Person:Bertie Thumbwood (1)

Bertie Harry Thumbwood
 
Facts and Events
Name Bertie Harry Thumbwood
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 21 Feb 1889 Multān, Punjab, Pakistan
Christening[3] 25 Mar 1889 Multān, Punjab, Pakistan
Census[4] 31 Mar 1901 Colchester, Essex, EnglandDistrict Garrison

Bertie Harry Thumbwood was born on 21st February 1889 and baptised the following month in Multan, in what is now Pakistan. He was the son of George Thumbwood, a private in the 6th Regiment of the British Army, and his wife Eliza Thumbwood, formerly Bastock. By 1901 the family had returned to England, where the census finds them living at Colchester. Bertie has yet to be researched after 1901.

References
  1. GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761-1924), in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    b. Bertie THUMBWOOD, Mooltan, 1889, 6th Regiment, Vol. 989, page 18
    b. Bertie H. THUMBWOOD, Mooltan, 1889, 6th Regiment, Vol. 983, page 43
    b. Bertie H. THUMBWOOD, Mooltan, 1889, 6th Regiment, Vol. 983, page 3

  2. GRO Army Birth Indices (1881-1965), in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    b. Bertie Harry THUMBWOOD, Mooltan, 1889, page 144

  3. 3.0 3.1 India. India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947. (FamilySearch Record Search).

    ch. 25 Mar 1889, Mooltan, Bengal, India: Bertie Harry son of George & Eliza Thumbwood, born 21 Feb 1889

    Needs to be confirmed with relevant archives.

  4. England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG13; Piece 1707; Folio 119; Page 7, 31 Mar 1901.

    Address: District Garrison, Colchester, Essex
    George Thumbwood, head, married, male, 47 [1853/4], Private Infantry, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Eliza Thumbwood, wife, married, female, 39 [1861/2], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
    George Thumbwood, son, single, male, 13 [1887/8], Att[endin]g School, b. India (British Subject)
    Bertie Thumbwood, son, single, male, 12 [1888/9], Att[endin]g School, b. India (British Subject)
    Alfred Thumbwood, son, single, male, 10 [1890/1], Att[endin]g School, b. India (British Subject)
    Maggie Thumbwood, daughter, single, female, 2 [1898/9], b. Colchester, Essex