Glassfield-Linnion Family, Madras Presidency

[evscha]

I am researching the Glassfield-Linnion Family, who were resident in Bangalore in the 1880's, possibly earlier. All I have until now are one marriage record and three baptism records. Charles Alfred Glassfield was a grenadier, but I have not been able to find out which regiment he was attached to or if he was born in India.
His wife, Sarah Jemima Linnion was a widow and according to family legend, was the daughter of an English soldier and his Indian wife, but I have not been able to find any details regarding her birth or her first marriage.
Their son, Charles Sandford Glassfield, is the grandfather a friend of mine and all he knows is that his grandfather, at some point left India and settled in the United Kingdom. He has no information as to what happened to his grandfather's siblings, John and Ethel.
I have not been able to find out anything more, besides the records below, regarding the family - if anyone has any ideas where I should look next, please let me know, especially regarding how I can locate the regiment of Grenadier Glassfield.

Baptism record
name: Charles Sandford Glassfield
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 01 Jun 1886
baptism/christening place: Bangalore, Madras, India
birth date: 28 Feb 1886
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Charles Alfred Glassfield
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Sarah
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:

name: John Glassfield
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 11 May 1885
baptism/christening place: Bangalore, Madras, India
birth date: 11 May 1885
father's name: Alfred Glassfield
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sarah


name: Ethel Maud Glassfield
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 15 Feb 1888
baptism/christening place: Trimulgherry, Madras, India
birth date: 04 Jan 1888
father's name: Alfred Charles Glassfield
mother's name: Sarah


Presidency of Marriage Unspecified
Marriage Year 1881 - 1885
Husband First Names Alfred Charles
Husband Surname Glassfield
Wife First Names Sarah Jemima
Wife Surname Linnion

[notanotherminer]

Findmypast shows a Charles Glassfield who joined the Norfolk Militia in 1902 aged 17. His birthplace is shown as Bangalore. Could this be the Charles Alfred Glassfield who you've described above? The age given isn't quite consistent with your man's d.o.b. but he could have lied about his age.

[olliecat]

Presidency of Marriage Unspecified
Marriage Year 1881 - 1885
Husband First Names Alfred Charles
Husband Surname Glassfield
Wife First Names Sarah Jemima
Wife Surname Linnion

I see a marriage listed for Alfred Charles GLASSFIELD in 1884 in the GRO Index Army Marriages. May I ask, do you have the full marriage certificate, (which should give you their father's names)?

[olliecat]

The GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924) also lists the the following births ...

GLASSFIELD Charles S, 1886, Bangalore
GLASSFIELD Ethel M, 1888, Trimulgherry
GLASSFIELD Alice J, 1890, Trimulgherry
GLASSFIELD Alice Jesse, 1890, Trimulgherry

In each case (apart from the last which is a duplicate of the one above), the regiment was the Royal Artillery.

[notanotherminer]

It doesn't look as if the Charles in post 2 is yours. In 1901 this Charles was living at North Street, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk with Arthur Waterson and his wife Lilly. He is described as their son (presumably Arthur's stepson).

RG13/1880/53/page 7 Crown Copyright TNA

[olliecat]

He has no information as to what happened to his grandfather's siblings, John and Ethel.

name: Ethel Maud Glassfield
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 15 Feb 1888
baptism/christening place: Trimulgherry, Madras, India
birth date: 04 Jan 1888
father's name: Alfred Charles Glassfield
mother's name: Sarah

From the GRO Army Death Indices (1881 to 1955)

GLASSFIELD, Ethel Maud
Station: Kirkee
Country: Indian Subcontinent
Year: 1889
Page: 441
Age 1

[evscha]

Thank you everyone for your replies!
We don't have the original marriage certificate (the information about the marriage comes from FIBIS) only the birth certificate of Charles Sandford - it was rather hard to read, Sandford looked like Saudford and Linnion (for his mother's name) could still be Sinnion but I think Linnion is more likely as I have found a few Linnion records though none of them are related to Sarah Jemima. It is really helpful to know Charles Alfred was in the Royal Artillery - as such, is it likely he was recruited in the U.K. and sent to India?

[olliecat]

It doesn't look as if the Charles in post 2 is yours. In 1901 this Charles was living at North Street, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk with Arthur Waterson and his wife Lilly. He is described as their son (presumably Arthur's stepson).

RG13/1880/53/page 7 Crown Copyright TNA

I'm not sure we should rule him out yet.

On Ancestry, there are Pension Records for Charles Glassfield, born 1885 in Bangalore. He was already in the 4th battalion of the Norfolk Regiment when he signed the short service attestation papers in 1903. If you look at image #4697, his father is recorded as Alfred Charles Glassfield, mother as Sarah Glassfield and sister Rose. There is an address scrawled nearby with respect to the parents and I'm still working it out but I think it says c/o Mrs Rose Mitchell Whitehorse?? Burnham Deepdale Norfolk.

His marriage to Maude Billinge in 1912 is also recorded. It was noted that he married as Charles Alfred Glassfield. There was also a death certificate for Charles in these records.

I haven't looked at all the images yet. Are you able to look at these records Graham, as they are loading extremely slowly for me?

[olliecat]

If you look at image #4697, his father is recorded as Alfred Charles Glassfield, mother as Sarah Glassfield and sister Rose. There is an address scrawled nearby with respect to the parents and I'm still working it out but I think it says c/o Mrs Rose Mitchell Whitehorse?? Burnham Deepdale Norfolk.

I am now wondering about this in the census.

1901: Piece: 1880 Folio: 87 Page: 8 (crown copyright, care of the TNA)
Main Road, Brancaster, Brancaster Staith, Norfolk
MITCHELL, Alfred, head, 25 , labourer agricultural, Burnham Deepdale Norfolk
MITCHELL, Rose Mary, wife, 18, St Thomas Manor India British Subject India
MITCHELL, Civil Maud, daughter, 3mos, Brancaster Staithe Norfolk
GLASSFIELD, Sarah, visitor, married, 40, Madras India

Marriage for Rose...

groom's name: Alfred Mitchell
groom's birth date: 1877
groom's age: 23
bride's name: Rose Mary Glassfield
bride's birth date: 1883
bride's age: 17
marriage date: 22 Sep 1900
marriage place: Burnham-Sutton-Cumburnham-Ulph, Norfolk, England
groom's father's name: John Mitchell
bride's father's name: Alfred Glassfield
(Family Search)

Sarah GLASSFIELD is in the 1911 census and is a widow. RG14/11586 SN246

[notanotherminer]

I haven't looked at all the images yet. Are you able to look at these records Graham, as they are loading extremely slowly for me?

It makes rather interesting reading although I think there may be an error in his postings.

1903-1909 India
1909-1911 Home
1911-1914 Reserve
1914-1919 France
He was part of the BEF and was awarded the 1914 Star but I find it odd that he's shown as spending 5 years in France.

There was also a death certificate for Charles in these records.

He died on 04 Jan 1951.

The names of his parents and sister are definitely there so there's no doubt that this is the right man. I also agree with Olliecat's interpretation of the address in Norfolk.

It's possible that the images are jumbled or some pages are missing. After image #4698 where you'd expect at some point to find his discharge papers it jumps straight to the records of an Andrew Glassford so unfortunately there's not much more to add.