During the summer of 1912, many seasonal sugarcane laborers from the British Virgin Islands, working in the Dominican Republic, returned by steamer to St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies.
SS Prasident
At the end of July, the German passenger-cargo ship, SS Prasident departed Kingston, Jamaica with eight passengers en route to Santo Domingo.
She picked up at least twelve more travelers and another three in Aux Cayes in Haiti.
She sailed on to San Pedro de Macoris, where fifty-five passengers came aboard.
Of these, at least forty were from the British Virgin Islands.
Check this list for the names from the Danish West Indies for any of your ancestors!
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