Hello List Noel, great searching results. Jon, if you wanted to follow up possible Jewish connections, one possible avenue is the Synagogue in Bombay, which is ongoing. http://www.jacobsassoon.com and there are contact details on the website. However, it is a sad fact that very few churches etc in India actually reply to a mail/email enquiry, and require you to visit in person to find out information. Cheers Maureen On 26/07/2015, at 12:27 PM, Noel Clark via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > …. > None of the above may be directly helpful in solving the mystery of John > Topper and Eva Foorman, but I suggest that it indicates that Eva was of > Jewish origin. > > > >

There is a book on the subject of Jews in India: 'Jews of the Raj' by Mavis Hyman. I don't see the surname Foorman in the index but the book may be of interest. David Railton -----Original Message----- From: india-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Maureen Evers via Sent: 26 July 2015 14:59 To: india@rootsweb.com; jon@topper.me.uk Subject: Re: [INDIA] John TOPPER etc. Hello List Noel, great searching results. Jon, if you wanted to follow up possible Jewish connections, one possible avenue is the Synagogue in Bombay, which is ongoing. http://www.jacobsassoon.com and there are contact details on the website. However, it is a sad fact that very few churches etc in India actually reply to a mail/email enquiry, and require you to visit in person to find out information. Cheers Maureen On 26/07/2015, at 12:27 PM, Noel Clark via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > .. > None of the above may be directly helpful in solving the mystery of > John Topper and Eva Foorman, but I suggest that it indicates that Eva > was of Jewish origin. > > > > ------------------------------- 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