Thread: WHY CAN't I FIND PETERS?????

I don't know Nigel.
It's perhaps because we rely on written statements/ birth registers/ baptisms/ marriages /dearhs for correct information and where you don't have these it makes things difficult. It means one has then to explore tales the relatives told and sift the truth from the fairy tale. I have looked all the places I know for Ivan (hoe) Peters. There were lots of Peters in various areas of Jamaica and the other islands but none that seem to fit. You need more info from any living relatives. Maybe there is a possibility of finding children of your father's brother/s. If he was baptised Hall when did the change to Peters come because he is Peters on his immigration entry?
That is why I said you need a deep purse because it may well mean a trip to Jamaica for you sometime!!
It is possible you may be able to access his school records some time in the future and then you will find whether he grew up as Hall or Peters and whether there were any of those names at school with him.
You need to find a death for Ivan(hoe) Peters.....1933c....? How?

Your right Lola, the last thing I want to do is get led down the garden path following tales and fractured memories instead of factual data...........although at the moment thats all I have. I have so much Data / evidence to go at on MY mothers side that would keep me busy for a while however I have this urge to get a little further on my fathers side first!!

My father had 3 sisters and no brothers but what I have picked up from his stories over the years is that it was a very large family and he was brought it / stayed with "a" Grandmother and when I asked what she was called he said "Gran Gran" not a big help at all :-)

But I get the feeling that family members lived/ roamed within each others family circles (he was also mentioning uncle this or aunty that) and may have been brought up by someone else. Especially when you had the facts that his father died when he was young (around 5 or 6) and his mother was already here in the UK when he travelled from Jamaica so must have been with some other family member although No idea (at the moment) when his mother actually travelled, leaving him without his parents?

When he talks about his school days he says there were around forty of them (Aunts, Uncles, Cousins etc) so that may be an inroad at some point like you say but how do you get to obtain / see those sorts of records? Fun eh!!

Nigel

Hi Nigel,
Glad you have subscribed to the site as I got some leads from it some time back... but the link you put on this post does not work.
Lots of Halls and Peters on Antigua et al and they went to Canada and US. To understand the movements you need the background. There will be records somewhere. Already you have made great strides in a short time. You just have to find a Peters that fits. Meantime get as much as you can out of Granman as he was there and he still remembers names and places. The family and extended family were close but whether Ivan Peters was any part of the family you don't know. He may have been just around for a short time. Maybe your great aunt will have some more info to add.

Hi Lola,

The site has thousands of pages and I'm struggling to focus in the right area as I know lots of it will be irrelevant for my cause, your right "Granman" is the key and I have already noticed that when he hears a name from the past memories come flooding back. Just need to trigger the right sensory nerve with the right name / memory!!!! and yes I think Murthline is the other key / hope of gaining that crucial link.

And Nigel if you mis spell your site links they will not work. JAMAICAN not Jamican!
Been looking at D'Aguilers.Very interesting!

lol Lola....must be the accent Yes D'aguilars are interesting and they are the ONLY family where I have been able to link a "Peters" (Henry) but can't seem to link the person Sarah D'aguilar with anyone else, although I have just been looking again and I have seen a number of variations of her name could it be the same person?????

Elvira D'AguilarJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 01 Oct 1887 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Sarah D'Aguilar
<blank>Jamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 16 Jul 1886 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Sarah D'Aguilar
<blank>Jamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 29 Apr 1892 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Sarah Aguilar
Ruth DegaguilarJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 07 Jan 1883 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Sarah Ann Degaguilar
<blank>Jamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 05 May 1879 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Sarah Ann Aguilar

A few other namesare in the picture too Sharrier is a name that has cropped up.......Louise Hall being my fathers mothers sister. Seebert (my father calls him goody)? grew up together

Mabel Elvidia SharrierJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 25 May 1921 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Daniel Sharrier,​ Louise Hall
Seebert George SharrierJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 18 Jan 1927 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Daniel Sharrier,​ Louise Hall
Egbert Vivian SharrierJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 18 Jan 1927 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Daniel Sharrier,​ Louise Hall
Uria Burnice SharrierJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 15 Apr 1925 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Daniel Sharrier,​ Louisa Hall

Also Turner is an important name because two sisters (my fathers Mothers sisters married two brothers (Turner)

Mavis Joyce TurnerJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 06 Apr 1928 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Cornelius Turner,​ Cadian Hall
Louise Pearl TurnerJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 12 May 1929 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Oscar Turner,​ Lillian Hall
Rema Elveda TurnerJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 05 May 1930 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Cornelius Turner,​ Cadian Hall
Carmen May TurnerJamaica, Civil Birth Registration	birth: 08 May 1927 Clarendon,​ Jamaica	parents: Oscar Turner,​ Lilly Hall