Early Settlements & early Industries.

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When did permanent settlement in the Cayman Islands begin?

17th century

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Early settlers included:

pirates, refugees, and former soldiers

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Who was the first recorded permanent inhabitant on Cayman?

Sir Isaac Bodden, born around 1700

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Cayman’s economy was primarily based on what?

Subsistence farming, fishing, turtling, and shipbuilding. The abundance of mahogany and other hardwoods also led to a thriving timber industry. 

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What was the longest lasting industry of the Cayman Islands, which also briefly operated a canning plant in Cayman in the early 20th century? 

The Turtling Industry

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Which early sea related industry provided an income mainly to women in Cayman?  

Thatch Rope Industry

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What were the main types of trees cut in early lumbering operations? 

Mahogany, fustic, and logwood

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What industry required 25 – 50 slaves on each plantation to operate it?  

Cotton Industry

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What is the first documentary evidence of early settlement on Grand Cayman? 

Land grand patents registered in Jamaica in 1735 and 1741-42. 

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What was Cayman temporarily used for? When were permanent settlements on the island recorded? 

Cayman was temporarily used for shelter; permanent settlements of families are not recorded until 1700.  

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Who was the first recorded inhabitant that lived in East End? 

Sir Isaac Bodden; It is believed that he descended from one of two soldiers (Walter and Bowden), who fled Cromwell’s army in Jamaica in 1655 or 58. 

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Oral tradition says that the names Bowden and Walter were later changed to what and why? 

Later changed to Bodden and Walter due to spelling errors.

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The first land grants on Grand Cayman were recorded by who? 

Jamaican authorities in 1735 and 1741-2

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Who were the grants awarded to? (7)

Two Campbells and John Middleton (owned the North Sound area), Crymble, Spofforth, and Foster (Had land between George Town and West Bay, in West Bay, and in the center of George Town, respectively), as well as Mary Bodden. 

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What were some industries that early Caymanian were in engaged in? 

Mahogany, logwood, fustic trade, turtling and shipwrecking.  

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Trade in Cayman occurred frequently with which neighbouring countries? 

Jamaica and Central America

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Ships often traded/dropped of things like what on the island? 

Rum, sugar, rice, coffee and other dry provisions.

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What did settlers grow/raise on the Island? 

Yams, plantains, corn, sweet potatoes, melons, oranges, and limes. They also had goats and chickens.

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There was a move towards what production in Cayman in about the 1780s? 

The Cotton Production. This resulted in the formation of plantations and the import of slaves to the island. Cotton became an extremely valuable industry for Caymanian until its rapid decline in about 1810. 

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Describe Grand Cayman’s population in 1773. 

450 Whites, Blacks and Mix-raced with the biggest settlement in Bodden Town.  

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By 1802 the population grew to what size? 

933 people. The biggest settlement was still Bodden Town with 374 people (families and slaves), George Town with 211 people, Southwest Sound with 212 people, followed by Prospect and Little Pedro, and then more families in West Bay, Boatswain Bay, East End, Franks Sound and North Side.  

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Marriages and baptisms had to be registered in Jamaica because of what? 

the lack of Clergymen up until 1831.