Claire Myers and 2 Julians (see photo)

Claire Myers made a significant contribution to our understanding of the remnant Baruch Lousadas of Barbados, when in pursuit of her Barbados Lindo and Massiah ancestry, she encountered the will of Isaac Lindo (a 5*GGF of hers who appears in the chart above). Prompted by this will, she asked why it was that 3 Baruch Lousada children - Rebacca #1569, Rachel #1811 and Ephraim #1558 - appeared as nieces and nephews of Isaac Lindo in his will.

Our answer to Claire's question showed that it was Massiah marriages which linked the Lindo and Baruch Lousada families in Barbados and that - of great interest to English Baruch Lousada genealogy - it showed that Rachel Baruch Lousada #1262 the last wife of Isaac Lamego, a key ancestor of the English Baruch Lousadas (and also the English Mocattas and Montefiores), was a sister-in-law of Isaac Lindo of Barbados. Thus - Claire is a non-biological 7th cousin of each of Julian Land and Julian Lousada.

In noting that Julian Land and Julian Lousada were both named after Julian George Lousada, who in turn was unconventionally named after his 2 grandmothers both named Juliana, Claire observed that she was related to both Julianas - she was the 1st cousin 4 times removed of Juliana Elkin, whilst Juliana Goldsmid was the mother-in-law of Claire's 2nd cousin 3 times removed. To see how these 2 links came about the above chart was drawn up and it shows they were via the Elkin family. This connection makes Claire a 5th cousin of Julian Lousada.