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Walter Jekyll (27 November 1849, Bramley, Surrey, England – 17 February 1929, Bower Hall, Riverside, Hanover, Jamaica), was an English clergyman who renounced his religion and became a planter in Jamaica, where he collected and published songs and stories from the local African-Caribbean community.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Reverend Walter Jekyll". geni_family_tree. Geni.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ Introduction to Jamaican Song and Story. London: Folk Lore Society. 1907.

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