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Andrew is correct about his occupation being tied to an Anglo-Indian. The fact that he was from the Lower Orphan School basically confirms that he was Anglo-India as that it was the Upper and Lower Orphan Schools were for. The Upper was for officers’ children with Anglo-Indian mothers and the Lower was for other men in the army who had Anglo-Indian children.
As that was the case, it is more likely than not that Maria was Anglo-Indian too.
You need to go to the source documents but for those two it is almost a lay down misere.
Rosemarie Ryan
Dear Catherine
There was a Sarah Bartley married to a Samuel Brown in 1808 in Bengal. There are deaths for 2-3 Browns without first names prior to 1813. This Sarah would be a widow in 1813. You said that you had the birth showing that Sarah was a widow.
You really need to see Sarah’s first marriage and how she was described. The fail safe way to tell if Sarah, or her husband, was Anglo Indian is by a DNA test. Otherwise it is very difficult as many of the poor young women had their surnames left off the register when they married and also assumed English first names. In other words, they are difficult or impossible to track down. It means searching forever, in some cases, or having a DNA test which will show you definitely that one, or more, of your relatives was or was not Indian.
I hope that helps. Sometimes the celebrant would put “native woman” but it depends on where she was married and when
Rosemarie Ryan
Dear Alan I hope that your message was for me. I was asking about John Vickers who died in 1799 and John Miller who married Margaret Vickers in 1817. If the Heritage Tree wld help I wld appreciate the email address. With thanks Rosemarie
Rosemarie Ryan
Yes I am interested.
Vickers, John Lieut (Invalids) died 1799 Calcutta. Trying to track him back. Partner: Johannah Rozannah Saveenah at date of death four children to Kidderpore (Upper Orphan School); previously married with other children
Miller, John W (Weems, Wemyss & variations) married 1817 Margaret Vickers of Upper Orphan School Kidderpore. Also trying to track him back.
Rosemarie Ryan
