Family Histories of Jamaica

Trelawny was formed from St James in 1770. According to William Beckford who wrote “A descriptive account of the island of Jamaica ” published in 1790. Trelawny is described as possessing 16,000 slaves, 69 sugar-estates, about 90 settlements of which the towns of Martha Brae and Falmouth each contain about 80 houses each. Below are a list of some settlers to the parish during the 18th century

Last names of families settled in the parish. Names obtained from entries in baptismal records before 1800