British army East indies/ cape of good hope

[philsearch]

Hi, My wifes Great Grandfather Frederick Summers was born at sea off the coast of Africa in abt 1857. His mother Anna born 1826 in the east indies was on the 1861 census as head of family in Kensington st Mary Abbott. She was down as being the wife of Staff ........? Major K or H Summers. There was also a Madeleine Houlton  mother of Head born east indies in abt 1802. The cape of good hope info comes from Fredericks sister Mary born abt 1859. Any help with further info on Annas father ........... Houlton, presumably an officer in the army or Major Summers would be fantastic. Heres hoping, Phil.

[manmack]

phil,its staff sgt/major,mack

[philsearch]

Hi Mack, Well its a start but where to go from here i dont know. I have posted several messages on different sites but no more info yet. Thanks very much though, best wishes, Phil.

[manmack]

phil,there are cds out with names and other info about the east india coy,i think he was a soldier in the east india coy,mack

[philsearch]

Ok Mack, I will look into the best one or ones to get. I thought he would be easy to find. But as the song about WW1 went    One staff officer jumped right over another staff officers back    Cheers, Phil.