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Extended Family in India
« on: Sunday 01 March 09 13:53 GMT (UK) »
Dear all,

Have been trying to find a number of answers to two branches of family and unfortunately cannot find anything out via Fibis and other weblinks previously suggested.

1. Looking for 3 persons who were understood to be in the Army in India and may even have died there. These are: Sydney Anstis b 1872, Robert Anstis b 1877 and Reginald Anstis b 1887.

2. Another branch of family settled in Darjeeling to work on tea plantations by the name of Sarah (ex Anstis) and Henry or Harry Dominey and I can find no further information in respect to these people.

Given the nature of the held records is it likely that a visit to the NA is the only real solution to find out further information? Thanks in advance for any advice received.

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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 26 March 09 07:38 GMT (UK) »
Found this one in Find My Past Shipping Records 1890-1960 or do you already have.

           Mr G.H DOMING  Planter
           Mrs DOMING                 no age for either.
           Ship, Sicilia departed London 25th October 1913, they disembarked at Bombay

Theres is one.    LESLEY ALFRED ANSTIS age 26 Tea Broker
                         Lon to Calcutta on Nevasa 16th Jan 1920.
plus earlier same guy,
                          L.A ANSTIS age 20 tea taster.
                          Lon to Calcutta 10th May 1913.on Nagoya.

nothing on Sydney,Robert,or Reginald.
Brionne.

Modified sorry I had mis spelt name is actually DOMING after rechecking Find My Past.
   
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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 26 March 09 19:38 GMT (UK) »
Brionne,

Many thanks for the email but since my original email I have managed to find out some further information regarding:

1. For one branch of the family who we understood may have been in the Army in India and may even have died there.

These are revised to:

a) Harold WJ (?) Anstis b 1871 and Robert Anstis b 1877 - disappear after 1891 census (possibly in India?)

c) Reginald Anstis b 1887 - disappears after 1901 census

2. We now understand that the surname of Sarah (ex Anstis) and Henry or Harry was DOMING (not Dominey). So the information you found was based upon my poor information, sorry :-[! We also found that they had (at least) the following children:

a) Harry Doming b 1876 d ?

b) Willie Doming b 1879 in Kurseong India d ?

c) Charlie Lionel Doming b 1881 in Kurseong India d ?

d) Jane Doming b 1884 in ? India d in NZ ?

e) Netta Doming b? in ? d ?

3. It would be really great if someone can  find some further information on all the above as we have hit a brick wall.

4. Many thanks for your assistance to date.


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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 March 09 20:36 GMT (UK) »
Please see correction in my post name mispelt by mistake,

should be DOMING

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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 26 March 09 21:01 GMT (UK) »
Brionne,

Thanks, it could be them on a return trip to India but looking at childrens birthdates they must have been in India pre 1876 as a number were born there.

Pete

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 27 March 09 14:06 GMT (UK) »
The I.G.I has this several DOMING in West Bengal.In case you dont have this.

           JANE DOMING baptised 24 June 1883 India Office Ecclesiastical Returns Bengal
                                                                     Presidency India.
                                                                     Parents Harry and Sarah Ann Doming.

           GEORGE FREDERICK DOMING bap 18 March 1882 Kurseong West Bengal.

           WILLIAM ERASMUS DOMING bap 20 Oct 1878 Ecclesiastical Returns -Bengal
                                                                    Presidency.
           SARAH GEORGINA DOMING bap 23 Nov 1879 as above.

           JOHN HENRY DOMING birth 15 July 1889 Kurseong
                                                                 Bap 15 Sept 1889 West Bengal India.

           All children of HARRY and SARAH ANN DOMING


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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 29 March 09 20:17 BST (UK) »
Brionne,

Many thanks for your help to date. Two Q's if I may:

a) what is IGI, can this be accessed?

b) Can you please suggest where I can find any further info. on where the family lived, who they worked for, are buried, still in India? etc

Pete

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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #7 on: Monday 30 March 09 08:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Again,

           I.G.I is FAMILY SEARCH being the mammoth site of the Latter Day Saints Church
at Salt Lake Utah. World wide Births Marriages and Deaths info,invaluable in tracing Family
members,ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES NOT ALWAYS CORRECT,need to double check with another source.

Berlin Bob has put on very many links for tracing in India,click on OTHER COUNTRIES RESOURCES Theres masses of info on just about everything do with the British in India.

BRITISH INDIA RECORDS are held at the,BRITISH LIBRARY ORIENTAL and INDIA OFFICE
                                                             COLLECTION,
                                                             96,EUSTON RD, LONDON NW1 2DB.
Web site, FamilyRecords.gov.uk.
 
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Re: Extended Family in India
« Reply #8 on: Monday 30 March 09 19:38 BST (UK) »
Brionne,

1. Many thanks. Most of the links suggested have proved fruitless I am afraid so a trip to the India Office maybe the only answer!

2. Thanks again for the info to-date.

Pete