Certificates connected with George Henry Eckford

See George Henry Eckford.

This letter is by Malcolm Geddes, son of Andrew Geddes, writing to his mother Emily Geddes (originally Eckford). It was with the certificates on this page, and explains where they came from. Malcolm Geddes is obviously in India (he was in the Indian army), and has been asked by his mother to find various Indian legal certificates connected with her family. I don't know anything about the "book" she is supposed to be writing. "Nellie" is probably Malcolm's wife. I assume "Andrew" is a dog. Regretably, Malcolm died 4 years later, in 1914.

Belgaum 28th Jany 10
My dear Mama,
Herewith two more certificates or rather one of them comprises two, a birth and baptism. I don't know where to write for the marriage one, as you have no idea where it took place, and not knowing the year would make it harder still. Anyway, I hope the three I have sent you will help you with the book you are writing or whatever it is you are doing. The three certificates came to Rs 6-8-0 or eight shillings and eight pence. You can give it to Nellie as I am sure that she will want it. Thanks very much for the Blatchford articles, they were what I wanted to read, also for the calendar.
I go to Poona in three days for the Assault at Arms, much to my disgust. It is a beastly nuisance and expense. Glad to hear that Andrew is getting more domesticated and I hope he sticks to it till I get home. I shall be glad to get off from here. Only a month today and I'll be in Bombay ready to sail next day. Must stop now, with much love to you both.
Your loving son, Malcolm

Birth and baptism of of George Eckford

This is presumably the "combined birth and baptism" certificate mentioned above. See George Henry Eckford.

Death of the first wife of James Eckford

This is the death of the first wife of James Eckford. They were the parents of George Henry Eckford. So his mother died a year after his birth, and James remarried.

First marriage of George Eckford

George Henry Eckford married twice. This wife is the mother of Emily Eckford. However, both Emily and her husband Andrew Geddes wrote many affectionate letters to the second wife as "My dear Motherly". Could this be "mother-in-law"?

This isn't a certificate. I'm not sure whether this is still Malcolm or not - it's dated 1912 rather than 1910. It gives details of the military career of James Eckford and George Henry Eckford, plus a couple of others.

Received on 5/1/1912 and copied from an old book of the John Bull Coy Times, which is in the Belgaum Club, in Belgaum, Bombay, India.

I'm not sure who William Eckford and John Alexander Eckford are. From the dates, William Eckford seems to be of James Eckford's generation, while John Alexander Eckford comes between James and William. There was a John Eckford who was son of James Eckford (and step-brother of William Eckford) but the dates don't match. Of course, whoever copied this out might have done all Eckfords that he could find, whether family or not, in case they were!

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