Many thanks Maureen, that info gives me another line for investigation. Now to do a lot more reading. Regards to the list Susan From: Maureen Evers [mailto:maureen.evers@bigpond.com] Sent: Monday, 26 January 2015 7:15 p.m. To: Susan Simmons; india@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA] Army/navy meaning of phrase in a Baptismal record Hello List Susan, I think it would be Bombardier, Rocket Corps, which was part of the Bengal Horse Artillery A Bombardier was the Artillery equivalent of a corporal elsewhere in the Army The FIBIS Fibiwiki page Bengal Horse Artillery says The Bengal Rocket Troop was raised on 13 September 1816 as a camel mounted unit under the command of Captain (later General) William Samsen Whish. The troop carried a total of 912 six pound rockets, either in buckets on camels, or horse drawn trolleys. It switched back to horses in 1817. It was re-titled 2nd Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery in 1826 http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Bengal_Horse_Artillery Cheers Maureen On 26/01/2015, at 3:23 PM, Susan Simmons via <india@rootsweb.com <mailto:india@rootsweb.com> > wrote: I have the Baptismal record of 2xgreat grandfather Francis HUGHES who was baptised in Meerut in 1823. His parents are recorded as Rob & Elizabeth Hughes. There is a heading "Fathers Rank" and it has as Rob Hughes' rank the phrase which looks like "Bom b Rock Corps".

I have the Baptismal record of 2xgreat grandfather Francis HUGHES who was baptised in Meerut in 1823. His parents are recorded as Rob & Elizabeth Hughes. There is a heading "Fathers Rank" and it has as Rob Hughes' rank the phrase which looks like "Bom b Rock Corps". Can anyone help me with this - what regiment would this be? What rank? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Regards to the list Susan New Zealand greenleas@xtra.co.nz Families in India: Wright, Kellett, Hughes, d'Ortez

Hello List Susan, I think it would be Bombardier, Rocket Corps, which was part of the Bengal Horse Artillery A Bombardier was the Artillery equivalent of a corporal elsewhere in the Army The FIBIS Fibiwiki page Bengal Horse Artillery says The Bengal Rocket Troop was raised on 13 September 1816 as a camel mounted unit under the command of Captain (later General) William Samsen Whish. The troop carried a total of 912 six pound rockets, either in buckets on camels, or horse drawn trolleys. It switched back to horses in 1817. It was re-titled 2nd Troop, 2nd Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery in 1826 http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Bengal_Horse_Artillery Cheers Maureen On 26/01/2015, at 3:23 PM, Susan Simmons via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have the Baptismal record of 2xgreat grandfather Francis HUGHES who was > baptised in Meerut in 1823. His parents are recorded as Rob & Elizabeth > Hughes. There is a heading "Fathers Rank" and it has as Rob Hughes' rank > the phrase which looks like "Bom b Rock Corps". > > > > Can anyone help me with this - what regiment would this be? What rank? Any > help would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you > > Regards to the list > > Susan > > New Zealand > > greenleas@xtra.co.nz > > Families in India: Wright, Kellett, Hughes, d'Ortez > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Bomb b probably means Bombardier B Company of the Rocket Corps.

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Hello Sandra, Just in case you haven't this record, found on the LDS site for the marriage of Joseph & Agnes Carroll nee Simmons but it states Joseph's father's name was Joseph, however I think this is the correct Joseph & Agnes. Joseph & Maude went on to have quite a few children. I could not find any births on the LDS or FIBIS sites in 1870 for Joseph or 1872 for Agnes. Name: Joseph Caroll Birth Date: 1870 Birthplace: Age: 20 Spouse's Name: Agnes Simmons Spouse's Birth Date: 1872 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 18 Event Date: 11 Jun 1890 Event Place: Tricinopoly, Madras, India Father's Name: Joseph Caroll Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: John Simmons Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75025-7 System Origin: India-EASy GS Film number: 521875 Reference ID: Cheers Joan in NSW, Australia I have been trying to trace my great grandparents - Joseph Samuel CARROLL (son of Thomas Carroll) and Agnes Simmons (daughter of John Simmons). I have found a marriage record for them - they were married in Trichinopoly, India on the 11th June 1890. I found a death record for an Agnes Carroll who died in Pakala in South India in 1908, which may be my ancestor. The only reason I think it may be, is because Joseph Samuel Carrol then married Maude Matilda Calvert in Pakala. Their daughter, Briget Agnes Allen Carroll, was my grandmother. Any help would be appreciated. Sandra --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Sandra, I have the details that your require. 1st marriage CARROLL Joseph aged 20 -m- SIMMONS Agnes aged 18 Both single Occup Fireman SIR in 1890 Catholic Cathedral, Trichonopoly by License Parents: Joseph Carroll & John Simmons Wits: William & Maud BATTENSLY (not sure if that is an s) 2nd marriage CARROLL Joseph aged 28 -m- AMMAYE Victoria aged 27 in 1924 Occup Fireman. he is single His father is Joseph Carroll (not put full details here as I have the copies and will send them to you direct) neither of the above stat a middle name of Samuel. CARROLL Joseph Samuel -m- CALVERT Maude in 1908 Joseph aged 40 widower so born c1868 Father: Thomas Carroll I will also send the bap for Bridget. This will be pm UK time. Regards Cheryl Sent from Windows Mail

I have been trying to trace my great grandparents - Joseph Samuel CARROLL (son of Thomas Carroll) and Agnes Simmons (daughter of John Simmons). I have found a marriage record for them - they were married in Trichinopoly, India on the 11th June 1890. I found a death record for an Agnes Carroll who died in Pakala in South India in 1908, which may be my ancestor. The only reason I think it may be, is because Joseph Samuel Carrol then married Maude Matilda Calvert in Pakala. Their daughter, Briget Agnes Allen Carroll, was my grandmother. Any help would be appreciated. Sandra

Maureen makes an excellent point on adding "postems" For every certificate I have ordered, I have added the details in a postem. there are not, yet a lot of postems, but more are added every day. It is even possible to leave contact information to learn about someone else who might be looking for the same person. Importantly, as well postems can be used to correct or clarify information. I have seen several where mistakes were pointed out, perhaps through printing or transcription. Lastly, you can offer to send a scanned copy of the document to someone else who might be interested. Ed of Falcon -----Original Message----- From: Maureen Evers via Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 9:08 PM To: india@rootsweb.com Subject: [INDIA] FreeBMD site: hint/adding info Hello List Seen on the Great War Forum, perhaps you do not know the following: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=223333 or http://tinyurl.com/lb6ac64 Free website FreeBMD for finding births, deaths and marriages "... when you bring up a record there will be a little pair of spectacles to the right of the entry. If you click on this it opens another window which allows you to 'Add a postem' Click on this and it opens a box where, if you have a copy of the certificate this entry relates to, you can add the certificate details. You then click on the create button and the record you have made will be available to anyone checking that registration in the future by just clicking on the envelope symbol that will appear by the entry”. Cheers Maureen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pauper_woody Surnames: Woodward Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2096.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Steve, I'm trying to lookup info on my great grandfather George Woodward who died in India, I know he had 2 sons, Alfred and Eardley. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pauper_woody Surnames: Woodward Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/9.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Mary, Do you have any more information on George Woodward, one of the witnesses at the marriage. My great grandfathers name was George Woodward, not sure if its the same George Woodward you are talking about. I do not have an exact location as to death/ Birth. Could be Bangalore/Mysore region under Madras presidency as thats where most of our family has been for the last 60 Years or Buxar / Calcutta, I know my grandfather was Eardley Woodward and he had a brother Alfred Woodward. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

I have a Henrietta Wilhelmina Van Ingen in our Edwards family and Hayes as well in my Gay family. Van Ingen was a huge clan....I do have some other info on the family courtesy of Donald Jaques but will need to dig it up if I can find it. Kind Regards Kerry On 19 January 2015 at 22:46, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com < gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: acfrancis85 > Surnames: imray imrie wintle van ingen > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2910/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for any information on the above families..possibly first names of > Cuthbert/Vernon/Eric ...if anyone can help as iv hit a wall with my > research .... > > acfrancis85@hotmail.co.uk > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > <br> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmglover Surnames: Van Ingen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2910.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a friend who married into the Van Ingen family, not involved now, but I could ask her if she is willing to be in contact with you. Jill Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Sorry. put the wrong link for the Agatha Christie records. It should be http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Agatha-Christie. The tiny url link is correct Cheers Maureen Begin forwarded message: > From: Maureen Evers via <india@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [INDIA] Online WW1 Red Cross records (two free datasets) > Date: 19 January 2015 11:57:18 PM AEDT > To: "india@rootsweb.com" <INDIA@rootsweb.com> > Reply-To: Maureen Evers <maureen.evers@bigpond.com>, india@rootsweb.com > > Hello List > A member of this List has advised that there is a free set of records from the British Red Cross of record cards for their Volunteers during WW1. > > Some 90,000 people volunteered to serve in Britain and overseas during the war. Many were females, and of those many were what were terms “general service members” – usually referred to as V.A.D. (voluntary aid detachment) > > The database may be accessed here: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War or http://tinyurl.com/n5j9tkh > > It currently covers only surnames beginning with A, B, C and D, > > An interesting example is the record for the crime writer Agatha Christie > > https://www.icrc.org/en/document/second-world-war-archives-research-suspended-conservation-work or http://tinyurl.com/pxvgxm8 > > > > Another set of free online records is from the International Committee of the Red Cross. The website is > > Prisoners of the First World War - ICRC Archives > > http://grandeguerre.icrc.org > > These records seem to be quite complex to search. If anyone wants to search these records, I strongly suggest that you read the main thread on the Great War Forum called “Red Cross records to go online 4 August” (category Further centenary projects and issues) > > http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215376 or http://tinyurl.com/kwlqkkr > > There are also smaller threads located in the category Soldiers, subsection POWs > > If the POW was a POW of the Germans, the records (or most of the records) will be in German. > > The POWs include soldiers of the Indian Army. > > > > The ICRC also has WW2 records., which they are currently conserving. I’m not sure if this is a first step to digitisation of these records. > > https://www.icrc.org/en/document/second-world-war-archives-research-suspended-conservation-work or http://tinyurl.com/o3bh8at > > Cheers > Maureen > > > >

Hello List A member of this List has advised that there is a free set of records from the British Red Cross of record cards for their Volunteers during WW1. Some 90,000 people volunteered to serve in Britain and overseas during the war. Many were females, and of those many were what were terms “general service members” – usually referred to as V.A.D. (voluntary aid detachment) The database may be accessed here: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War or http://tinyurl.com/n5j9tkh It currently covers only surnames beginning with A, B, C and D, An interesting example is the record for the crime writer Agatha Christie https://www.icrc.org/en/document/second-world-war-archives-research-suspended-conservation-work or http://tinyurl.com/pxvgxm8 Another set of free online records is from the International Committee of the Red Cross. The website is Prisoners of the First World War - ICRC Archives http://grandeguerre.icrc.org These records seem to be quite complex to search. If anyone wants to search these records, I strongly suggest that you read the main thread on the Great War Forum called “Red Cross records to go online 4 August” (category Further centenary projects and issues) http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215376 or http://tinyurl.com/kwlqkkr There are also smaller threads located in the category Soldiers, subsection POWs If the POW was a POW of the Germans, the records (or most of the records) will be in German. The POWs include soldiers of the Indian Army. The ICRC also has WW2 records., which they are currently conserving. I’m not sure if this is a first step to digitisation of these records. https://www.icrc.org/en/document/second-world-war-archives-research-suspended-conservation-work or http://tinyurl.com/o3bh8at Cheers Maureen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maureenr5 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2910.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know if there is any connection, but Van Ingen was a famous name in taxidermy, with the company based in Mysore. See the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Mysore http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Mysore Cheers Maureen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

My Davids family remained in India from 1888 (Father, Esdaile R Davids, death in Allahabad) til 1896 when they came to England. Believe they were left without support, apart from Mother (maybe anglo-indian?) so wonder where I might find info on charity or orphanage type schools they may have attended. They seem to have stayed in Lahore/Calcutta at some stage, and had lived in both Benares and Allahabad . Can any one help with trying to research them? TIA Mary Macfarlane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: acfrancis85 Surnames: imray imrie wintle van ingen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2910/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information on the above families..possibly first names of Cuthbert/Vernon/Eric ...if anyone can help as iv hit a wall with my research .... acfrancis85@hotmail.co.uk Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Hello List Seen on the Great War Forum, perhaps you do not know the following: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=223333 or http://tinyurl.com/lb6ac64 Free website FreeBMD for finding births, deaths and marriages "... when you bring up a record there will be a little pair of spectacles to the right of the entry. If you click on this it opens another window which allows you to 'Add a postem' Click on this and it opens a box where, if you have a copy of the certificate this entry relates to, you can add the certificate details. You then click on the create button and the record you have made will be available to anyone checking that registration in the future by just clicking on the envelope symbol that will appear by the entry”. Cheers Maureen