Here is a de SOUZA and de GA family group from Bombay, India, in the late 1800s. Angela de GA, daughter of Anthony George and Angela de GA, was born about 1845, probably in Bombay. Angela married Franklin de SOUZA. They had issue: a. Joseph de SOUZA. Joseph married M. OLIVEIRA and they had issue: 1. Julio de SOUZA 2. Manoel de SOUZA 3. Lambertine de SOUZA 4. Hilda de SOUZA 5. Olivia de SOUZA 6. George de SOUZA I would be delighted to exchange de GA family history notes with any descendant or researcher of this family, all cousins of mine. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ancestralfamilytrees Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2121.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No, I didn't get any responses or info at all :( I only have info on Reginald up to 1936 when he was in Pouce Coupe British Columbia. When did he die in Mexico? I only found these little tidbits about him -- HUDSON'S HOPE - the Early Days of Guiding [http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/prnr/life_trail/hudson_hope.htm] "Along with Ernie Peterson from North Pine, and Art MacLean from Fort St. John, they were responsible for the 51 pack horse advance freight outfit, headed up by Edward (Nick) Geake, an ex British army major who trapped and ranched up the Halfway valley. It was a long and challenging trail up the east slope of the Rockies through to the head of the Muskwa River, down the Kwadacha River, up to Sifton Pass and then back down the Finlay and Peace Rivers by boat. When the boys pulled back into Hudson's Hope on October 18, they had more than earned their $4.00 per day and the big party that Bedaux hosted that night in the Ferguson hotel." * * GEAKE, Cmdr. Nick; The Peacemakers of North Peace; Northwest Province GEAKE, Henry ; 164; Vermilion Memories; Vermilion River 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jarichristy Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2121.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I realize that you made the post about Edwark GEAKE and Amy MAYO at least six years ago but I wonder if you had any results. I know about Reginald Geake and his experiences in British Columbia and his death in Mexico. But, then, I'm sure you do, too. I may have other information, as you may have. Please feel free to get in touch. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Furnessrc Surnames: St Martin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2826/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to trace the family history of August Armand St Martin who was born in India in 1815 and died there in 1894. He married Clara Rencontre in 1840. Does anyone know who his parents were? 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.

Hi List, Could anyone do a lookup at OIOC for Florence Ethel Agnes Macintyre's marriage to Arthur Cotgrave dated 11th June 1903 at Wesleyan Church, Colaba Causeway, Bombay. I may have her mixed up with someone else. My Ethel MacIntyre (grandfather's sister). Their father was Charles Victor Macintyre. Also she died Dec 1919 buried 13th December 1919 Bombay. Thanks in advance. Irene Warbrick

My grandson's grandfather is Mungo Stewart born Calcutta c-1910. Did he have sister's Isobel,Elizabeth and Beryl? If the family lived in Hyderabad which cemetery is on line? Were there brother's? Maggi California -- Maggi

Here is an East Indian family group, probably from Bombay. Maria Theresa de GA, daughter of Anthony George and Angela de Ga, was born about 1849, probably in Bombay. In the 1860s, she married Joseph Anthony de LIMA. Maria Teresa de Lima died on February 13th., 1911, aged 61 years and 4 months, according to her mortuary card. They had issue: a. Harriet de LIMA, born on January 16th., 1868. Harriet married (1) A. MENEZES. Harriet married (2) J. C. DIAS. They had issue. b. Joseph A. de LIMA, who married A. do ROZARIO. c. Matilda de LIMA, who was born on September 3rd., 1870. She married N. DIVO. Matilda DIVO was a diligent genealogist, the earliest known genealogist in our Bombay de Ga clan. Matilda Divo died on December 6th., 1949. No issue. d. Eugene de LIMA. No issue. e. Theodore de LIMA. Theodore married Mrs. Elvira de LEMOS and they had issue. f. Edward de LIMA, who married A. PIRES. They changed their surname to EDWARDES and they had issue. g. Maria Teresa de LIMA. No issue. h. Tryphena de LIMA, who married A. SOARES. No issue. I would be pleased to share de GA family history notes with any descendant or researcher of this family, all cousins of mine. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

Hi Stuart Could I ask where your LYNCH family originated from before going to India. I am following Lynch name in Madras but my John Lynch was born in Co Clare and joined the HEIC and went to Madras in 1848 so a generation earlier probably than the Lynch family you are researching. My John was born 1827 to Patrick Lynch but I believe Patrick's father to be Michael, however all these names are so prominent in Ireland, so it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. My John Lynch left India in 1853 and emigrated to NSW, Australia. Cheers Joan in NSW. Does anyone have any information on the *Lynch* family in Bangalore around 1850? My great-uncle Michale Lynch was born there in September 1852, but I can find no reference to his brother, John Lynch - my g-grandfather whom I think was born there too - around 1845-50. Best regards, *Stuart NELSON*

Here is a de GA / STEVENS family from Bombay, India. This family is descended from Anthony George de GA. I posted deatails of that family to this list in July 2013. Nicholas de GA, son of Anthony George and Angela de Ga, was born on November 10th., 1841; he was bp. in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Hope, Buleshawar, Bombay, on November 26th., 1841. On February 7th., 1872, Nicholas married Rose Mary STEVENS. Rose Mary was born on December 24th., 1856, a daughter of Henry Stevens and Caroline Philipps, his wife. They initially lived in Prospect House, Grant Road, Bombay. In 1872, Nicholas was an accountant in the Bank of Bombay. In 1882, Nicholas was a clerk and this family was still living on Grant Road, Bombay. Nicholas, aged 58, died on November 24th., 1899. Rose Mary de Ga died in Dadar, Bombay, on May 15th., 1906, aged 49 years. They were buried with m.i., in Sewri Cemetery, Bombay. They had issue, including: a. Anthony George de GA, born on August 27th., 1882. He legally changed his surname from de Ga to Anthony George STEVENS. Anthony was the Private Secretary to the Governor of Bombay. On October 3rd., 1910, Anthony married Maude Cooke. When they retired they moved to live in Poona. They had issue: Myrtle May Stevens and Osborne Joseph Stevens. b. Francis Stanislaus Joseph de GA, born on March 1st., 1886. He was bp. on March 7th., 1886, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Hope, Buleshawar, Bombay. Francis worked for the Government of India, in Bombay; when he retired he was Deputy Accountant there. On January 23rd., 1911, in St. Andrews Church, Bandra West, Bombay, Francis married Charlotte Elizabeth BOCARRO. Charlotte had been born on November 18th., 1891, a daughter of Joseph Bocarro and Rose Mary Esperance, his wife. Francis and Charlotte lived in Bandra West, on Hill Road, opposite St. Peters Church. Francis died of a heart attack, on May 25th., 1957; Charlotte died on August 10th., 1979; they were both buried, with m.i., in the de Ga grave, in the front porch of St. Peters church, Bandra West, Bombay. Francis and Charlotte had issue. I would be delighted to exchange de GA family history notes with any descendant or researcher of this family, which is an anccestral family of my wife. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

From: S Nelson <[email protected]> Date: 21 August 2013 15:14 Subject: LYNCH - Bangalore - 1850's To: [email protected] Does anyone have any information on the *Lynch* family in Bangalore around 1850? My great-uncle Michale Lynch was born there in September 1852, but I can find no reference to his brother, John Lynch - my g-grandfather whom I think was born there too - around 1845-50. Best regards, *Stuart NELSON*

Stepping forward from my July posting, to this list, on my de GA family of Bombay, India, here is a ROZARIO and de GA family group of descendants, who lived in Karachi, prabably from the 1870s. Emily de Ga, the youngest daughter of Anthony George and Angela de Ga, was probably born in Bombay, in the 1850s. She married Frank ROZARIO / Rosario, probably in the 1870s, and they lived in Karachi. They had issue: a. Angela ROZARIO, probably born in Karachi. Probably no issue. b. Emily M. ROZARIO, probably born in Karachi, c. Letitia ROZARIO, probably born in Karachi. Probably no issue. d. Frank ROZARIO, probably born in Karachi, who married B. SYLVESTER. They had issue: 1. Frank Rosario, 2. Letitia Rosario, e. Annie ROZARIO, probably born in Karachi. On August 15th., 1905, in St. Patricks Cathedral, Karachi, Pakistan, Annie married Hans FORSTNER. They lived in Karachi, where they had issue. I would be delighted to share family history notes with any descendant or researcher of this family, all cousins of mine, by marriage. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

Hello List Two further volumes of Allen's Indian Mail, for the year 1873, (2 half yearly volumes) have been digitised and are available to read online. They are on the website of the Bavarian State Library. I think at some point, perhaps next year they will be generally available on the Google Books website, but the 2nd half yearly 1873 volume I found on Google Books was only available to me in a "snippet" version, which may be available to some viewers (eg North America) in a full version. Those on the BSL site do not seem to be searchable unless you download them as a pdf. I also found , on the Bavarian State Library website the 1854 edition of "Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs" which is a publication very similar to Allen's Indian Mail, which contains BMD notices, passenger notices etc. I thought this edition would also be on Google Books, as all the digitised books from the BSL seem to be available on Google Books, but I could not find it. I don't know if this is related to my rather old computer. If anyone can locate it on Google Books could they kindly advise the URL Also if anyone can locate the 1st half yearly 1873 volume of Allen's Indian Mail on Google Books, could they kindly advise the URL. I have added all the new links to the existing links on the FIBIS Fibiwiki page "Newspapers and journals online" http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Newspapers_and_journals_online or http://tinyurl.com/27xax6s Note: FIBIS volunteers are currently transcribing BMD notices from Allen's Indian Mail, and have currently completed to 1870, which have been added to the FIBIS database. Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

Dear Listers and members of FIBIS - my granddaughter Natasha Green - B.A. (Hons) Keble College, Oxford - has asked me to pass on her sincere thanks to  all the kind people who helped with her research when she was doing her Geography dissertation on the " Anglo-Indian Diaspora imagined through genealogical practices" for her finals in 2013.   Word Content 12,000 - she obtained a First for it - and was very excited with her result !!    Very many thanks again from Natasha and from proud Granny too - Thelma Cramb (nee Ferguson).

Both of the posts seem to be related to soldiers. there was a periodical, called Colburn's United Service Magazine. The issues often had "Domestic Occurrences" listed (that is births, deaths etc) Apparently, the reporting method was informal so I am not promising every incident was listed. Also, they might be 3 or months late, due to travel. (fax was not in widespread use in the 1800's) the magazine can be found in HathiTrust online. there are quite a few years available. Ed Storey Falcon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rclaburn Surnames: Lopez Classification: birth Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2825/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My grandmother was born in Bangalore, India. How can I go about obtaining or ordering a copy of her birth certificate? 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lucy5588 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2637.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ernest and Evelyn were british born in India and were there their whole lives until Ghandi died. Ernest insisted that his remaining daughters and his wife travel to England as it would no longer be safe for them in India. His other children (there were many!) had all already either gone to war or moved back towards England or died. In 1949 my ggrandma (Evelyn), grandma (Colleen), and her younger sister (Yvette) traveled from Bombay to Liverpool on the Jal Jawahara and went to stay with another of my grandma's sisters. My ggrandad was then taken ill. He was still in India and said he wouldn't have the operation he needed without seeing my ggrandma (Evelyn) again. She travelled back to India and my grandma claims the stress of it all caused Evelyn to have a stroke and it sounds as though she never fully recovered. Evelyn was due to be travelling back to England to meet my grandmas first son when she died. My ggrandad died just 6 months after and my grandma always says i! t was from a broken heart! 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.

With a bit of ‘fudging’, I ended up with new information about my grandfather. It has been helpful. Phyllis

Hello List Rosemary, thanks for advising your post (copied below). What a pity the name was incorrect!. Was this a transcription or a digital copy of the original record? If it was a transcription, perhaps you may be able to request a scan of the actual record. It is interesting you say that most babies were just registered with the parents' names and not the name of the child, as I had not realised this was the common practice. Cheers Maureen Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:24:50 +0200 From: "Rosemary Taylor" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [INDIA] INDIA Digest, Vol 8, Issue 199 Hi Maureen, I tried to track my husband's Birth reg. and was delighted to find it registered! However, when I went into it and checked, his parents names are down as CEK JAYLOR and JM JAYLOR instead of TAYLOR. All other information on the entry is correct, so I know it was the right one! You are able to print it off, which indeed I did, however, it is worthless to us. It would have been priceless, as he has always been given to understand that the registers has been destroyed in a fire, and he has had to use his Baptism certificate as proof of age and parentage. It is free to access and download, so in theory one should be able to enter any name and date of birth and check. I initially just put in the date of birth, as most babies (indeed mine were too) just registered with the parents names and not the name of the child. Regards Rosemary ------------------------------ To contact the INDIA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the INDIA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of INDIA Digest, Vol 8, Issue 201 *************************************

Patricia, The record on FindMyPast refers to 4985 Private James Witt of the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (23rd Regiment of Foot). Born Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. Served Malta, Turkey and Crimea, and India. Wounded Siege of Lucknow, 16th March 1858. Army of India Medal with Lucknow Clasp. Discharged 1876. If this is your man please contact me off-list and I can download the records for you. Noel

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: grandcombes Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2824.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Maureen. Yes, have the whole history of James and family and have been desperately trying to tie up Martha. She was born in Hampshire, England and both of her sons went into the Army at age 14yrs as drummer boys. When they came back to UK with father they lived with grandparents so I assumed that Martha died in India and also the daughter Harriet, born 1866 as no mention of her in any of the census. I do have a photo of Martha and baby Harriet and Martha looks quite haggard and ill. Their life in India was pretty rough! I shall just have to keep trawling the records. Thanks Patricia 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.