canada. After a long career in a large urban public library I now work part-time in local history. I have been involved for many years in genealogical research and my main interests lie in finding out more about my Jamaican family history. I hope in my musings to show the methods I used to find out more about my family. The contents of this blog are protected by copyright. Violation of this copyright will be subject to legal action.
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