Hi I have searched for a long time for the Death Certificate on my Grandfather-in-law Thomas AUSTIN and with the search facility in recent emails, searched again to no avail. I have his birth date as 24 Oct 1876 and death on 24 Sep 1957. Sadly I’m not sure of where, but suggest Khanapore. His children lived their early years in Madras State. Any assistance would be welcomed. Thank You. Glenys

Hello List An update to my email on this topic: The person who kindly sent me the link for the Chennai Corporation "Online facility for verification or printing of birth & death certificate" has advised that there is no charge. Cheers Maureen

Maureen wrote: If anyone has an ancestor who was born or died in Madras from 1930 onwards, where the date of birth/ death is already known, please let the List know if this website is helpful to you, and what information is to be found on the certificate. It's not clear to me whether there is a charge involved for a certificate. Re Chenai Births and Deaths Registration 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

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/2824.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Patricia, there is a James Witt born 1830 in the "British Army Service Records" on the pay site Find My Past. Usually these records have some reference to wives and children, so you might find something there, if this is your man. I could not find any reference in the British Army Overeas Chaplains' Returns, or in the India records on Family Search If Martha was born in India, and the marriage took place in India, there is perhaps a possibility she did not die but remained in India when her husband returned to England. 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.

Hello List Sue, the Wikipedia article “History of the rupee” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_rupee quotes one rupee equal to 23 ⅛ pence in 1871. My impression is that up until that time one rupee was equal to two shillings, or ten rupees to the pound. Cheers Maureen (Sydney) ** Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:34:16 +0100 From: Sue Gutheridge <[email protected]> Subject: [INDIA] Pounds & Rupees Hi All can someone tell me how much in ?'s would 22,500 repuees be in 1865. Thanks Sue

Hello List I was recently sent an email which included the following link from the website of the Chennai Corporation called "Online facility for verification or printing of birth & death certificate". This relates to Madras birth and death registration from 1930 and you need to know the date of birth or death. http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/online-civic-services/birthanddeath.htm or http://tinyurl.com/6yxc2cr The Chennai (previously Madras) Corporation is one of the Municipal Corporations in India which hold civil birth and death registration records. Birth and death registration is described in the FIBIS Fibiwiki page of that name, and the above link has been included. http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Birth_and_death_registration or http://tinyurl.com/6yjrbqf If anyone has an ancestor who was born or died in Madras from 1930 onwards, where the date of birth/ death is already known, please let the List know if this website is helpful to you, and what information is to be found on the certificate. It's not clear to me whether there is a charge involved for a certificate. Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

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/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi everyone Martha was a British Army wife living with her husband Private James WITT and died in India sometime between 1866 and 1871. They had a daughter born 28 August 1866 Nowgong, Bengal, India. She also died in India as James WITT was in barracks in Wales in the 1871 census and no sign of wife or daughter only his two sons. I have searched many web sites and records but have really given up hope of finding them. I would be extremely grateful if anyone could help me. James WITT is the grt uncle of my husband. Patricia Hale 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.

> Can someone tell me how much in ?'s would 22,500 rupees be in 1865. > Thanks > Sue It would be worth £2,250. An earlier posting (2004) by Peter Rogers to the list reads: The exchange rate for the Rupee/Pound was at about 10 Rupees to the British Pound for most of the 19th.Cent. In 1899 the rate was changed to 15 Rupees to the Pound. Regards, Michael

Hi All can someone tell me how much in £'s would 22,500 repuees be in 1865. Thanks Sue

Hello listers I am searching for any information concerning Bombardier Timothy CUNNINGHAM, 4th Bn B Coy Madras Artillery ( later, No 7 Battery 23rd Brigade Royal artillery.) Born in the parish of Kilmore in Tipperary, he enlisted at Limerick at the age of 24 in 1847 and shipped to Madras on the "Elizabeth" in 1848. He married 15 year-old Elizabeth LYONS in 1860. She died not long after the birth of their daughter, Bridget, my g-grandmother. Her father, Daniel LYONS was also a member of the Madras Artillery. Timothy was discharged in 1867 and indicated that he intended to return to Kilmore at the end of his service at Woolwich. Posted in the hope that any of these might appear in someone's records. Chris Ring, Brisbane, Australia.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coldpaws1 Surnames: Grant, Drysdale Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2823/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching the Grant Family from London. The above married in early 1920's and family story is that when Mildred was born in 1921 , they went to India. I cannot locate any Military record, or any travel record out of or into the Uk for either of the above. Wife Lillian, was Lillian Drysdale born in Poona in 1897, a Daughter of a serving Srgt Samuel Drysdale in the Royal Irish Rifles. 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.

On Scott & Fruvall.... 'Two Monsoons' - Theon Wilkinson gives a good account of the cyclone of Masilipatnam. I personally know the Fruvall family who settled in Hyderabad; sadly Everton Fruvall who was researching the family passed away a few years ago. I hear the family originally came from either Denmark or Sweden! Kind Regards Kerry > > > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pilgerchris Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2795.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My family left India in the 1870's but we still have a recipe for curried meatballs. I have found many Anglo Indian families have the same or similar recipe. 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 Mark Found this on the LDS site which looks like your Charlotte's marriage and hers and William's deaths. Joan Name: William Scott Birth Date: 1830 Birthplace: Age: 34 Spouse's Name: Charlotte Louisa Frewall Spouse's Birth Date: 1839 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 25 Event Date: 26 Oct 1864 Event Place: Masulipatam, Madras, India Father's Name: John Scott Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Adolophus Felix Ottman Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00060-2 System Origin: India-EASy GS Film number: 521853 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "India, Marriages, 1792-1948 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGVH-K2J : accessed 12 Aug 2013), William Scott and Charlotte Louisa Frewall, 26 Oct 1864. Name: Charlotte Louisa Scott Gender: Female Burial Date: 03 Nov 1864 Burial Place: Masulipatam, Madras, India Death Date: 01 Nov 1864 Death Place: Age: 25 Birth Date: 1839 Birthplace: Occupation: Race: Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: William Scott Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00202-3 System Origin: India-EASy GS Film number: 521853 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG57-XQW : accessed 12 Aug 2013), Charlotte Louisa Scott, 01 Nov 1864; citing reference , FHL microfilm 521853. Name: William Scott Gender: Male Burial Date: 03 Nov 1864 Burial Place: Masulipatam, Madras, India Death Date: 01 Nov 1864 Death Place: Age: 34 Birth Date: 1830 Birthplace: Occupation: Race: Marital Status: Unknown Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00202-3 System Origin: India-EASy GS Film number: 521853 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG57-XQ7 : accessed 12 Aug 2013), William Scott, 01 Nov 1864; citing reference , FHL microfilm 521853. I came across a very interesting account of the great Masulipatam storm of 1864. This was in "A manual of the Kistna district in the presidency of Madras" By Gordon Mackenzie (Pages 118-129) that I found whilst searching on Google Books. ? My Great Great Grandfather was "old Mr Ottman" who left the Fort to look for his daughter, Charlotte Louisa, who had only married a week previously to Scott (Manager of the Engineer?s office). ? I do not know much about them, but Charlotte had previously married a Joseph Fruvall (Furval) who then died. She then re-married (Possibly William) Scott and they were both killed in the storm as per the account a week or two after their wedding. ? Does anyone know much about this and anything about who Mr Scott was? ? Regards ? Mark

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bullybulldogs12 Surnames: Mammoth Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2820.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Joan, Many thanks for all your research......... I will take a look and hope it gives me more information. Much appreciated, Christine. 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: NanRixonL1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2547.2.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a grand aunt who was the grand-daughter of Joakim Cardozo (birth?-died before 1879)in Calcutta, Bengal, daughter of Rose Isabella Cardozo married to Andrew Watson Hardinge in 1863. Any connections? Thanks. Nancy Rixon Lilly [email protected] 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: jeerahaldi Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2822/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My father was born in the Punjab and all his side of the family are there. Are there any records that can be accessed online- ancestry.co.uk or otherwise? I would really love to be able to find out more about my family there thanks 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: tapdag67 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2820.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Christine - I found on the fibis site a John Mammouth b 1822 shown as born in India but on the 1881 census in Surrey. Also found on the 1861 census the following which looks like he and his family in Devon, so he was in the UK by 1861. 1861 Census 5 Records found Piece: RG9/1435 Place: Charles-the-Martyr -Devon Enumeration District: 7 Civil Parish: Charles The Martyr Ecclesiastical Parish: Charles The Martyr Folio: 60 Page: 10 Schedule: 56 Address: 15 Higher Street Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks MAMMOTH John Head M M 32 Cook Overseas - British - East Indies MAMMOTH Ann Wife M F 30 Dorset - Unknown MAMMOTH Elizabeth Dau - F 6 Devon - Plymouth MAMMOTH Selena Dau - F 4 Devon - Plymouth MAMMOTH John Son - M 12m Devon - Plymouth So it looks like John and Ann were in Devon about 1855 when their daughter Elizabeth was born. Joan 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.

The following announcement appeared in the West Briton newspaper, Truro, Cornwall, UK on 21 August 1857 and is forwarded from the CORNISH-GEN List. I have no further information, nor any interest in the family. I purely forward it to the List in the hope that it's of use to someone. Best wishes, Tom Thompson, St Agnes, Cornwall. ---0--- West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser - 21 August 1857 Marriages At the Catholic Church, St. John's Wood, on the 13th instant, Mr. Lewin Bentham BOWRING, Bengal Civil Service, son of Sir John BOWRING, Governor of Hong Kong, China, to Mary Laura, daughter of the late Admiral the Hon. Sir John TALBOT, G.C.B., of Rhodehill, Devon.

The following announcement appeared in the West Briton newspaper, Truro, Cornwall, UK on 21 August 1857 and is forwarded from the CORNISH-GEN List. I have no further information, nor any interest in the family. I purely forward it to the List in the hope that it's of use to someone. Best wishes, Tom Thompson, St Agnes, Cornwall. ---0--- West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser - 21 August 1857 Marriages At the parish Church of Camberwell, London, on Saturday last, Mr. John N. TRESIDDER, civil surgeon, of Cawnpore, East Indies, to Emily Hooton, fourth daughter of Mr. R.S. COURTIS, of Falmouth, in this county.