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*Wiele & Klein, Madras and Ootacamund: "The German Photographers of Madras" by Gabrielle Landwehr [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2014/the_german_photographers_of_madras.html Part 1] , [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2015/otherstories.html Part 2] (scroll down) ''Madras Musings Volume XVIII'' No. 14, November 1-15, 2008 and No. 15, November 16-30, 2008; [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/09/stories/2003070900200300.htm Madras on glass] 9 July  2003 ''The Hindu''
*Wiele & Klein, Madras and Ootacamund: "The German Photographers of Madras" by Gabrielle Landwehr [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2014/the_german_photographers_of_madras.html Part 1] , [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2015/otherstories.html Part 2] (scroll down) ''Madras Musings Volume XVIII'' No. 14, November 1-15, 2008 and No. 15, November 16-30, 2008; [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/09/stories/2003070900200300.htm Madras on glass] 9 July  2003 ''The Hindu''
*German language aids
*German language aids
**[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany  Germany] includes [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/German_Language_and_Languages  German Language and Languages] which in turn includes [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/German_Word_List  German Word List] and  [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Handwriting Germany Handwriting Guide] Family Search (LDS)  Wiki. Also see [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Deciphering_German_Script_(Kurrentschrift) Deciphering German Script (Kurrentschrift)]  (LDS Wiki) and [http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf Handwriting Guide: German Gothic], originally from LDS.
**[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany  Germany] includes [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/German_Language_and_Languages  German Language and Languages] which in turn includes [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/German_Word_List  German Word List] and  [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Handwriting Germany Handwriting Guide] . Also see the series of three free lessons Reading German Handwritten Records: [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-1-kurrent-letters/69  Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters], [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-2-making-words-in-kurrent/70 Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent], [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-kurrent-documents/71 Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents]. All from Family Search (LDSWiki. Another guide is [http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf Handwriting Guide: German Gothic], originally from LDS.
**Rudy Schmidt’s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807004859/http://antiquusmorbus.com/German/German.htm German Glossary of Causes of Death and other Archaic Medical Terms]. now archived.
**Rudy Schmidt’s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807004859/http://antiquusmorbus.com/German/German.htm German Glossary of Causes of Death and other Archaic Medical Terms]. now archived.
**[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/articles/link/illness.txt German-English Illness Translations] Odessa Digital Library
**[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/articles/link/illness.txt German-English Illness Translations] Odessa Digital Library
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[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]
[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Revision as of 22:39, 10 October 2016

Non-British Ancestors:
Armenian
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Indian
Jewish
Portuguese

Article "German Voices from India : Officers of the Hanoverian Regiments in East India Company Service" by Chen Tzoref-Ashkenazi, in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2 August 2009 , pages 189 - 211.Details. Available at the British Library

German soldiers from Dutch East India Company Regiments were recruited into the 1st Madras (European) Fusiliers

Records

Some Catalogue entries for the India Office Records at the British Library are:

  • Deputation of Lieutenant John Owen to the Cape of Good Hope to enlist German, Austrian and Polish recruits for the Company's European Regiments IOR/F/4/3/634 Nov 1787-Sep 1796
  • Additional allowance granted to Lieutenant John Owen for enlisting German, Austrian and Polish recruits at the Cape of Good Hope in 1796-97. IOR/F/4/74/1609 Aug 1795-Aug 1799
  • Complaint of Baron de Reiger alleging ill-treatment of the prisoners of war of the Wurttemberg Regiment at Madras not upheld by the Court of Directors. IOR/F/4/53/1182 Oct 1793-Feb 1798
  • Papers regarding the disbandment of the Wurttemberg Company, (includes a Muster Roll of the Company). Memorial of Lieutenant Paul Kellner requesting permission to transfer to the Madras Army. IOR/F/4/183/3685 Jul 1804-Mar 1805
  • Question of the pensions and allowances to be granted to the officers of the Swiss Regiment De Meuron (includes lists of officers of the regiment and a copy of the Capitulation of 25 September 1798) IOR/F/4/78/1728 Sep 1798-Apr 1800
  • Six months' advance of pay is made to Captain N.J. De Bergeon and Captain Francois Louis Lenn, two officers of the Regiment De Meuron who remained behind in India when the regiment left for Europe. IOR/F/4/234/5396 Jul-Oct 1806
  • British Army in India: Nominal and Casualty Rolls of Jager Corps Volunteers IOR/L/MIL/15/31-36 1860-1866

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