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Question:Family from Caribbean island of Trinidad and I do know we have some Nigerian ancestry.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Family from Caribbean island of Trinidad and I do know we have some Nigerian ancestry.

I can find a handful of records going back several centuries in the Port of Spain. I'm sure the roots of the family are French, at least in part. The way to research the family would be through parish sacramental records. That will give you births, marriages and deaths back to the colonial period.

Depending on how much you would like to find the answer, you may want to go back as closely to the original source as possible for clues. Try to investigate like names in Trinidad and other Caribbean locals, and start making calls. In genealogy, persistence is a key factor in success.