Hi Deirdre Does this record match for the birth of Catherine First name(s) Catherine Muirhead Last name Jackson Baptism year 1853 Birth year 1853 Place Bombay,St Andrew Presidency - Mother's first name(s) Eliza Mother's last name - Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Jackson Baptism date 8 Jan 1854 Birth date 28 Dec 1853 Archive reference Regards John -----Original Message----- From: Deirdre Dale via Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 11:35 AM To: india@rootsweb.com Subject: [INDIA] JACKSON and FAIR Hello List I am seeking assistance with finding more information about my 2 and 3 x great grandparents in India. The family came to New Zealand in early 1864. I will be visiting India (Bangalore/Chennai area) in Oct/Nov with the group tour advertised through FIBIS and am endeavouring to gather as much information as possible before then to see what might be managed while I am on the spot. They were Roman Catholic. I am specifically looking for information/guidance for three specific areas: 1. Marriage record for James JACKSON and Eliza (?Elizabeth ?Jane) FAIR married in Aden C1846 - she was 13 yrs old. 2. Any information about Eliza FAIR's parents - John FAIR and Eliza (?Elizabeth ?Jane) nee CAREY. What could they have been doing in Aden in 1846? Army? Navy? 3. Birth record for Catherine JACKSON - daughter of the James and Eliza - born C1850 Calcutta or Madras. According to details on his discharge papers, James JACKSON (No. 2156) enlisted as a Gunner in the EIC artillery, at Westminster, in 1843. His regiment was Madras Artillery, 1st Battalion Artillery. They were stationed in Secunderabad 1842-1854 - and in Kamptee 1854-1855. Also in Aden in 1846 for the defence of the garrison. I have come across a few possibilities for a John FAIR who might have been in Aden in 1846 but no confirming details..... I have found the birth details for James and Eliza's second daughter Caroline Agnes JACKSON, born Madras, 17 October 1855, christened Kamptee, 1 Nov 1855 I would be most grateful for any information, or ideas about how or where I might find anything further - in India or elsewhere. Deirdre Dale ------------------------------- 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

Hello List Perhaps the record quoted by John refers to a different family, as the occupation of the father is a Corporal (?) in the Garrison Band. (as shown by the record image on findmypast), where as the man in the original post was a gunner in the Madras Artillery. Cheers Maureen On 24/08/2015, at 10:17 PM, John Windle via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Deirdre > > Does this record match for the birth of Catherine > > First name(s) Catherine Muirhead > Last name Jackson > Baptism year 1853 > Birth year 1853 > Place Bombay,St Andrew > Presidency - > Mother's first name(s) Eliza > Mother's last name - > Father's first name(s) James > Father's last name Jackson > Baptism date 8 Jan 1854 > Birth date 28 Dec 1853 > Archive reference > > Regards > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deirdre Dale via > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 11:35 AM > To: india@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INDIA] JACKSON and FAIR > > Hello List > > I am seeking assistance with finding more information about my 2 and 3 x > great grandparents in India. The family came to New Zealand in early 1864. > I will be visiting India (Bangalore/Chennai area) in Oct/Nov with the group > tour advertised through FIBIS and am endeavouring to gather as much > information as possible before then to see what might be managed while I am > on the spot. They were Roman Catholic. > > I am specifically looking for information/guidance for three specific areas: > > 1. Marriage record for James JACKSON and Eliza (?Elizabeth ?Jane) FAIR > married in Aden C1846 - she was 13 yrs old. > > 2. Any information about Eliza FAIR's parents - John FAIR and Eliza > (?Elizabeth ?Jane) nee CAREY. What could they have been doing in Aden in > 1846? Army? Navy? > > 3. Birth record for Catherine JACKSON - daughter of the James and Eliza > - born C1850 Calcutta or Madras. > > According to details on his discharge papers, James JACKSON (No. 2156) > enlisted as a Gunner in the EIC artillery, at Westminster, in 1843. His > regiment was Madras Artillery, 1st Battalion Artillery. They were > stationed in Secunderabad 1842-1854 - and in Kamptee 1854-1855. Also in > Aden in 1846 for the defence of the garrison. > > I have come across a few possibilities for a John FAIR who might have been > in Aden in 1846 but no confirming details..... > > I have found the birth details for James and Eliza's second daughter > Caroline Agnes JACKSON, born Madras, 17 October 1855, christened Kamptee, 1 > Nov 1855 > > I would be most grateful for any information, or ideas about how or where I > might find anything further - in India or elsewhere. > > Deirdre Dale > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Thanks John. Unfortunately, the Muirhead name and Bombay place would make it very unlikely, I would think. Jackson is a common name - as are James and Eliza! Cheers Deirdre