I wonder if anyone on the List might be able to help me with twoproblems that seem to have blocked me? 1. I have been looking for the parents of my ggfather, Michael Henry Cornelius b. 1848. I have found on LDS a Michael Cornelius who was married to a Mary Ann whodied in 1850 [Film: 498988]. And on the fibis site in Allen's Indian Mail - marriages for 1845: "Cornelius, M.J.H. to Maryann, relict of Mr Thos Lewis, at Calcutta". Is there anyway that I can find what the "M.J.H." might stand for and whether they were related to my Michael Henry? And which Cornelius family were they related to in Calcutta? If the "J" were for "Julius" I would be more certain! The second question relates to a damaged photograph which I think might be another ancestor, TW Skinner, who was a conductor in the Madras Artillery. The picture is of a man in a winged collar with a cap or kepi, seemingly with a fur band, a central piece that goes towards the top with a metal button in front, and to the left of the band is an oval embossed badge of sorts. I don't know whther a military man would have worn a white winged collar. Would anyone know what sort of headgear would have been worn by anon-commissioned officer in the Madras Artillery? Thank you, David Cornelius

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Cecil%20Ashley%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AEmile~%20%2Brecord_country%3AIndia Various references to the Emile family at Family Search. Anne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elainhalls Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2801.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Cathy, Sorry I can't help with your specific queries but I have a query about Cecil Ashley Emile, a doctor, who married my great Aunt( Millicent Almond) in Byculla 23/1/1907. They had a son Keith (?) who apparently came to England to study medicine. Do you have any information on any of them please? 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.

Dear Listers - has anyone come across this family - in Lahore (pre 1947)-or at schools near here i.,e. Ghora Guli0- Murree- many thanks -Thelma Cramb,

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: v69swhs Surnames: Hughes/Ranjit Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2806.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the response but Mr. Hughes was in the US Army and never lived with the mother and their child. He was shipped back to the US and never returned to India. 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: SherrieIreneandMelThomas Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2806.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you tried looking on the Census records fot Warren Hughes, it would then tell you the names of everyone else living in the household with him? 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.

Ian, You may be interested in the following. http://maltaramc.com/regmltgar/sellstromr/2nd10th.jpg This page shows the movements of the 2nd Battalion from 1859. Shows the 2nd Battalion arriving in Madras on 24th February 1865, and returning from Burma on 7th January 1873, arriving Portsmouth 19th February 1873. I then checked some other material I am compiling, and found that by 10th April 1869 the battalion was at Bangalore, but thereafter they are not listed as being in India. Indicating, perhaps, that they were by 1870 they were in Burma. I confirmed this to be so from the 1871 Army List, which shows that they had moved from Madras to Rangoon. The next year they are shown in Rangoon, and in 1873 “on passage home.” There’s also here a reference to the Andaman Islands http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1983&p=topics.Milita ry.uk.britarmy On FindMyPast I found two births that may be of interest, on the GRO Regimental Birth Indices. In both cases these are listed for the 10th foot. Maud M. Gillingham in 1872 in Rangoon, and Victoria E. Gillingham in 1874 "at sea." Alfred H. Gillingham is also shown there. These are the only three Gillingham births for the 10th Foot. These two girls are shown in the 1881 census at an orphanage in Prittlewell, Essex, as "orphans." If they were Robert's children then he must have been dead by then. I have found Victoria in both 1891 and 1901, Maud in 1901. It might be necessary for you to follow the “muster rolls” to find out what happened to Robert Gillingham. This would require research at The National Archives London. Best wishes, Noel [email protected]  

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LaurenRobinson75 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2805.1.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you Maureenbrown60 for your suggestions. I'll keep chipping away and I know someday I'll come across their marriage information. Lauren Robinson 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: LaurenRobinson75 Surnames: Vallis, Nickels Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2805.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you Maureenr5 for your reply and helpful information. The Vallis family has a family burial plot at St. John's Cemetery in Sealdah, but I do have marriage and baptismal records from the Church of St. Thomas, Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Ignaitius. I really like your suggestion of a personal visit, but since I am in the United States, I am sorry to say a trip of that expense in not in the budget. However, I will try the email route first and proceed from there. Thank you again for your suggestions. Lauren Robinson 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.

Ian, I wish to correct my previous post - Robert's father is shown as Alfred Gillingham. Noel

Hi Everyone As much as I can try I cannot find any birth records for Thomas Lynn. Fibis has a record which says he died in 1867 and states his age, so I can tell he was born 1811. Fibis also has his sons death records which says his father name also his grandfathers name. So I have gathered info of Thomas Lynn born 1811 died 1867 father Charles Seymour Lynn But I cannot find any records of his birth which may have been Madras or UK (proberly London) this is a crucial part of my records and ties everything up. Any help would gratefully received. Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maureenbrown60 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2805.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: just looked at rootsweb. try there. information of Patrick walter vallis and mary Florence nickels death. good luck. 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: maureenbrown60 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2805.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: sorry, I think if you start a thread someone may come back with some help. or if look at all the forums you may find help. I will have a hunt as well. we need help sometimes on this. as it so frustrating. just give it a try. good luck. 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.

Ian, There were (at least) two other children. Agnes Louisa Gillingham, baptised 27 Jul 1869 at Trimulgherry; Edith Gillingham, born 1 Nov 1870, baptised 20 Nov 1870 at Trimulgherry. It would be worth obtaining the baptism records for these children. Robert's father was an Albert Gillingham. The Worldwide Army Index 1861 on FindMyPast does have a Robert Gillingham, Corporal 274, with the 1st Battalion, 10th Foot at Aldershot. This might be your man? However, I cannot find any "discharge to pension" papers for him. On this site http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/India-WilliamHenryWherry.html you can see the movements of a fellow sergeant in the 10th. The 2nd Battalion appears to have left India in 1873 and returned home. As far as I know they were on garrison duties there, and not involved in any fighting. Therefore no medals. Noel

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/2805.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The FamilySearch website has transcription details of two children who died in 1892, children of Patrick and Mary Vallis. The place name is transcribed as Moorgheliatta and Moorgheethutta, but the spelling was then Moorgheehatta and currently Murghihata. This is a location in Calcutta, where there is the Roman Catholic Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary. You may wish to obtain a copy of the death certificates to confirm this is where the burial services took place. The chances the couple were married in the same church. As you have advised you have tried FamilySearch , FIBIS and the British Library India Office Records. you could try contacting the church in Calcutta, perhaps the Archbishop's Office to see if it is possible to obtain a copy of a probable marriage record. http://www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in/contact.html If you are unsuccessful by email, perhaps you could try telephoning. Some people have found a personal visit is necessary to obtain a copy of a record. Cheers Maureen (another 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elizajane60 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2748.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you Eric for your message. I was out in Dehra Dun and Mussoorie last year. The Agency Hotel (also called The Chapman Hotel) is no longer there and I believe the building has been demolished. Certainly when we drove down the Rajput Road I couldn't see anything that looked remotely like an hotel. It was however, still in existance run by Mrs Chapman in 1931 as my great grandmother was living there. Your postcard attachment is most interesting. Best wishes Claire 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: LaurenRobinson75 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2805.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you Maureen for your suggestion. But unless I'm missing something at your suggested website, I cannot find any wedding information there. 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: maureenbrown60 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2805.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: have you tried the Victoria Wars Forum site. 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: mr_eric_winter Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2748.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have myself been seeking some information about the Agency Hotel and have as yet been unable to find anything; the only mention I have found of the hotel is in the 1907 "Guide to Mussoorie", this book can be read on the internet. However, I know that a Mrs. C. M. Chapman was at the hotel in 1907. I believe that the main areas in the district of Dehra Dun for the British were the hill stations of Landour and Mussoorie. Regards Eric 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.

I have been researching my 4 times Great Grandfather Colour Sergeant Robert Gillingham of the 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment of Foot and have the following confirmed information. On 7th February 1867 the said Robert Gillingham (aged 35 years) married a Cathering Keoling (aged 15) and each gave their residence as Bangalore [ IOR Z/N/2 vol 48 Folio 62 ]. Robert’s Rank is given as ++ Serj 2/10 regt { ++ as the record I have is obscured }. Almost a year later the couple registered the birth on the 14th January 1868 of Alfred Henry Gillingham (Roberts rank given as Cr Serjt) where the place of birth is given as Trimelgherry. The birth certificate also gives the following army staff information. Name of the Chaplin is given as J M Bachero RCP. The signature of the Adjutant is given as George Hood Lieut & Adjutant 1/10th Foot. I hope this is useful information and also that it might prompt some replies that will add to my information. Ian Barrow (eejayb[at]gmail.com) '[at]' needs to be replaced by '@' Sent from Windows Mail