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Title: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: vapcq45 on Friday 10 November 17 07:20 GMT (UK)

Hi, any idea how to trace the marriage or any other info on:

Francis Edward Hunter born Ireland abt 1880 ( or at leastthought to be Irish)
Married an Indian lady - no details
Lived in India, probably Bareilly, Bengal area

All I know is that he was present at his daughters wedding - Pearl Margaret Hunter to Joseph Frank Glover on 23 Aug 1924 in Bareilly, Bengal.

Story is Pearl was half Indian and her father who was from a ‘good’ family disowned her (she was very pregnant at the time of marriage). Pearl and ‘Frank’ Glover returned to UK and lived in Sheffield.

Frances Edward Hunter is the mystery as I can’t find anything on him.

Thank you!

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 10 November 17 08:58 GMT (UK)

Closest I can find is a Francis Edward Hunter born 1875 Lancashire-
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM9D-D98
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3YC-K9N

However, an online tree gives a marriage (and children) in Lancashire  :-\

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: vapcq45 on Friday 10 November 17 09:58 GMT (UK)

Hi there. Thanks, however I don’t think it is the Freckleton Hunters. I think Francis lived in India and married an Indian lady.

Does anyone know where I might find records of Anglo/Indian weddings?

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: dawnsh on Friday 10 November 17 11:01 GMT (UK)

As good as the British India Collection deposited at the British LIbrary and available on FindMyPast is, it is not complete by their own reckoning so they may have married in a church or chapel and the records have been lost. Or the records were never deposited and are still in India.

(I noticed the daughter married in a Methodist chapel)

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: vapcq45 on Friday 10 November 17 12:29 GMT (UK)

Thanks Dawnsh -  I didn't realise it was a Methodist chapel so will follow that lead for father's marriage.

I'd also like to find out his wife's name and his occupation but not sure where to look as searched on main sites like FindMyPast and Ancestry to no avail.

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: vapcq45 on Friday 10 November 17 12:38 GMT (UK)

PS Dawnsh - where did you find out it was a Methodist chapel as it doesn't say on the record I have?

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: dawnsh on Friday 10 November 17 12:43 GMT (UK)

you have to look at the image and see on there were the marriage was solumnized.

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: Kevin glover on Sunday 10 June 18 23:54 BST (UK)

Hi Val,

My name is Kevin Glover, I am the Grandson of Frank Glover. My father was Gordon Glover whose Mother was Pearl   (née Hunter). I have a bits of info from this side of the family if you are interested?

Regards

Kevin Gordon Glover

Title: Re: Searching Anglo Indian marriage late 1800’s
Post by: dawnsh on Monday 11 June 18 14:21 BST (UK)

Hi Kevin

Welcome to Rootschat  ;D

I'm sure vapcq45 will have received an email notification that you have posted and hopefully return soon.

Dawn