lost in India - MHOW

[pinks]

Hello everyone - I'm trying to find out some information about my great great Grandad - Henry Cook b. circa 1830 who seems to have been in India definately between 1861 and 1864. We know this as he had 2 children born in Ahmednaggar in the MHOW according to UK census information.

I have no idea whether he was in the army or there on business and I have no idea how to find out.

Could someone please advise me where to start looking? All suggestions much appreciated!

Thanks 

[miriamkinga]

Dear Pinks

try the Family History in India site - www.fibis.org.

Best of luck

Maria

[pinks]

Thanks Maria - I tried this a couple of weeks ago and I got a message inferring the site wasn't active any more - I assumed it had closed down. It seems to be working now so I'll start digging. Thanks again. 

[linden]

Hello Pinks .
If you can find the baptism records it will tell you which regt the father was in .
Once you have that  , if he was in the army , you will be able to find a complete physical description of the man ; place of birth ; profession etc

If you join FIBIS some of the members volunteer to help with look ups .

Good Luck
Linden

[pinks]

Thanks  Linden - I've had some partial success in locating the birth records, hopefuly the baptism records will be next and then with any luck I'll get my answers!

[Dkv]

Dear Pinks
Any success? I would like to tell you that Ahmednagar and Mhow are two different stations. Ahmednagar is closer to Poona (now Pune) and Mhow is in Central India (in the state of Madhya Pradesh). In the 19th century there was a fair amount of movement from Ahmednagar to Mhow.
I am based in Mhow. In case you need me to look up anything here I can try. Regards, DKV

[gortonboy]

hi,,where was henry born? 

[ShaunJ]

Looks like we've got a Henry Cook born Rogate Sussex/Hants circa 1829, married to Sarah, possibly from Notts or Kent(EDIT - per the 1901 census she was born Capel, Kent). Children born in India are

Arthur Cook born Ahmednaggar circa 1860
Cartherine Harriet Cook born Mhow 23 November 1863 (per familysearch.org)

Henry & Sarah are back in England by 1865/6 when next child is born in Woking.

He is a watchman in Battersea in the 1871 census and a brewery engine driver in Stoke by Guildford in 1881

[ShaunJ]

Hadn't realised this was an old query from 2007. Presumably some answers have been found since then.