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A bit strange this.

I am on a work break and started to read threads.I got to this one and Dafforne Road is mentiond connected with a musician.

No time to check it out.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1308797?page=0

The musician was Evelyn Goddard Fenwick who was my godmother and Dafforne Road was where I was born

I am talking about the musician on this thread

Hi all.

I think all aspects of Diane's possible birth abroad were investigated at the beginning of the search, likewise the 1911 census 'cos we all sat with fingers crossed whilst Fans did the search!!

Also, the phrase 'Mrs MacLeod and children' rings several bells so I guess that was looked at also.


You were alert when you spotted that address LK......Evelyn was born at No. 44 Dafforne Road - maybe it was an area which attracted musicians.... :-S


I haven't heard back from the GRO yet but will nudge them soon.



If adoption and deed poll are unlikely, and people can call themselves anything they like etc., then I guess that Evelyn has a few choice names which she would like to call her mother at the moment!!! :-D

I agree with you for once on that Mrs C...I have a few names for her too.. :-D :-D :-D

HMM it was the connection with musicians that made me note it too. Brixton was a fairly well to do area then with quite a few theatres of which the now O2 is one.

http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/

Evelyn, Do you recall the number of the shop on Brixton Road that your uncles coffee shop was on? Or Where abouts it was located?

Wisechilds comment on p81 about location of regiment at time of Diane's birth:-

I have found a story on the Internet about a Lt. Arthur Andrew Spottiswoode of the 1st Seaforth Highlanders 1881-1910 - some time in 1902 they sailed from Egypt to India and were garrisoned at Nasirabad - battles at Nowshera and Matta are mentioned.

Nasirabad is south of Delhi - I don't know how many miles though - and there is a Roman Catholic Church there called St Martin's.

Just thought I'd throw this in for good measure - you never know!

Thanks for that Eileen.
So there could be a grain of truth in the "born in India" story.
All we need now is to find out when & where.
Afraid I´m clueless about military history, but would have thought that there would be some mention somewhere of Robert if he was a major. Especially so close to WW1

The person who wrote the story of Lt. Spottiswoode has listed the sources of his information - could possibly help.

I do know there is lots of info. at Kew and the British Library - I have delved a bit but not had much luck!

There's also the Medal Roll for the Delhi Durbar (1911) on A**** and 1 Bn Seaforths is included but no R Macleod listed as an officer.

He should appear in the Army List of the time if he was an officer. I did have a quick look at Kew some time ago but didn't spot him.

Don't remember anything about an uncle and a coffee shop?? (Lady Kira's post)

And over to Cyn for Church stuff :-D

http://www.ajmerdiocese.org/Parishes.htm.

Seems St Martins was built in 1905?

Can't I do the coffee shop bit instead??? You know I love my coffee shops..... :-)

Ooops....the page cannot be found. Not much of a link Fans......please do better next time....... :-P


Okay, okay....don't shout............I'll see what else I can find........

It got found on my Puter Baggage so why aint it on yours..

Oh yea.....You need a puter thats not from pre-history dont cha???

:-P :-P

Search Bible - Ajmer Diocese
www.ajmerdiocese.org/Parishes.htmCatholics: 221. Address: Catholic Church,. Bhawanikhera,Via Nasirabad, Dist. Ajmer 305401: Priest-in-charge : Fr. John Carvalho. Phone : (01491) 288226 ...

You want me to PHONE him? hahahahahaha

Spoil sport... :-P

I have 'phoned the British Library instead and spoken to a very helpful lady in the:

Asian and Indian Studies Room at the British Library
Tel: 020-7412-7873 (is the direct number to that room)

They have the India Office birth records from 1600-1949 and have a remote search service at a charge of £36 per name, looking over a 5yr. period.

This could be worth doing, bearing in mind the cost of visiting London, and the British Library doesn't have a car park.

On the British Library website "help for researchers", I gather there is more information about the India Office Records.

I had a quick look at the India Office sometime ago but didn't see anything for Diane. The indexes are online now, too.