British Army death in India 1880s

[ugo]

I am looking for help in finding what happened to John Aitken, supposedly died in India 1881-1883, his wife Mary Jane came back to Scotland with her two boys, did other ranks take their families.

I hope to have more information when I get their son's birth certificate, where do I start to look for BMDs

Many thanks

[ladybird]

My 2x g/grandfather (a Private) took his wife and 5 children with him over to India in the late 1850's, came back in time for the 1881 Scotland census. They had 4 more children born there, so 9 in all. Sadly 3 or possibly 4 of them died. I know that their birth and death certs are at the British Library India Office but can't afford to send for them, much as I'd love to know what they died of.
If you have a FindMyPast sub you could try the GRO overseas lists

[ugo]

Thanks Lady Bird,

I hope the Birth certificate will tell me what regt he was in, I am sure it will say solder.

Joan

[t mo]

can you give us all the names of those born abroad and the yrs as well and i,ll have alook for you , also should his surname be aitken or aitkin instead of aikten only if aikten is correct there are no military records at all for that spelling in FindMyPast records bmd,s or service records .
regards
trevor

[ugo]

Trevor,
 
The second son was named Morton James born 1882/1883 not sure where, waiting for details of John Glen Aitken(s) born 1881.

I have just found a 1881 census for Mary Jane Atkins a soldiers wife, in Aldershot , have not found John on the 1881 census. Most of what I have found for John is under the name Aitken, he was a Sailmaker from Aberdeenshire.

Thanks for the help, Joan

[t mo]

can,t find anything concrete for john aitken /aitkin /aitkens in at sea / overseas/ or army deaths , nor a birth for morton either in army /overseas or at sea births .if as you say your waitjng on a birth cert for another child if it has any definate detail come back and we,ll have another look for you .
regards
trevor

[ugo]

Trevor, once again , many thanks Joan

[ugo]

The details of father on certificate ;

John Aitkens Private 7th Dragoon Guards, he died abroad, about 1882-1883.

I will have to go to TNA

[t mo]

john aitkens age 21 1896 station sabathu  page 241  gro army death indices 1881 - 1955  this is the only death record and in fact any record at all for a john aitkens in FindMyPast armed forces records .
if you want to take a risk in getting this cert you can order it in the same way as normal .
really hope this helps
trevor