Mt Carey Baptist, Anchovy, St James

LAT: 18°23’49.12″N                LONG: 77°56’24.86″W

When Thomas Burchell, a Baptist Missionary, arrived in Jamaica in 1824, he began his missionary work in the western section of the island. Mount Carey was one of the earliest communities to be established.

History indicates that Mount Carey was named in honour of Revd. William Carey, the first Baptist Missionary to India. Work to erect the Mt Carey Baptist Church started in a Blacksmith’s shop in 1829. In 1831 the building was destroyed by the Colonial Church Union after the slave revolts. Rebuilding of the church started in 1839 and was completed 1840.

Other tragedies such as a Hurricane – 1912; Earthquake – 1957  and a Fire – 2010, have destroyed or damaged the building, throughout the years, however, Mt Carey Baptist Church has once again been restored and is a landmark within the community.

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IMG #	SURNAME	Given Name	Died In
JamMC26	ALLEN	Azariah	1970s
JamMC21	ALLEN	Francess	1970s
JamMC39	ALLEYNE	Beryl M.	2000s
JamMC29	ATKINS	Uri Jonas	1980s
JamMC35	BENT	Clementine	1990s
JamMC34	BOWEN	Alton F.	2000s
JamMC27	BOWEN	Ina Louise	1980s
JamMC34	BOWEN	Norma F.	2000s
JamMC27	BOWEN	Ralford B.	1990s
JamMC47	BROWN	Wellesley	2000s
JamMC37	CAMPBELL	Alexander C.	2000s
JamMC36	CAMPBELL	Mavis	1990s
JamMC04	CLARKE	Andrew R.	1980s
JamMC48	CLARKE	Sonia B.	2000s
JamMC40	CROSS	Bernice	2000s
JamMC09	DAWKINS	Sadie	1970s
JamMC16	FLETCHER	Obertha	1970s
JamMC24	FOSTER	Samuel	1970s
JamMC01	GAYLE	Una Mae	1990s
JamMC07	HALL	Jane Ann	1990s
JamMC38	HARDING	Genetta	2000s
JamMC38	HARDING	Samuel A.	2000s
JamMC42	HARTY	Edna	2000s
JamMC17	HARVEY	Icylin	1980s
JamMC12	HEMANS	Annie Maria	1980s
JamMC11	HEMANS	Eustace Uriah	1990s
JamMC51	HEWETT	Burchell	1890s
JamMC51	HEWETT	Edward Jesse	1900s
JamMC13	JAMES	Ethel F.	1980s
JamMC33	LEE	Ellen Bell	2000s
JamMC46	MARSON	Sheila	2000s
JamMC14	MARTIN	Lillian	1970s
JamMC03	McCALLA	Maud	1990s
JamMC25	McINTOSH	Quespan, Mrs.	1960s
JamMC20	McKENZIE	Sydney J.	1970s
JamMC28	MUMBY	Marjorie	1970s
JamMC30	PALMER	Natel M.	2000s
JamMC49	RAMSDEN	Martha	1930s
JamMC45	REID	Delroy Errol	2000s
JamMC02	REID	Gladys Maud	1990s
JamMC23	REID	Jemima, Mrs	1960s
JamMC44	REID	Winston Sylvester	2000s
JamMC18	ROBERTSON	Mary Louise	1980s
JamMC05	ROBINSON	Nepthani	1980s
JamMC06	ROBINSON	Vivian	1980s
JamMC31	SAVILLE	Clarissa	1980s
JamMC19	SHAW	Zetella McKenzie	1970s
JamMC22	SINCLAIR	Cecil Uriah	1960s
JamMC10	THOMPSON	Israel	1970s
JamMC08	THOMPSON	Jeminia	1990s
JamMC50	TOWNSEND	Alice Mary	1930s
JamMC15	VERNON	Kenneth	1970s
JamMC43	VIDAL	Elaine Gloria	2000s
JamMC41	WHITTAKER	Andrew Albert	2000s
JamMC32	WINDROSS	Evelyn A.	2000s
JamMC32	WINDROSS	Iris M.	1990s

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