William Oliver Hathaway Glenday gave his father's name as John on both of his marriages in Calcutta. William worked as some sort of orderly at the hospital in Fort William which is above Calcutta. He died in 1900 and his occupation was listed as apothecary.
Dette,
Did the marriages or death state the occupation of father on either? or mother's name?
The middle names for William have me wondering to be honest.
From my point of view they don't match up with possible scottish surnames but it's only my thought for now.
John (if he was father) had quite a stance/status in the Army which I would have thought would have been recorded. I may be wrong but I'm sure someone with better knowledge will correct me on that?
Middle names such as yours, Oliver & Hathaway (to me) would be significant surnames of g/parents (female) 'usually'?
Have you looked for marriages with Glenday/Oliver or Glenday/Hathaway?
As I said, I may be wrong but it's what I've come across before although not always the case as people are also given middle names of others significant in their parents lives.
Annie