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Title: Death in India
Post by: Jenaheldd on Tuesday 04 February 20 16:21 GMT (UK)

Henry Corney, born 1746 in York apparently died in Bombay in June 1777. I found the info on FindMyPast and its from the catalogue 'Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bombay, 1709-1948'.

The image is just a handwritten register and says Henry Corney solider.

Can anypoint point me to any other information that may give more details on Henry so I can hopefully confirm if he's 'mine'

Thank you

Title: Re: Death in India
Post by: GrahamSimons on Tuesday 04 February 20 17:08 GMT (UK)

FIBIS database offers:
First Names     Henry   
   Surname     Corney   
   Rank     Soldier   
   Presidency     Bengal   
   Age     18   
   Home Parish     Kensington   
   Home County     Middlesex   
   Home Country     England   
   Occupation     Labourer   
   Ship and Year     Eastcourt 1754   
   IOR Reference     L/MIL/9/85   
   LDS Film Reference     1835456   
This doesn't match your man on grounds of birth and Presidency.
Nothing on the India Office search at the British Library.

Title: Re: Death in India
Post by: Jenaheldd on Tuesday 04 February 20 17:26 GMT (UK)

Thanks Graham

So it is a possibility Henry who died in 1777 is my Henry but I’ll keep looking. It makes sense if it him as his wife remarried in 1785