As I become more involved in doing research, I have found that looking for variant spellings of names has proven instrumental in finding the genesis of a family. A surname could have many variations, but originate from one source.
If you can trace your roots back to the Danish West Indies, there is a website created by Svend Holsoe http://www.vifamilies.org that compiled names into a few pertinent surnames that existed or currently exist in the Virgin Islands. Once you have identified the variations of the surname(s) you are interested in, then you can go to the Danish Consulate website http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com.
You will find an e-book entitled “A List of Names of Inhabitants in the Danish West Indian Islands from 1650 through 1825”. You will be amazed to see how many different spellings that were used. There you will find information on name, place, and date of birth, marriage, emigration, church affiliation, occupation and death.
Both sites contain a wealth of information that can help you to connect the variance in names with the family narrative. I often use these sites as I continue to trace my family back to the Danish West Indies. Great sources.
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I’ve lost my copies of the virgin island families that I saved from Svend Holsoe’s works. Do you know how to find them?
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Unfortunate, Svend Holsoe passed away. His work is no longer on line. If there are any updates I will notify.
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Some people have saved some. I’ve just posted and it didn’t take.
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Okay, I’ll try again. Some people have copies of some of it. I know someone who has the entire van Beverhoudt update that Svend did before he died. I have a little and also of Suhm, and he may have more of Suhm. I am going to look into whether the West Indies historical society would want to have them online. They must know about them,though. Maybe they think they are not 100% accurate. Still, the should put them up with that caveat. Judith Lee Howard Shea “Wendalore”
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