Henry MOttlee working in India- how do I find him?

[Kylie B]

Hi Robyn- I have checked their databases but again no luck. I have even contacted one of the private researchers they list, but she has said unless I have hundreds of pounds to spend, with no real idea of WHEN Henry was in India, it really would be like looking for an expensive needle in a haystack.

David- so this means Mr Cullmer wasnt necessarily fully informed when he advertised for Henry and the inheritance, but would likely have done some reasonable research? and likely took a cut of the money if Henry did manage to claim it?

THanks again for everyone's help- really need to narrow down when Henry could have been in India somehow, or find out if Mr Cullmer would have kept records that still exist somewhere!
KYlie B

[behindthefrogs]

I have seen a couple of family trees produced around that period which I know were done for the family by an "expert".  In both cases they included what I can only describe as "a leap in faith" which with the resources which we have available today can easily shown to be wrong.  However to be fair in both cases I have not been able to determine the correct link.

I would thus suggest that a link to the inheritance was constructed by the expert but did not stand up in a court of law.

One good example to quote is the Buswell family of Clipston in Northamptonshire where there are numerous different pedigrees which claim a link back to the family with the coat of arms and the money but none of which stand up to examination.

David

[Kylie B]

Thanks David
That would explain why all the lead up, and then nothing afterwards...he didnt get the inheritance because there wasnt one!

Right then- back to trying to prove or disprove the time in India as a plague expert then!

Thanks again for giving me a lot more insight into this genealogist and family tree's at that time!
Kylie B