India, British Army - Simla, King/Golding

[suemartin]

Oh Wow!!! Harold Edward King was my Nanna's brother. He married an amelia Gash? Is that correct. He died in 1998 and I am so sad I never knew he existed nor did my Mother. apparently my nanna must have taken a few skeletons to her grave. I have a family tree that I have done as best I can on Ancestry. If you send me your email in a private message I will add you to the tree so you can see it.

My Mother is still alive as is her brother my Uncle Paul. Mum is 90. She didnt know that Nanna had any brothers or sisters... weird hey and they were all in Victoria.
Anyhow nice to hear from someone who knows a family memeber, and I hope we speak again soon.
Bless
Sue Martin (western australia)

[Rosemont]

Hi Sue,

I believe that there was another brother, Ernest too but my understanding was that Harold never spoke about his family. Harold married Mona Amelia Gash and I met their daughter for the first time on the weekend while researching the Gash family.....who also appeared to have a few secrets ;-)

I am very new to this forum so am not quite sure how to do the private note but will work things out (& if all else fails will have a look for you on ancestry.)

I know that Margaret will be delighted to hear further information and will pass your details on (once I manage to swap details).

Thanks for your lovely reply
Rose Montague

[barryd]

Edith King 
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1891 
Baptism/Christening Date: 04 Apr 1892 
Baptism/Christening Place: Bareilly, Bengal, India 
Father's Name: Thomas King 
Mother's Name: Ada
familysearch.org 

Bareilly is in Northern India fairly close to the Nepal border.
I am confident that this is your person.

[suemartin]

Thankyou barryd for your info and yes it lines up definately my Nanna and her family. I have since found out that when Thomas King married Ada Golding he was a widower...as it states on their marriage certificate. His Father's nmae was also Thomas King. Cant find any other info nor where he actually came from although I suspect that it was England. so hard sometimes.....

[suemartin]

Hello Rose,
Yes you are correct about the other brother Ernest and a sister Maud. There were about 9 King births both in India and Victoria. Not all were Kings and not all survived. I'd say it was a particularly sad and difficult time for Ada. She lost her husband Thomas 4 months after landing in Australia in 1896, and then lost 3 children in just a few years, already losing 2 or 3 previously in India. She was 22 years old with no husband in a strange land. She was married at 15 to Thomas who was 30. I cant imagine how she coped, but bless her she lived to be 85!!
I know nothing about her but feel blessed that she was my great Grandma.
Talk again soon.
Sue