Individual Notes

Note for: Elenora , ABT 1881 - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Date of birth is an estimate based on aged at the 1910 New York census. See further details in notes for Joseph.

Individual Notes

Note for: Felicite Alexander, 28 NOV 1915 - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Felicite was a seamstress.

Individual Notes

Note for: Uranie Marie Felicite Alcée, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Uranie was married at the Chapel at St.Joseph's Convent. She lived on Micoud Street at the time of her death. Her daughter Emily and husband Burt, remember that Joan, Emily, Burt etc used to meet at Uranie's house on Micoud Street in the afternoons after work. They would drink tea and sit and watch the funerals go by. Uranie was by all accounts a hoarder. She collected everything including newspapers and empty cigarette packets. Once a year, the people making carnival costumes would go to her to get the silver foil from the cigarette packets for the costumes. Uranie owned land at Babaneau with Bananas that Emily and Bert used to farm and run in the afternoons. They then sold it and bought the house on the L'Anse Road.

Individual Notes

Note for: Lilia , 4 APR 1897 - 13 APR 1990 Index

Individual Note: From Font St.Jacques, in St.Lucia, according to Aunty Barbara. According to Uncle Frank she was very colour conscious and would not allow Uncle Terence and their son, Eugene to sit with her and Elma in
Church. She also asked Frank not to bring Florie to visit again. Apparently she "passed" Uncle Terence as being Sicilian. Social Security number issued 1981 and 1982 in New York.

Individual Notes

Note for: Christiana Wardrope, 1866 - 1947 Index

Individual Note: From River Dore, near Choiseul. She is buried at the Anglican cemetry
in Castries.

Individual Notes

Note for: William Walcott, - UNKNOWN Index

Individual Note: Buried at the Anglican Cemetry, Castries.

Individual Notes

Note for: Henry Walcott, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: One of the first workers to go to the Panama Canal.

Individual Notes

Note for: Sidone Wardrope, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Taught Derek Walcott the local legends of St.Lucia

Individual Notes

Note for: Paulina Wardrope, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: An eccentric who had a crush on a white clergyman.

Individual Notes

Note for: Martha Marie Zephirine Alcée, 26 AUG 1910 - AUG 1973 Index

Burial:
     Date:   AUG 1973
     Place:   Choc Cemetery, Castries, St.Lucia

Individual Note:   Martha is noted in her father's will as being a minor in 1924.

Martha was engaged to Jeaninne Davies uncle, a Volney. However, she became pregnant by Ernest and so the engagement was called off. Kenneth was born at the Alcée house on Coral Street (FH Alcée). Due to the embarrassment of her unmarried mother situation, Martha left St.Lucia for Trinidad. She lived in Trinidad for many years and worked for the Harrisons at Cascade. Ken also lived there for a few years (1939 to 1942) till he was 11 years old. He travelled back on the SS Flight, owned by McQuilkin, which was later sunk by the Germans. On his return to St.Lucia he went to St.Mary's college.

Martha was to have married an American called Gidley, but he died in the war. Martha eventually returned to St.Lucia and lived with her mother, Granny Alcée, at 22 Grass Street. The house on Grass Street was later sold to Marcelin. Ken then bought Martha a house on the Chasset Road.

Individual Notes

Note for: Maxwell Wardrope, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Worked on a sugar plantation as an overseer.

Individual Notes

Note for: Augustine Thesee, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: The Thesee family were from Martinique. Augustine Thesee was Aunty Barbara's God Mother, and so was called Nen Titine. When Aunty Barbara was a teen and wanted to visit Martinique her Mum advised her to ask Nen Titine to put her in touch with contacts in Martinique. Taunte Flavie (Flavie Thesse) invited her to Martinique to stay with them. Aunty Barbara said they lived on a very big estate outside of
Fort de France, in a huge house. Barbara and Andreuille had their First Communions together and Nen
Titine brought back their First Communion outfits from France, which included lovely silver rosaries. She would travel on one of the Normandy ships to and from France.

Individual Notes

Note for: Auguste Thesee, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Auguste was a Doctor who lived in Paris. When Aunty Barbara came to England she often went across on the ferry to Paris to stay with Dr Auguste Thesee and his wife, a Parisian. Tante Flavis had put her in
touch with them. They had no children. Aunty Barbara spent a lovely day with his wife visiting Versailles. When Auguste Thesee visited St.Lucia he stayed with Sheila Beaubrun because of the St Cyr connection. Tante Flavis had married a St Cyr.

Individual Notes

Note for: not known female Thesee, - Deceased Index

Individual Note: Married a DesPortes.