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Other Countries / Re: India: cemetery of Jhansi
« on: Tuesday 28 April 20 10:07 BST (UK)  »
As a matter of interest around 3,000 images and actual burial and gravestone transcriptions from Jhansi are available online now at
www.ebay.co.uk

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Other Countries / Re: India: cemetery of Jhansi
« on: Sunday 18 September 16 19:12 BST (UK)  »
that is a kind offer. I have no special interest myself in this burial, although others on the chat might be. However I would be very interested to obtain photos of the cemetery entrance gate and perhaps 2 or 3 old military graves as I am doing some work to preserve information about the burials here and some images would be most helpful. kind regards.ms
 

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Armed Forces / Re: Staffordshire Regiment circa 1860's - Russell Tresslor
« on: Monday 29 April 13 17:05 BST (UK)  »
I am undertaking a project for the charity BACSA, the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, and in that context have access to some raw data which at this time is unpublished.

If you are pleased with this information perhaps you would consider a modest donation ?
http://www.bacsa.org.uk/

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Armed Forces / Re: Staffordshire Regiment circa 1860's - Russell Tresslor
« on: Monday 29 April 13 11:34 BST (UK)  »
Russell Tressler died aged 64 Jhansi 25NOV1916
Buried in Plot H221 his grave inscription reads

Our beloved father Russell Tressler born 27 July 1852 died 25 November 1916.
Sleep beloved sleep and take thy rest lay down thy head upon thy saviours breast we loved thee well but Jesus loved thee best. We miss you when the morning dawns we miss you when the night returns, we miss you here we miss you there, we miss you dear father.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Milton Lockhart House
« on: Monday 29 April 13 11:27 BST (UK)  »
I believe that the house had fallen into disrepair under the laird, Stephen Lockhart (Murray's son) and he was at the time a British diplomat stationed overseas. The house went through a period of being available for rent.

One might presume that Japanese celebrity who bought the house was in the market for something like this and property agents were able to do the necessary introductions.

In the last year or two the property has been acquired by a Scottish family and a new, rather elegant, home has been built on this site.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Milton Lockhart House
« on: Sunday 28 April 13 10:18 BST (UK)  »
Milton Lockhart house was sold and removed brick by brick and now stands in Japan.
You may be interested in the bio General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart Soldier of the Queen Empress.

He was David Blair's brother and there is quite a lot of info in the book about Milton.
Sir William was out in India and did not inherit it, but his son Murray did.

David and Clementina are buried in the family plot in Carluke.

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Other Countries / Re: India: cemetery of Jhansi
« on: Friday 26 April 13 11:19 BST (UK)  »
Victoria Charlotte Eccleshall died of enteric fever aged 26 at Jhansi, India  02 NOV 1910 and was buried on the same day in Jhansi Cemetery Plot JJJ64.   A Roman Catholic, her grave inscription reads:

"In loving memory of Victoria Charlotte Eccleshall wife of Col Sgt Eccleshall 2nd Bn The Worcs who died at Jhansi."

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