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kaye.thiel
20-05-2005, 03:50 AM
my family the pecks were connected to the tea trade in kandy, ceylon, in the early 1900s.can anyone help with this research into family ?
AnnB
20-05-2005, 09:45 AM
Hello Kaye
I can't help you with the family, but there are lots of sites on the web that might. I 'Googled' kandy ceylon tea and came up with a lot of hits, for example one at http://www.wilstea.com/ceylon.htm
You may, of course, have already done this, if so, sorry ;)
Best wishes
Ann
Geoffers
20-05-2005, 10:08 AM
my family the pecks were connected to the tea trade in kandy, ceylon, in the early 1900s.By 'econnected to the tea trade' Were they producers in Kandy, or were they in England and importing from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - or were they just shippers?

Geoffers
kaye.thiel
20-05-2005, 03:20 PM
By 'econnected to the tea trade' Were they producers in Kandy, or were they in England and importing from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - or were they just shippers?

Geoffers they were planters,my grandmother used to visit them from birmingham, in the holidays.
kaye.thiel
20-05-2005, 03:21 PM
Hello Kaye
I can't help you with the family, but there are lots of sites on the web that might. I 'Googled' kandy ceylon tea and came up with a lot of hits, for example one at http://www.wilstea.com/ceylon.htm
You may, of course, have already done this, if so, sorry ;)
Best wishes
Ann thanks anne, i will try it regards kaye
Geoffers
20-05-2005, 07:26 PM
they were planters,my grandmother used to visit them from birmingham, in the holidays.
That leaves me stymied then, except to suggest trying the British Library, Oriental and India Office Library in the hope that they may have something.

Geoffers
kaye.thiel
21-05-2005, 04:41 AM
That leaves me stymied then, except to suggest trying the British Library, Oriental and India Office Library in the hope that they may have something.

Geoffers maybe the uncle harry, wasn't a peck, in which case, i too am stymied.
susan-w
21-05-2005, 09:11 AM
I don't know if 1895 is too early for you, but Archive CD Books produce Thacker's Indian Directory, which has several (over 40) pages of Ceylon Tea Gardens. It lists the name of the estate, address, proprietors, managers etc.

Good luck!
Susan