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British Windward Islands, the Glossary

The British Windward Islands was an administrative grouping of British colonies in the Windward Islands of the West Indies, existing from 1833 until 31 December 1959 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Barbados (the seat of the governor until 1885, when it returned to its former status of a completely separate colony), Tobago (until 1889, when it was joined to Trinidad), and (from 1940) Dominica, previously included in the British Leeward Islands.^[1]

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Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands. British Windward Islands and Barbados are former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas and Windward Islands.

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Bridgetown

Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados.

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British Guiana

British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. British Windward Islands and British Guiana are former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas.

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British Leeward Islands

The British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands. British Windward Islands and British Leeward Islands are 1830s establishments in the Caribbean, 1833 establishments in North America, 1833 establishments in the British Empire, British West Indies, former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas, former colonies in North America, former countries in the Caribbean, former federations, history of British Dominica and states and territories established in 1833.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Colville Deverell

Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell (21 February 1907 in Dublin, Ireland – 18 December 1995 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England) was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator.

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Constitutional monarchy

Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.

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Dominica

Dominica (or; Dominican Creole French: Dominik; Kalinago: Waitukubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. British Windward Islands and Dominica are Windward Islands.

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Dominican Creole French

Dominican Creole French is a French-based creole, which is a widely spoken language in Dominica.

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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat).

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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English-based creole languages

An English-based creole language (often shortened to English creole) is a creole language for which English was the lexifier, meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the creole's lexicon.

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God Save the King

"God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom and the royal anthem of each of the British Crown Dependencies, one of two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of most Commonwealth realms.

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Governor-in-chief

Governor-in-chief was a title used in the British Empire for certain colonial governors, usually where authority was held over more than one colony.

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Grenada

Grenada (Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. British Windward Islands and Grenada are former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas and Windward Islands.

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Grenadines

The Grenadines is a chain of small islands that lie on a line between the larger islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.

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History of Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, situated about east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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History of the British West Indies

The term British West Indies refers to the former English and British colonies and the present-day overseas territories of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. British Windward Islands and History of the British West Indies are British West Indies.

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James Henry Jarrett

James Henry Jarrett, KC (31 March 1895 – 7 April 1943) was a British colonial administrator and judge.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lawrence Albert Joseph

Sir Lawrence Joseph is an attorney and a politician from Grenada.

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List of British monarchs

There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.

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List of governors of the Windward Islands

This is a list of viceroys in the British Windward Islands.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Mexican peso

The Mexican peso (symbol: $; currency code: MXN; also abbreviated Mex$ to distinguish it from other peso-denominated currencies; referred to as the peso, Mexican peso, or colloquially varo) is the official currency of Mexico.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. British Windward Islands and Saint Lucia are former colonies in North America and Windward Islands.

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Saint Lucian Creole

Saint Lucian Creole (Kwéyòl) is a French-based creole language that is widely spoken in Saint Lucia.

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Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean.

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Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet

General Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet (9 October 1778 – 2 January 1842) was a British diplomat, colonial administrator, and soldier.

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Spanish dollar

The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (real de a ocho, dólar, peso duro, peso fuerte or peso), is a silver coin of approximately diameter worth eight Spanish reales.

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St. George's, Grenada

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Tobago

Tobago is an island and ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. British Windward Islands and Tobago are former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. British Windward Islands and Trinidad are Windward Islands.

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean region of North America. British Windward Islands and Trinidad and Tobago are former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas and Windward Islands.

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West Indian Court of Appeal

The West Indian Court of Appeal (WICA) was a court which served as the appellate court for the British colonies of Trinidad and Tobago, British Guiana, Barbados, the Leeward Islands, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent from 1919 until the creation of the Federal Supreme Court of the West Indies Federation in 1958. British Windward Islands and West Indian Court of Appeal are history of the Colony of Barbados.

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West Indies

The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.

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West Indies Federation

The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. British Windward Islands and West Indies Federation are British West Indies, former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas, former colonies in North America, former countries in the Caribbean, history of British Dominica, history of British Grenada, history of British Saint Lucia, history of British Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, history of Trinidad and Tobago and history of the Colony of Barbados.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Windward_Islands

Also known as British Windward Islands Administration, Federal Colony of the Windward Islands, Territory of the Windward Islands.

British Windward Islands, the Glossary

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See also

1830s establishments in the Caribbean

1833 establishments in North America

1833 establishments in the British Empire

1960 disestablishments in North America

1960 disestablishments in the British Empire

British West Indies

Former countries in the Caribbean

Former federations

History of British Dominica

History of British Grenada

History of British Saint Lucia

History of British Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

History of Trinidad and Tobago

History of the Colony of Barbados

States and territories disestablished in 1958

States and territories established in 1833

Windward Islands

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