Jeremiah Carr

Male–January 1976

Brief Life History of Jeremiah

Jeremiah Carr was born in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. He died in January 1976, in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.

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    World Events (3)

    1870

    Banana plantations set up as the sugar cane industry declines in the face of competition from European beet sugar.

    1872

    Island's capital moved from Spanish Town to Kingston.

    1884

    New constitution marks the initial revival of local autonomy.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.

    Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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