I am trying to find out more about the death of one Guy COLE who died 3 Aug 1832 in Madras India. There is a reference to his death in the East India Directory and Register for 1833, but there are no other details, just his name and date of death. (The State Library let me wear white gloves and inspect an original Register, under the eagle eye of the staff in the supervised area).
From the lack of further detail, I tend to think that he may not have been in the Army (no rank), but perhaps just a clerk or something. I was hoping the entry might have been annotated "merchant" or something useful.
So, does anyone know where to check further - I am guessing, that the India Office Records at the British Library may well be the only source, but from here on the other side of the world, can anyone tell me where to start ?
Would it be simpler to engage a professional ? Not my favoured course of action, as I love to hunt down these tricky details, but it's just so far away.
Di
From the lack of further detail, I tend to think that he may not have been in the Army (no rank), but perhaps just a clerk or something. I was hoping the entry might have been annotated "merchant" or something useful.
So, does anyone know where to check further - I am guessing, that the India Office Records at the British Library may well be the only source, but from here on the other side of the world, can anyone tell me where to start ?
Would it be simpler to engage a professional ? Not my favoured course of action, as I love to hunt down these tricky details, but it's just so far away.
Di
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