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Births and deaths of Anglo-Indian in-laws

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Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Jan 2014 23:30

Well, of the two candidates for Edith Winifred Yates, I think Edith Winifred Mabel has already been successfully ruled out, but her birth date is also out with the 1886 birth in your new found source.

Births Dec 1884 Yates Edith Winifred M Hendon 3a 156

The baptism I posted for Winifred Edith was 1887, as was her birthdate.

Did the marriage have a father for Edith Winifred? Would be so nice if it were Henry...

Nor sure where to start checking out the rest. Roach could be Ireland, Scotland as well as India and England. :-(

Good progress if you can confirm it though. ;-)

EDIT: 1872 was given as JAR's year of birth in his death record posted by +++DetEcTive+++ on page 1 of this thread. Information on the death reg is only as good as the knowledge of the informant. They might easily have got the birthday right, but the year wrong.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Jan 2014 23:38

???????????????????

Name: Hannah Roach<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 28 Jan 1868
Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Gender:
Race: W
Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: John Roach<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland<<<<<<<<<<<
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth White<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:

also:

Name: Ellen Roach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 May 1872
Event Place: Weymouth, , Massachusetts, United States
Gender:
Race:
Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth White
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Reference ID: p 388
GS Film number: 1428075
Digital Folder Number: 4341190
Image Number: 973

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Jan 2014 23:40

Marriage?????

1854 not 1834 as you said, 1854 makes more sense, suspect 1834 was a typo

NOTE Both parents are said to be born in Ireland, as were the Elizabeth White and John Roach who were parents of Hannah Roach baptised in Massachusetts as posted above.

"India, Marriages, 1792-1948 "
Name: John Roach<<<<<<<<<<<
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth White<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 28 Jun 1854
Event Place: Secunderabad, Madras, India
Father's Name: John Roach<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: William White<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00059-5
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 463297
Reference ID:

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Jan 2014 23:43

Name: Elizabeth Roach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 15 May 1870
Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
Gender:
Race:
Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth White
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Reference ID: 357
GS Film number: 1428073
Digital Folder Number: 4383924
Image Number: 722

I have no idea if the couple breeding in Massachusetts are the same as your William Roach and Elizabeth White.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Jan 2014 23:53

These are almost certainly the same couple under a variant spelling in Massachusetts:

Ellen Roach's baptism clashes with an 1872 birth for John Anthony??? Unless he was born 1873 and the death record got it wrong.

With the exceptin of the Ellen/John potential clash, all the other births take place after the India wedding and before the birth of John Anthony

Name: William Roche
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 14 Apr 1864
Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Gender:
Race:
Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: John Roche
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth White
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Reference ID: v 169 p 323
GS Film number: 1428036
Digital Folder Number: 4341184
Image Number: 397

EDIT: Could he have been named after William White, Elizabeth's father on the 1854 India wedding?

ARGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I spoke too soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Name: Catherine Roch
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Nov 1876
Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Gender:
Race:
Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: John Roch
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth White
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Reference ID: p 293
GS Film number: 1428168
Digital Folder Number: 4341192
Image Number: 922
Sources

BUT, do we know if JAR's birth was actually in India? I still can't find it ANYWHERE :-(

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Jan 2014 23:56

Name: Mary Roche
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 06 Jan 1862
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Roche<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eliza White<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01081-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1954512
Reference ID:

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 28 Jan 2014 00:04

Problem is, if the information you found was submitted from someone's tree, you don't know how much of it was accurate, and how much was supposition.

I still can't actually tie JAR to John Roach and Elizabeth White who married in 1854 in India, as we still have no record of his birth. They may well be spot on, but as yet we cannot confirm it.

EDIT: In the 1861 Army list there is more than one John Roach currently serving in India, and others serving elsewhere, so it seems to have been quite a common name.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 28 Jan 2014 00:31

????????????

Name: Jessy ROACH
Event type: Birth
Date: 28 Oct
Year: 1861
Location:
Parents: John, Drm., 6th Madras N.I.; Elizabeth<<<<<<<<<<
Notes:
Event type: Baptism
Date: 10 Nov
Year: 1861
Location:
Parents: John, Drm., 6th Madras N.I.; Elizabeth<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Notes:
Transcribed by: British Library
India Office Records Reference:
N/2/42 f.298
Source name:
Source year:
Source edition:
Presidency: Madras

Edit N I seems to stand for 'Native Infantry'

Again, probably a red herring as both parents' names are quite common

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:10

I have no idea if Winifred Edith Yates whose baptism I posted earlier is the Edith aka Edith Winifred who was married to JAR (if I was named Winifred Edith, I'd prefer to switch the names and be known as Edith).

Anyway, I'm posting that baptism again, followed by possible parents. all from trusty familysearch.org

Name: Winifred Edith Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 28 Sep 1887
Christening Place: Girgaum, Bombay, India
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1887
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C58000-5
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 523861
Reference ID: v 61 p 207

Marriage of parents?

Name: Henry Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Birth Date: 1852
Birthplace:
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Grace D'Silva<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Birth Date: 1858
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 16
Event Date: 05 Oct 1874
Event Place: Madras, Madras, India
Father's Name: Joseph Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: William D'Silva<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00107-6
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521863
Reference ID:

If she married in 1903 as you say - I can't corroborate that yet, she would have been 16 more or less, so quite feasible, especially in India. Grace D'Silva was also only about 16 when she married.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:12

Following that possible line, sibs for Winifred Edith....

Name: Bertram Nathaniel Yates
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 29 Jan 1896
Christening Place: Madras, Madras, India
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1895
Birthplace: Madras, India
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00070-8
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 527457
Reference ID:

Name: Lionel Frederick Hector Yates
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 01 Oct 1884
Christening Place: Vepery, Madras, India
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1884
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C75025-2
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521872
Reference ID: v 65 p 298

Name: Albert Henry Yates
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 14 Aug 1875
Christening Place: Madras, Madras, India
Birth Date: 07 Jul 1874
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00070-0
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521863
Reference ID:

Born before the wedding?

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:14

More sibs?

Name: Elizabeth Georgiana Grace Yates
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 26 Jul 1876
Christening Place: Madras, Madras, India
Birth Date: 08 Jul 1876
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00070-1
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521864
Reference ID: v 57 p 208

Name: George William Yates
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 25 May 1881
Christening Place: Vepery, Madras, India
Birth Date: 04 Jan 1879
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00070-6
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521869
Reference ID:

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:16

Name: Florence Violet Yates
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 26 May 1881
Christening Place: Vepery, Madras, India
Birth Date: 03 Apr 1881
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00070-6
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521869
Reference ID:

Name: Elizabeth Violet Yates
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 09 Oct 1899
Christening Place: Madras, Madras, India
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1898
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00071-2
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 527461
Reference ID:

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:20

??????

All very speculative


Name: Grace D'Silva<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 01 Jan 1865
Christening Place: Bellary, Madras, India
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1858<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William D'Silva<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00069-0
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521853
Reference ID: v 46 p 60

familysearch.org has several other offspring for William and Elizabeth Da Silva

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:26

OOOOh - look what William D'Silva/D'Sylva's wife Elizabeth's likely maiden name was....

Name: William D'Sylva<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Birth Date: 1824
Birthplace:
Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Birth Date: 1833
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 16
Event Date: 29 Jun 1849
Event Place: Cuttack, Bengal, India
Father's Name: John Peter D'Sylva<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75005-5
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 498987
Reference ID:

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:30

What we really need is confirmation of that 1903 Yates-Roach wedding, and names of both fathers would be very useful.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 Jan 2014 20:32

???????????????

EDIT, Just realised this John Peter D'Sylva can't possiblybe William's father, as he's two years younger than him...! Duh...

Name: John Peter D'Sylva<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Birth Date: 1826
Birthplace:
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Maria Hart<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Birth Date: 1830
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 18
Event Date: 06 Mar 1848
Event Place: Madras, Madras, India
Father's Name: Thomas D'Sylva<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Cornelius Hart<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00058-8
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521846
Reference ID:


I just wish we could confirm whether or not Winifred Edith Yates was the Edith Winifred [possibly Yates depending on reliability of your source ] married to JAR.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 30 Jan 2014 00:54

Census 1864 in Massachusetts for age of John Roach and Elizabeth White:

"Massachusetts, State Census, 1865"
Name: John Roche
Age (Expanded): 31 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Family Number: 85
Line Number: 32
GS Film number: 0954576
Digital Folder Number: 4287716
Image Number: 00269

Household Gender Age Birthplace
John Roche M 31y Ireland
Elizabeth Roche F 28y Ireland
Mary Roche F 3y Massachusetts
William Roche M 1y Massachusetts

Death of a possible child for the couple - to place their possible transit from India to USA if the same couple. Did they later reuse the deceased child's name for John Anthony Roach?:

Name: John Roach
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 13 May 1856
Death Place:
Age: 1
Birth Date: 1855<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00795-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 593721
Reference ID: 1447

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 30 Jan 2014 01:07

A John Roach and Elizabeth also have these children in India. No maiden name given for Elizabeth. John Roach a common name in the army, and Elizabeth laso a common name:

Name: Nelly Grace Roach
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 02 Feb 1877
Burial Place: Pursewaukum, Madras, India
Death Date: 01 Feb 1877
Death Place:
Age: 0
Birth Date: 1877
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00203-5
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521865
Reference ID:

Name: John Roach
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 14 Jan 1869
Christening Place: Kurnool, Madras, India
Birth Date: 09 Jan 1869
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00069-4
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521857
Reference ID: v 50 p 9

NB No middle name Anthony .

Name: Joseph Roach
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 24 Feb 1873
Christening Place: Cuddapah, Madras, India
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00069-8
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521861
Reference ID: v 54 p 44

Name: Josephine Jane Roach
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 13 Oct 1878
Christening Place: Madras, Madras, India
Birth Date: 28 May 1878
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Roach
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00070-3
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 521866
Reference ID: v 59 p 320

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 31 Jan 2014 15:32

Finally, the 1903 marriage:

Bride's Forename:Edith Winifred <<<<<<<<<<<
Bride's Surname:Yates <<<<<<<
Bride's Age:16
Groom's Forename:John <<<<<<<<<<<
Groom's Surname:Roach<<<<<<<<<<
Groom's Age:29
Year Of Marriage:1903
Date Of Marriage:28 Jan 1903
Place:Secunderabad
Presidency:Madras
Bride's Father's Forename:Henry <<<<<<<<<<
Bride's Father's Surname:Yates<<<<<<<<<<<
Groom's Father's Forename:John <<<<<<<<<<
Groom's Father's Surname:Roach <<<<<<<<<
Archive Reference:N/2/6
Folio No.:72
Catalogue Description:Madras ecclesiastical records, omissions and corrections, 1777-1884, :
Entry No.:-
Record set:British India Office marriages
Category:Birth, marriage, death & parish records
Record collection:Marriages & divorces

On the image of the marriage register Edith's father is HENRY Yates. No occupation given. Groom's father John Roach is deceased. Groom is a Guard on H H N G S Ry ( I might have got initials wrong)

and the bride's age tallies with the baptism with reversed forenames I posted previously on this thread, as does her father's name.

Name: Winifred Edith Yates<<<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 28 Sep 1887
Christening Place: Girgaum, Bombay, India
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1887
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Yates<<<<<<<<<<
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Grace
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C58000-5
System Origin: India-EASy
GS Film number: 523861
Reference ID: v 61 p 207

On a new version of the record, Henry is a compositor.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 31 Jan 2014 15:42

Unfortunately, not very informative!!!!!!!!!!!!!


First Name:Edward Saxton
Last Name:Tully
Date Of Baptism:1924
Date Of Birth:1924
Father's First Name:-
Mother's First Name:-
Place:Secunderabad
Presidency:Madras
Father's Last Name:Tully <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Last Name:-
Archive Reference:N/2/135
Folio:98
Page:-
Catalogue Description:Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set:British India Office births & baptisms
Category:Birth, marriage, death & parish records
Record collection:Births & baptisms