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Ceylon: Birth in Ceylon - MORRISON
« on: Tuesday 23 March 10 23:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Would anyone know if there are any birth records available online from Ceylon?

I'm looking for Charles Sydney Vane Morrison born about 1866 in Kandy, Ceylon of Scottish parents but don't know their names.  I'm trying to find all this out for a friend of my mother's.

Thanks.

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Re: Birth in Ceylon
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 27 March 10 10:55 GMT (UK) »
Have you tried contacting the Scots Kirk in Kandy? They may have a baptism record.

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Re: Birth in Ceylon
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 March 10 09:56 BST (UK) »
Thanks Shaun I'll try them.

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 01 October 10 10:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Shaun,

No luck though were very helpful and so far nothing back from the other minister they suggested might be able to help.  Will maybe need to e-mail him again as that was back in April.

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Re: Birth in Ceylon
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 02 October 10 07:32 BST (UK) »
A couple of references to him:

Mr C S V Morrison of Finlay Muir  & Co is acting consul for Spain and Portugal in Ceylon http://www.rootschat.com/links/09wv/

Address 12 Queen Street, Colombo  http://www.rootschat.com/links/09ww/
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 02 October 10 10:08 BST (UK) »
You might try emailing the owner of this site http://www.ceylondatabase.net/Surnames.html#M

Morrison is in the list of names in the  database
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Re: Ceylon: Birth in Ceylon - MORRISON
« Reply #6 on: Monday 04 October 10 10:13 BST (UK) »
Thanks for all the info Shaun I'll do as you suggest and see how I get on.
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Re: Ceylon: Birth in Ceylon - MORRISON
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 15 February 11 23:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi Shaun,

Just an update - e-mailed the British Library and there are no records on line for Ceylon/Sri Lanka but they gave me the following address:-

Registrar General's Office, New Secretariat, Maligawatta, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka

Have just been on holiday and passed what info I'd found (with all the help) to my Mum's friend and she was delighted and asked to pass on her thanks.

No luck with the ceylondatabase - not my Morrison!!!

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