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White Kittitians and Nevisians

White Kittitians and Nevisians

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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 is European as of 2001.[citation needed]

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History

The 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Thomas, Emel (8 May 2014). Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles. ISBN 9781623564308.
  2. [2]
    Rodriguez, Junius (1997). The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 370. ISBN 0874368855.
  3. [3]
    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.
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