Strange Baptisms

[Shona]

Originally Posted by Kit

This from rootsweb however, that Shona posted, makes me think my man only served in India. Do you agree?

RAWSTORNE,Lawrence (1750/51-1805).Lieut.
Colonel,4th N.I. b.1750/51.Cadet 1778.
Arrived in India 2 Oct.1778.Ensign Oct.1778.
Lieut 20 Nov.1778.Capt.1 June 1796.Major
10 Aug. 1801. Lt. Col. 30 June 1804.
d.Aligarh 16 Oct.1805.

Here's a wee bit about Aligarh from Wikipedia.

Battle of Aligarh (1803)

The Battle of Aligarh was fought on 1 September 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) at Aligarh Fort.

The British 76th Regiment, now known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment besieged the fort, which was under the control of the French officer Perron, and established British rule. General Lord Gerard Lake oversaw the Battle of Ally Ghur.

In 1804, the Aligarh district was formed by the union of the second, third and fourth British divisions with the addition of Anupshahr from Muradabad and Sikandra Rao from Etawa.

On 1 August 1804, Claude Russell was appointed the first Collector of the new district.

[Shona]

Google book snippet:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W...storne&f=false

It's from 1802 and has a Captain Law Rawstorne as an Aide de Camp to a General Rawstorne.

[Shona]

Originally Posted by Merry

Lawrence died 16th Oct 1806 Upper Provinces according to army records on Google Book Search (some records show the same date, but in 1805.)

His death was 16 Oct 1805 and it was reported in the 1806 Asiatic Annual Register. It also notes that he was a Lieut Col of the Bengal native infantry.

As noted earlier (Merry, think it was you), he died intestate. FMP's India collection (recorded as Rawstarne) have some details of the paperwork. The accounts were filed in 1809.

[Kit]

I just compared the rootweb information with the book Merry posted above. Those 2 people are one and the same.

Not saying there isn't more than one Lieut Col Lawrence Rawstorne, just the 2 sets of details we have for an army career are for the same person.

[Kit]

Just putting this here my Thomas was alive in Sep 1828 when his eldest daughter Eliza married. He signed the marriage register.

[Shona]

From an earlier post:

4 May 1833 at Mozufferpore, in Tirhoot, Mr H G Hampton to Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Mr T Rawstone.

[Kit]

The death you found must be right Shona. He only had a short window to die in - Sep 1828 - May 1833. 1830, fits right in.

[Shona]

Originally Posted by Kit

The death you found must be right Shona. He only had a short window to die in - Sep 1828 - May 1833. 1830, fits right in.

Just been looking at the Nov 1842 marriage of William George Rawstorne, 26, to Ann Burgess, 15, at Muzaffapore. His occupation is '????? of indigo planter'. His father is Thomas Rawstorne and hers is Luke Livingstone Burgess. It doesn't say that TR is dec, though. What I found interesting is that one of the witnesses was H G Hampton.

[Shona]

Just thinking...should this thread be moved to Research?

[Kit]

Originally Posted by Shona

His occupation is '????? of indigo planter'.

I think it is Afst - Assistant.

One of the other witnesses Jno Spellissy is the second husband of Eliza nee Rawstorne. (as a creepy aside he was a witness to Eliza's first wedding at the age of 15).

Not all people record the fact a parent is deceased, I'm not worried about it.

I'm not fussed if this is moved or not. It admin think it is more appropriate to move it, I'm fine with it.