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Born in India. Where to start? Help.
« on: Friday 04 February 11 10:26 GMT (UK) »
I have a James Smythe married my grandmas sister Mary Cobb in 1888,Sheffield. He is 32 years of age so born about 1856 and surprise, he is a widower.Father James Smythe deceased,a soldier.Then found him 1891 and 1901 in Sheffield. But only says born Calcutta, India.
1891
59, Jenkin Road, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield. RG12 Piece 3836,Folio 82 page 12.
Cannot find any record before his marriage in 1888.
I reckon to be pretty good at U.K. searches but do not really know where to start on this trail.
Can any one help me please.
Thanks,
Josie.
Brown.Allen.Cobb.Bradshaw.Platts.Shaw.Hawcroft.Rollinson.Bowering.Rawlinson.Crayton.Boardman.
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« Reply #1 on: Friday 04 February 11 10:44 GMT (UK) »
I would try Families In British India Society (www.fibis.org)

Click on Fibis database, and do a search there.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Born in India. Where to start? Help.
« Reply #2 on: Friday 04 February 11 10:46 GMT (UK) »
There now are quite a few Indian records now on LDS site:
https://www.familysearch.org/#form=advanced-records
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Born in India. Where to start? Help.
« Reply #3 on: Friday 04 February 11 16:58 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the fibis connection. Great site and possible marriage.
Josie
Brown.Allen.Cobb.Bradshaw.Platts.Shaw.Hawcroft.Rollinson.Bowering.Rawlinson.Crayton.Boardman.
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Re: Born in India. Where to start? Help.
« Reply #4 on: Friday 04 February 11 18:00 GMT (UK) »
There are very many Indian records at The British Library in St. Pancras.
Ayres Brignell Cornwell Harvey Shipp  Stimpson Stubbings (all Cambs) Baumber Baxter Burton Ethards Proctor Stanton (all Lincs) Luffman (all counties)

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 04 February 11 18:04 GMT (UK) »
But not all of us have easy access to London!

E.G. I now live in the Netherlands; formerly Isle of Man; and grew up in the Bristol area.

Therefore I look at any which way of researching online.
FIBIS proved useful to me, so I pass it on when I hear of anyone wanting information re India.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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« Reply #6 on: Friday 04 February 11 18:15 GMT (UK) »
Many of the British Library records are available on line.
Ayres Brignell Cornwell Harvey Shipp  Stimpson Stubbings (all Cambs) Baumber Baxter Burton Ethards Proctor Stanton (all Lincs) Luffman (all counties)
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