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Title: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: Salty on Tuesday 13 April 21 12:11 BST (UK)
Trying to help friends with their tree.

They have a Muriel whose surname they believe was WOODS born on 13th July 1908 in Calcutta to parents believed to be Henry and Jessie WOODS.

Muriel married they believe a Joe GAINES who was in the 10th Hussars in Calcutta probably in the 1930s as they had two daughters Margaret b 1937 and Wendy 1938. Believed in the Eden Hospital, Calcutta.

Sadly Muriel died 13th December 1939 in Calcutta. Joe or J GAINES her husband went on to join the Calcutta Police apparently. They have no other information on him at all.

That is the only information they have so any help would be most appreciated.


TIA
Tom
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: nanny jan on Tuesday 13 April 21 15:04 BST (UK)
You might find this site useful:

https://www.fibis.org/
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: Salty on Tuesday 13 April 21 15:57 BST (UK)
Thank you.
T
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: cath151 on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:10 BST (UK)
Hi
Couple of records here..looks like he possibly remarried.

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.givenName=joe&q.surname=gaines&q.anyPlace=india&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on

Cathy
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:16 BST (UK)
Tree on Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/15987038/person/102041596098/facts
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: osprey on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:17 BST (UK)
the marriage appears to have been in the Registry office in Calcutta 6 June 1936. He was Joseph Morritt Gaines aged 27 Police Officer father Sydney and she was Frances Muriel Elizabeth Wood 27 father Henry.
Joseph remarried in 1940.

You can access an amount of British India Office bmds via FindmyPast.
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: cath151 on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:18 BST (UK)
Possible marriage of parents JFM1909 Wharfedale
Sydney Gaines
Fanny Morritt

Cathy
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: osprey on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:23 BST (UK)
baptism for Frances Muriel Elizabeth father noted as moulder EIR

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGWF-7L6

ignore the bit on FamilySearch about American, it doesn't appear on register.

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Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: osprey on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:29 BST (UK)
marriage of her parents

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJN-CB1
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: osprey on Tuesday 13 April 21 16:33 BST (UK)
baptism for Jessie Rosaline Chisholm

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGDV-59W
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: Salty on Tuesday 13 April 21 17:35 BST (UK)
Thank you every one, a great deal to take in but thank you very much.

Tom
Title: Re: Calcutta, India help please
Post by: Salty on Wednesday 14 April 21 16:34 BST (UK)
Hi Everyone,

I just want you all to know that I have given the information that you all found to my friends and they are over the moon with it and say thank you very much.

Tom