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| − | A [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publication, but currently (10/2010) out of print, is | + | *A [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publication, but currently (10/2010) out of print, is |
| − | *''Kacheri Cemetery, Kanpur : a complete list of inscriptions with notes on those buried there'' by Zoe Yalland 1985 | + | **''Kacheri Cemetery, Kanpur : a complete list of inscriptions with notes on those buried there'' by Zoe Yalland 1985 |
| − | [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] have put the indexes to this cemetery book online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service. | + | :[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] have put the indexes to this cemetery book online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service. |
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| + | *Monumental Inscriptions from Cawnpur Cantonment Cemetery from ''Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica: Fourth Series'' | ||
| + | **Volume 1 1906. This is a Preview Google Books and unfortunately only part of the data is shown. This book is available at the [[British Library]]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=m0VJJ6SHMWUC&pg=PA54 Page 54],[http://books.google.com/books?id=m0VJJ6SHMWUC&pg=PA114 page 114], [http://books.google.com/books?id=m0VJJ6SHMWUC&pg=PA145 page 145], [http://books.google.com/books?id=m0VJJ6SHMWUC&pg=PA172 page 172], [http://books.google.com/books?id=m0VJJ6SHMWUC&pg=PA218 page 218] | ||
| + | **Volume 2 1908 Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/miscellaneagenea02bann#page/20/mode/2up Page 21], [http://www.archive.org/stream/miscellaneagenea02bann#page/60/mode/2up/search page 61], [http://www.archive.org/stream/miscellaneagenea02bann#page/138/mode/2up/search page 138], [http://www.archive.org/stream/miscellaneagenea02bann#page/164/mode/2up/search page 164]. It appears the data continues, probably in Fourth Series, Volume 3, available at the [[British Library]] | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 1 March 2011
| Cawnpore | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 26.460738°N, 80.333405°E |
| Altitude: | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kanpur |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway East Indian Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
Cawnpore, in north central India, is now known as Kanpur. The nearest large city is Lucknow. Cawnpore was the scene of the infamous Siege of Cawnpore and subsequent massacre in 1857, when dozens of British women and children were slaughtered and their bodies thrown down the Bibighar well.
The city was (and remains) an important railway junction, with the East Indian main trunk line from Calcutta to Delhi meeting spurs from the Bombay, Baroda and Central India, Great Indian Peninsula and Oudh and Rohilkhand Railways.
History
Siege of Cawnpore Jun 1857
Cawnpore (Bibigarh)
Recapture of Cawnpore July 1857
Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kanpur
Variants: Cawnpore
Modern name:Bibigarh
Variants: Bibigurh/Bibigahr/Bibighar
Cemeteries
- A BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publication, but currently (10/2010) out of print, is
- Kacheri Cemetery, Kanpur : a complete list of inscriptions with notes on those buried there by Zoe Yalland 1985
- BACSA have put the indexes to this cemetery book online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
- Monumental Inscriptions from Cawnpur Cantonment Cemetery from Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica: Fourth Series
- Volume 1 1906. This is a Preview Google Books and unfortunately only part of the data is shown. This book is available at the British Library. Page 54,page 114, page 145, page 172, page 218
- Volume 2 1908 Archive.org Page 21, page 61, page 138, page 164. It appears the data continues, probably in Fourth Series, Volume 3, available at the British Library
Education
- Christ Church College, Kanpur. The College began as an S.P.G. [Society for the Propogation of the Gospel] Mission School in the 1840’s. First called Mission School, then Christ Church School, it grew into a College affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1866.
- Girls’High School, (Wikipedia), known as Methodist High School since 1952. Established 1874. It also admitted some boys.
External links
- Cawnpore Love to Know 1911
- Kanpur Wikipedia
- Cawnpore City Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 9, page 315.
- Cawnpore map 1909 Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 26 Atlas
