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The 1679 Barbados Census – a searchable database
The 1679 Barbados census offers one of the earliest and most complete snapshots of colonial society in the English-speaking world. It captures land ownership, plantation structure, and demographic patterns at a time when Barbados was the wealthiest colony in the British Empire. For genealogists and historians, it provides essential insights into early family names, migration,…
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My Memories of Independence day – 30th November 1966
Jean Agatha Forde
Remembering those that served during WWI, WWII and later conflicts
Operation Carlota – Cuba’s secret flights to Angola via Barbados
W/O Derek Davies – A Bajan Specialist Gunner with 224 Squadron RAF Coastal Command
Barbados Blackwood Screwdock (dry dock)
Haunted by Janet
Belleville Village
Bygone Barbados photographs held in the UK National Archives
From our back-catalogue of posts:
Celebrating 10 years of BajanThings
A selection of BajanThings posts from the last 10 years.
Operation Carlota – Cuba’s secret flights to Angola via Barbados
Rediffusion Barbados (1934 -1997)
The game of Warri
A Fisherman’s Tale
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s (Overview)
How “badjohn” became a word
F/O Errol Barrow RAF Navigator World War II & Prime Minister of Barbados
The Colin Hudson Great (Barbados) Train Hike
SS Quaker City – Torpedoed 18th May 1942. The story of John Heller
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