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Hi All,
Can anyone advise me if there are any online records for the births of children of British servicemen serving in India around 1890 - 1905??
The husband was in the Lancashire Fusiliers (I believe) and none of the family can be located in either the 1891 or 1901 censuses so, as he is said to have served in India, I am presuming the family may have been out there duting this period of time.
Failing that, does anyone know where else the Lancashire Fusiliers served during this period of time??
Many thanks
Gillie, Brisbane, Australia
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I have just taken a book out from the library Genealogy Online by ?? Christian, from a quick glance yesterday I recall it has several references for this topic I will dig them out for you later if that is ok.
Newbie
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I know it isn't quite the same but I found a website (http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/) that has Marriages in India, especially British people who where married their.
I needed it to try and find my great granddad's marriage, it gives you a unique code per marriage to find (like a Vol and Page no) then you can order the certificate at http://www.bl.uk/collections/oiocfamilyhistory/family.html for the cost of 18.00 (or 35.00 if you don't have the codes).
Hope it is some use to anyone!!!
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Hi Gillie, I have not checked these out but the book Tracing your Ancestors gives these two websites..
family history in British India, at www.ozemail.com.au/~clday/ or
Families in British India Society at www.links.org/FIBIS/
Suey
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Hi Everyone,
You are all fantastic!!! I shall look these up today!!
Gillie :-*
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From the book, "The Genealogists Internet" Author Peter Christian:
India
For Official records of British colonial activity in India the India Office Library part of the British Library's Oriental and India Office Collections is the main repository and the British Library web site includes material about these records at www.bl.uk/collections/oriental/records/
The best starting point for genealogical research into British India is Cathy Day's Family Hisotry in India site at http//members.ozemail.com.au~clday/.
Hope it helps
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Sorry just realised you also asked for information on the Army:
The author above (same book) recommends Genuki www.Genuki.org.uk/big/MilitaryRecords.html,
Cyndis list has a page devoted to UK Military at www.CyndisList.com/miluk.htm.
Also recommends www.pro.gov.uk/pathways/FamilyHistory/gallery3/
and quote - the PRO provides an extensive series of leaflets to help you understand how the records are organised and how to locate and understand them. These can be found at www.pro.gov.uk/leaflets/Riindex.asp
Good luck
Newbie
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Hi Newbie,
Many thanks...I shall look at those sites later today...
Gillie
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Gillie,
Here is a site I think is great. It has births, deaths, marriages of British Army, Navy people in Malta, India. Also has voters indexes, Army indexes, Royal Marines indexes plus bapstisms, cemetary name indexes, plus more.
http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/index.htm
Good Luck
Shannon
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Dear Shannon,
Thank you very much. I will check it out....
Have a great Day
Gillie, Brisbane :-* :-*
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Hi
I just want to let you all know I have 3 pages of the 48th Regiment (later known as Northampton Regiment) baptism registries in India. Dates from 1860 through to 1878.
I will be happy to give you details if your ancestor is on one of the 3 pages of registers I have here.
regards
Shannon
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Hi Shannon,
Do you have any entries for Jayes???
Many thanks
Gillie
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Hi Gillie
Sorry closest I have is Jeeves for the 48th Regiment
:-(
regards
Shannon
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ok....many thanks for trying....your efforts are appreciated
Gillie
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Gillie My Father was born in India and my Grandfather was in the Lancashire Fusiliers when my dad retired he wanted to go back to India to see where he was born we had a hell of a job any way we got there in the end look at this link it may be some help
http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/feature/lavericks/jnlaverick2.jpg
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Army birth registrations for the period you are interested should be in the overseas section of the General Register Office index held at the Family Records Centre. You will find the images for the GRO overseas index on 1837online.
http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/HomeServlet
According to the history of the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th regiment of the Foot I think) the First Battalion was serving abroad in these places
1891.04 Ireland: Belfast
1893 Curragh
1896 Athlone
1897 England: Preston
1899 Malta
1899 Crete
1902 Gibraltar
1905 Malta
The Second Battalion was in India
1888 Ahmednagar
<1892> Poona
<1897> Quetta
1898 Egypt
1898 Sudan
1898 Crete
1898 Malta
1899.10 South Africa 11 Bde
1902 England: Aldershot
1904 Ireland: Fermoy
The Third Battalion only formed in 1898
1898.11 Malta
1901 Barbados
1903 South Africa
and the Fourth Battalion only formed in 1900
1900.02 Ireland
1902 Curragh
1904 Tipperary
http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/020LancF.htm#history
Regards
Valda