VIRGIN ISLANDS - DANISH WEST INDIES
The HistoryInformation about the history of the Jews of the Danish Virgin Islands can be found on the following websites:
A comprehensive history of the Caribbean Jews: Maps
Holdings in the National Archives
CensusesThe censuses from the Virgin Islands for the years: 1841, 1850, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1870, 1890, 1901 and 1911 are available at Rigsarkivet (The National Archive) in Denmark.
Vital RecordsA list of other records in the Danish National Archives can be found at: Vestindiske lokalarkiver (in Danish).Information in English can be found in: Erik Gøbel: "A guide to Manuscript Sources on the Former Danish West Indies, 1671 - 1917, in the Danish National Archives" (to be published soon). CemeteriesJul. Margolinsky has made a compilation of 299 epitaphs on the Jewish cemetery in St. Thomas, 1837-1916. The information will eventually be digitized for the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry.
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