Hi Listers, my grandfather Frank Carnac Edwards (28 February 1877 - 26 July 1936) did his training as a Forest officer at Dehra Dun and then became an Asst Conservator of Forests and then a Conservator of Forests in the Nizam's Dominions (Hyderabad State). From his records that he kept in his personal Burke's Shikar Register, he was Asst Conservator of Forests in 1912. I am trying to locate: 1. his training/academic records (needless to say emails to the Forestry school in DD have been fruitless). 2. His appointment as ACF and CF in the Nizam's Dominions (Hyderabad State). Has anyone access to Hyderabadi directories that show employment appointments for the years 1896 - 1930? The Indian Digital Library only has one in 1938. I need this information to incude it in a book I am compiling on my g-f and father's Shikari and other adventures in Hyd State. Also looking for access to Times of India papers online for the years 1920-1936. Any help appreciated. Kudha Hafiz Kerry

Just an idea, but would your grandfather be listed in the LDS films of civil servants in India? I remember looking through some of the films in my own search, and there were definitely some forestry staff mentioned. Whether or not they cover the years and the area you are looking at I can't remember, but it may be worth a look for them on the LDS site Catalog under place names in India. Cheers, Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Edwards" <ozmulki@gmail.com> To: "India British Raj Rootsweb" <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 9:09 AM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Indian Forestry Records & Directories for theNizam's Dominons > Hi Listers, > > my grandfather Frank Carnac Edwards (28 February 1877 - 26 July 1936) did > his training as a Forest officer at Dehra Dun and then became an Asst > Conservator of Forests and then a Conservator of Forests in the Nizam's > Dominions (Hyderabad State). From his records that he kept in his personal > Burke's Shikar Register, he was Asst Conservator of Forests in 1912. > > I am trying to locate: > > 1. his training/academic records (needless to say emails to the Forestry > school in DD have been fruitless). > 2. His appointment as ACF and CF in the Nizam's Dominions (Hyderabad > State). > > Has anyone access to Hyderabadi directories that show employment > appointments for the years 1896 - 1930? The Indian Digital Library only > has > one in 1938. > > I need this information to incude it in a book I am compiling on my g-f > and > father's Shikari and other adventures in Hyd State. > > Also looking for access to Times of India papers online for the years > 1920-1936. > > Any help appreciated. > > > Kudha Hafiz > > Kerry > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >