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Hi. would anyone know if there are any 'online' records for Ceylon please.

If you find out Lorraine, please tell me!

Annes

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put some details of what you are looking for on this thread - someone may be able to find what you are looking for

Sorry Ann, my request is rather vague. I have just begun researching my husband's family and found close association with Ceylon. Although my husband knew that his mother had been born there, he had no idea about her family at all. From a box of birth certificates we found that Mother's father was a 'tea planter' and that his grandfather was Piers Claughton. first Bishop og Colombo,Ceylon. As such, any 'online' records detailing the history of the area would be of interest.

Hi Lorraine, is this any use?

Piers Calverley Claughton
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Piers Calverley Claughton was born 8 June 1814 and died 11 August 1884. He was a Bishop in the Anglican church.

He was Archdeacon of London and Assistant Bishop of London. Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces, First Bishop of St Helena 1859 - 1867 and Bishop of Colombo 1867 - 1872.

A memorial was placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, London in 1885.


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The Times, 16 December 1885
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Calverley_Claughton"
Categories: Anglican bishops by diocese in India and Asia | Saint Helena

Lorraine

I have a friend in Colombo, if you want more specific help, let me know.

Margaret

PIER LEOPOLD CLAUGHTEN Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 03 NOV 1850 Kidderminster, Worcester, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: THOMAS LOYLE CLAUGHTEN Family
Mother: JULIA SUSANNAH

if you use this link it gives information on how to obtain certs for births in sri Lanka

www.slhclondon.org/copies-of-certificates.htm

there is this one

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Piers C Claughton
Name: Piers C Claughton
Birth Date: abt 1889
Age: 33
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Arrival Date: 13 Jan 1922
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles, Gibraltar, Plymouth
Ship Name: Mantua
Search Ship Database: View the 'Mantua' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 127544


proposed address brantingham kent
travelling with
marjorie wife age 33
children joan age 9
john aged 8
all born ceylon
occupation tea planter ceylon

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Piers Claughton
Name: Piers Claughton
Birth Date: abt 1889
Age: 58
Port of Departure: Singapore
Arrival Date: 15 Apr 1947
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Singapore, Rangoon, Colombo, Bombay and Aden
Ship Name: Queen of Bermuda
Search Ship Database: View the 'Queen of Bermuda' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Furness, Withy & Company Ltd
Official Number: 156189

retired tea planter
proposed address brantingham sidcup kent

with wife majorie
daughter dorothy age 20 student also born ceylon

Many thanks to Margaret, Ann and Lorraine for your kind assistance. The info will be a great help. The family seems quite an interesting one as I have now discovered that Bishop Piers Claughton was the son of Thomas Claughton MP for Lancashire. and that he was married to Maria Legh of Lyme Park - now a National Trust property. Makes my family's history sound quite boring. Once again. a big thank you for your time and for your kindness.

Annes, if you visit www.familytreeforum.com and access 'The Wiki', there are links to Ceylon which may be of help to you.

Lorraine

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........thanks for that info Lorraine

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