Dimps Scavenger Hunt....Everyone Welcome To Join In.

[Tephra]

Ooooooh boy, you've got your work cut out for you this week, it really is a hard one.  But I know you'll do your best.

Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Barbara

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Albert Linberry

Albert Linberry was born in Salvington, West Sussex, in Dec Q. of 1855.  His parents were George and Ellen Linberry (nee West) who ran the Half Moon Inn in Salvington, West Sussex.  By 1871, he was an under gardener.  His family were a mixture of ag.labs., mill loaders, shepherds, wheelwrights, gardeners.  His move away from Sussex to Kew Gardens and ultimately to India resulted in a very different destiny for his descendants, although his own life proved to be short.

I don’t know when he took up the position at Kew, but he left in September 1875 and was reported to have transferred to the Land Mortgage Bank of India (“The Kew Guild Journal”).

The India Office supplied the following information:  “N/1/179 folio 104. Albert Linberry a bachelor and Tea Planter of full age married Harriet Andrews a spinster aged 19 years at St. John's Church, Calcutta February 15th 1882. Albert Linberry's father is George Linberry and Harriet's is John Andrews.”  Harriet was aged 19 and Albert 27.  A direct descendant of Albert and Harriet tells me that family lore has it that Harriet’s father was a naval officer and his father a ship owner.  She was born in Fort William, Calcutta in 1863.

Harriet and Albert had the following children:  Thomas Linberry, born 21 November 1882, in Kurseong, Bengal; Albert Evelyn King Linberry (known as Evelyn) born 24 May 1884, in Kurseong, Bengal; Dorothy Maude Linberry born 19 September 1886; George Wilfred Linberry baptised 3 August 1884; Violet Kathleen Anne Linberry, born 16 November 1890, probably in Kurseong, Bengal.

Albert then died, aged only 37.  But the only evidence I have is the wording on a memorial in Kurseong graveyard:

ALBERT LINBERRY
 
ALBERT LINBERRY, Manager of Kurseong Tea Estate,
 
died 22nd August 1892, aged 35 years.
 
Erected by his numerous friends and fellow planters.

Harriet married Henry Teviot Kerr in Kurseong in 1996. 

What I would like to know is what Albert died of.  I have not been able to track down a death certificate.  Nor can I find certificates for the births of the children.  The India Office has only been able to locate Albert and Harriet’s marriage certificate.

Thank you and good luck!

 

[stonechat]

Wow don't know where to start - I will have to let others start as I am over in Germany on a course- so will pick this up again on my return

[Lesanne]

When I first saw Salvington and the Half moon pub, ah, thought I, no probs as it's just down the road and might even get some pic's for you...

Hmmm.. where to start ... NA, passengers here & there.... back later.... 

[trish1120]

Not much help but

Notices in the "Domestic Occurences" section Times of India

"November 21st at Kurseong the wife of A Linberry of a son"
Edition 28 Nov. 1882

"24th May at Kurseong the wife of A linberry of a son"
Edition 30 May 1884

Info on lots of ANDREWS
http://www.fibis.org/


Trish

[trish1120]

Harrietts birth/baptism

Harriett ANDREWS
Birth,  25 November 1862
Christened, 01 January 1863, Calcutta, West Bengal, India,
Parents JOHN Andrews and SARAH

Extracted record unfortunately no other children on batch, Source IGI

Possible marriage in right timeframe;

John ANDREWS/Sarah STEPHENSON
Book of marriages years 1852-1860
You can check this out on Fibis site

There are also several people interested in the Andrews name who are members of the Site.


Trish

[Spidermonkey]

Oh heck! 

I just had a quick flick through the TImes Digital Archive to see if anything was mentioned, but with no real luck.  One thing I did find (although I realise this is not directly relevant to this hunt) is an obit for the husband of Violet Kathleen Ann, in which it says that VIolet was the daughter if Henry Teviot Kerr
Col. Fleming Barnardo (Obituaries)
      The Times Saturday, Apr 28, 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55377;

[Spidermonkey]

Thomas J Linberry appears to have been career navy.  Do the admiralty hold any records on him?

[Spidermonkey]

More (off topic, I'm afraid) occurences of Linberry children.  Albert E K Linberry (or Kerr) mar Elizabeth A Smith mar qtr 1924 St Geo Han Sq 1a 698;
and from here: http://www.vsdh.org/vsdh/diary/1910.htm Mr G Linberry - Kerr superintended the exams

TJs service record - would details of his birth be here? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7919601

GW Linberry-Kerr's medal card http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7875742

[Dimps]

Hi all,

Just got in to find you have all been beavering away on my behalf.  Thank you all very much.

I have information about Albert's children.  Violet was "adopted" by Henry Teviot Kerr.  The only child who chose not to live with him (stroppy teenager perhaps - he was 15) was Thomas, who came back to Britain to be looked after by a guardian - Sir Hugh F Hastings of Dinham Hall, Ludlow, Salop.  He did indeed have a naval career (I have copies of the records) and was mentioned in glowing terms by Lawrence of Arabia in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.  I have found him in a couple of passenger lists

Violet married Dr. Frederick Adolphus Fleming Barnardo (nephew of the better-known Dr Barnardo).  Among their children, was Barbara Bianca Eilidh Barndardo, an artist.  She married John Hally Armour-Brown, whose grandfather, Charles Seeburger, invented the escalator as we know it today (particularly in the London Underground).  One of Violet and Freddie's children, Betty, married an Austrian professor in the mid-30s and had to give an account of her lineage to the Nazis.  The tree that she drew up is correct back as far as Albert, and then enters fairyland (depicting the Linberrys as great landowners in West Sussex rather than the shepherds, tollgate keepers, mill loaders, gardeners of reality - perhaps she had an image to keep up).

Evelyn (Albert Evelyn King Linberry) was a bit of a swashbuckler, by all accounts, despite having lost a leg in Afghanistan.

It has all the makings of a Sunday evening TV period drama/family saga!

I have been unable to find records of the births of Albert and Harriet's children (other than submitted records on the IGI and notices in newspapers at the time) nor, particularly, that of Albert's death (other than the memorial).  It does not mention where he died.  The India Office can find no record.  There is nothing on FIBIS.  He did not appear to die in England or on board a ship. 

Deborah