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'British Indian Subject' help

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Nov 2006 22:07

The marriage cert will tell you her father's name and occupation, which should help you to unravel this............. Reg

Richard

Richard Report 18 Nov 2006 20:44

Hi Jacqueline. I only found out about my gtx3 grandmother too. The 1901 census lists her as 'Naturalised British Indian Subject' and says that she was born in Benares. I don't know anyone else from this branch of the family. I found a very old messageboard posting from 1999, written by a relative of the Indian woman's husband, William Lacey. The message stated that Margaret Amelia was indeed of Indian blood. I think the India Office in London holds many records from the Raj, especially. And I know that many Indians were baptised into a Christian faith and changed their names accordingly. What I really need is for a member of the Lacey family to appear with a photo of her and my gt-x3 grandfather!!! It's a very exciting development for me. My gran was fostered and only knew her mother's maiden name. From that I've managed to trace a line of Lacey's back to the end of the 18th century, but the Indian wife is a huge surprise. Best of luck in your search! Rich

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 18 Nov 2006 16:09

Maybe her father was in the army and she was born while her parents were in India. Kath. x

Richard

Richard Report 18 Nov 2006 16:04

Does anyone know what the term 'Naturalised British Indian Subject' would mean? My gt-gt-gt-grandmother has this term next to her name on the 1901 census. She was born in Benares, Bengal Province in 1848 and married my British-born 3xgrandfather there. Her name is listed as Margaret, which doesn't sound very Indian to me. Could she have been Indian? Or was she British-born?