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    Dizzy600
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    Hi All,

    Found on Family Search three deaths in the same family. Margaret E Maycock, burial date: 29 Jan 1865 age: 0. Louisa J Maycock, burial date: 19 June 1866, Age 0 and Margaret Maycock, burial date: 01 Nov 1869, age: 29. All buried at Kurrachee, Bombay. I can't find Kurrchee! Where is it and which cemetery would they be buried in?

    James Maycock (husband and father of above) was with the 95th Foot.

    Thanks
    Karen

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    hepzibah
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    i think that is bad spelling on behalf of whoever recorded the buriels. it is spelt karachi

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    Alternative spelling of Karachi. Google finds it in seconds.

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    JohnN
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    Not a bad spelling - just an earlier version...

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    Dizzy600
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    Thank you both - thought it maybe.. And now it is in Pakistan how the world changes.....

    karen

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    Bertie
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    This was simply the colonial spelling of the local word and a fairly standardised english version at the time. The 95th Foot (Derbyshire) are listed in Hart's Annual Army List of 1865 as being in Kurrachee and in Mhow (? poor scan), Bombay in 1868. I imagine you have your rellie's military service record?

    Regarding a cemetery, try the following links which may help to point you in the right direction - though it would seem that (as is all too common here too) that many old gravestones simply do not survive that long. However, the parish burial records may still survive:

    https://www.karachigoraqabristan.org/

    There's a lot on the site including:

    https://www.karachigoraqabristan.org/preports.html

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    ghulamdilmurad
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    Kurrachee:

    This was the colonial spelling of Karachi between 1840s and 1880s. Kurrachee was the capital of Sind that was merged with the Bombay Presidency in 1845 until 1936. In the book, ‘The Preservation of National Monuments in India’ 1885, Issue # 3 on its page IX at entry No.170 the following is to be noted:

    “170: Old European burial-ground on Bandar Road, Karachi”.

    Another book ‘Bengal: Past and Present’ Vol.45, published by ‘Calcutta Historical Society’, 1933 has the following entry on its Page 46 ‘Bandar Road Cemetery’:

    “This is stated to be the oldest Christian Cemetery in Sind. The British connection with Karachi dates from 7 Feb. 1839, when Rear-Admiral Maitland and Brigadier Valiant took possession of the fort and town of Karachi. British troops were landed and encamped about two miles from the town…”

    After partition of India this cemetery was allowed to become completely a neglected place.
    Maybe, this place was occupied by refugees after their arrival in Karachi, in the wake of partition of subcontinent because this place is situated right in the heart of the city.

    In 1980s there were no sign of any cemetery at this site. A multistorey residential cum commercial building the ‘Iqbal Centre’ is now occupying the cemetery plot.

    This place is situated on M.A. Jinnah Road (Old Bandar Road) just a few yards away from Radio Pakistan’s old buildings not far from Jamia Cloth Market and adjacent to Moulvi Musafir Khana. A very famous sweet-meat shop Dilpasand Sweets is also located there in the Iqbal Centre.

    This is no trace of any cemetery now at that place, except interestingly, only a shop is left there nearby dealing in making marble plaques for grave.

    Ghulam M. Dilmurad Baloch
    Karachi, Pakistan

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    Dizzy600
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    Ghulamdilmurad,

    Apologies for the late reply! Thank you very much for the above information regarding the cemetery. Shame there is nothing there anymore.

    Would there be burial registers deposited somewhere? Are there any photographs of the cemetery in the book you've mentioned? Will see if the library has copies.

    Again thank you very much for the information.

    Karen

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