NEWRY
BAHAMAS
Welcome to the family website of the Newrys of the Bahamas. This site is an extention to an ongoing Newry anthology project that stretches from South America, the Bahamas, North America and the Caribbean.
This website is an abridged version of the "Newry Bahamas: a Bahamian family" book that is available for purchase.
The website is a preface to a larger chronolgical printed anthology project that goes into great detail providing birth and death certificates/various other family records regarding the history of the Newry family, their arrival to the Bahamas, their early settlement and their immigration north to the United States and Canada.
Outside the United Kingdom and the United States of America, the Bahamas has the largest population of people with the surname Newry. Currently, the Bahamas has the largest population of Newrys of African descent.
The Newry book contains maps, graphs, charts, biographies, and various records about the Newry family, and explains how members of the Newry family affected the landscape of this region.
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Eugene Newry was born on October 4th 1935 to Clarence and Ardena Newry on the island of New Providence. His early education was at the Southern Primary School, however due to his outstanding ability, he was able to secure a sponsorship to attend high school at the prestigious Government High School (GHS) in Nassau, the Bahamas. ...bio continued in NewryBahamas book
Cecil Rupert Newry was born in Binnacle Hill, Acklins Island on October 30th, 1917. He was the sole son of the Reverend James II and Mary Newry. Cecil received his early education at Spring Point, Acklins; however, early in his life, like a number of the young men of Acklins Island, Cecil became a sailor and ventured off to sea. However sea life was not for Cecil, and in his early 20’s he decided to call the sailing trade quits in order to work ...bio continued in NewryBahamas book
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Work is continuing on our genealogy database. Newry family trees extend from 1850 straight to current date. We have also maintained family trees of Newrys who have emigrated to the United States, South America and Canada.
If you belong to the Newry family and wish to have YOUR family tree emailed to you, kindly contact us with your pen ultimate Newry ancestor and we will furnish you with your personal list of your ancestors and living relatives.
If you desire to contribute up-to-date information of your immediate family to the general Newry family tree, please do contact us through the links provided.
Congratulations to Keith Newry
on his engagement to his beautiful fiancee Natasha Elliott
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Congratulations to Aaron Newry on being inducted amongst the newest recruits on the Bahamas Immigration Department, 2014
Rest in peace:
Ardena Newry
March 10th, 1916-May 2nd, 2014
Newry-Bahamas would like to extend condolences to the family of Ardena Newry who went to be with her Lord on May 2nd, 2014 after living a full and eventful life. Ardena was 98 years old; the matriarch of her clan.
Ardena Newry was the wife of Clarence Newry, son of Simeon Newry, the pen ultimate ancestor of the larger of the two Newry families living in the Bahamas.
Left to cherish her memories are her 8 children, 55 grand children, 69 great-grand children and 19 great-great grand children. A biography of Mama Ardena is included with the blog section of the website.