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Title: Fewkes : India Records
Post by: pascoegreg on Thursday 12 June 08 09:21 BST (UK)

I am trying to track my wife's family through India, succeeding, to a point!

I am back to a James Edward Fewkes, municipal inspector, who married Eliza Deonies in Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, South India in 1874.  James Fewkes was 31 and Eliza 15.  James was therefore born around 1843 and his father was William Ebenezer Fewkes (from marriage entry). 

It is quite possible he had a brother Edward Henry Fewkes, born and bapt in 1841 in Trichinopoly.  Father is shown as William Fewkes, pensioned corporal, mother Eliza.

I am yet to locate James Edward Fewkes baptism, nor any entry for William Ebenezer Fewkes.

What is the best way for me to locate the army records, movements or details for William Fewkes?

Hopefully location of such would allow it all to fall into place.

Thanks in anticipation

Greg
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Title: Re: Fewkes : India Records
Post by: liverpool annie on Thursday 12 June 08 15:27 BST (UK)

There are a few Fewkes listed at the British library ... as it's not a common name it's possible they belong to you Greg ! try it and see !!

Marriage - 1861 - 1865

James Edward Fewkes
Spouse - Charlotte Soraine

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/FullDisplay.aspx?RecordId=014-000327812

Marriage - 1886 - 1890

Ebenezer William Fewkes
Spouse - Mabel Evelyn Sausman

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/FullDisplay.aspx?RecordId=014-000334264

Search Fibis site also .......

http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/index.php

Annie  :)

Title: Re: Fewkes : India Records
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Thursday 12 June 08 16:57 BST (UK)

Hi Greg,

there are several more links you can try here, some military, some civilian:

Topic: INDIA: Resources for Ancestors in British India
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,30580.0.html

Good luck,
Bob

Title: Re: Fewkes : India Records
Post by: rubyrose on Thursday 12 June 08 19:20 BST (UK)

Hi Greg

There are 24 Fewkes, all born in Tamil Nadu, on the IGI. They are all extracted records (compiled by volunteers from original records).

If you go to www.familysearch.org

Then go to Search on the top of the page then select International Genealogical Index from the left hand side of the page. Then just type in Fewkes in the surname box and Asia in the region box and India in the country box - it should bring up these 24 people.

Once you have this information, you can order the original records on microfiche from your local LDS Family History Centre or go to the British Library in London who keep the originals as well. They also have all the Thackers Directories for India which may list your family. (Once you know who you are looking for and where, the BL is a great resource for those who had family in India.)

Good luck.

Ruby

Title: Re: Fewkes : India Records
Post by: pascoegreg on Friday 13 June 08 02:13 BST (UK)

Thanks for the replies.

I have already searched FIBIS, IGI, Pedigree etc.  Am also currently viewing the India BMB films at the local LDS Family History Centre, which is not easy from Australia as many films only cover one year. 

Bob thanks for your URL, I will definitely follow that up.

Essentially, I am looking for details and entries of James Edward Fewkes' family from his birth in around 1843 back to how and when they arrived in India from, I assume, Britain.

Any further direction in this regard would be great.

Thanks again

Greg