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Please can anyone advise me where to start looking for a birth in India c1890. I have no idea what area this would have been and only have few details. Robert Edwin Seymour (known as Edwin/Eddie) born to Robert Seymour and Margaret Byrne both Irish born. Is it likely Robert senior was in the army? I know the family were back in Ireland 1908. I have his death in Ireland in 1954 and know who he married but not when.
Any tips appreciated, thank you.

Hi brummiejan,
so far as I can tell the only Robert Seymour on 1911 census is not the right one as birthplace is given as Armagh. Have looked for Edwin on same census and got no results.

I deleted as I didn't want others to think you had already been helped!

Found them 1911 but no use:

Residents of a house 11 in St. Joseph's Parade (Inn's Quay, Dublin)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Seymour Robert 43 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Antrim Watchman Read and write - Married - 23 6 6
Seymour Margaret 42 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Kildare - Read and write - Married - 23 6 6
Seymour Robert E 16 Male Son Presbyterian India Office Boy Read and write - Single - - - -
Seymour Percy J 15 Male Son Presbyterian India Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Seymour William T 13 Male Son Presbyterian India Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Seymour Ellen M 8 Female Daughter Presbyterian India Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Seymour Eric J B 6 Male Son Presbyterian India Scholar Cannot read - Single - - - -

Thank you for trying. I am grateful.

Have you tried India office in London.Com

Thanks lynnette, will try that.

Name: Eric John Byrne Seymore
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 16 Dec 1904
Baptism/Christening Place: Kirkee, Bombay, India
Birth Date: 01 Dec 1904
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Robert Seymore
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Margaret
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00228-1
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 462970
Reference Number:
Collection: India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947

Name: Ellen Mary Seymour
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 07 Dec 1902
Baptism/Christening Place: Kirkee, Bombay, India
Birth Date: 03 Dec 1902
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Robert Seymour
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Margaret
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00227-9
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 523889
Reference Number:
Collection: India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947

Name: William Thomas Seymour
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 17 Dec 1897
Baptism/Christening Place: Kirkee, Bombay, India
Birth Date: 02 Dec 1897
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Robert Seymour
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Margaret
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C99916-5
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 523879
Reference Number:
Collection: India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947

safc,
thank you so much. Maybe I should concentrate on Bombay area now.


lynnette, had a look on that site but no joy.

Cath

hi
Catherine2010

here the site i found them on
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

safc,
great stuff, thanks for all your help.

Cath

Catherine2010

try here?

http://www.new.fibis.org/

Have tried above site with no success and also googled Kirkee Birth records but not found anything for Robert Edwin Seymour. I am assuming his father was in the army and stationed in Bombay as all children were born there and I even looked through Royal Dublin Fusiliers records as I know they were a regiment stationed in Kirkee and the family upon returning to Ireland lived in Dublin, clutching at straws really. Any ideas on
where else to look would be welcomed.
Thank you,

Cath

There are some Army records for him on Ancestry. Haven't looked at them all but the date of his marraige is given as Jan 1888 in Dublin.

You could try FindMyPast for the 1890 birth - Army births.

annielaurie,
thank you will check FindMy Past out now.

A big thank you to everyone who has helped me with this.
Robert Edwin was born 1894 in India, I found him on FMP on the GRO army birth indices (1881-1965).