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what was going on in india around 1875ish?

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moe

moe Report 2 May 2005 12:07

Thanks for asking that question deborah, my rellies were all born in India and iv'e been meaning to check for wars and such my gg/father was in the 20th reg, have to look and see what this was there for. ...MOE!

Unknown

Unknown Report 2 May 2005 11:38

Kate - I met the people from that site on Saturday at the FH in London - they are amazing - so enthusiastic and helpful

Kate

Kate Report 2 May 2005 11:36

Deborah - Don't know whether this will be any help, but have a look at http://www.fibis.org/index.htm Kate.

DEBORAH

DEBORAH Report 2 May 2005 09:44

many thanks for your help, im looking now, he was in chatham barracks on1871 so looks like the army . deb

Unknown

Unknown Report 2 May 2005 09:06

Yes in all likelihood the father was in the army or working in the civil administration of India, or for a commercial company. If you can find him in the census before and after the India births, what was his occupation - that might give you a clue. nell

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 2 May 2005 08:52

Hi, If you google India and 1875 you will get a lot of hits. There were a lot of British commercial companies around plus the army trying to keep down the locals. Gwynne

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

DEBORAH

DEBORAH Report 2 May 2005 08:47

can anyone help....im researching my family and the whole family come from northamptonshire and 5 of the children, the father and mother were born in northamptonshire but 2 of the children were born in india one in 1875 and one in 1877 ....can anyone tell me why they think they were ??? thanks