http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/02/family-conformists-or-not/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/02/family-conformists-or-not/#comment-51324 Colin Richard Lloyd Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:48:25 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=30243#comment-51324 My Great great Grandfather (William Harvey) Slave Master and large land owner in westmorland Jamaica had two brothers David and Theodore who broke away from the injustices of the slave practice ,and Married two coloured Girls ,went and bought a property that they renamed (Harvey River) They were considered to be expelled from the rest of the Harvey Family as in those days you just do not marry any one but of your own colour, David and Theodore were very socialistic in their thinking and represented the slaves in Court and were considered to be village lawyers. (PLease read the Book written by Lorna Goodison (from Harvey River) she is also a Decendant of David Harvey My Great great Grandfather (William Harvey) Slave Master and large land owner in westmorland Jamaica had two brothers David and Theodore who broke away from the injustices of the slave practice ,and Married two coloured Girls ,went and bought a property that they renamed (Harvey River) They were considered to be expelled from the rest of the Harvey Family as in those days you just do not marry any one but of your own colour, David and Theodore were very socialistic in their thinking and represented the slaves in Court and were considered to be village lawyers. (PLease read the Book written by Lorna Goodison (from Harvey River) she is also a Decendant of David Harvey

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/02/family-conformists-or-not/#comment-51250 Katy Humphrys Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:30:31 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=30243#comment-51250 Robert Roberts (Marine Engineer) was my great great grandfather! Robert Roberts (Marine Engineer) was my great great grandfather!

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/02/family-conformists-or-not/#comment-51249 Katy Humphrys Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:28:54 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=30243#comment-51249 My Scotish Marine engineer grandfather Robert Robert's cousin (another Robert Roberts), who were brought up together in the same 'block of apartments, in 1850's. (They were educated together). This cousin Robert Roberts began the Christadelphian Church with a Dr. John Thomas, as dissenters from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. All the family until now, became Christadelphians and followers are found all over the world, but particularly in Britain and America. We as a family have conformed to this 'discipline' and married within its quite strict confines, until my generation. Then most of us have not needed to conform to our parents religion. But we are mostly 'non-conformists' and fragmentation of family ties is happening..... My Scotish Marine engineer grandfather Robert Robert’s cousin (another Robert Roberts), who were brought up together in the same ‘block of apartments, in 1850’s. (They were educated together). This cousin Robert Roberts began the Christadelphian Church with a Dr. John Thomas, as dissenters from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. All the family until now, became Christadelphians and followers are found all over the world, but particularly in Britain and America. We as a family have conformed to this ‘discipline’ and married within its quite strict confines, until my generation. Then most of us have not needed to conform to our parents religion. But we are mostly ‘non-conformists’ and fragmentation of family ties is happening…..

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