St James Parish Church, Montego Bay, St James

LAT: 18°28’19.04″N                LONG: 77°55’17.76″W

The Foundation Stone was laid on 6th May 1775.

The Church was opened for Divine Service on Christmas Day 1782.

The First Baptism on record 28th October 1782 – it was actually in 1770 – Elizabeth Palmer, born July 9th, 1770, a Quadroon, baptised 31 Dec 1770.

The First Marriage on record 5th January 1771 – William Mowatt, St James and Ann Hine, Trelawny

The First Burial on record 24th May 1771 – Samuel Torrent James.

CHURCH MURALS

IMG #	SURNAME	Given Name	Died In
JamPC07	ANDERSON	Duncan, Esq.	1796
JamPC10	BERNARD	David, Esq	1804
JamPC08	BERNARD	Margaret	1781
JamPC20	BIRCH	Bernard, Esq.	1782
JamPC25	COLEY	Gerald, Dr.	1999
JamPC21	CUNNINGHAM	Elizabeth, Mrs	1808
JamPC22	CUNNINGHAM	John	1812
JamPC09	CUNNINGHAM	John, Junr. Esq.	1804
JamPC09	CUNNINGHAM	William, Esq.	1805
JamPC04	FOWLE	William, Esq.	1796
JamPC24	HUGHES	John Thomas Esq	1802
JamPC19	KERR	Walter Harold Coke, F/Lt	WWII
JamPC15	KERR	Sarah Newton	1814
JamPC11	KERR-JARRETT	Adela Isabel	1971
JamPC11	KERR-JARRETT	Francis Moncreiff, Kt.	1968
JamPC11	KERR-JARRETT	Marian Emily	1969
JamPC23	LEADER	George Herbert	1923
JamPC19	LESLIE	Shelford Lydford, A/C2	WWII
JamPC26	MACFARQUHAR	George	1786
JamPC06	MINTO	Elizabeth	1783
JamPC05	MINTO	Isabella	1802
JamPC17	MORRIS	Rachel Anglin	1812
JamPC13	MOUNTAGUE	Jane	1819
JamPC01	O’CONNOR	Charles, Esq.	1839
JamPC03	PALMER	Rosa, Mrs	1790
JamPC18	PERRY	Ann	1809
JamPC18	PERRY	Elizabeth	1805
JamPC18	PERRY	John, Honbl, Esq	1809
JamPC16	REABURN	Thomas, Esq	1844
JamPC19	REID	Arthur George, Flt/Sgt.	WWII
JamPC19	SALMON	Albert Alexander, Pte	WWII
JamPC12	THARP	John, Esq.	1811
JamPC14	THOMPSON	Frederick Heckford, Esq	1862
JamPC02	WILLIAMSON	George Douglas Hamilton	1882

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