Stanley Bailey and his distant cousin Ernest have found a relation:

Josiah Gabriel Alleyne SEARLES (c.1859) of St Thomas, Barbados
is the son of John William Francis SEARLES and Ann Leacock Cheltenham (married 1857). His siblings are Julia Isabella Brereton Searles (1861) and Amanda Fitt Alleyne Searles (1866).

Josiah married Jane Irvin GREAVES (1866) in St James, Barbados 1884.
Haven't found any children yet.

Clara' Ione Searles (b.20 Oct 1920) nee Greaves

has unfortunately passed away on Monday 29th August 2011 in Sydney, Australia shortly before her 91st birthday.

(see the Greaves topic at http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=147897852175&topic=12491)

On 15 September 2006 Joel Searles wrote:

Has anyone done any work at linking the SEARLES and the WHITEHEAD families. I found the following two but have wondered if anyone has them (or similar) in their family line:-

Charles Henry SEARLES (c.1843 Barbados) married Mary Elizabeth WHITEHEAD (~.1844) on 24/12/1867 Saint James Barbados.

Cornelius SEARLES (c.1855) married Jane Elizabeth WHITEHEAD (b.?) on 08/08/1878 Saint James Barbados.

On 21 Jul 2007 Jeol Searles wrote:
I have found a little on 'Searles' plantation estate is in Christ Church, Barbados -

From 1652 Daniel Searle was acting governor of Barbados when he took over from George Ayscue. 1654 Daniel Searle was made governor of Barbados.

In 1656 a John Colan Searle (a laborer from Cornwall England) left from Bristol for Barbados.

In 1657 Daniel Searle (Governor) owned 'Mount Clapham' estate in St Michael Barbados the year before he married JOAN LEWIS when they then had John Searle (c1659).

In 1673 it's recorded that Col. Daniel Searle [the Gov.] owned 500 acres and may have remarried (or a son) Daniel Searle married DOROTHY DORCE.

Then 1674 Daniel's son John Searle owned 631 acre Searle's estate in Christ Church Barbados and passed it by1683 (when he married PHILIS GARNSEY) to Ann Searle and Tobias Frere. In 1742 Tobias Frere was the owner up until he died in 1801 then it was passed to William Prescod. William Hinds Prescod still owned it in 1846 and not until 1914 was it passed to Lady & Joseph Briggs (it was enlarged by 23 acres) and then in 1924-1947 to Herbert G. Briggs.

John Searl Esq and Tobias Frere Esq (with Wm1 Frere, Wm2 Frere and John Frere) are in Christ Church on the 1680 census.

The estate by now consists of about 654 acres and by 1914 was owned by Lady Briggs. The same family continued there at least until 1947 with Herbert G. & Ors. Briggs in 1924 and H. G. Briggs was still manager in 1947.

[Ref: 'The Most Eminent Planters in Barbadoes'; Hotten; 'Index to Plantations Owners 1630-1846' Ronald G. Hughes; Barbados Archives; Sinckler Year Book; and R Taylor]

On 09 August 2010 Jeol Searles wrote:


Ronnie Eddie Searles (1979-2010)

Also known as "Ras Shade" and "Slim Shady" (b.5 Oct 1979), the son of Curll and Roslyn he was born in Mt Moritz, St. George, Grenada and he left us on the evening of 8th Aug 2010. He'd been home just a few weeks when aunt Roslyn Dowden was there just a week but didn't see him. Someone was at the bottom of Mt Mortiz hill and stopped him for a ride but the car was full.
He leaves behind his baby daughter Yechezecalia, his father and mother, his stepmother Josephine, brothers Anthony, Phil, Larry, stepsister Sabrina and adopted sister Leannie. He also has five nieces and a nephew in the U.S. as well as uncles and aunts in Grenada, Trinidad and Australia.

He was laid for a short time at Otway Bailey Funeral Home and the service was held at 2pm on the 17th Aug at the Seventh Adventist Church in Mt Moritz.
His interment is in the Mt Moritz Cemetery.

Many send messages:-
Jeol Searles, Kyron Cruickshank, Ella, Otis Dowden, Shere-Ann Noel, Tracy Dowden, Pookie Williams, Kathleen Arnold, Hannah Carol Searles-Sutherland, Marlon Walker, Chad Searles, Paul Greaves, Ric Greaves, Ronnie Searles, Jienelle Thamzy John, Ali Hinds, Cureena Dowden, Tavia Jones, Omarly Ynv Lovel Dowden, Sindy Garcia Azócar, Jazz Dowden, Ethel Noel, Ron Greaves, Glenys Dowden, Alex Medford, Hassan Gibson, Renee Strazzari, Amber Cross, Rayne McIntosh, Omarly Ynv Lovel Dowden, Jienelle Thamzy John, Nicole A Seales, Josiah Bayne...

Nadine Sobers (London, UK), Kwabena Amen (UK), Anne Medford (NY), Maude & family (Brooklyn), Edmond Kerr & family (Oslo Norway), Brenda & Cecil Dowden (Sydney AU), Neville Jackasal (US), Robert and Maureen Medford and family (Brisbane), Yvonne and Ernest Searles (AU), Billy Searles & family (Sydney), Marilyn Hinds Zolea (Parlin NJ), Zandrine Edwards (Parlin NJ), Petra ad Clevey Brathwaite (Brooklyn) and Aillen Lewis-Goodwin (Maryland)...

- all give their "heartfelt condolences and hope that he rests in peace"... "one of the best cousin"... "when we were on vacation, he went around the Island with us"... "remember him in the shop".

Michelle Zolea remembers "Back to summer 2008 when I met him, he taught me a lot. He was a kind, wise guy, never took life for granted, lived every moment of it. I wish more then anything for his daughter to have seen that... I la la la love youuu my rast fari angel ♥"

Why not check out the group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=141841692514450