My father was born in Lahore, India in 1922. His Pakistan passport recorded his place of birth as Lahore, India. When he emigrated to the United States, his American passport also recorded his place of birth as Lahore, India. Sent from my iPad in Honolulu, Hawaii > On Jun 8, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Moira via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > >> On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:16 AM, John A.Thomas via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> I too have a similar problem with my place of birth,State but not country I >> suppose it would be wise to go " along with the tide." Both are correct, > My brother Bevis F. Breen was born in Quetta, British India, (now Pakistan). For most of his adult life he has lived in England. Once in the 1990's he visited me in America. At the Heathrow terminal in London, on seeing his British passport, he was interviewed (interrogated?) by two Americans who did not identify themselves. He explained that when he was born in Quetta in 1925 Quetta was in British India. They said "Not any more!" I think Quetta now has the distinction of being the headquarters of the Taliban! > Moira Breen > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My grandfather was born in Moulmein India 1832 when the British were "in control". It was the anglicised name of the place. It is now known by its local name of Mawlamyaing, Myanmar (Burma). Fred .. -----Original Message----- From: india-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Charles Dique via Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 3:11 AM To: Moira; india@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA] India or Pakistan? My father was born in Lahore, India in 1922. His Pakistan passport recorded his place of birth as Lahore, India. When he emigrated to the United States, his American passport also recorded his place of birth as Lahore, India. Sent from my iPad in Honolulu, Hawaii > On Jun 8, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Moira via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > >> On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:16 AM, John A.Thomas via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> I too have a similar problem with my place of birth,State but not >> country I suppose it would be wise to go " along with the tide." Both >> are correct, > My brother Bevis F. Breen was born in Quetta, British India, (now Pakistan). For most of his adult life he has lived in England. Once in the 1990's he visited me in America. At the Heathrow terminal in London, on seeing his British passport, he was interviewed (interrogated?) by two Americans who did not identify themselves. He explained that when he was born in Quetta in 1925 Quetta was in British India. They said "Not any more!" I think Quetta now has the distinction of being the headquarters of the Taliban! > Moira Breen > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message