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Other Countries / Re: Robert Thomas Little, Cash - Witness, E. B. Ry
« on: Monday 11 July 22 13:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

I have found reference on Ancestry to Robert Little's death:

Name:   R. Little
Gender:   Male
Age:   29
Birth Date:   1806
Burial Date:   07 Oct 1835
Burial Place:   Fort William, Bengal, India
FHL Film Number:   498972

The FHL Film Number refers to the Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, 1713-1948. I've found this on FamilySearch but in order to view images of the records you need to be at a Family History Centre. I have one quite close to me, so I am going to see if I can check it out.

Regards

Dean

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Other Countries / Re: Robert Thomas Little, Cash - Witness, E. B. Ry
« on: Friday 08 July 22 09:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

I've attached the excerpt from Stephen's book.

As you can see, Stephen states that Robert (senior) was married to a Mary, whose maiden name isn't known. She was married twice before she married Robert, in 1829 until his death in 1835.

Earlier in his book, Stephen talks about the three Little brothers from Loughrea (Thomas, William and Robert) and says that William and Thomas enlisted to the East India Company in May 1823, with Robert doing so on 1 July 1823. They joined the Artillery and joined their battalion on 19 July in Dublin.

I wonder if the transcript stating 'Robert Little of Loughrea' is because that is where he originated from, and was only in India because of being in the army so that wouldn't have been his original country?

Dean

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Other Countries / Re: Robert Thomas Little, Cash - Witness, E. B. Ry
« on: Thursday 07 July 22 12:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,

Yes I've been in contact with Stephen Lally over the past year, and he actually sent me a signed copy of his new book. He did confirm with me that he is certain that my line is the same as Thomas Little.

I'm about half-way through his book. It is very interesting. There is a section in there about Robert (the brother of Thomas Little), and his wife. It does state "Only one of their children is known and he is Robert Thomas, born in 1830. There may have been other children who died in infancy". I believe he got this information from The British Library, where he did an awful lot of research.

I do have the death information of Robert Thomas, which has him passing away on 3 January 1904, with his age being recorded as 74. Giving a date of birth of 1830.

There is also the text in the Greenwich Union workhouse admission for 1879, which states 'A labourer, no home. Wife and family in India.' The one question mark I have around this is that it states his age at time of admission as 47, which would indeed give him a year of birth of 1832, not 1830. My thoughts on him coming from India was that as a labourer he couldn't find work in India, and returned to London with the hope of getting work.

Regards

Dean

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Other Countries / Re: Robert Thomas Little, Cash - Witness, E. B. Ry
« on: Wednesday 06 July 22 12:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi Genna,
Yes I have quite an extensive family tree going back to my 4th great-grandfather (Robert Little) who was from Galway in Ireland. He had three sons, William, Thomas and Robert (my 3rd great-grandfather). All three of whom went to India to join the East India Company army.
Robert Thomas Little was actually born in Bombay, India in 1830 and died in 1904 in Calcutta. 
I'm intrigued about Robert Henry Kentish Little. I have a copy of his marriage certificate on which he is named Robert Henry Kentish Clifton. There is a connection between the Littles and a Clifton family in Australia.

Thomas Little, one of the brothers who went to India actually did very well for himself and came to Australia (I live in Perth, having moved from London 14 years ago). Thomas established a trade route between India and Australia and actually created a town called Dardanup and introduced Catholicism to the area. He had an adopted daughter who came with him from India, and she married into the Clifton family...!

You can find more about Thomas Little here - https://kiltullaghkillimordaly.com/thomas-little-1800-1877/

I only found out about Thomas Little's connections to Australia last year, and had been driving through the town he established for 13 years without having a clue!

I'd love to know why Robert HK called himself Clifton on the marriage certificate. I do know that the Clifton family in Australia were very well-to-do, so am wondering if that name seemed preferable. Robert Thomas Little actually went back to London and ended up in workhouses a couple of times, before returning to India.

Sorry for rambling on, I had been trying to research my father's ancestry for years without much joy and it all came together last year.

Regards

Dean

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Other Countries / Re: Robert Thomas Little, Cash - Witness, E. B. Ry
« on: Monday 04 July 22 13:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi there Genna,
I'm wondering if the Robert Thomas Little you refer to is my Great-Great Grandfather. He had a son Robert Henry Kentish Little?
If this is the same I'd love to know your connection, and also any information you may have!
I'm sorry, I'm new to this form and not sure if I can message you directly.

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