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Research in Other Countries => Other Countries => Topic started by: Salty on Tuesday 13 April 21 12:11 BST (UK)
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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
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You might find this site useful:
https://www.fibis.org/
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Thank you.
T
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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
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Tree on Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/15987038/person/102041596098/facts
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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.
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Possible marriage of parents JFM1909 Wharfedale
Sydney Gaines
Fanny Morritt
Cathy
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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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marriage of her parents
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJN-CB1
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baptism for Jessie Rosaline Chisholm
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGDV-59W
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Thank you every one, a great deal to take in but thank you very much.
Tom
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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