Kingsley Paul Alston McCartney;

This website is the initative of Kingsley McCartney (my brother). He had the vision and forsight to recognise the importance and significance of making these family documents available and future appreciation for all to see.

Margaret De Cabral (Gonsalves);

Margaret provided many of the photograph portraits and scenes of early Antigua and other West Indies islands, filling in historical and familial linkages especially with the Gonsalves and Gomes families.

Curtis Antonio Gomes;

Curtis Antonio Gomes dedicated many years to researching, mapping and documenting the progeny of families Camacho, De Freitas, Gomes, Gonsalves, Joaquim, Mendes and others. These kindred were important players of the Portuguese Madeira diaspora that flourished in Antigua and the wider West Indies islands from the mid 19th century.

Curtis travelled to Maderia and Antigua studying and gathering family history data from church archives and surviving family members, eliciting valuable primary source documents and rare family photographs many of which can be seen on this website.

On behalf of the descendants of these families, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable data sources, comments and guidance provided by Curtis. His work contributes significantly to our knowledge of the interrelationships of these families, their social, economic and political contribution to Antiguan and West Indies society.

His research is deeply appreciated and faithfully recorded on this website.

Additional contributors to this website

Stephen Reginald Birkett

many others

Nora-Anne and Rosemary Birkett

Reginald Armstrong and Winifred Theresa McArtney

Charles A Mendes

Daniel Mendes