Ship Repulse

[hamali]

Thanks for that it is so very annoying. Its a wonder a woman being aboard pregnant and giving birth on the ship in those time its a wonder he survived.

Thanks Alison

[williamscdr]

You are welcome .... I can't open this due to my firewall; is it useful?

David

Full text of "The early history of Freemasonry in Bengal and the ...The Freemason's Quarterly Review for 1839 contains- some remarkable articles for a ...... (0 To Captain Henry Pryce, R. M., Commander of the Ship Repulse, ...
www.archive.org/stream/.../earlyhistoryoffr00firmuoft_djvu.txt -

[williamscdr]

Aha...... this looks good to me 

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/FullDisplay.aspx?RecordId=014-000120247

Name: Henry George HAMILTON
Event type: Birth
Date: 31 Dec
Year: 1838
Location: St. James' Calcutta
Parents: William, groom & valet, Hampton Court, London; Caroline
Notes: at sea

Event type: Baptism
Date: 30 Jun
Year: 1839
Location: St. James' Calcutta
Parents: William, groom & valet, Hampton Court, London; Caroline
Notes: at sea
Transcribed by: British LibraryIndia Office Records

Reference:
N/1/53 f.137   Presidency: Bengal

What do you think?

David

[hamali]

Hi David

How funny is that I was just on the same sight and Im thinking it them do you know how to go about to get williams date of birth at all it must be them. As that is the only Henry George there what a find a have big smile on my face

Aha...... this looks good to me 

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/FullDisplay.aspx?RecordId=014-000120247

Name: Henry George HAMILTON
Event type: Birth
Date: 31 Dec
Year: 1838
Location: St. James' Calcutta
Parents: William, groom & valet, Hampton Court, London; Caroline
Notes: at sea

Event type: Baptism
Date: 30 Jun
Year: 1839
Location: St. James' Calcutta
Parents: William, groom & valet, Hampton Court, London; Caroline
Notes: at sea
Transcribed by: British LibraryIndia Office Records

Reference:
N/1/53 f.137   Presidency: Bengal

What do you think?

David

[williamscdr]

Alison

The date of birth is there on the site ..... 31 Dec 1838.

What we need now is for someone to try and spot William and Croline on later census' back in the UK.

Reagrds

David

[hamali]

Hi again,

Yes I am just looking at that. But all that form gives me is at hampton court doesnt say where william was born or caroline or date of birth shame that is, at least I got this far.

So happy thanks for all your help once again

Alison

The date of birth is there on the site ..... 31 Dec 1838.

What we need now is for someone to try and spot William and Croline on later census' back in the UK.

Reagrds

David

[charlotteCH]

David, that is great info that you have dug out for alison... well done

charlotte

[hamali]

Hi I found a William Hamilton formerly of Calcutta and he was bankrupt in 1829 in Camberwell London.

How do I find records of this

Alison

[williamscdr]

Hi Alison

You could try the Times Digital Archive:

http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/

Regards

David