Genealogy Chat

Morning all I have just found on the 1891 census RG12/4193 57 page 1 half way down, Heritage Family, anyone out there with knowlege of that part of the world know why an Engine work labourer from Charing Kent married to someone from Newcastle on Tyne would have his children born in Madras India unless I need glasses LOL Thanks Marie

Perhaps he was serving in the Army ?? regards , Joyce

I seem to remember posting these details.......lol! Or there is another family with extremely similar info I checked the image at the time, and the birthplaces are very clear. The eldest was born in Rangoon, Burma. Obviously, either the man's employment took him abroad, or he had been a serving member of HM Forces and had been posted abroad. A lot of English people were involved in the construction and maintenance of the railways in places like India and Burma............. You should be able to find the births on the overseas section of findmypast........the certs will no doubt clarify the situation. Reg

There are two children born Madras India and another born Rangoon Burma. Forces? Working abroad on major engineering projects? Have you located them in the 1881 census? Was he a soldier then?

Thanks all I will go and have a look on your suggestions, I had not checked outside of Kent for my Heritages and was doing a born in Kent check and Arthur turned up , he's one of my Charing Branch. Thanks very much for suggestions. I don't think it was me Reg but memeory not too good, love to know if there is another Heritage out there searching Kent area LOL Marie in lovely sunny Kent (so far)

I was startled to find in my own tree, a humble mill worker, with six children, four of whom had been born in Prussia. Further investigation showed that a team of workers from the mill had been sent to Prussia to oversee the setting up of a woollen mill in Prussia, and presumably training the local workforce in the use of the machinery. Remember that in Victorian times, England was the leading nation in the world for innovative engineering and technology, and I am sure that many British railway workers went all over the world, to 'show them how to do it'. OC

Find a marriage and you may find she was a widow and they are his stepchildren.

Marie If I can find the other family, I'll let you know..........but with the boards in the mess they are at present, I can't promise. Reg

Might this be Arthur in 1881? Name: Arthur J. Heritage Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Relation: Servant Gender: Male Where born: Charing, Kent, England Civil parish: Kingsnorth County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: Finn Farm Cottage Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Farm Servant Registration district: West Ashford Sub-registration district: Ashford ED, institution, or vessel: 15 By 1901, the family were living in Gateshead.....where Arthur was a 'Hand Driller' Reg

Thanks all I have had a rummage on my past and found in the regimental births Philip A, Madras 1883 R.A. vol 1489 , William J Peshawar 1870 (prob not mine) So it looks like the army OC my mum came from E Germany (Prussian part) and I have only dipped my toes into that mine field I think I'll save that till I have finished LOL my dads side. Sadly neither here to help. thank you all again amazing where we end up sometimes. Marie still sunny Kent