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Other Countries / Re: Latour / Lantour / Lautour of Calcutta, India
« on: Tuesday 23 August 11 14:57 BST (UK) »
Hi Perks and KiwiShepherd,
I have just seen your postings and am very interested in discovering more about the Lautour family being a descendent of Joseph Andrew / Francis Joseph Louis Lautour and want to discover more about their history and location- de Quercy and Bouillon and would welcome any input. I would be very grateful if you could tell me where I could get FJL's will and apicture as I have been unable to find anything on the internet or the archives.
You mention the job of "writer" which is essentially that of a negotiator for the sale and purchase of goods and it is likely that it was for the East India Company- a good job as usually the writer took a commision on the slaes and it was a way to gain wealth. The website www.new.fibris.org is very good for info on British India and from memory has some info on the De Lautours.
Hope this helps,
Hexton
I have just seen your postings and am very interested in discovering more about the Lautour family being a descendent of Joseph Andrew / Francis Joseph Louis Lautour and want to discover more about their history and location- de Quercy and Bouillon and would welcome any input. I would be very grateful if you could tell me where I could get FJL's will and apicture as I have been unable to find anything on the internet or the archives.
You mention the job of "writer" which is essentially that of a negotiator for the sale and purchase of goods and it is likely that it was for the East India Company- a good job as usually the writer took a commision on the slaes and it was a way to gain wealth. The website www.new.fibris.org is very good for info on British India and from memory has some info on the De Lautours.
Hope this helps,
Hexton