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When a child was baptised, sometimes the mother was described as '''‘a native woman'''’. | When a child was baptised, sometimes the mother was described as '''‘a native woman'''’. The term 'native woman’ applied to Hindu or tribal women, and not to native Christians.<ref>Roberts, John E C [https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=2239564 Native Marriages] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 6 August 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021</ref> | ||
The term 'native woman’ will not be seen in marriage records, as all marriages were between Christians. | |||
There was also a term ‘Bunnoo native woman’. Bunnoo or Banoo or Bunnoa was an area in Eastern [[Afghanistan]], according to Thornton's 1844 Gazetteer, but more often the term implied a Muslim (of any northern origin). ([[Bannu District]] is now in Pakistan.) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[East India Company Army#Wives and children|East India Company Army - Wives and children]] | *[[East India Company Army#Wives and children|East India Company Army - Wives and children]] | ||
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[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]] | [[Category:Non-British Ancestors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 21 November 2021
When a child was baptised, sometimes the mother was described as ‘a native woman’. The term 'native woman’ applied to Hindu or tribal women, and not to native Christians.[1]
The term 'native woman’ will not be seen in marriage records, as all marriages were between Christians.
There was also a term ‘Bunnoo native woman’. Bunnoo or Banoo or Bunnoa was an area in Eastern Afghanistan, according to Thornton's 1844 Gazetteer, but more often the term implied a Muslim (of any northern origin). (Bannu District is now in Pakistan.)
See also
References
- ↑ Roberts, John E C Native Marriages Rootsweb India Mailing List 6 August 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021