Can anyone tell me if Moulmein (Mawlamyaing) India was a British-administered area of India in 1832. An ancestor of mine, born about that year, was seeking naturalisation in NSW in 1879 on the proviso of being a citizen of India born in Moulmein. Thank you for any assistance. Fred ..

Hello List Fred, Yes Moulmein, and some other parts of Burma, came under the control of East India Company controlled India at the conclusion of the 1st Burma War in 1824. I think it very likely your ancestor was the son of a soldier, I don't think many civilians were likely to have been there in 1832. St Matthew’s Church of England at Moulmien was the first English church built in Burma. It was erected in 1832 See the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Moulmein http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Moulmein If your ancestor was the son of a soldier, I think it is most likely to be a soldier in the Madras Army, but he could possibly also be in one of the British Army regiments., as there were British Army regiments who took part in the 1st Burma War, and possibly they stayed on , although I have no knowledge of this. Cheers Maureen On 17/08/2015, at 9:20 PM, Fred via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Can anyone tell me if Moulmein (Mawlamyaing) India was a > British-administered area of India in 1832. > > An ancestor of mine, born about that year, was seeking naturalisation in NSW > in 1879 on the proviso of being a citizen of India born in Moulmein. > > Thank you for any assistance. > > Fred .. > >