Dear Sylvia, Have you tried to find Annie in the 1881 census (perhaps in Manchester?), Jane -----Original Message----- From: sylvia glassford [mailto:tlse.glass@sympatico.ca] Sent: 29 December 2005 19:47 To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] Kennedy Annie Kennedy died in Alipur, Calcutta, presidency of Bengal on 18th Feb. 1897 (source: reg. #SA067118). She was Scottish; 40; wife of Sgt. E.B. Gordon. Died of cholera. Informant was A.O.H. Evans Sergeant Army Clothing Dept. Bengal where E.B. Gordon worked. The death was registered 19, Feb, 1897 by the garrison chaplain at the Military Cemetery Bhawanipur Calcutta. I sent a request to a link for the Bhawanipur cemetery but this cemetery link has records only for veterans of the 2 world wars. It is my hope to locate the record of the death of the boys since they died in the same epidemic. My hope is to locate Annie's family. Her father was Donald Kennedy, farmer (s: her marriage to EB Gordon). Her birthdate appears to be circa 1857 since she was 24 when married on 4th Oct. 1881 in Manchester and she was listed as 40 when she died in Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "judy olsen" <copywriter@tesco.net> To: "sylvia glassford" <tlse.glass@sympatico.ca> Cc: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 3:44 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] Kennedy > Can you give us the actual death date for Annie? I think Alipur was > in Calcutta - is it the name of a fort? It seems to have been the > location of a major jail as well. > > > Judy > > > > > > On 29 Dec 2005, at 06:24, sylvia glassford wrote: > > > Yes, she was m. to Sgt. Edwin Booth Gordon and he was stationed in > > Alipur. > > Family myth stated that Edwin was away on manouvers and returned to > > find his > > wife and 2 sons dead and everything burned. I have found that his > > wife's > > name was Annie (source: Edwin's army booklet) and that she died of > > cholera > > in India (her death reg.). I found that her last name was Kennedy > > (s: mar. > > reg.) So, family myth seems to be correct to some degree. Edwin > > fabricated > > his identity. He chose to tell people that he was b. Inverness and > > that is > > what his obit. says. I am wondering if this was as a tribute to > > Annie since > > there is no connection to Inverness in his history at all. He did pay > > tribute to Annie by naming the first daughter from his 2nd marriage > > Annie > > though this name does not fit the naming pattern which he followed > > re. his > > other children. I am hoping to find Annie's Kennedy line in either > > Inverness for the above reason or Glasgow (Edwin went there after > > retiring > > from military service). By the way, Edwin was really a Crudge from > > Bristol > > and has given me a merry chase in finding him. > > > > Sylvia > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > > the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >