Appendix 1 - Gloucestershire Records Office References to Asian people (pre-1939)

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• Great Barrington, 9 Sept 1705 George Tudor ‘a native of the Kingdom of Golconda’ was baptised
  
• Newland, 6 February 1788 Thomas pipes an east Indian Black was baptised at Coleford
  
• Littledean, 12 August 1879 John Delen 35 ‘mallotta’ from Calcutta was given 7 days imprisonment for drunkenness at Newnham-on-Severn
  
• Cheltenham, (Christchurch) 26 July 1882 Ruth an adult native of madras, Ayah in the service of Colonel Rowlandson, was baptised in the Tamil language
  
• Cirencester, 21 February 1894 Sidh Bisill Mahli, child of Nozam Ull Din and Rasham Bibi Mahli of Badoo-Mahli, Punjaub was baptised. Father’s occupation – private gentleman.
  
• Cinderford, 1927 In memorium Dr M L Bangara 1881-1927 Doctor at Cinderford 1914-27
  
• St Briavels, c1930 Testimonial and subscription for Dr R N Nanda at St Briavels c 1923-c1945

a full listing of black and asian people from the country records (pre-1939) can be read here...