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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: paulmh on Monday 23 February 09 12:10 GMT (UK)
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I am not sure exactly where this should go but as the family came from around Portsmouth I thought I would place it in this section.
Let me explain...
... My father is doing some family research into the Beavers family, its on my mothers side but she wouldn't know what to do with a computer so my dad is filling in. He wanted to know more about Arthur L. Beavers who he managed to find a death record of on ancestry.com which in turn listed his date of birth (but not place). According to this source he was born on 16th May 1914 and died in district of Northampton in 2002.
After failing to find his birth records (page, vol etc) my father emailed a member of our family from IoW whom reckon that Arthur was born in India - she believes that Arthur, along with his brothers went to 'The Laurence School' in North West India, it was a very British school built for the children of fathers serving in the Army.
I would like to know really if there is any way I can find any birth records of him in India.
Any help would be fantastic on this matter.
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You could try the India Office Archives at the British Library, there is a fee for a search.
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/partners/bl.htm
alternatively you could yourself search the findmypast site who have overseas births.
http://www.findmypast.com/welcome.jsp?_zga_s=1
Meliora
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The Lawrence School has a website and it might be worth contacting them:
http://sanawar.edu.in/
There is also information about the School on the following website:
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Lawrence-School,-Sanawar
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Paul
GRO Army Birth Indices (1881 to 1965) Section 1911 -1915 has the following:
Arthur L Beavers
Station: Potchefstroom
Year: 1914
Page 474
I believe Potchefstroom is in South Africa.
Ivan
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Thank you.
Would you be able to explain what all this means, I am a bit clueless when it comes to foreign information.
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Sanawar is a nearby Hill of Kasauli, which is still a cantonment from that time.. I can help in finding the birth records if the birth or baptism happens in Kasauli, Subathoo or Dagshai..
Please let me know..
I am not sure exactly where this should go but as the family came from around Portsmouth I thought I would place it in this section.
Let me explain...
... My father is doing some family research into the Beavers family, its on my mothers side but she wouldn't know what to do with a computer so my dad is filling in. He wanted to know more about Arthur L. Beavers who he managed to find a death record of on ancestry.com which in turn listed his date of birth (but not place). According to this source he was born on 16th May 1914 and died in district of Northampton in 2002.
After failing to find his birth records (page, vol etc) my father emailed a member of our family from IoW whom reckon that Arthur was born in India - she believes that Arthur, along with his brothers went to 'The Laurence School' in North West India, it was a very British school built for the children of fathers serving in the Army.
I would like to know really if there is any way I can find any birth records of him in India.
Any help would be fantastic on this matter.