Sarah Stack<https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_334458089%2Fp1&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D> India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 birth: 1798 spouse: R. Stack record title: India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 name: Sarah Stack gender: Female burial date: 08 Feb 1830 burial place: Fort William, Bengal, India age: 32 birth date: 1798 occupation: Wife marital status: Married spouse's name: R. Stack indexing project (batch) number: B39594-9 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 498963 W. Stack<https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_334435479%2Fp1&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D> India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 birth: 1795 record title: India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 name: W. Stack gender: Male burial date: 18 Jun 1820 burial place: Dinapore, Bengal, India age: 25 birth date: 1795 occupation: Hce Regt. marital status: Unknown indexing project (batch) number: B39236-5 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 498611 Richard Stack<https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_334478127%2Fp1&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D> India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 birth: 1816 record title: India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 name: Richard Stack gender: Male burial date: 01 Nov 1842 burial place: Chinsurah, Bengal, India age: 26 birth date: 1816 occupation: Sergt-29th Regt marital status: Unknown indexing project (batch) number: B39313-1 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 498980 Anne Stack<https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_334522312%2Fp1&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D> India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 birth: 1821 death: 28 Feb 1861 spouse: T. Stack record title: India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 name: Anne Stack gender: Female burial date: 01 Mar 1861 burial place: Calcutta, Bengal, India death date: 28 Feb 1861 age: 40 birth date: 1821 occupation: Wife marital status: Married spouse's name: T. Stack indexing project (batch) number: B39366-6 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 499002 -- Laura Foenander P.O Box 2007 CarrumDowns 3201 Melbourne Australia mobile 61 3 0448030141 dnt know international sequence b4 actual number 61 3 9786 0974 Skype laura foenander lauzza311 http://www.dutchburgherunion.org/genealogy roots web lauza002 3224411 to be replaced with new names page is for the families and individuals not attached to main tree and recently read film >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ancestry.com Ceylon Burgher and Extended Family Around the World_2010-04-14_01 new version updating in December 2010 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new details will be posted http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ceylonindiabranches/homepage.htm .

Hello List A correction to my earlier email which stated that the baptismal entry for Earnest Abbott was unsubstantiated. It is on the "Old" Family Search Site. However when I look more closely at the link given by Noel, I see that it is in fact the "new" site which previously had beta in the URL, but which has recently changed and which I failed to recognise as the "new" site. Accordingly this entry is a transcription with a microfilm to back it up. Sorry for any confusion. Happy Christmas to all Maureen (Sydney)

Dear Noel Clark and Shirley Barbur as well i see we are still on the hunt I have A VIPAN family in tree from India Charles Vipan married to Eleanor Gray whose son is Richard Charles Humphrey Vipan Harry Edwin Abbott<https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_675931344%2Fp4&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D> India Marriages, 1792-1948 birth: 1847 parents: Edwin Morton Abbott spouse: Julia Ellen Vipan marriage: 07 Jul 1870 — Calcutta, Bengal, India record title: India Marriages, 1792-1948 groom's name: Harry Edwin Abbott groom's birth date: 1847 groom's age: 23 bride's name: Julia Ellen Vipan marriage date: 07 Jul 1870 marriage place: Calcutta, Bengal, India groom's father's name: Edwin Morton Abbott bride's father's name: Robert Vipan indexing project (batch) number: M75022-1 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 499039 -- Laura Foenander P.O Box 2007 CarrumDowns 3201 Melbourne Australia mobile 61 3 0448030141 dnt know international sequence b4 actual number 61 3 9786 0974 Skype laura foenander lauzza311 http://www.dutchburgherunion.org/genealogy roots web lauza002 3224411 to be replaced with new names page is for the families and individuals not attached to main tree and recently read film >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ancestry.com Ceylon Burgher and Extended Family Around the World_2010-04-14_01 new version updating in December 2010 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new details will be posted http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ceylonindiabranches/homepage.htm .

Dear Noel Clark and Shirley Barbur as well i see we are still on the hunt I have A VIPAN family in tree from India Charles Vipan married to Eleanor Gray whose son is Richard Charles Humphrey Vipan Harry Edwin Abbott<https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_675931344%2Fp4&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D> India Marriages, 1792-1948 birth: 1847 parents: Edwin Morton Abbott spouse: Julia Ellen Vipan marriage: 07 Jul 1870 — Calcutta, Bengal, India record title: India Marriages, 1792-1948 groom's name: Harry Edwin Abbott groom's birth date: 1847 groom's age: 23 bride's name: Julia Ellen Vipan marriage date: 07 Jul 1870 marriage place: Calcutta, Bengal, India groom's father's name: Edwin Morton Abbott bride's father's name: Robert Vipan indexing project (batch) number: M75022-1 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 499039 -- Laura Foenander P.O Box 2007 CarrumDowns 3201 Melbourne Australia mobile 61 3 0448030141 dnt know international sequence b4 actual number 61 3 9786 0974 Skype laura foenander lauzza311 http://www.dutchburgherunion.org/genealogy roots web lauza002 3224411 to be replaced with new names page is for the families and individuals not attached to main tree and recently read film >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ancestry.com Ceylon Burgher and Extended Family Around the World_2010-04-14_01 new version updating in December 2010 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new details will be posted http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ceylonindiabranches/homepage.htm .

Are the burials for Fort William documented anywhere? I have STACK and HUGHES family buried there.

Thanks for the work you have done in the last 12 months Laura and I hope you have a great Xmas and happy and healthy 2011. Cheers Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "laura foenander" > hi > > i have uploaded a new tree online in ancestry.com which will kick in, in > the > new year > also i shall upload roots web friday or the weekend -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1176 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Thanks, Peter I have been researching in Ireland. Thomas HUGHES married Jane Elizabeth STACK in India in 1851. They had several children born in India while Thomas was in the military there. They returned to Ireland about 1861 where they had 3 more children, 3 of their children migrated to the United States around 1880, Richard HUGHES to Maryland, Mary Anne HUGHES to Alaska and Joseph (b India) HUGHES to Oregon. It's the family in India I can't find - Margaret Theresa HUGHES, Catherine HUGHES. They had a daughter Ellen HUGHESs born, died and buried in India. Jane's mother died and is buried Fort William I believe. Peter wrote: I have a connection to the name Stack through my Pembroke side and suggest that you look at Ireland as a source. Many of the name appear to come from West Ireland around the Kerry area. Peter D Rogers,Suffolk UK

I have a connection to the name Stack through my Pembroke side and suggest that you look at Ireland as a source. Many of the name appear to come from West Ireland around the Kerry area. Peter D Rogers,Suffolk UK --------------------------------------------- > 3. HUGHES & STACK in India (susan.whittington@mchsi.com) > > New to the list. I checked the archives and although there are plenty of > HUGHES mentioned, I didn't find anything on the HUGHES family I'm looking > for. Thanks in advance for any info anyone can provide. Thanks, Sue > > Hoping to connect with anyone researching either family - STACK or HUGHES. > > Richard Stack married Sarah Marianne RICE. She was born in 1798. She died > in Feb 1830 in Fort William, Bengal, India. > > Richard Stack and Sarah Marianne Rice were married on 28 Mar 1814 in > Berhampore, Bengal, India. They had the following children: > > i. Margaret Mary Stack was born on 04 Mar 1815 in BERHAMPORE, BENGAL, > INDIA. > > ii. Richard Stack was born in 1816. He died in Oct 1842 in Chinsurah, > Bengal, India. > > Notes for Richard Stack: General Notes: Sergt-29th Regt > > iii. Sarah Marianne Stack was born in 1818. She died on 17 Sep 1821 in > Meerut, Bengal, India. > > iv. Sarah Maugarm Stack was born in 1819 in CAWNPORE, BENGAL, INDIA. > > 3. v. Jane Elizabeth Stack was born on 07 Jun 1820 in Meerut, India. She > married Thomas Hughes on 27 Jan 1851 in Bombay, India. > > vi. Frederick Rice Stack was born on 17 Jul 1822. > > Notes for Frederick Rice Stack: General Notes: > > Stack is known to have served with the Saint Helena regiment as a > Lieutenant from January 1842 until he was promoted to Captain on 5 August > 1853. He transferred to the 65th regiment and subsequently served in New > Zealand from 1857 until 1862 - he is now perhaps best known for his Views > in the Province of Auckland, New Zealand. which was published in London by > Day & Son in about 1862. The strongly pro-Napoloeonic text is by Harriet > Ward. > > vii. Charlotte Stack was born on 19 May 1827 in Fort William, Bengal, > India. > > Generation 2 > > 2. Jane Elizabeth Stack-2 (Richard-1) was born on 07 Jun 1820 in Meerut, > India. > > Thomas HUGHES was born in 1817 in Glasnevin, County Dublin City, Ireland. > > > He joined the British Miliraty in 1841 and was discharged from the > military in 1857. He was back in Ireland by 1860. > > Thomas Hughes and Jane Elizabeth Stack were married on 27 Jan 1851 in > Bombay, India. They had the following children: > > i. Catherine Hughes was born on 03 Dec 1851 in Kurrachee, India > > ii. Joseph Augustine Hughes was born on 26 Dec 1853 in Belgaum, Karnataka, > India. He married Nellie Conroy on 13 Jun 1883 in Portland, Oregon. He > died on 14 Jul 1908 in Portland, Oregon. > > iii. Ellen Hughes was born on 11 Jan 1856 in India. She died on 21 Feb > 1860 in India. > > Notes for Ellen Hughes: General Notes: > > Buried in Bombay, India > > iv. Margaret Theresa Hughes was born on 07 Mar 1858 in India.

Hello List Shirley said: I have a birth/baptism registration for Thomas Ernest Abbott (b. Nov 1 1906) stating his parents are Ernest Abbott and Constance Helen. I really need to know what the marriage registry has for the maiden name for Constance, and who is listed as Ernest's father. If it is Harry Edwin Abbott, then I know I am on the right track... and Noel said in reply: An Earnest ABBOTT (note spelling) was born 28th November 1875 to Harry Edwin ABBOTT and Julia Ellen, and baptised at Mozufferpore, Bengal on 12th December 1875. Julia was Julia Ellen VIPAN. They were married 7th July 1870 at Calcutta. >From https://www.familysearch.org/ The Family Search entry for Earnest Abbott is unsubstantiated and therefore cannot be guaranteed in accuracy, indeed in my own family tree I have come across incorrect entries. However in this case the appears to be a good chance it is accurate, or that at the least there is some connection. The LDS beta site gives Mozufferpore as the place of baptism for Thomas Ernest Abbott. Searching the FIBIS database for Abbott and Mozufferpore gives the result (the link may not last permanently) http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/simplesearchsummarycat.php?s_id=432&sn=A bbott&fn=&f=&to=&t=Mozufferpore&c=&searchtype=0&tn=6 or http://tinyurl.com/2588dap This gives five children for H.E Abbott, sons in 1871, 26 July 1877, daughters in 1872, 27 July 1874, 1883, so from the dates another son 28 November 1875 is quite possible. There is a FIBIS Fibiwiki page Muzaffarpur http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Muzaffarpur with a link to a Fibiwiki page Indigo Plantation http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Indigo_Plantation This latter page has on online book "History of Behar indigo factories ; Reminiscences of Behar ; Tirhoot and its inhabitants of the past ; History of Behar Light Horse Volunteers" and in it there are mentions of H.E Abbott, one mention of E Abbott, and many mentions of Mozufferpore. On the LDS beta site I found a baptism entry for Constance Helen Newton who is female with the name Constance Helen and more or less the right age to marry a man probably born 28 November 1875 (she is two and a half years older). There also is no other marriage record for her on the LDS sites (beta or old site) Name: Constance Helen Newton Gender: Female Baptism/Christening Date: 30 May 1873 Baptism/Christening Place: Bengal, India Birth Date: 21 Mar 1873 Birthplace: Bengal, India Father's Name: Ernest Augustus Newton Mother's Name: Christina Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C75023-3 System Origin: India-EASy Source Film Number: 499050 Reference Number: v 144 p 47 Due to the connection with Mozufferpore, perhaps Shirley could write to the Church group which would have the Mozufferpore church records for the Church where Thomas Ernest Abbott was baptised in the hope they may have a marriage record, which doesn't seem to be in the British Library Church records. If it was Church of England, the Church of England is now part of the Church of North India and Muzaffarpur appears to be in the Patna Diocese. http://dioceseofpatna.org/index.html gives an email address for the bishop. A different email address is in the details below which I obtained indirectly from the link http://www.cnisynod.org/tehdisc.aspx#patna (This link will not open directly and I do not know whether the problem is my computer or the website. I also cannot open the Dioceses link using http://www.cnisynod.org) The Rt. Rev. P. P. Marandih Bishop's House, Christ Church Compound, CNI - Diocesan Centre, Bhagalpur 812 001 (Bihar). Phone : 0641-2400033 / 2300714 Fax : 0641-2300714. Mobile : 09431213138 email : cnipatna@rediffmail.com If the Church was Roman Catholic, see the links in the FIBIS Fibiwiki Church Records http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Church_records , under the heading "External links" Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

hi i have uploaded a new tree online in ancestry.com which will kick in, in the new year also i shall upload roots web friday or the weekend i am reading the films online and adding them slowly to the tree i have also put new web pages into my site re births /deaths and marriages i will also be re writing the journals adding the new info and those that are in the journals attaching the info i find i have been rather slow this yr due to eye surgery and other ailments and i hope next yr will be a good one as i truely want to do the tree for all out there plus i wish that you and your families will have a merry christmas and a joyful new year. xxx laura -- Laura Foenander P.O Box 2007 CarrumDowns 3201 Melbourne Australia mobile 61 3 0448030141 dnt know international sequence b4 actual number 61 3 9786 0974 Skype laura foenander lauzza311 http://www.dutchburgherunion.org/genealogy roots web lauza002 3224411 to be replaced with new names page is for the families and individuals not attached to main tree and recently read film >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ancestry.com Ceylon Burgher and Extended Family Around the World_2010-04-14_01 new version updating in December 2010 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new details will be posted http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ceylonindiabranches/homepage.htm .

Many thanks to Maureen, Noel and Laura for your help. You make it all look so easy- I have lots to learn. Ernest was the 4th child of Harry Edwin Abbott. (Three of his six children died before age 1). Now if I could find out where my father Thomas Ernest Abbott disappeared after the war, this branch of the family would be complete. I know It will come together one day. Best wishes, and a merry Christmas, Shirley Barbur

Hello, List, Mervyn Richard POWELL was born in Madras, 06 Jun 1908, father Samuel POWELL and mother Amelia Herberta. Mervyn went on to marry Kathleen Mary FENNELL on the 24 Dec 1932, Ootacamund, Madras. It is thought that Kathleen POWELL was the informant of the death of Esther Susan Jane COPELAND who died in England. Esther was my wife's grandmother. I have a particular interest in Samuel POWELL and I would like to hear from anyone who has knowledge of this family. Merry Christmas to all. Len Buchanan kwljb@clear.net.nz

An Earnest ABBOTT (note spelling) was born 28th November 1875 to Harry Edwin ABBOTT and Julia Ellen, and baptised at Mozufferpore, Bengal on 12th December 1875. Julia was Julia Ellen VIPAN. They were married 7th July 1870 at Calcutta. >From https://www.familysearch.org/ Noel

New to the list. I checked the archives and although there are plenty of HUGHES mentioned, I didn't find anything on the HUGHES family I'm looking for. Thanks in advance for any info anyone can provide. Thanks, Sue Hoping to connect with anyone researching either family - STACK or HUGHES. Richard Stack married Sarah Marianne RICE. She was born in 1798. She died in Feb 1830 in Fort William, Bengal, India. Richard Stack and Sarah Marianne Rice were married on 28 Mar 1814 in Berhampore, Bengal, India. They had the following children: i. Margaret Mary Stack was born on 04 Mar 1815 in BERHAMPORE, BENGAL, INDIA. ii. Richard Stack was born in 1816. He died in Oct 1842 in Chinsurah, Bengal, India. Notes for Richard Stack: General Notes: Sergt-29th Regt iii. Sarah Marianne Stack was born in 1818. She died on 17 Sep 1821 in Meerut, Bengal, India. iv. Sarah Maugarm Stack was born in 1819 in CAWNPORE, BENGAL, INDIA. 3. v. Jane Elizabeth Stack was born on 07 Jun 1820 in Meerut, India. She married Thomas Hughes on 27 Jan 1851 in Bombay, India. vi. Frederick Rice Stack was born on 17 Jul 1822. Notes for Frederick Rice Stack: General Notes: Stack is known to have served with the Saint Helena regiment as a Lieutenant from January 1842 until he was promoted to Captain on 5 August 1853. He transferred to the 65th regiment and subsequently served in New Zealand from 1857 until 1862 - he is now perhaps best known for his Views in the Province of Auckland, New Zealand. which was published in London by Day & Son in about 1862. The strongly pro-Napoloeonic text is by Harriet Ward. vii. Charlotte Stack was born on 19 May 1827 in Fort William, Bengal, India. Generation 2 2. Jane Elizabeth Stack-2 (Richard-1) was born on 07 Jun 1820 in Meerut, India. Thomas HUGHES was born in 1817 in Glasnevin, County Dublin City, Ireland. He joined the British Miliraty in 1841 and was discharged from the military in 1857. He was back in Ireland by 1860. Thomas Hughes and Jane Elizabeth Stack were married on 27 Jan 1851 in Bombay, India. They had the following children: i. Catherine Hughes was born on 03 Dec 1851 in Kurrachee, India ii. Joseph Augustine Hughes was born on 26 Dec 1853 in Belgaum, Karnataka, India. He married Nellie Conroy on 13 Jun 1883 in Portland, Oregon. He died on 14 Jul 1908 in Portland, Oregon. iii. Ellen Hughes was born on 11 Jan 1856 in India. She died on 21 Feb 1860 in India. Notes for Ellen Hughes: General Notes: Buried in Bombay, India iv. Margaret Theresa Hughes was born on 07 Mar 1858 in India.

Just a minor correction to my previous notes on this man. The regimental number given to William when he enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers was STK 635 (the letters are STK and not STR for Star). He was later renumbered GS (for General Service) 47350. The notation STK was exclusively used for the so-called Stockbrokers' Battalion (see http://www.1914-1918.net/prefixes.html) thus proving that William enlisted in late August 1914, and must have been working in London at the time (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pals_battalion ). Noel

Chris, One of the documents you are quoting from is William's Medal Index Card. You can tell some things from such a card, but in the absence of any other records, you cannot tell everything. Starting from the top he first served overseas in the Royal Fusiliers as Private 635. The little red asterisk beside the rank of Private and then against the 1914-15 Star further down indicates that the rank impressed on the back of the Star was that of Private. It's not clear to me what number was impressed on the back of the Star, but it was either 635, or GS/47350. The next entry indicates that he served with the 10th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. The 10th Battalion was formed in the City of London in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second Army - it had the unofficial title of the Stockbrokers. In September 1914 it was attached to 54th Brigade, 18th (Eastern Division). In October 1914 it left the Brigade and became Army Troops in the same division. In March 1915 it was transferred to 111th Brigade, 37th Division. It landed at Boulogne (France) on 30th July 1915, and you will see that this date corresponds with the date on William's card (the theatre'1' indicates France and Flanders) confirming that he went to France with the 10th Battalion. At some stage he left the Royal Fusiliers, and he gained a Commission in the Indian Army on 18th December 1917. I have searched briefly for a record of the commission in the London Gazette without success, but the name Campbell is so common that I would need to spend some more time on it. As Lieutenant he was first placed on the General List of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers., and then he later served with the First Battalion of the 156th Regiment of Infantry of the Indian Army. His Victory Medal and British War Medal were impressed with the rank of Lieutenant and I think the VM will show the Army Reserve of Officers and the BWM the 156th Infantry Regiment. It looks as though the VM was issued by the UK, and the BWM by India. The notation in the column headed "Roll" is the notation of the medal roll held at The National Archives, London. William's VM will be listed on Roll Off170, page 58. His BWM is on roll IOf101A, page 132. His 1914-15 Star is listed on roll TP/75C3/ page 74. Rolls commencing with the prefix TP generally have more information that others. The other notations are some dates and refer to correspondence. As far as I am aware, no-one knows what these mean anymore, and the correspondence has been lost. On the reverse of the card is written 'Officer-in-charge, Military Department, Indian Officers forwards nominal rolls of officers, received from India. Entitled to 1914-1915 Star, and then (I think) despatched 23rd August 1922 (and to the Glasgow address shown further down). See http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Indian_Army#Reserve_of_Officers for additional information. If it were me my next step would be to obtain digipics of those original medal rolls at TNA. If you want any further advice on how you might do this may I suggest that you contact me off list? May I just add that it is generally helpful to provide information such as year and place of birth etc. etc when asking about army records, as these can all assist. Noel

Dear listers, I have been given some information regarding William Black CAMPBELL s/o John Kirkwood CAMPBELL and Margaret Ferrie CAMPBELL. The info states that William was in the Royal Fusiliers, 10 Royal Fusiliers, General List, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, 1/156 Infantry IA, Regimental Number 635. I wondered why he might have gone to India in the first place. On one of the pieces of paper I was sent it states he went in as a Private and by 18.12.1917 he was commissioned as a Lieut. He married in Scotland in 1921 (occ: Coal Exporter's representative) His father John was a Coal Exporter. Married Elizabeth Alice McLea. They were living in Glasgow at 2 Kelvingrove., which is on the Correspondence sheet. It says O i/c Mility: Dept. I.O. forwards Nom Rolls . Received from India of (looks like affairs) entitled to 1914-1915 Star d/ 23.8.1922 Any help gratefully appreciated Cheers Chris Aust.

I have a birth/baptism registration for Thomas Ernest Abbott (b.Nov 1 1906) stating his parents are Ernest Abbott and Constance Helen. I really need to know what the marriage registry has for the maiden name for Constance, and who is listed as Ernest's father. If it is Harry Edwin Abbott, then I know I am on the right track, but this one piece of information is eluding me - and I have a self imposed time limit (very foolish I know) to finish this portion of my search. Please, if anyone can find this for me, or suggest a place to look,I will be very grateful. I have tried Ancestry.com and Find my Past with no results. Shirley Barbur

Hello List Leonie said: I am currently research a Rochfort family, the head of which was one Marcus (Marius?) Rochfort. I have sourced from 'Poor Relations : the making of a Eurasian community in British India, 1733, some details of his teaching posts. Marcus Gustavus Rochfort was a teacher by profession and, at various stages of his career, he taught at the Upper Military Academy, and was headmaster of the PAI, from 1829-1830... I have checked the Fibiwiki, but can find no reference to the Upper Military Academy or the PAI. Can anyone tell me what the PAI was, and perhaps also something about the Upper Military Academy. PAI stands for Parental Academic Institution, Calcutta more commonly known as the Parental Academy. The following Google Books link, which is available from the FIBIS Fibiwiki page, Calcutta, http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Calcutta is from an article in the Calcutta Review called "The Educational Establishments of Calcutta Past and Present" ,page 457 http://books.google.com/books?id=-8KgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA457 I believe the Upper Military Academy would be the Upper Orphan School which was run by the Bengal Military Orphan Society, and was for the children of Officers, mainly orphans, although there were a few boarders. I haven't come across this terminology previously however, but nothing else seems to have had Upper in its name. The FIBIS Fibiwiki has a page Orphans http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Orphans Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

Leonie, I see that you have an interest in the Rochfort family in India. My father in law, Arnold Graham, was a friend of Hume Guildford Rochfort, b1890 at Hyderabad. Hume attended the Crystal Palace School of Engineering in London and qualified there in 1913 with the award of a gold medal being first in his year. Arnold also received this award when he qualified there the following year. They appear to have kept up their friendship in later years. I don't know if they knew each other in India but I assume so. I have been in contact with a number of people who have Hume in their family tree and I do have a few photos that may be of interest. I would be interested in making contact with you. David Railton