research in Mauritius

[gloucester girl]

Can someone please give me some ideas how best to tackle this .  Not enough info on the various web sites, might need someone on the ground.   Henry Ritter , born in Harburg, around 1780 and worked for Thomas Dobree senior  in Nantes travelling to China and India in early 1800's. Then was waylaid Nd spent rest of his life in Mauritius.  My gt gt grandfather  was Henry Theodore Simon, he was born 1811 in Britanny, became a sea captain in mid late 30's. He referred to Henry Ritter as his Uncle......... I would love to find out more about HTS. and where he died, we believe it was at sea,  and sometime around 1854-1860.  Thank for any help

[ShaunJ]

I don't know what you have already.

There's a marriage of George Henry William Ritter in Mauritius in 1828. This transcription give his parents names http://www.cgmrgenealogie.org/actes/acte_mari.php?xid=4931&xct=6630

Two death records which may be the same person with a mistranscribed year
18/9/1860 aged 76. He was a government translator http://www.cgmrgenealogie.org/actes/acte_deces.php?xid=78667&xct=6630
17/9/1868 born 1785 http://www.cgmrgenealogie.org/actes/acte_deces.php?xid=31080&xct=6630

[Archivos]

You could try contacting the National Archives of Mauritius, and see if they have any advice or ideas about what might be available for research.  Their website is at http://nationalarchives.govmu.org/NationalArchivesServices/index.do