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D'ABREU 1800 onward. The D'Abreu family were from Patna and Nagpur. John Richard married a second wife,Wilhelmina Engelbreght in 1867. The children were Rosa, Edwin, Alice. Ellen, Sophie, Edith and Wilfred from the first marriage and Phoebe, Delphine and Victor from the marriage to Engelbreght. Other names include my grandfather's siblings; Percy, Aubyn, Winfred, Clarry and Gladys. Would like to hear from anyone with information or knowledge of these families.Have many old photos without names. Contact: Amanda Williams

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da ROSA - See ROSE. Contact: Linda

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D'AUSTIN NEWING 1800-1900's. Also researching NEWING, L'ESTRANGE, L'ESTANGE NEWING, PUSHONG, SOUTHWORTH's & MAWSON. Contact: Veronica Lisle

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D'CRUZ Bengal 1920. The dcruz familiy originated from Jhansi their earlier surname was Whites or Volkart which was changed due to some reason I am for such records. WARM REGARDS. Name: Jude Volkart

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D'CRUZ - George Michael D'CRUZ Married Elizabeth Ann MARTIN 2 May 1885 India Madras Tamil Nadu Chudderghant. Contact: Christopher Hewson  http://www.geocities.com/chriscr90/

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D'CRUZ From 1750's to ... Also looking for the children/g.children of Doris D'cruz nee Fosberry married to William D'cruz. They lived in Jamshedpur. Also researching Fosberry, Sewell, Turton, Fernandez, Morris, Chase, DentBooth. Contact: Maureen Buckley

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D'CASTRO 1750 -- Bengal. Also researching WAKEFIELD, WHITE and HARCOURT-COOZE. Contact: Elaine

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D'COSTA 1887-1972 Bombay. My grandfather Leo Victor d'costa-not sure of spelling - could be da costa or de costa. Also researching MOSS, de CLOSET & ROBINSON. Contact: Margaret Tinken

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D'CRUZ 1870-1957 Bombay. Also researching CALMIANO. Contact: Brian Anthony Calmiano

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DCRUZ 1850-1947 Madras. Family from Trivandrum. Not sure if it is in Madras. Other names CRONING & BLAIR. Contact: Kay ONeil

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D'CRUZ - See GLENDAY entry. Contact: Dette Glenday

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D'CRUZ - Contact: Francis D'Cruz

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DeBEAUX 1809 - 1900's Madras. Benjamin Louis De BEAUX was born in Isington, London c.1789. He joined the 25th Dragoons & arrived in India in late 1809. He married Jane LOVETT in October 1817 in Arcot, but no father's names given so I'm stumped on Jane's LOVETT family. The 25th Dragoons & RSM Benjamin Louis De Beaux returned to Chatham, Kent in November 1819 to be disbanded, leaving Jane with a 6 month son, Benjamin Louis Joseph. His father never returned, (He married 'again' in London in 1824), but Jane never married again & died in January 1850 in Vepery. There were 2 LOVETT's at Joseph's marriage to Julia HONEY in December 1843 in Kamptee: G. & S.M. LOVETT. I'd love to find Jane's family as they obviously supported her & her abandoned son. Joseph had a Chemist & Druggist shop on the Esplanade in Madras until his early death in July 1864, when his widow Julia & their sons continued to run the shop/s for a while. They had 11 children, some of whom lived to marry & have children of their own. Related names through marriage include: CLAPHAM, GIBSON, BELL, CALLAGHAN, ROOTS - in Karachi, MOORE, JANNEY - an American Missionary who returned to the U.S. with Mary, FLYNN - in Calcutta. Also researching CLAPHAM, CUMBERLAND & HONEY. Contact: Ruth Croft

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de CLOSET 1850-1930. My grandmother - Julie Marie de Closet. Also researching MOSS, D'COSTA & ROBINSON. Contact: Margaret Tinken

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De GRUYTHER - See BURNES entry. Contact: Dawn Pettit

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DeGRUYTHER, deGRUYTHER, DEGRUYTHER - 1800's. Evidently of dutch ancestry. Have traced family from England to India, and other countries. Welcome any information. Also researching DAVIDSON. Contact: Katrina deGruyther

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de la COMBE - 1802-1856 Bengal. Name was changed to Combes. Believed to be paper manufacturer and then indigo planter origins in Montpellier region of France. See Combes entry also. Contact: Jane Combes

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de la HAYE Bengal 1800 to 1921. The dela haye's were in India for a very long time in Calcutta and Simla. They had a house in Chyringi Road ( spelling!) Calcutta and in Chota Simla called Acasia Mansion. Some are buried in Simla and some in Calcutta could also have been in Kerala and Oute during the time of The East India Company. Also researching BARTON. ContactS L Bennett

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de la HOYDE or DELAHOYDE 1920-1964.  Important places: Dongargargh, Murree, Vizag, Bilaspur, Lucknow (La Mart). Both Grandfathers were Loco-Foreman: Dermot O'dea. William Delahoyde (BNR). Contact: Darryl de la Hoyde

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DeLaHOYDE - See HONEY. Contact: Ruth Croft

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De LA SELLE 1820 - 1950 Bengal. I am researching the De La Selle Family who lived in Pondicherry, Cochin and Madras. Eugene Isadore De La Selle was born in Pondicherry in 1820 and died in Cochin n 1859. He was Harbour Captain at Malappuram and was married to Helen Thompson. They had 4 children - Alfred De La Selle, Helen, Ferdinand and Victor. I am interested in Alfred De La Selle. I need information on where/when he was born and died. He had several children, one of whom was Marie De La Selle who was married to Joseph Hendrick. If anyone has information on the above people, please contact me. See HENDRICK and SILVER entries also. Contact: June Dakhil

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DeLEEMANS - Bengal. Also BUNN, BOCKMANN, FARLOW, GEORGE, LEMOUSIN, NICHOLAS, POPHAM and STOCKHALL. Any information would be appreciated. Contact: Pam

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De MORGAN 1710 onwards. I am interested in any descendants of the De Morgan family who lived in India from 1710 onwards. Also STEEDMAN, JONES, BURNETT, BREITHAUPT, KNIPE, WEST, BAYLY, WILKINSON and HART. Contact: Pelham West

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D'MELLO, D'MELLOW, De MELLOW. Contact: John Hancocks Entry & e-mail address amended 19 October 2003

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DeROZE - See D'ROZA entry. Contact: Alistair D'Roza

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de ROSARIO John Leonard (de) Rosario (born 1849, Tellicherry, Kerala) was my GGrandfather. He was a successful lawyer/pleader in Madras. Also researching D'SILVA or DESILVA. Contact: Richard D'Silva

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de RUSETT Bengal 1828 onwards. Also ASTRIDGE & CROSBIE. Contact: Billie Dawson

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de SANTOS - See KELLY entry for details. Contact: Ashley Orton

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DESILVA 19th century Madras. Adrian Thomas DESILVA, born Wallajapett in 1814. His children, born between 1844 and 1873 were Adele, John Paul, Francis, William Joseph, Bertha Clarissa, Annie, Charlotte Mercy and Mary. Bertha married Thomas CAMPBELL in Madras in 1881. Charlotte married Thomas's brother Edward in Madras in 1887. Also researching GRAHAM, SMITH, JEWETT & PERCIVAL. Contact: David Railton

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D'SILVA and da SILVA - Madras. Descendants of Joŕo da SILVA a Merchant who married Marianna Hertor Silveira CAVALHO in 1796.  Known children Joachim Marcus da SILVA Chief of Police who married Caroline BROWN in 1813 in Mahe and Anna Maria Ignacia da SILVA who married 1818 in Mahe Joaquim Joseph LaFRENAIS.  Looking for connections to the children of this couple.  Only known child is John D'SILVA b. 1815 who married Anne Jennie TESSIER in 1838 in Mahe. The children of John and Anne married into PLATEL, BROWN, La BOUCHARDIČRE, RAFFIN, LLOYD, GUIDER and GUNTHER-LEMOS families. Please see Postings under these names. Contact: Linda

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DESILVA or D'SILVA. My GGrandfather was John D'Silva who married in 1847 at Goruckpore and whose father was Charles D'Silva. John and his wife Rachel (nee GRIFFIN) had at least 9 children (allegedly 13!) and I am descended from one of the last two (twins). Also researchin de ROSARIO. Contact: Richard D'Silva

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DESILVA or D'SILVA 1850-1946. This was my mothers name when married to my father Vernon MARTIN, son of Lawerence MARTIN in 1946. See also MARTIN & FONSECA. Contact: Norma Bennett

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de SOLMINIHAC 1900-1940 Bengal. See McDONALD entry for details. Contact: Miriam McDonald

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deVALADARES - My GGGrandfather, Henri deValadares, was born in Calcutta in 1830. My ggggrandfather M. J. deValadares married a Madamoiselle Saubolle in 1825 Calcutta. I have some information regarding my grandfathers grandfathers, but would appreciate any additonal information you may have. Also researching SAUBOLLE Contact: Sue Broomer (deValadares)  Website: http://groups.msn.com/ThedeValadaresFamily Updated 1 Aug 2004

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DEVAZ - See D'VAZ below.

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D'GAMA - See RYDER. Contact: Lawrence Bryan Ryder

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D'LEMOS - See HELDT. Other names SNELL. Contact: Gillian

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D'ROSE - See D'ROZA entry. Contact: Alistair D'Roza

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D'ROZA 1900's. Trying to find out how the D'Rozas landed in Kolar Gold Fields. Also my paternal grandmother was an Adam's. Her mothers name was Annie and fathers name was Norbert. She married Ronald D'Roza, whose fathers name was Percival and mothers name was Doris, maiden name Tussaint or Tussant. I am not sure if the surname was D'Rose or DeRoze. Contact: Alistair D'Roza

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D'ROZARIO, ANDREWS, BARKER, D'SANTOS, DIASDOMINGO, DUCASSE, GILL, JAHANS, KEAN, KELLY, LIBONATTI, MENDIES/MENDES/MENDEZ & WHITEHEAD. Mostly Bengal Presidency. Contact: Sandra or sandrad2712@hotmail.com

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D'SANTOS, ANDREWS, BARKER, D'ROZARIO, DIASDOMINGO, DUCASSE, GILL, JAHANS, KEAN, KELLY, LIBONATTI, MENDIES/MENDES/MENDEZ & WHITEHEAD. Mostly Bengal Presidency. Contact: Sandra or sandrad2712@hotmail.com

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D'SILVA or DESILVA 1850-1946. This was my mothers name when married to my father Vernon MARTIN, son of Lawerence MARTIN in 1946. See also MARTIN & FONSECA. Contact: Norma Bennett

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D'SOUZA - Madras and Bengal. Louis D'SOUZA b. 1860 Jubbulpore Dr in IMD at Gun Carriage Factory, Jubbulpore,  married 1895 Theresa ROSE or da ROSA b. 1877 Mottikal, Cochin. They had three children Joseph, Louie Maximillian and Caroline Alice b. 1899 Ahmednagar. Their last address was 190 Rest Camp Road, Jubbulpore. Looking for any connections to these D'SOUZA and ROSE or da ROSA families. Contact: Linda

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D'VAZ - pre1800 - 1930: (Paternal), connected to Adams, Welsh. Mainly from Bangalore & Kolar Gold Fields. Also researching Conquest. Contact: Keith Adams (D'Vaz)

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D'VAZ - We are trying to confirm the birth place of my grandfather Silvester George. Devaz on his marriage certificate to Harriet Caroline Philips he signs his name Devas and his father signs his name as D'Vaz but shown as Lazar DeVas, very confusing. Our latest information is that they came from Toulouse, France, we wish to confirm whether he came from France or Portugal as originally thought. My Grandparents were married in Negapatam in 1915. Contact: Delroy D'Vaz