Alexander arrived in the UK in February 1961, aged 19. He obtained his British Passport in 1971 and it expired in 1981. He paid £10 for the passport and £5 to register as British. When it expired he was told he had to apply for a St Lucian passport and that was...
Anonymous Windrush Survivor was born in the Eastern Caribbean and brought up by extended members of his family. His father, who had been settled in the UK since the early 1960s had hoped 'Anon' would join the rest of the UK family when he was 15. Unable to travel...
Charlotte Tobierre was born in Essex to parents of Saint Lucian and English heritage and is an active member of Windrush Lives. Her father, Thomas Tobierre, became a victim of the scandal in 2017 after decades of being settled in the UK and has also been...
Jerome Chew A Tow was born in British Guiana in the late 1930s and came to the UK when he was 18 years old on a British CUKC passport. In 1972 on hearing that his mother was ill, Jerome decided to travel to Guyana. He had been settled in the UK for 17 years...
Richard Black was born in Saint Lucia and grew up in the UK. He found himself locked out and de facto stateless when he travelled with his then wife for an extended holiday in Trinidad. While overseas, his Home Office-issued passport expired. At around the same...
Thomas Tobierre worked in the UK for much of his life. One day he was asked to evidence his right to work in the UK. He did not have a copy of his birth certificate and had never had need of a passport. Around the stay time his mother passed away and his wife was...
