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Joseph Gittens

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  • Name Joseph Gittens  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Baptism Mar 1830  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism Memo: (null)
    This is the Family Search Link to the original record retrieved in the Outwit Hub Scrape:
    URL Reference: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLJ5-LV9
    Source Film Number: 1157934  [3] 
    Occupation 1868  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Joseph was record as a shoemaker on his son John Thomas Gittens baptism
    Death
    • Y
    Person ID I9510  Gittens Clusters
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2017 

    Family ID F809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelmina Leslie Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1833 
    Marriage 24 Mar 1853  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Frances Gittens,   c. 2 Feb 1856, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Joseph Wilkinson Gittens,   c. 22 Feb 1858, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 1 years)
     3. James Edward Gittens,   b. Abt 1860, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Joseph Wilkerson Gittens,   c. 22 May 1860, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Wesley Gittens,   c. 24 May 1864, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Joshua Mayers Gittens,   c. 18 Apr 1866, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Herbert Lester Gittens,   c. 18 Apr 1866, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John Thomas Gittens,   b. 20 Jan 1868, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1924, British Guiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     9. William Westerley Gittens,   b. 3 Sep 1869, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1874 (Age < 4 years)
     10. Robert Hart Gittens,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. William Westerby Gittens,   c. 5 Sep 1874, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Reuben Augustus Gittens,   c. 31 Mar 1876, St.Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - Mar 1830 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Mar 1853 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1868 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • This is an excerpt from a research paper prepared by Jeffery Gittens in about 1988. The full paper is included with the source for this note.

      The information in the excerpt is the source for establishing that Joseph Gittens and James Edward Gittens are brothers.

      JOSEPH GITTENS AND WILHELMINA WEATHERHEAD
      The record of the marriage of Joseph Gittens to Wilhelmina Weatherhead can be found in Volume RL310B of the Register of Marriages (1849-1866), page 314 Certificate #710. Their marriage was solemnized in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of St. Philip according to the rites and ceremonies of the established Church of England after Banns. The ceremony was performed by the Rector R.F. King and the witnesses present were John E. Gittens and John E. Gittens, Jr.
      There appears in the Register of Marriages another certificate #709, the one immediately preceding that of Joseph and Wilhelmina. James Edward, a blacksmith and a bachelor was married to Sarah Rebecca Weatherhead on the 10th of March 1853 by the Rector R.F. King. John Edward p resent at the wedding of Joseph and Wilhelmina also bore witness to the wedding of James Edward and Sarah Rebecca. It appears that the Gittens brothers, James Edward and Joseph, married the Weatherhead sisters, Sarah Rebecca and Wilhelmina Leslie. The father of these girls, James William Weatherhead was a signatory as witness at the marriage of Sarah Rebecca and James Edward. Sarah Rebecca, was an illiterate spinster who signed her marriage certificate with an X. Her father, James William Weatherhead was a sugar planter at Walronds.

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      The research paper reference above which was prepared by Jeffery Gittens in about 1988 puts forward a theory, detailed below, regarding the baptism of Joseph Gittens. There is no direct evidence to support the conclusion that the Joseph Gittens who married Wilhelmina Leslie Weatherhead was baptised on 14 March 1830.

      JOSEPH GITTENS
      Joseph Gittens, John Thomas' father, was born in St. Philip on 14th March 1830. His birth is recorder in Volume RLl/60 Volume 22 page 308, Certificate #40. His parents' christian names are not mentioned on his Baptismal Certificate. This was during the time of slavery and under the Section of his Baptismal Certificate headed "Quality, Trade or Profession" appear the words "FREE COLOURED PERSON".
      The Archivists suggest that was baptised under his mother's name, who may unmarried. He was baptised by the Rector, William the parish church of St. Philip.

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] "Caribbean, Marriages, 1591-1905. Index," database, Citing collections of the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contains only some localities and time periods. Consult individual records for additional citation information., FamilySearch  , accessed 25 Nov 2012); This is a batch update of data scraped using OutWit Hub.

    2. [S48] "Barbados Baptisms, 1739-1891," Genealogical Society of Utah. Barbados Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., FamilySearch  , accessed 1 Dec 2012); Outwit Hub Data scape of Family Search Database.

    3. [S60] "Caribbean Births and Baptisms 1590 -1928, index," database, Genealogical Society of Utah. Caribbean Births and Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., accessed 14 Apr 2017); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLJ5-LV9 : 29 December 2014), Joseph Gittens; citing SAINT PHILIP,BARBADOES,CARIBBEAN, reference; FHL microfilm 1,157,934.

    4. [S2407] Caribbean, Marriages, 1591-1905, (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org).

    5. [S60] "Caribbean Births and Baptisms 1590 -1928, index," database, Genealogical Society of Utah. Caribbean Births and Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., accessed 4 Dec 2012); Data scraped using Outwit Hub from the Family Search Site.

    6. [S1417] Gittens, Chris, E-mail correspondence. Chris Gittens, Tampa Bay, Flordia [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,], e-mail<.