Hello Gaye If you go to the FIBIS site at www.fibis.org and type in the name Porter you will find the name mentioned quite often as well as births, however the christian names of the children are not mentioned and the births only state son or daughter of Mrs Porter but worth a look. Cheers Joan Gaye said" > I am hoping someone on the list may be able to help! I am now in touch > with 3 other descendants of William Porter dob 1825, and none of us have > been able to follow his line further back. I know his father was named > Edward from William's two marriage certificates. According to the 1841 to > 1891 censuses he was born variously in India, India (British Subject), At > Sea, and West Indies. I have now seen a very old photo which it is > beleived is a photo of William and his wife Sarah, and he does actually > look Indian. I am wondering if his father Edward was in India possibly > with the army, and married a local girl. > Is there anybody who can suggest where I might be able to find out any > more information about William's birth, or anything about his parents? -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1002 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Hi Brian Sadly, although the Phaures are my second cousins, I don't have much info beyond Albert Phaure. On Family Search beta, when the surname is spelt FAURE with the country as France, it brings up a few possibilities-hope you can glean some more info using this method. Cheers. Herbie

Greetings folks, Following a recent post to the list regarding the song by Laurence Hope I offered to send scans of the Kashmiri Song - mentioned as "Pale Hands I Love beside the Shalimar... I have a Boosey & Co publication printed in 1903 called New Edition Four Indian Love Lyrics from The Book of Poems entitled "The Garden of Kama"* by Laurence Hope, Set to Music by Amy Woodforde -Finden (*Kama The Indian Eros) No.1 The Temple Bells 11. Less than the dust 111.Kashmiri Song 1V. Till I wake. I do not wish to part with this album - it belonged to my late Grandfather, composer/musician James J. Stroud - The Kashmiri Song was a particular favourite of his. I am willing to send scans to any list member wanting a copy. This booklet is No. 1 for Contralto or Baritone - the other version I don't have is ... No. 2 is for Soprano or Tenor. also printed inside the cover.. "New edition, copyright 1903 by Boosey & Co. copyright renewed 1930 in USA by Boosey & Co Ltd. Email me off list for pdf copies. Cheers Ainslie.

Hello listers I received this from a friend who was searching through London newspapers and sent it to me in case it was of interest to the India List or FIBIS members. Cheers Joan > Just looking through old newspapers and came across this item, don't know > if > it is useful to you for your India site. It seems Colonel Aston was a > friend of the Prince of Wales, because there are a few other reports of > them > dining together, and Aston was appointed "one of the Grooms of the > Bedchamber to His Royal Highness" in 1795. > > St James's Chronicle (London), Thursday, May 1, 1800 (Issue 6603) - > Letters from India mention, that Major Allen, who unfortunately killed > Colonel Hervey Aston in a duel, was tried for the supposed murder before a > Court of Civil Jurisdiction at Madras, and was acquitted; as also he was > afterwards brought to a General Court Martial, by order of General Harris, > Commander in Chief, &c, for challenging his immediate Commanding Officer, > and was acquitted; but his feelings were so sensibly affected in > consequence of what had happened, that it caused a depression of spirit, > attended with a fever, of which he died. > > I had to look further to see if I could find anything more - > > Oracle and Daily Advertiser (London), Tuesday, June 11, 1799 (Issue > 22007) - > The late Harvey Aston, who fell in the East Indies by Major Allan, > possessed > many amiable and endearing qualities. In the absence of Colonal Aston > from > his regiment, Major Picton and Major Allan had a misunderstanding with a > Lieutenant, which being communicated to Colonel Aston, he wrote his > opinion > in a private letter, that the two Majors had acted rather illiberally to > the > young man. Major Picton called out Colonel Aston and Picton had the first > fire; his pistol snapped, and the seconds decided that this was equal to a > fire. Colonel Aston then fired his pistol in the air, declaring he had no > quarrel with Major Picton. Mutual explanations took place, and they shook > hands. > The next day Major Allan also demanded satisfaction for the private > opinion > that Colonel Aston had given of his conduct. They met, and Major Allen > had > the first shot. The Colonel received his fire, and shewed no sign of being > hurt. The Seconds did not perceive that the ball had taken place; he > stood > erect, and with the utmost composure levelled his pistol with a steady > arm, > and shewed that he had it in his power to fire on his antagonist; he then > leisurely drew back his pistol, and laying it across his breast, said:- > "That he was shot through the body - he believed the wound was mortal, and > he therefore declined to fire, for it should not be said of him, that the > last act of his life should be an act of revenge." > He then sat down on the ground; was carried home; and after languishing > for a week in excessive pain, but without a murmur, expired. > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1002 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: noewhiteuk Surnames: Shunker, Schunker, D'Monte, Schwenke Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2481.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Lynda and Jon, Just been catching up on all the information flying round about the Shunkers (and May Irene, my mother, in particular). I've also just discovered the FIBIS ancestry website and have unearthed some information that's new to me. For instance: that a W?? Shunker married a Lucretia Collick in 1856, (Note that her name is spelt with a C), presumably this W?? was our William. Christopher D'Monte was married to a Euphemia, (maiden name unknown), who died. They had a daughter Rosemund Matilda. He then married Clarissa Shunker in 1870(also recorded as M.C. Eva Shunker) on the same record. They had a 3 daughters, Harriet Constance, Daisy and Violet. Harriet was - we think - May Irene's mother and half sister to Rosemund (also known as Rose). Clarissa was a sister of William who was married to Lucretia Collick. It appears that my Grandfather Victor George Shunker was married to Rosemund first then to Harriet followed by Ivy Chatterton and Ruth Glendinning (nee Taylor). In response to various other threads I've spotted, (I apologise if this is old information), I notice that Edward C Shunker married an Annie E Schwenke in 1869. It's also very interesting to learn that there was a Noel Schunker in Lahore. We're still no closer to discovering where my mother May Irene was born however, if you're interested Lynda, my father George William White, is buried in Hosur (Oosur) Road cemetery in Bangalore. The Hosur Road runs along one side of the Baldwin Boys High School, to which I went as a kid. Noel White 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.

De White, Thanks indeed for this collection. All photos in it are dated as ca.1905 but quite a few of them are obviously much older than 1905. Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, September 10, 2010.

Dear List, I have been trying to find the link to the photographs of Edmund Bourne for the Hosur Road and Kalpali Cemeteries in Bangalore. Can someone please give me the link. thanks cheers ronnie > > Hello List, > this is the first posting of gravestone names from the Catholic & > Protestant > cemetery at Hosur Road Bangalore,every gravestone name that I post has > been photographed. > Edmund Bourne > >

Hello List Peter said: This evening while extracting "Indians" from the 1892 Kelly's Handbook of Titled, Landed & Official ClassesI found this little item of history. ----------------------------------------------- Kipling, Jolin Lockwood, C.I.E., son. Of late Rev. J. Kipling, Wesleyan min.; born.1837. Married . 1865, Alice, eld. dau. of late Rev. G.B.Macdonald, Wesleyan min. Principal of the Mayo School of Industrial Art and Curator of the Lahore Museum from 1875. Lahore, Punjab. For those who would like to read, or reread, Kim by Rudyard Kipling, here are two online editions http://www.archive.org/stream/kim02kiplgoog#page/n11/mode/1up or http://tinyurl.com/2wqtxnu http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/kipling/Kim.pdf or http://tinyurl.com/39wyhvh The Lahore Museum is mentioned on the first page, and the Curator soon after. Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

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/2529.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Have you tried the database on either the LDS pilot or beta site (same data) The links are set out in the FIBIS Fibiwiki page IGI http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=IGI For other sources of data, refer the FIBIS Fibiwiki Beginners Guide http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Beginners'_Guide 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.

Hi All Here is a link to a rare book which has just been digitised, and the article that led me to it. http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/07/uh-library-digitizes-rare-book-from-colonial-india/ http://digital.lib.uh.edu/ Cheers De in Aus Searching for RAYMOND, HARDIE, BURNS, WALLIS, DAVIDSON, WHITE, ALLEN, OWEN/S, LARENGO, PATHE, SCOTT, WICKENS, MAYBERY, WILKINS.

This evening while extracting "Indians" from the 1892 Kelly's Handbook of Titled, Landed & Official ClassesI found this little item of history. Peter Rogers ----------------------------------------------- Kipling, Jolin Lockwood, C.I.E., son. of late Rev. J. Kipling, Wesleyan min.; born. 1837. Married . 1865, Alice, eld. dau. of late Rev. G.B.Macdonald, Wesleyan min. Principal of the Mayo School of Industrial Art and Curator of the Lahore Museum from 1875. Lahore, Punjab.

Hi, I am hoping someone on the list may be able to help! I am now in touch with 3 other descendants of William Porter dob 1825, and none of us have been able to follow his line further back. I know his father was named Edward from William's two marriage certificates. According to the 1841 to 1891 censuses he was born variously in India, India (British Subject), At Sea, and West Indies. I have now seen a very old photo which it is beleived is a photo of William and his wife Sarah, and he does actually look Indian. I am wondering if his father Edward was in India possibly with the army, and married a local girl. Is there anybody who can suggest where I might be able to find out any more information about William's birth, or anything about his parents? Thankyou. Gaye Sprakes (3xGreat-grandaughter)

Hello List, 2nd posting of gravestone names from Catholic & Protestant Cemetery at Hosur Road Bangalore India[ all the gravestones have been photographed] Edmund Bourne 1]Thomas Copeland died 23/10/1957 aged 77 years 2]Charles William Hobson born 7th march 1881 died 4/9/1953 3]Leah Grace Hobson born 14/12/1876 died 27/12/1959 4]Helen Simon died 23/7/1934 aged 86 yrs 5]Charles William Rae died 26/5/1934 aged 68. 6]Joseph William Ford died 24/2/1934 aged 76 yrs 7]Robert Beecroft Jennings born 12/2/1862? died 1933 8]Robert Conrad Gomes died 25/11/1938 aged 75 yrs 9]Osborne Henry Courpalais born 26/12/1868 died 20/1/1940 10]Lionel Phillips born 29/1/1914 died 11/2/1963 11]Dorothy G Ganz died 17/9/1939 aged 25 yrs 12]Ada Frances Paget of Bristol England died 27/11/1940[served India for 37 yrs] 13]Minnie Byron Tasker [wife of Rev G P Tasker] born 24/9/1879 died 10/11/1940 14]Charles James Miller died 4/11/1940 aged 84 yrs 15]Daisy Edwards died 1960 aged 62 yrs 16]Mary Ann Bush died 1940 17]Edith Morean died 18/12 1941 aged 70 yrs 18]Hannah Caddy died 28/10/1941 aged 92 yrs 19]Ethelrene[Ethel Fanny] Dorcas Brown died 13/2/1942 20]Gertrude Carter died 14/10/1955 aged 81 yrs

In the early 1900's there was a home in our family called "Iyencovil". Our family has long ties with India as planters in the Nilgiri Hills and so I have often thought that the name may have Indian links. It seems I may have been correct, because the only time I have come across it has been in volume 1 of the 1878 edition of a book called "A history of Travancore from the earliest times" by P. Shungoonny Menon. In a chapter entitled 'Reign of Dasa Vanji Pala Marthanda' it reads: "On the 1st Mithunam (13th June), the Maha Rajah left for Kilialloor. Thence the Maha Rajah proceeded to Ambalapulay. On the 10th Mithunam (22nd June), the Maha Rajah visited Iyencovil. On the 18th and 19th Mithunam etc, etc" Is there anyone out there who knows what or where "Iyencovil" is or was? The fact that the Maha Rajah visited it, suggests that it might have been a shrine or temple of some sort. Many thanks in advance for any help. Peter

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eiblib3 Surnames: HESSING Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2529/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have their own copies of these on fiche or film and would be prepared to do somes searches for me? I have tried to view these at 2 LDS family history centres and they are unmanned, uninterested or not replying. 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.

Does anyone have access to Allens Indian Mail for 1858? I am looking for a report of the possible wrongdoing of Edmund Daniel Adolphus Reeve(s), who had been a "Police Inspector, 3rd Grade" in Calcutta, between 1853 and 1858. Unfortunately he died on March 7th 1858, at the Calcutta House of Correction, where it seems he had been an inmate. I am hoping that as a policeman who had committed some crime, the local papers would have run a report on it. I have checked Allens India Mail from 1855 to the end of 1857 without any joy, so it is a strong possibility that he was only incarcerated since the beginning of January 1858 at the earliest. Can anyone direct me to either the relevant issues of Allens Indian Mail or similar? Many thanks Lynden

Hello List Ken said: I have been trying to find information on Victoria Maud McCaw, daughter of David McCaw of the RFA in Jhansi. I believe she married in Bengal Presidency sometime around 1910 and died some years later in childbirth. Her nickname was Queenie. I can find some of her siblings records but nothing on her. One possible source for the birth of Victoria Maud McCaw is the Army Overseas Index, refer the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Chaplains Returns for details http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Chaplains_Returns I did check these Overseas Army indexes for her marriage for two range of dates including 1910,1911, but there wasn't anything, although there were some McCaw names Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

Hello List Edna said: I have found a Birth entry on FIBIS from the Times of India transcribed 2009-08-26 Entry from Births 1890 Lloyd, son male, place Rai Barreily, 1890 August day 7,Exact entry Aug 7th at Rai Bareily (Oudh) the wife of ET Lloyd CS of a son Edition year 1890 edition date 14 Aug Can listers tell me where this place is and what the letters CS after the name means. Is there a way of finding out the name of the child born on this day, or any information about the parents. I can not get to the British Library in London The FIBIS Fibiwiki has a page Bareilly which has details. It seems to be in the same general area of India as Lucknow. http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bareilly CS stands for Civil Service and ET Lloyd appears in the 1905 Civil List as retired on an invalid pension from 1894 http://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA23 and http://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA549 The LDS beta website has the following details Name Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd Gender Male Baptism/Christening Date 20 Sep 1890 Baptism/Christening Place Raibaridi, Bengal, India Birth Date 07 Aug 1890 Father's Name Ernest Thomas Lloyd Mother's Name Ethel May Indexing Project (Batch) Number C39355-9 Source Film Number 512342 Reference Number v 221 p 4 Cheers Maureen (Sydney)

John Davidson, married Barbara Buchan, on 19-Nov-1778, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland - William Davidson, son of the above, born 1792, Westfield, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland Married - Margaret Duncan, 16-Nov-1816, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland - Andrew Lambert Davidson, son of the above, born 27-Jan-1833, died 20-Oct-1894, Calcutta, India. Occupation in 1833, Engineer - East India Company, Steam Department Married, date unknown Spouse Francis Adelaide Emmer, daughter of John Emmer and Maria Hall Children 1- Caroline Maria Davidson, b- 11-Feb-1859, Calcutta, India 2- John William Davidson, b- 26-Aug-1862, Calcutta, India, d- Fiji, Pacific Islands 3- Harry Hall Davidson, b- 04-Jul-1864, Calcutta, India 4- Andrew Emmer Davidson, b-30-Jun-1857, Calcutta, India, d-21-May-1896, Calcutta, India 5- Frank Arnold Davidson, b- 02-Jun-1866, Calcutta, India 6- Mary Maybelle Davidson, 14-Oct-1867, Calcutta, India Andrew Emmer Davidson, b-30-Jun-1857, Calcutta, India, d-21-May-1896, Calcutta, India Married 26-Sep-1877 Spouse Susan Alice Groser, d of John Lewis Groser & Hannah Stewart The problem is that there is confusion over this Andrew Emmer Davidson, being the same as the son of Andrew Lambert Davidson and Francis Adelaide Emmer Can anyone help with this? -- Reg Jones London, UK

Here id the information I have on some of my Jones ancestors in Calcutta. If you have any further information on any of the named, please contact me. Thomas Jones, parents unknown borne about 1804 - place unknown 1822, occupation, 1st assistant, Harbour Masters Dept. died 19-Jul-1860, Calcutta, India. Married 18-Sep-1820, Calcutta, India Spouse - Elizabeth Sibthorpe, parents unknown Borne 1796 - place unknown Died 02-Sep-1827, Calcutta, India William Alixander Jones / Alixander William Jones Son of Thomas Jones and Elizabeth Sibthorpe Borne 10-Nov-1822, Calcutta, India Died 10-Feb-1882, Calcutta, India Married 07-Feb-1849, Calcutta, India Spouse - Susan Clemetina Swaine daughter of John Francis Swaine and Caroline Gomes Borne 06-Sep-1830, Calcutta, India Died 23-Feb-1863, Calcutta, India Children of William Alixander Jones and Susan Clemetina Swaine 1 - Thomas Francis Jones born 27-Jun-1851, Calcutta, India 2 – George Augustus Jones born 20-Aug-1855, Calcutta, India 3 - Henry Arnold Jones born 14-Aug-1858, Calcutta, India 4 - James Swaine Jones born 28-Jun-1861, Calcutta, India Thomas Francis Jones S of William Alixander Jones and Susan Clemetina Swaine born 27-Jun-1851, Calcutta, India died 20-Dec-1898, Calcutta, India Married 10-Feb-1874, Calcutta, India Spouse Grace Virginia Mellor daughter of George Mellor Children of Thomas and Grace 1 - Agnes Susan Emma Jones, b-02-Feb-1875 2 - Donald Arthur Jones, b-12-Nov-1876, d-07-Nov-1926 3 - Grace Rainee Jones, b-25-Apr-1878, d-16-Jan-1962 4 - Stanley Francis Jones, b-24-Feb-1880, d-29-Nov-1907 5 - Eugene Wilfred Norton Jones, b-24-May-1881, d-24-Oct-1926 6 - Osmond Gerald Jones, b-18-Dec-1882, d-1940 More information on Thomas Francis JONES 1878, 8 Feb, received into Free Masonary, United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England, S.Johns Lodge No.486. 1879, 24 Apr, admitted into The Supreme Grand and Royal Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England, Holy Zion Lodge No.486 1883, 16 Jun, Mark Mason, in the Sanderman Stat Veritas Lodge No.220 Fort William Bengal, Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of England, Wales and the Colonies and possessions of the British Crown 1884, 27 Dec, appointed District Grand Assistant Secretary in the District Grand Lodge of Bengal 1885, 27 Feb, District Grand Director of Ceremonies, District Gland Chapter of Bengal Order of Royal Arch Masons of England 1885, 5 May, admitted to Degree of Royal Ark Mariner, in the Rainbow Lodge, Calcutta, attached to the Lodge of Mark Master Masons No.80 1895, 27 Feb, D.G Inner Guard, District Grand Lodge, District of Bengal, Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales 1896, 15 Mar, District Grand Junior Deacon, District Grand Lodge, District of Bengal, Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales -- Reg Jones London, UK