Comments on: The Outsider

By: Michael Gibb

Michael Gibb — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:54:10 +0000

My email address is: mjcgibb(at)yahoo.com
Best wishes.
Michael

By: Michael Gibb

Michael Gibb — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:49:46 +0000

Hello. I am trying to trace what happened to my maternal great-aunt Alice Queenie Barnard. I found out (today actually) that she married Reginald Hearsey, son of William Andrew Hearsey , on 21 January 1921 at Mandalay, Burma. I understand that Reginald saw service in World War 2 in the Army of Burma Reserve of Officers, gazetted Captain on 19 January 1940.121 He died on 05 October 1944 at Hoshiarpur, Punjab.122 At the time of his death in 1944, he was described as “Deputy Superintendent, Burma Police. If anyone has any information on Alice, I would love to hear from you. Michael

By: Binayak Dutta-Roy

Binayak Dutta-Roy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:42:54 +0000

Fascinating to read about the Wyatts & the Hearseys.
I am the youngest son of Dr. J.K. Datta of Barlowgunj, Mussoorie.
My father was the family doctor of these families who used to live in the
“Bhus-wala Kothi”
I was also looking for some reference to Cecil Foster and his sister Nellie Foster.
Recently I went to old Barlow and met Jimmy Skinner in the old Brewery Road.
Hope to hear more about these people as I am planning to put it together in a
form of memories of days gone by.

By: Penelope Hearsey

Penelope Hearsey — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:47:42 +0000

Hi i am trying to find out what happened to my Father’s Father Lionel Doughlas Hearsey? he is still alive and is 90 he also spent his early years in India and came back to school for his education as did his Father. My Granddad said in India when my Grandmother got divorced. He had plantations out in India in Bengal. I found out about the Indian Princess a couple of years ago and it made sense to my self and Dad as we are both small and dark skin with small dark brown eyes . Can any one help ??

By: John Wyatt

John Wyatt — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:53:58 +0000

Andy

I’m sorry for the delay in responding to your comm. of 24 August 2010. I have nit been back to this site until now. I think my cousin Andy Wyatt might be able to give you more info about the book. I have not heard back from him since my communication of June 2010.

Cheers

John Wyatt

By: Andy Hearsey

Andy Hearsey — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:15:49 +0000

Hi to John And Andrew Wyatt-I am the Andy Hearsey who helped get the ball rolling up above some year and a half ago after reading Sepoy’s lovely article..I would be interested to know and have this book name confirmed,the author, and if I might be able to purchase a copy from somwhere.Sounds as though it is named” Military and other deeds of the Hearsey family”
Maybe we should leave our e-mail addresses on the blog -we may all be pleasantly surprised.
Kind regards
Andy
e-mail: andyhearsey@ntlworld.com

By: John Wyatt

John Wyatt — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:10:43 +0000

Nikki

With respect to your interest in history of the Hearsey family, see my comments and also those of Andrew Wyatt who has in his possession the book I mentioned in my comment dated June 30 (above).

Best wishes

John Wyatt

By: John Wyatt

John Wyatt — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:52:21 +0000

Dear Andrew

Wonderful to hear from you! Yes, we are almost certainly cousins. Your father (my
uncle) Hugh is the youngest of the Wyatt brothers. My father, who sadly passed away
many years ago was Jack Wyatt who lived at Killara, northeast of Lilydale. At that time
your family lived in Croydon. Not long after my father’s death I moved away from
Melbourne – first to Hobart in Tasmania and later to Canberra. I worked for the
Department of Defence and about ten years ago I took early retirement – so I thought!

In reality I continued to work as a part time consultant – something I am still doing.
Whilst in Tasmania I remarried and have two children from this marriage – a boy
(Thomas) who is finishing high school in the next couple of years, and a daughter
(Bronwyn) who is half way through a B.Sc (Psychology) degree at the Aust National
University here in Canberra, They make me realise how old I have become!!

Pretty soon there will be just my wife Carmel and myself – we are going to be a rather
funny old couple! Life is good. My other daughter Kathy moved back to Melbourne some
years ago and loves being back in her old home town. I try to catch up with her as
often as I can.

Well, that is about all for now. Please let me know how your parents, brothers, and
sister are all getting on and please give them my love and best wishes. I regret not
keeping in touch – just so easy to let things slide.

Best wishes

John

By: Andrew Wyatt

Andrew Wyatt — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:52:29 +0000

John,

I am the son of Hugh Wyatt, I was born in Mussorie, I am the youngest of seven children, I think you might be my cousin, I have the book you’re talking about.

Lets see if we are related, send me a further message to see if we can narrow things down.

By: John Wyatt

John Wyatt — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:25:38 +0000

Very interesting stuff! My Grandmother Mary (May) was a Hearsey – I believe a descendant of Gen John Hearsey. She was married to my Grandfather George Wyatt (of the 17/21 st Lancers) and had two brothers Jack and Reginald Hearsey. They all lived in Mussoorie. As a young child I knew them. Alas! they have all been dead for several decades. They, unlike my family (Wyatt) never left India. We went to New Zealand, Britain and, finally Australia.

My father’s elder brother once showed me a book whose title was (I think) ‘Military and Other Deeds of the Hearsey Family’.

I would be interested to hear from any other descendants of the Hearsey family.

By: Amit Julka

Amit Julka — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:13:20 +0000

Hi…with reference to “if the shit really start to stink, one most light the fire”…can you provide me the actual punjabi proverb(transliterated in roman)…i m very curious if it’s the same one used by my grandfather :)

By: Nikki Taylor

Nikki Taylor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:15:56 +0000

Any descendents or anyone with any information on the Hearsey’s please contact me on the following e-mail taylora40@sky.com

By: Nikki Taylor

Nikki Taylor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:12:20 +0000

Hi Alasdair, I am too a descentdent of General Sir John B Hearsey and Major Hyder Young Hearsey. My grandmother was Irene Hearsey, daughter of Theophilus Hearsey. I have found the family history so interesting and am too looking to find descendents.

By: Alasdair Wyllie

Alasdair Wyllie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:06:03 +0000

This article has thrown up a lot of interesting information. I too am a descendent of General Sir John B Hearsey, his grand-daughter being my great grand-mother. I would be very interested to have contact with any other descendents, or people who can perhaps help me with some details of family history.

By: Richard Cattermole

Richard Cattermole — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:25:56 +0000

Hello there Andy i hope you read this but my mother is a hearsey and my grandad is Lionel Hearsey who is a decedent of Sir john Hearsey, My grandad lived out in india with his father who was also called lionel douglas hearsey, we have seen the potrait of sir john hearsey. If you read this we would like to know more information about your side of the family. My email is manutdrichard@aol.com

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:58:02 +0000

Anyone interested in the full William Moorcroft story should read the excellent biography “Beyond Bokhara” by Dr. Garry Alder, published in 1985. Unfortunately copies are hard to come by. And if you’re interested in what ‘really’ happened to William Moorcroft, after he faked his death in Andkhoi, Afghanistan in 1825, you should read “Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China” by two French priests Huc and Gabet, as translated into English by William Hazlitt. Huc and Gabet maintain Moorcroft visited Tibet and Lhasa in disguise from 1826-38, and his true identity was only discovered when he was killed by bandits while travelling to Ladakh, when maps and diaries in English were discovered in his luggage.

By: sepoy

sepoy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:33:15 +0000

Thanks for the comment Andy. And the link to the book mentioned is:
http://books.google.com/books?id=fIFJAAAAMAAJ

By: andy hearsey

andy hearsey — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:14:26 +0000

what a lovely read-often in these areas just as the tales get more and more interesting,they end.Hyder hearsey( his travelling companion)painted on their journey 7 water colours,one of which( a copy of which I have)is the one you start this article with.This is allegedly the 2 of them in their disguise of the day and moorcroft apparently is one of them-this being the nearest to answering the questioneer who would like to see a portrait of him.I too would like to see portraits of both,especially my ancestor.
The British Library bought 6 of these water colours about 5-7 years ago,and would gladly show them to you and sell you copies.Maybe the EIC has portraits of william moorcroft.
You might also enjoy reading “The hearseys-5 generations of an Anglo-Indian Family by Col Hugh Pearse which you can freely download on the web.
Trust this helps.Regards Andy Hearsey

By: The Wandering Hermit

The Wandering Hermit — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:09:27 +0000

There is a brilliant piece about moorcroft by Charles Allen in his Book “A Mountain In Tibet” which follows his journey along with Hyder Jung Herseay to Lake Mansarovar and back..

Indeed he was a most unusual characters … blessed or cursed by a “Rash Curiousity” which took him on quests quite unique and unusual.. He is one of those forgotten men of the Early Western Explorers.. Enjoyed reading this piece,
cheers
Z.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:33:01 +0000

Can anyone tell me where I would find a portrait or picture of William Moorcroft EIC