As a little boy growing up here on Grand Cayman my family would go to East End every sunday to see my mothers family. One of the stops and most delightful was that of "Uncle Linnie" as we affectionately called him. His real name of Lincoln Bodden. He was married to my maternal great grand mother, Mercerita Bodden nee Dixon, daughter of Captain George Dixon of East End. When I got to know Uncle Linnie, he was an old man in his late 70's to early 80's, but he was a delight. He would tell stories and dance for us all the time. He told us stories of how his ships would move across the Atlantic delivering grocery supplies to England and other European countries from the US or Panama. I know he started off as an able-bodied seaman and worked up to keeping inventory of all good coming and going on the ships. My grand-aunt, his daughter believes he and his brothers Joe, Uriah, and Walter went to sea when they were in their teens. He may have been 15 years old according to her. I later learned that he even worked in Cuba in the sugar industry along with another Caymanian simply known as Mr. Ross. Lincoln returned to Grand Cayman and served as a Vestryman and JP for the district of East End. He was known as a fair, level headed man and assisted many with wills, references, and other official documents. I marvel to think the old jolly fellow I knew and remember so well was just so much more than that.

As a little boy growing up here on Grand Cayman my family would go to East End every sunday to see my mothers family. One of the stops and most delightful was that of "Uncle Linnie" as we affectionately called him. His real name of Lincoln Bodden. He was married to my maternal great grand mother, Mercerita Bodden nee Dixon, daughter of Captain George Dixon of East End. When I got to know Uncle Linnie, he was an old man in his late 70's to early 80's, but he was a delight. He would tell stories and dance for us all the time. He told us stories of how his ships would move across the Atlantic delivering grocery supplies to England and other European countries from the US or Panama. I know he started off as an able-bodied seaman and worked up to keeping inventory of all good coming and going on the ships. My grand-aunt, his daughter believes he and his brothers Joe, Uriah, and Walter went to sea when they were in their teens. He may have been 15 years old according to her. I later learned that he even worked in Cuba in the sugar industry along with another Caymanian simply known as Mr. Ross. Lincoln returned to Grand Cayman and served as a Vestryman and JP for the district of East End. He was known as a fair, level headed man and assisted many with wills, references, and other official documents. I marvel to think the old jolly fellow I knew and remember so well was just so much more than that.