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From: "Yvonne Baldock" <>
Subject: Fw: Hooper/De Seine and var.
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 13:34:53 +0800


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Date: Saturday, 10 April 1999 12:55
Subject: Re: Hooper/De Seine and var.

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> > Hello all,
> > I am new to the list, though I have been on the 'outer' before.
> > Family tale has it that some of my anc. were connected to India in
some =
> > way.
> > Specifically a Maria De Seine b. c. 1810 + -,who was supposed a lady
in =
> > waiting for a governor in India.( c. unknown) who m. a Mr. Hooper.
>
> > I have found ref. to a John Hooper of Madras who was in the 13th
Light =
> > Dragoons, who rcd. a pension - date 21 May 1828 Ref. in WO/120 Vol
35 =
> > p 23 and was wondering if there is some kind soul att. to the list,
who =
> > could do a look up for me to see what further information is
available =
> > on the Ref.
> > What happened to Mr. Hooper, I do not know, but Maria then met
William =
> > Follett and m. and they emigrated to South Australia in 1841 from
Stoke =
> > Damerel, England, with two children, a girl Amelia - aged 2.75 years
and =
> > a boy - Walter George - aged 11 months
> > They apparently parted and in 1866, I have a Mr. Follet depart
Adelaide, =
> > South Australia on the Blackall for Madras.
> > Maria rem. in Sth. Australia, where she died in 1892, aged 87 years.
>
> > Re. De Seine - Among the French pages on Rootsweb - India, there is
ref. =
> > to a Jean Pierre DeSenne date ref. is 1792, area of Pondicherry, as I
am =
> > unable to read French, once again, would appreciate some direction
with =
> > this one.
> > Yvonne
> > > From Esperance, Western Australia=20
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> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Hello =
> > all,</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I am new
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> > the list,=20
> > though I have been on the 'outer' before.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Family
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> > some of my anc. were connected to India in some way.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS"
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> > a Maria De=20
> > Seine&nbsp; b. c. 1810 + -,who was supposed a lady in waiting for a =
> > governor in=20
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> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I have
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> > ref. to a John=20
> > Hooper of Madras who was in the 13th Light Dragoons, who rcd. a
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> > - date=20
> > 21 May 1828&nbsp; Ref. in WO/120&nbsp; Vol 35 p 23 and was wondering
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> > there is=20
> > some kind soul att. to the list, who could do a look up for me to see
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> > Maria then met William Follett and m. and they emigrated to South =
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> > aged 2.75=20
> > years and a boy - Walter George - aged 11 months</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>They apparently parted and
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> > 1866, I=20
> > have a Mr. Follet depart Adelaide, South Australia on the Blackall
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> > Madras.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Maria rem. in Sth.
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> > died in 1892, aged 87 years.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Re. De
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> > - Among the=20
> > French pages on Rootsweb - India, there is ref. to a Jean Pierre
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> > date=20
> > ref. is 1792, area of Pondicherry, as I am unable to read French,
once =
> > again,=20
> > would appreciate some direction with this one.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Yvonne</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>From =
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