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My daughter is trying the help her partner find details of his mothers ancestors (British / Irish) who lived for several generations in India and Burma in the late 1800's through to the mid 1900's.  His mother was actually born in Mandalay Burma in 1933.

Her father was Joseph Patrick Niel b abt 1900 in Burma - a railway engineer and Lt in British Army in WW2.  He died in Burma in 1947 so I assume he survived the notorious Burma Railway.

Trying to find information on the Niel family and also the Faulkner-White family who lived in India and Burma.  Joseph's mother was Margaret Faulkner-White b 1916 Burma - daughter of a Dr Faulkner-White and a native Burmese.  He was a doctor with the British Army in Burma / India around the turn of the Century.  He is believed to have been of Irish origin, however his family may have been in India for a couple of generations.

Any help - links gratefully received.

Regards

Alan

Is anyone able to check the Fishermans Memorial at St Margarets Church, Lowestoft.

I'm trying to establish whether my GGF Peter (Robert) Walker was lost at sea between 1908 and 1916.

No death record has been found on Free BMD or in the Waveney Cemeteries index.

Alan

Looking for my GGF Peter Walker, b apr - jun 1858.

from his marriage certificate, his father's name is given as name John Walker

in 1881 Peter was on board a fishing vessel in Lowestoft


Peter's childrens names included Harold, Sydney, Rhoda, and Hugh none of which figure in his wife's family tree.  Another child Alfred was possibly named after his wife's half brother, but had a middle name HURN, which may possibly be from Peter's mother's side.

Any help gratefully accepted.

Looking for information on the ancestors of James McWilliam, b abt 1825 - 1827 who moved to Scotland probably in the 1840's.  He aarried an Elizabeth McGregor of Hamilton in 1848, and settled in the Girvan area.  He was a farm worker.

Regards

Alan

I'm looking for any further information on a Margaret Fletcher b  = James Stark around 1850 in Houghton Le Spring.

It is believed James Stark originated in Kinghorn Fife, and was a Sailor / Fisherman.

Alan Stark
Leyland, Lancs