He was born in Annapolis , Nova Scotia , the son of John Roach .
He was went to Jamaica at the age of 19 , where he served as bookkeeper and then overseer for the Trelawny estate at Montego Bay .
He was born in Annapolis , Nova Scotia , the son of John Roach , and went to Jamaica at the age of 19 , where he served as bookkeeper and then overseer for the Trelawny estate at Montego Bay .