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White Kittitians and Nevisians are people of Saint Kitts and Nevis of European descent. Approximately 2.2% of the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was European as of 2001.[citation needed][needs update]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2.1% | |
| Languages | |
| English[citation needed] | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity[citation needed] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Caribbeans |
History
editThe first Europeans to visit the islands were the Spanish.[1] A substantial portion of the white population in Saint Kitts and Nevis claims descent from Irish and Scottish prisoners exiled to the islands during the rule of Oliver Cromwell.[2] By 1805, 1,500 whites lived on the island of Saint Kitts and 1,300 lived on Nevis.[3] The English were the first Europeans to colonize St. Kitts.[4] When Europeans visited the island of Nevis, the island was mostly inhabited by indigenous Caribs and Arawaks.[5]
Notable people
edit- William Skinner (1700–1780), Chief Royal Engineer
- Rawlins Lowndes (1721–1800), Governor of South Carolina
- Daniel Roberdeau (1727–1795), signatory of the Articles of Confederation
- Thomas Mathews (1742–1812), General of the American Revolutionary War
- Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), Founding Father of the United States
- Frances Nelson (1758–1831), wife of Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Thomas Cottle (1761–1828), lawyer and planter
- Joseph Gerrald (1761–1828), political reformer
- Alfred Stephen (1802–1894), Chief Justice of New South Wales
- William Henry Smith (1826–1890), Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Henry Spencer Berkeley (1851–1918), Attorney General of Fiji
- James Alfred Dunn Podd (1855–1886), Baptist preacher
- Arthur Anslyn MBE (1944–2017), marine expert
- George Astaphan (1946–2006), physician
- Cloey Uddenberg (born 2002), footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Thomas, Emel (8 May 2014). Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles. A&C Black. ISBN 9781623564308.
- ^ Rodriguez, Junius (1997). The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 370. ISBN 0874368855.
- ^ Kidd, W (1833). Four Years' Residence in the West Indies: During the Years 1826, 7, 8, and 9. Oxford University Press. p. 370. ISBN 0874368855.
- ^ "Saint Kitts and Nevis". AACRAO Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE).
- ^ "The Island of Nevis People and Places".
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