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*The term 'native woman’ applied to Hindu or tribal women. More details in this [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-08/1249564449 thread].
*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 a researcher advised more often the term implied a Muslim (of any northern origin). ([[Bannu District]] is now in Pakistan.)
*This [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-08/1249525160 thread] discussed a possible Persian/Parsee connection
*If there was a marriage in a church, the wife had become a Christian. More details in this [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-08/1249623472 thread].
*This [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-08/1249833646 thread] showed how one researcher found details of an Indian mother from her son's school record.
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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 [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-08/1249564449 Native Marriages] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2015</ref>
The following information 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 taken mainly from the now in Pakistan.) ==See also==*[[Anglo Indian]]*[[Mailing listsEast India Company Army#Wives and children|East India ListCompany Army - Wives and children]]: == References ==<references />
[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]
