Comments on: Who Do You Think You Are? – Rupert Penry-Jones scours the Empire http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2010/08/17/who-do-you-think-you-are-rupert-penry-jones-scours-the-empire/ The official Ancestry.co.uk blog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Nigel Batty-Smith http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2010/08/17/who-do-you-think-you-are-rupert-penry-jones-scours-the-empire/#comment-489 Nigel Batty-Smith Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:12:17 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=1005#comment-489 Another fantastic episode in the present series, with which I could identify. My mothers Great grandfather was Major-General Lewis William Buck, Madras Staff Corps, who commanded a division in Madras 1882-84, and Hyderabad in 1884. In addition, her Great great grandfather was George Read Edward Beresford, Manager of the Delhi bank. He and his wife, Sarah Purdy, and five of their children were massacred in the Indian Mutiny on 11th May 1857. This is well documented from accounts of the time. We have a number of letters to family members from Lewis Buck in the family archives, sent at the time also. I really feel that this series is probably the best yet. It is not focussing on recent history for a change. Refreshing! Another fantastic episode in the present series, with which I could identify.

My mothers Great grandfather was Major-General Lewis William Buck, Madras Staff Corps, who commanded a division in Madras 1882-84, and Hyderabad in 1884. In addition, her Great great grandfather was George Read Edward Beresford, Manager of the Delhi bank. He and his wife, Sarah Purdy, and five of their children were massacred in the Indian Mutiny on 11th May 1857. This is well documented from accounts of the time.

We have a number of letters to family members from Lewis Buck in the family archives, sent at the time also.

I really feel that this series is probably the best yet. It is not focussing on recent history for a change. Refreshing!

]]> By: Theresa http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2010/08/17/who-do-you-think-you-are-rupert-penry-jones-scours-the-empire/#comment-483 Theresa Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:06:28 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=1005#comment-483 Rupert's East India Company Army military career mirrored my ancestor David West's, I would love to know where the Allahabad expert found the touching letters between husband and wife and the letter from the commanding officer to his widow. My ancestor was a a staff sergeant (supernumery)attached to the Commiseriat department under Major Carthew during the mutiny, he died in Futtepore presumably of cholera. My ancestor arrived and died at the same time as Rupert's and was originally attached to the Madras Artillery. Is there another archive in India which may hold some of these precious personal heirlooms? Rupert’s East India Company Army military career mirrored my ancestor David West’s, I would love to know where the Allahabad expert found the touching letters between husband and wife and the letter from the commanding officer to his widow. My ancestor was a a staff sergeant (supernumery)attached to the Commiseriat department under Major Carthew during the mutiny, he died in Futtepore
presumably of cholera. My ancestor arrived and died at the same time as Rupert’s and was originally attached to the Madras Artillery. Is there another archive in India which may hold some of these precious personal heirlooms?

]]> By: bromaelor http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2010/08/17/who-do-you-think-you-are-rupert-penry-jones-scours-the-empire/#comment-482 bromaelor Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:45:03 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=1005#comment-482 So why was only the maternal side of the family researched? Perhaps because the freebie visits to Italy and India were more enticing to the production team than a wet weekend in Wales? So why was only the maternal side of the family researched? Perhaps because the freebie visits to Italy and India were more enticing to the production team than a wet weekend in Wales?

]]> By: Clare Wenger http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2010/08/17/who-do-you-think-you-are-rupert-penry-jones-scours-the-empire/#comment-481 Clare Wenger Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:14:55 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=1005#comment-481 I have been trying to trace a relative of mine - Rees Lewis (1878-1919) who went to Bombay ca, 1917 with his new wife, Annie Thomas (1880-1978). Rees worked for the Bombay Trust and died in Bombay in 1919. Annie died in the UK. It seems to be very difficult to trace anyone who did not work for the East India Company. Can anyone suggest sources? I have an Indian searching in Mumbai, it would be useful if I could give her more clues! I have been trying to trace a relative of mine – Rees Lewis (1878-1919) who went to Bombay ca, 1917 with his new wife, Annie Thomas (1880-1978). Rees worked for the Bombay Trust and died in Bombay in 1919. Annie died in the UK.
It seems to be very difficult to trace anyone who did not work for the East India Company. Can anyone suggest sources? I have an Indian searching in Mumbai, it would be useful if I could give her more clues!

]]> By: Moira Fidler http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2010/08/17/who-do-you-think-you-are-rupert-penry-jones-scours-the-empire/#comment-476 Moira Fidler Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:20:37 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=1005#comment-476 I enjoyed Ruperts story very much, especially when he went to India, as I have been trying to research a family that went there myself. It was lovely to see that all those emotional and loving letters from his ancestor to his wife had survived....wouldn't we all hope to find something like that! It was great too that Rupert tried to get back as far as he could and solve the mystery of his Indian heritage...shame the reords ran out before he managed to solve it completely There was a strong British community in India and in Africa so I would love to see more on Ancestry from these regions.(hopefully accessable by those of us who have a UK only subscription!) I enjoyed Ruperts story very much, especially when he went to India, as I have been trying to research a family that went there myself.
It was lovely to see that all those emotional and loving letters from his ancestor to his wife had survived….wouldn’t we all hope to find something like that!
It was great too that Rupert tried to get back as far as he could and solve the mystery of his Indian heritage…shame the reords ran out before he managed to solve it completely
There was a strong British community in India and in Africa so I would love to see more on Ancestry from these regions.(hopefully accessable by those of us who have a UK only subscription!)

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