I read all comments with great interest but find very little to help me with finding birth details for Leister Beddy of Kronakeery House, Rathnew 13 children. Two of them departed to India and the British Library, India Office, Family history search prooved very helpfull. It is well worth a try for people looking for family associated to the army in India. http://indiafamily.bl.uk 2009/2/3 carol griffiths <[email protected]> > Hi > Thanks to all for sharng their experiences of people having kids all > over the world due to army. > I watched BBC1 who do you thnk you are(uk) last night - Rory Bremner- > it explained how up to 1854 the army allowed wives and families to > travel with them. On the day the army was due to set sail there would > be a lottery and those picked would travel. The wives would work in > the army camps, washing cooking etc. I always thought it was only > officers etc who took wives with them and never imagined wives of > privates would be there, having a pretty tough time by the sounds of > it. > > Carol- off to check out the Indiaman site and to learn more of Spike > Milligan and John Sullivan the boxer. > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- Postnet Suite 48, P/Bag X1006, Plettenberg Bay, 6600 Mobile: 0832597593 Fax / Tel: 044 532 7560 SAVE PAPER: "DO YOU REALLY NEED TO PRINT THIS MAIL?"