Kellits, Jamaica

Kellits
Location of Kellits in Clarendon, Jamaica

Kellits is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,658 as of 2009.[1]

History

Kellits may take its name from the landholding of Moses Kellet, assembly man for the parish of Clarendon in the 1750s,[2] although records give even earlier reference to a George Kellet of Clarendon and his son Henry, born in 1698.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jamaica: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ List of landholders in the island of Jamaica, 1754, Jamaica Almanac 1751
  3. ^ Anglican Parish Register, Clarendon

18°10′22″N 77°13′51″W / 18.17278°N 77.23083°W / 18.17278; -77.23083

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