Hello Averil

Thank you for all those links. I'm sure that Gordon will have lots of scope for research, if he doesn't already know about those sites, especially the Army ones.

Gordon, in an earlier message you wrote:

"...I know my GGF James (Joseph) Wade was in India from at least the early 1880's - he was Extra Assistant Resident to Sir Trevor Chichele Plowden in Hyderabad"

Does this mean that James Wade was in the military, or could he have performed that role as a civilian ?