Calcutta/Kollcutta birth certs

[Harriet Thomson]

Is there anyone who might be able to help me. I have a family with I believe four children all born in Calcutta. I am very keen to obtain their birth certificates but I don't know where to start. Can anybody help

[gortonboy]

HI,,Can you post what details you have?

[Harriet Thomson]

The names of the children are as follows:
Edwin Herbert (Henry) Shrager b.1895
Archibald Lewis Shrager b. 1890
Oswald Julius Shrager b.1891
Renee b. 1893

Parents Isaac Shrager and Rosalie Grunberg

There are other brothers to Isaac which might get confusing. FYI James, Adolph, Cecil and Jacob John

But it is Isaacs children I was hoping to get birth certs for if I can

Thank you so much for your help

[gortonboy]

hi,,will have a look...possible army connection,,,can you tell us if you have the family in any uk census?

[Sharon01]

Hi,

The 1901 census has Archibald & Oswald at a Boarding School in Eastborne in Sussex. Place of birth for both is India.

Could not find their births on either pilot, beta family search or the India Office Family History Search.

No luck either with overseas & military births.

Sharon

[Harriet Thomson]

Some of the family appear in the 1901 and some in 1911, but that is it. The family primarily is based between Ceylon, Singapore, Calcutta, India, Alexandria, Egypt and Broome, Aus. They were in the furniture business exporting wood etc
Edwin was a Ltn in the Middlesex Regiment

[gortonboy]

not related to your query,,but in case you havent seen this before??

http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_detail.php?id=708333

[Harriet Thomson]

Hi
Yes I have that one and the one showing their Fathers grave in the same year. Mostly from newspaper articles. But the birth certs are definitely more difficult. Maybe I need someone out in Calcutta to be able to get copies. I just can't seem to get anywhere on this one.
Thanks

[sarah]

Hi Harriet,

Just had a message for you from a helpful non-member....

"non-member so on my Behalf please can you suggest she contact BACSA.ORG.UK who might have useful info? & Good hunting!"

Hope this helps

Regards

Sarah