Hi Jill, Welcome to the Barraclough group, I am probably not going to be of that much help to you regarding your India, research, but hopefully when you get back to Britain, I can then be of a lot more help. Jill, if Elizabeth and her husband went back to London in the 1870's than it should state on the next census return where she was born. e.g.: Britain or India. Have you found them in any of the census returns for London as yet ? I would imagine that they should appear in the 1881 Census Surname Index that has been published by the Church of Latter Day Saints. Maybe someone in the group, who has a copy of the 1881 census surname index on CD could do a lookup and see if Alexander and Elizabeth Mc Combie together with their children are listed on the CD. Also, I have heard that any births that took place in other countries of British Subjects were record and sent back to London. I think they are called the Consulate indexes ? (if someone in the group is more knowledgeable about this than I am, please jump in with your knowledge about this subject) I would presume that if her father was serving in the Army in the East Indies and she was born in India, then there should be an entry in the indexes for her Birth. Sorry I could not have been of more help at this time, but please keep in touch and if you find out any more information on Elizabeth's parentage then please let us know. Best Wishes Kim Pasquill Victoria-AUST Email: [email protected] Barraclough Surname Study: http://users.net2000.com.au/~football/index.html ICQ Number: 30110913 Researching: Worldwide - BARRACLOUGH and variant's WRY - TAYLOR-Lightcliffe BATEMAN-Wibsey,Wike POLLARD-Wibsey