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Subject: Re: Fw: Mystery - MURRAY
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 10:23:14 +0800 (WST)


At 07:37 09/09/98 +0100, Anne wrote:

>I'm not saying that you are wrong Rhonda, but there is a part of London
>called "East India". It is in the Docklands - East side of London. I
>think it is where the East Indiamen used to dock in the old days.

A couple of my India-born ancestors are later noted in British census
records as having been born in "East India" or "The East Indies".

I don't know that any part of London is actually known as just "East India",
is it? Isn't it the "East India Docks" area?

Regards,
Barbara Kearns

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