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Hi I wonder if anyone could help.
I'm looking for ancesters on my dad's side. I have no information at all on his parents cousins uncles aunties no one except his siblings.
I think because him his parents and sibling came to uk in the 50s .
He was born
George clement gasper....born pune india .
His mum's names .....florance rosario born india
His dad.....beniah gasper . ( benjamin ) born india.
My dad had 3 siblings.....

Mary olive gasper.... born india
Joseph Reginald gasper....born india
Adolf Tony gasper....born india

My dad was born 10th January 1934.
Married lacy I forget her last name....in 59.
He then married my mum in 1975.
My sister carezza gasper was born in 1972.
And me serena gasper born 1976...... now serena rosario. Changed name by deed poll
Took my nans maiden name...
If u could help I would be so greatfull.
Thank u
<3 <3 <3

Hi Serena, just remembered that you had a previous thread on your father after he came to England, so just adding the link in case Joonie who was helping you on it has more to add https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1357000

I wonder if this might be relevant only going on the name
British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns- Births & Baptisms

First name(s) Benniah Wolfe
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1899
Birth date 08 Apr 1899
Baptism year 1899
Baptism date 14 Feb 1900
Place Berhampore
Presidency Madras
Father's first name(s) Frederick Adolphus
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Rebecca
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-87
Folio 8
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
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Omg I have not seen this before hun. !!!!!

And just like that I have my great granoarents name. Wonder what Rebecca maiden was.
Don't know how or where to find info like this.
Wow thank u x

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First name(s) Frederick Adolphus
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1851
Birth date 28 Feb 1851
Baptism year 1851
Baptism date 9 Nov 1851
Place Madura
Presidency -
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christiana
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-C3
Folio 140
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Madras ecclesiastical records, omissions and corrections, 1777-1884
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Deaths & Burials Transcription
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First name(s) Frederick Adolphus
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1851
Death date 22 Dec 1906
Death year 1906
Age 55
Burial date 22 Dec 1906
Place Lucknow
Presidency Bengal
Archive Reference N-1-337
Folio -
Page 249
Catalogue Description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, : 1713-1948
Record set British India Office Deaths & Burials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

This I think is the death of Sarah Christiana Gasper, mother of Frederick Adolphus

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First name(s) Sarah Christiana
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1825
Death date 27 Jun 1884
Death year 1884
Age 59
Burial date 28 Jun 1884
Place Ootacamund,St Thomas
Presidency Madras
Archive Reference N-2-65
Folio -
Page 120
Catalogue Description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras, : 1698-1948
Record set British India Office Deaths & Burials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials

On the image ( on Findmypast) it states she is wife of John Gasper ( unemploed) and she died of pneumonia.

That is my grandad . Awww bless him. He was lovely. Xxxx

Omg. .......they died so young......
Bless u for finding all this our xxxxxxx

First name(s) Georgiana Catherine
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1853
Birth date 08 Jan 1853
Baptism year 1853
Baptism date 6 Jul 1853
Place Secunderabad
Presidency Madras
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christiana
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-32
Folio 210
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records


British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns- Births & Baptisms Transcription

First name(s) Emelia Sophia ( think this child died and they named their next daughter same names)
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1845
Birth date 13 May 1845
Baptism year 1845
Baptism date 24 Jun 1846
Place Madras
Presidency Madras
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christiana
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-25
Folio 158
Page -
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Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms



First name(s) Amelia Sophia
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1846
Birth date 13 May 1846
Baptism year 1846
Baptism date 24 Jun 1846
Place Cannanore
Presidency -
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christiana
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-1
Folio 150
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Madras ecclesiastical records, omissions and corrections, 1777-1884
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
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On the image it says father John was a Drummer in the 15th Regiment NI

One of the sponsors at the baptism was a Henry Gasper, presumably related.

First name(s) Sarah Margaret
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1849
Birth date 28 Jul 1849
Baptism year 1849
Baptism date 6 Dec 1849
Place Madras
Presidency Madras
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christiana
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-28
Folio 579
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

( Sarah Margaret is also registered for baptism at Palamcottah on the image John Gasper's occupation is described as "gentleman")


First name(s) Rachel Isabel
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1847
Birth date 25 Apr 1847
Baptism year 1847
Baptism date 19 Oct 1847
Place Madras
Presidency Madras
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christian
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-26
Folio 480
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
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First name(s) Robert
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1843
Birth date 06 May 1843
Baptism year 1843
Baptism date 12 May 1843
Place Palamcottah
Presidency -
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Gasper
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Christiana
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-C4
Folio 48
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Madras ecclesiastical records, omissions and corrections, 1777-1884
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
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A tree on Ancestry says Frederick Adolphus's wife was Rebecca Benjamin - but doesn't give any more info about her.

Their children, according to the tree:

1.
sara christiana gasper
1880–

Marriage
21 November 1900 • Berhampore Madras India
Thomas William Parker
(1875–)

They had four children, all born India.



2.
charlotte ellen gasper
1882–

Marriage; Marriage
26th NOV 1914 • dhurrumtollah Bengal India
pela amee (1873–)
He was widowed, married charlotte ellen, nee gasper, then Johnson, then Lewis.

Charlotte's second husband:

alfred joseph johnson
–1914
Birth india
Death 1914 • Calcutta India

They had 8 children, all born India.


3.
Benniah Wolfe Gasper
1899–1991
Died North Walsham, Norfolk.

Benniah Wolfe Gasper
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Benniah Wolfe Gasper
Death Age: 93
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1898
Registration Date: May 1991
Registration district: North Walsham
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume: 10
Page: 1607

Sadly Rachel died of fever, (the image of this is on Findmy past)

First name(s) Rachel Isabella
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1848
Death date 26 Jun 1848
Death year 1848
Age 14M
Burial date 26 Jun 1848
Place Bangalore
Presidency Madras
Archive Reference N-2-27
Folio -
Page 317
Catalogue Description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras, : 1698-1948
Record set British India Office Deaths & Burials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

First name(s) Sarah Margaret
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1849
Death date 28 Aug 1850
Death year 1850
Age 1Y 1M
Burial date 29 Aug 1850
Place Madras
Presidency Madras
Archive Reference N-2-29
Folio -
Page 456

( died of atrophy, buried at Palamcottah)

and Robert also , so sad

First name(s) Robert
Last name Gasper
Birth year 1843
Age 8D
Burial date 13 May 1843
Place Palamcottah
Presidency Madras
Archive Reference N-2-C12
Folio -
Page 39
Catalogue Description Madras ecclesiastical records, omissions and corrections, 1777-1884, :
Record set British India Office Deaths & Burials

Oh my. . This is amazing.
Can't thank u enough. I'm ringing my auntie olive tomorrow.
She didn't know her grandparents or aunts or uncles. Xxxx.....xxxx

Oh that explains why my grandad was called by the name benjamin ....Ohhh aww.


Oh poor Rachel. So sad. ??
Xxxx

On the baptism for Georgiana 1853, John was listed as a Schoolmaster,

On the image for this marriage though it does look as though her father is given as F Gasper? though that could be an error?

British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription

First name(s) Sara Christiana
Last name Gasper
Marriage year 1900
Marriage date 21 Nov 1900
Spouse's first name Thomas William
Spouse's last name Parker
Place Berhampore
Presidency Madras
Groom's age 25
Bride's age 20
Groom's father's first name J H
Groom's father's last name Parker
Bride's father's first name F
Bride's father's last name Gasper
Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras, : 1698-1948
Archive reference N-2-89
Folio number 193
Entry number -
Record set British India Office Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
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I am not seeing a baptism for Sara which would have helped.

Yes, that looks like Frederick Adolphus's daughter Sarah's marriage, as stated on the Ancestry tree I mentioned above.

Sorry yes of course lol, losing the plot ;-)

Frederick and Rebecca are parents also of

British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns- Births & Baptisms Transcription

First name(s) Antony Frederic
Last name Gaspar
Birth year 1896
Birth date 1896
Baptism year 1896
Baptism date 17 Dec 1916
Place Madura,Holy Rosary
Presidency Madras
Father's first name(s) Frederic
Father's last name Gaspar
Mother's first name(s) Rebecca
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-2-120
Folio 204
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
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Frederick was "PW Inspector East Coast Ry-railway

Omg. :-)
You are all amazing.
Can't thank u enough.
Xxxx

My uncle Adolf Tony gasper had 2 children
But we lost contact when he divorced their mum years ago.
They would be around the same age as me . I was born in 76.
Xxxx

John and Sarah Christiana

British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription

First name(s) John
Last name Gasper ( bugler 15th Regiment NI)
Marriage year 1843
Marriage date 24 Apr 1843
Spouse's first name Sarah Christiana
Spouse's last name Graham
Place Madras
Presidency Madras
Groom's age 23
Bride's age 17
Groom's father's first name John
Groom's father's last name Gasper
Bride's father's first name Robert
Bride's father's last name Graham
Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras, : 1698-1948
Archive reference N-2-21
Folio number 293
Entry number -
Record set British India Office Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

also reg at Palamcottah, John's father also John is listed as Private HM 48th Regiment, and Sarah is daughter of Robert Graham Clerk of the Church Palamcottah