Hello All,
My 2 x g grandfather William Hanson lived in India and married Christina Francisca Longden in 1856 at Bellary. At the time he was 25 years old and employed as an assistant Overseer of the roads dept. When their first child was born in 1857 he was a private in the 3rd Madras Europeans and there is a Pte William Hanson from that regiment who is on the Indian Mutiny Roll. Then when later children are born in early 1860's his occupation is given as Police Inspector. He moves to Poona by the time my g grandfather James Masson Hanson is born in 1867. The baptismal record is hard to read but it appears to say not employed. From his wife's second marriage details William died in India in 1870. James Masson accompanied his mother to Australia. All the other children had died in India.
I would like to find out about William, where he was born, service record, employment and his latter life. How would I be able to do this? I live in Australia so a visit to the British Library and the Kew records is not an option.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Hellothere
