Introduction
A biography is a history of a person’s life. A biography may give you
birth, marriage, and death information and the names of parents,
spouse, children, or other family members. Use the information from a
biography cautiously because there may be inaccuracies.
You may locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the
Family History Library Catalog.
Biographies have been gathered and published in collections of
biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or
dictionaries. These usually include only biographies of prominent or
well-known subjects. However, some collections of biographies are of
specific groups such as ministers, musicians, painters, poets, radicals,
or writers.
It is important to note that currently there is little in the way of
individual or collective biographies on individuals born in Grenada or
for those who have had great influence or participation in Grenada
politically, socially, or otherwise. One would hope this will change in
the future.
If your ancestor played an important part in a group or occupation, do a Place Search for
Grenada in any
British,
Scottish,
Canadian,
North American, and Latin American biography archives, since people of
note may be recorded in these. Although Grenada has little to do with
Latin America many historical groups have collected Caribbean
information which can include biographical details from
Grenadian
figures. Little work has been done on collections of biographies of
African, Indian, or Portuguese descendant who have lived and died on
Grenada’s islands.
Sources
For prominent historical figures, leaders, artists, businessmen, or religious the following sources may help:
- American National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. (Print) ANB.org ($).
Some Prominent Names
This is a small list of prominent figures in Grenada’s long history –
it is neither definitive nor complete. Further, it must be noted that,
as is the case with all biographies, those listed here are neither the
complete truth nor the whole life of the given individual.
| Name (A) |
Biographical link |
| Arthur, James Stanley (1923–2010) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Augustine, Fennis Lincoln |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Name (B) |
Biographical link |
| Beharry, Johnson (1979–) |
Damian Lynch, Garrick Hagon, and Nick Cook. Barefoot Soldier. Sphere, 2006 |
| Benjamin, John (1934–2010) |
The Cultural Biographies of John Benjamin & Fernande Laas. S.l: s.n, 1990 |
| Bishop, Maurice Rupert (1944–1983) |
Howard, Johnson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Blaize, Rt. Hon. Herbert Augustus (1918-1989) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Brizan, George Ignatius (1942–2012) |
Brave Young Grenadians: Loyal British Subjects…. Trinidad & Tobago: G. Brizan, 2002 |
| Browne, Charles Macaulay (1885-) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Butler, Tubal Uriah (1897–1977) |
O, Nigel B. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Bynoe née Gibbs, Dame Hilda Louisa, DBE (1921–2013) |
Collins, Merle. The Governor’s Story: The Authorized Biography of Dame Hilda Bynoe, 2013 |
| Name (C) |
Biographical link |
| Charter, Joseph Stephen (1943-) |
Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Clyne, Reginald H. (1891-1974) |
Against the Currents. S.l: s.n., 1996 |
| Coard, Frederick McDermott D. (1893-) |
Bitter-sweet and Spice: These Things I Remember. Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1970 |
| Coke, Rev. Thomas (1747–1814) |
A Journal of the Rev. Dr. Coke’s Third Tour Through the West Indies. London: G. Paramore, 1791 |
| Collins, Merle (1950-) |
Bloom, Harold. Caribbean Women Writers. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 1997 |
| Cugoano, Ottobah |
Narrative of the Enslavement of Ottobah Cugoano…. Chapel Hill, N.C.:, 1999 |
| Name (D) |
Biographical link |
| Davis, Hon. Sir Maurice Herbert (1912-1988) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| De Gale, Sir Leo Victor (1921-1986) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Name (E) |
Biographical link |
| Ellis, George (1753-1815) |
J, M R, and Mills Rebecca. Ellis, George. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Name (G) |
Biographical link |
| Gairy, Sir Eric Matthew (1922–1997) |
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Gentle, Eileen |
Before the Sunset: A Memoir of Grenada. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec: Shoreline, 1999 |
| Gibbs, Oswald Moxley (1927-1995) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Glean, Sir Carlyle Arnold (1932-) |
Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Graham, Sir Samuel Horatio (1912–1999) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Grant, McGodden Kerensky “Cacademo” (1917-1982) |
Brathwaite, Shirley R. Cacademo Grant: Hero of the People’s Revolution. St. Georges: Printed by Government Printery, 1983 |
| Granger, Winifred |
Held Captive: Memoirs of a Caribbean Woman. Trinidad: Phyllis Andrews, 2012 |
| Grenada, 15 Dedicated |
15 Dedicated Men and Women Who Have Served Their Country. National Democratic Congress Presents. Grenada: s.n, 1990 |
| Grenada, Colonial Administrators |
Colonial Administrators and Post-Independence Leaders in Grenada Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Name (H) |
Biographical link |
| Henry, Sir Denis Aynsley (1864–1925) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Herb, Ras |
Rehabilitation or Death., 1991 |
| Hughes, Alister Earl Hewitson (1919-2005) |
Lewis, Paula. Alister Hughes: Glimpses into the Life of a Great Grenadian. St. Patrick, Grenada: Belmont Estate Heritage Foundation, 2004 |
| Hutchinson, Leslie Arthur Julien ‘Hutch’ (1900-1969) |
Breese, Charlotte. Hutch. London: Bloomsbury, 1999 |
| Name (K) |
Biographical link |
| Keens-Douglas, Richardo (1953-) |
Solomon, Frances-Anne. Believe – with Richardo Keens-Douglas. Toronto, Ont: Literature Alive Corp, 2005 |
| Kent, Dr. Edward Roy (1920-2009) |
Kent, Edward, and Susan Payetta. Up Before Dawn. Grenada: Sail Rock Publishing, 2011 |
| Name (L) |
Biographical link |
| Lewis, Sir Arthur (1915-1991) |
Transcript of the World Exclusive Radio Programme: Sir Arthur Lewis, His Life, Achievements and Thoughts. Castries, St. Lucia?: R. Lalljie, 1993 |
| Lorde, Audre Geraldine (1934–1992) |
James, D S. Lorde, Audre. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003 |
| Name (M) |
Biographical link |
| Mackenzie, Lt-Gen. Colin (1806-1881) |
A, J A, and T S. Roger. Mackenzie, Colin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| MacQueen, James (1778-1870) |
Gordon, Goodwin, and Baigent Elizabeth. Macqueen, James. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Marryshow, Hon. Theophilus Albert (1887-1958) |
Sheppard, Jill. Marryshow of Grenada: An Introduction. Grenada: s.n., 1987 |
| Marshall née Burke, Valenza Pauline ‘Paule’ (1929-) |
Triangular Road: A Memoir. New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2009 |
| Mcintyre, Sir Meredith Alister (1932-) |
Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Name (P) |
Biographical link |
| Palmer, Sir Reginald Oswald (1923-) |
Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Paterson, Nicholas Julian (1867-) |
Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Phillips, Harold Adolphus (1929–2000) |
James, McGrath. Phillips, Harold Adolphus. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012 |
| Pigott, Sir Arthur Leary (1749-1819) |
R, A M. Pigott, Sir Arthur Leary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Pitt, David Thomas (1913-1994) |
Mike, Phillips. Pitt, David Thomas, Baron Pitt of Hampstead. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Protain, Gertrude Isobel (-2005) |
Compton, Shadel N. Gertrude Isobel Protain: Glimpses into the Life of a Great Grenadian. St. Patrick, Grenada: Belmont Estate Heritage Foundation, 2004 |
| Purcell née Orgias, Joan M. (1942-) |
Memoirs of a Woman in Politics: Spiritual Struggles of Joan M. Purcell. St. George’s, Grenada, W.I: J.M. Purcell, 2007 |
| Name (R) |
Biographical link |
| Robertson, James Burton (1800-1877) |
Thompson, Cooper, and Lloyd Myfanwy. Robertson, James Burton. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Roux, Phillippe de |
Le Marquis de Casaux, un Planteur des Antilles, Inspirator de Mirabeau. Paris: Société de l’histoire des Colonies Françaises; en vente: Libraire Larose, 1951 |
| Name (S) |
Biographical link |
| Scoon, Sir Paul Godwin (1935–2013) |
Survival for Service: My Experiences As Governor General of Grenada. Oxford, England: Macmillan Caribbean, 2003 |
| Shrewsbury, Rev. William James (1795–1866) |
Memorials of the Rev. William J. Shrewsbury. London: Hamilton, Adams, 1867 |
| Name (W |
Biographical link |
| Watts, Sir John Augustus Fitzroy |
Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Wharton, Arthur (1865-1930) |
Phil, Vasili. Wharton, Arthur. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Williams, Eric Eustace (1911-1981) |
Palmer, Colin A. Eric Williams & the Making of the Modern Caribbean. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006 |
| Williams, Sir Daniel Charles (1935-) |
Oxford University Press, 2013 |
You may find some collections under the localities listed above and then the subject “GENEALOGY.”
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Author: Ric Greaves
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