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==Marriages 1840-1863: Journal article== | ==Marriages 1840-1863: Journal article== | ||
Marriages between EIC soldiers and [[Anglo Indians]] or [[Native Woman|Native women]], the allowances paid to wives and the army records kept regarding these wives are discussed in "Haemoglobin D (B Punjab) in an East Anglian Family", ''The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland'', Vol. 95, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1965), pp. 295-306. The article (including an extract) and its implications are the subject of this [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-01/1264031553 archived India List thread]. The 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry is particularly mentioned as marriage registers were (in 1965) available for the period 1840-1863 showing the race of the bride. The article may be read online on the subscription website JSTOR. Some card holders of participating libraries may have access, refer [[Miscellaneous tips]]. Also available at the [[British Library]] | Marriages between EIC soldiers and [[Anglo Indians]] or [[Native Woman|Native women]], the allowances paid to wives and the army records kept regarding these wives are discussed in "Haemoglobin D (B Punjab) in an East Anglian Family", ''The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland'', Vol. 95, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1965), pp. 295-306. The article (including an extract) and its implications are the subject of this [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-01/1264031553 archived India List thread]. The 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry is particularly mentioned as marriage registers were (in 1965) available for the period 1840-1863 showing the race of the bride. The article may be read online on the subscription website JSTOR. Some card holders of participating libraries may have access, refer [[Miscellaneous tips]]. Also available at the [[British Library]] | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 1 August 2011
Part of the Madras European Infantry.
Contents
Chronology
- 1839 raised the 2nd Madras (European) Regiment
- 1842 renamed the 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry
- 1858 taken into the British Army
- 1862 renamed 105th Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 51st Regiment of Foot (aka 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) to become 2nd Battalion The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) KOYLI
- 1897 became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
- 1921 became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1948 became 2nd Battalion of The Light Infantry (2LI)
- 2007 merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming 5 RIFLES
Service in British India
- 1839 Arnee
- 1856 Burma
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1881 Mullingar
- 1887 Quetta
- 1892 Bombay
- 1894 Poona
- 1897 Nusserabad
- 1922 Lahore
- 1924 Ferozepore
- 1922 Peshawar
- 1930 Agra
- 1933 Delhi
- 1936 Burma
- 1942 India
Marriages 1840-1863: Journal article
Marriages between EIC soldiers and Anglo Indians or Native women, the allowances paid to wives and the army records kept regarding these wives are discussed in "Haemoglobin D (B Punjab) in an East Anglian Family", The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 95, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1965), pp. 295-306. The article (including an extract) and its implications are the subject of this archived India List thread. The 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry is particularly mentioned as marriage registers were (in 1965) available for the period 1840-1863 showing the race of the bride. The article may be read online on the subscription website JSTOR. Some card holders of participating libraries may have access, refer Miscellaneous tips. Also available at the British Library
External Links
105th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Wikipedia
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum Doncaster Council
