BEATY
I am researching the BEATY family, originally from Ireland, England or Scotland. Francis BEATY was born in 1757 but his origins are unknown. Between 1800 and 1804, Francis and his wife Catherine gave birth to three sons, John, Francis and Henry. Later a daughter Catharine was born. The place of these births is unknown, but family folklore points to Tullamore, Kings County (now County Offaly), Ireland. Sir Henry King of Tullamore is reputed to be the grandfather of the Francis Henry Beaty, born 1842 in Kurnaul, India. The three sons of Francis and Catherine Beaty were baptized in Stoke Damerel, Devon on the same day in 1812. Francis, the father, served in the Royal Navy between 1781 and 1818. In 1819, John joined the 30th Regiment of His Majesty's Army and served in India. In 1820 Francis and 1821 Henry, joined the Honourable East India Company Army as Cadets in Bengal, India. The grandson of the original Francis, named Francis Henry BEATY, and his wife Caroline Ophelia Sheels, had fifteen children all born in India. Five of the sons served in the Indian Police. The Beaty family finally left India after Partition in 1948. The cities in India and Pakistan that feature in the family history are Lahore, Jhansie, Karachi, Landour, Mussoorie, Quetta, Rawlpindi and Simla.
LITTLE/LYTTLE
I am also researching the LITTLE/LYTTLE family from Northern Ireland. In 1839 Andrew LITTLE was born in the Parish of Montiaghs, Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, to Thomas and Mary (née Wilson) LITTLE. In 1858 he joined the 27th Inniskilling Regiment and sailed to India. He remained in India and retired from the army in 1894. He died in Dehra Dun, India in 1926. He had five children Mary Anne, Thomas Wilson, William John (my grandfather) Edward and Andrew. The surname spelling changed to LYTTLE with the children. The cities in India/Pakistan that feature in the family history are Dehra Dun, Jhansie, Karachi,Lahore, Meerut, North West Province,Peshawar and Simla.
If you have any genealogy data on the BEATY or LITTLE/LYTTLE families, please contact me. I will be delighted to share data with you. Thank you.
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The Beatys and Littles of Ireland and India