Hi folks, I am avidly searching for more information regarding my grandparents - James Jesse Stroud and his wife the former Sarah Gatley, daughter of William Gatley. of Stockport, England. Witnesses to their wedding at the Colaba Wesleyan Church, Bombay in 1906 were: J.W. Burbridge Charlotte Burbridge D.Ella Smith and the celebrant was Charles Ryder Smith (signature has him as C..Ryder Smith) I understand that my grandmother was employed as a Lady's Companion, my grandfather a Staff Sergeant in the Viceroy's Band. Stroud's residence at time of marriage states "West End Hotel, Simla" and Sarah's as 4 Heavily Grove, Buxton Rd, Stockport, England. I'd love to know if the descendants of the witnesses to the marriage are on this list and if they can throw further light onto the life and times of the era - I am assuming Ryder Smith was a military padre and that Burbridge was also a member of the military. Every now and again I strike it lucky and get another snippet of information that brings history to life! Cheers Ainslie.

It may save others' time if I report that I have swept the London Gazette from February 1879 to December 1906 without finding anyone with the name Ryder Smith. I wonder anyway if a Wesleyan minister would likely be a military padre. Rupert Butler -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ainslie Pyne Sent: 19 August 2010 09:10 To: [email protected] Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Looking for connections of Ryder Smith andBurbridge +/- 1906 Hi folks, I am avidly searching for more information regarding my grandparents - James Jesse Stroud and his wife the former Sarah Gatley, daughter of William Gatley. of Stockport, England. Witnesses to their wedding at the Colaba Wesleyan Church, Bombay in 1906 were: J.W. Burbridge Charlotte Burbridge D.Ella Smith and the celebrant was Charles Ryder Smith (signature has him as C..Ryder Smith) I understand that my grandmother was employed as a Lady's Companion, my grandfather a Staff Sergeant in the Viceroy's Band. Stroud's residence at time of marriage states "West End Hotel, Simla" and Sarah's as 4 Heavily Grove, Buxton Rd, Stockport, England. I'd love to know if the descendants of the witnesses to the marriage are on this list and if they can throw further light onto the life and times of the era - I am assuming Ryder Smith was a military padre and that Burbridge was also a member of the military. Every now and again I strike it lucky and get another snippet of information that brings history to life! Cheers Ainslie. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message