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From: (John Feltham)
Subject: (Fwd) {not a subscriber} Fwd: RESPONSE: from Anglo-Indians.com
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 14:58:14 +1000


G'day folks,

Diana is now on the List.



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Date sent: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 19:09:17 -0600
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From: Diana Daly <>
Subject: {not a subscriber} Fwd: RESPONSE: from Anglo-Indians.com

Following correspondence with www.anglo-indians.com (below) I'm writing
to ask whether you can provide any information on historical records of
senior police officers in the Indian police force, particularly in
Bombay circa 1900 and in the preceding couple of decades.

According to the 1901 UK Census, my great-grandfather, Walter David
Thomas Hack, was with his family home on leave from his position as
Superintendent, Bombay Police, age 43. In 1888 when his daughter
Gladys Pansy Jane (my grandmother) was born, his profession is
described on her baptismal record at St. Thomas' Mount church in
Secunderabad as "Inspector of Police, Bombay", the ceremony being
conducted by a police or army chaplain (details from British Library
files). According to the Census Walter Hack's wife, Rosamond Georgina,
was born in Madras circa 1867/8 and perhaps Secunderabad, being in the
Madras Presidency, was her family home. He himself was born in
Basingstoke, England. But so far efforts to trace a marriage
certificate and thus confirmation of Rosamond's maiden name (thought to
have been Mendez) and lineage (Spanish or Portuguese, possibly with
some aristocratic connections) have drawn a blank.

During her lifetime my grandmother was never forthcoming about her
early years, so even this level of information has been a revelation to
her grandchildren - none of us had any inkling of the India connection,
only Spanish or Portuguese! Given her father's senior rank by the turn
of the century, historical police records for Bombay in the late 19th
century would appear to be the most likely source of information about
his career, perhaps including some other biographical details.

Any help you can provide to steer me in the right direction would be
most appreciated.

Diana Daly



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> From: "Lynne Rebeiro" <>
> Date: 2 September 2004 11:42:45 BST
> To: <>
> Subject: RESPONSE: from Anglo-Indians.com
>
> Another great sources of genealogical information is the India-L
> Roots, the
> e-mail address is: <>
> registration
> is free, and the information seems endless from all around the globe.
>
> Sincerely,
> Lynette (Lynne) Rebeiro
> Assistant Compiler, www.anglo-indians.com
> for Bert Payne, Compiler
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [mailto:]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:44 PM
>> To: ;
>> Subject: Contact from Anglo-Indians.com
>>
>>
>> Name: Diana Daly
>> Address:
>> Address2:
>> City: Aberdeen
>> State:
>> Zip:
>> Country: Scotland, United Kingdom
>> Phone:
>> Email:
>> Information: I had hoped to find within your comprehensive compilation
> more
>> information or links about the Indian police force during the 19th and
> early
>> 20th century.
>>
>> I'm researching my great-grandfather's career. He, Walter Hack, was
>> the
>> Superintendent, Bombay Police circa 1901 (according to his entry in
>> the
> 1901
>> UK Census, when he was on leave), which seems to have been a very
>> senior
>> rank. But I have yet to find any site which would lead to a list of
>> such
>> senior officers, let alone any biographical details (he certainly
>> isn't
>> included in your Famous Anglos list). His wife, Rosamond, born in
>> Madras,
>> may have been Anglo- Indian of Portuguese ancestry and their
>> daughter, my
>> grandmother, was also born in India. Her baptism record has been
>> supplied
>> by the British Library, but they've been unable to locate a marriage
>> certificate for her parents.
>>
>> If you have any information on possible links to historical records
>> of the
>> Bombay Police, or any other leads, I would be most grateful. (I found
> your
>> website following a Google search on Charles Forjett, an earlier
>> Bombay
>> Police
>> Superintendent.)
>>
>> Meanwhile, your website looks to be a very useful repository for its
> target
>> audience.
>>
>> Type of Information: Comment
>

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