FONCECA family from Meliapore

with links to British India

Hi Russel, I came across several other Fonceca's. The film is very faint in parts and difficult to read. I will list what I was able to decipher. If you let me have your snail mail address I will send you photocopies. I doubt if it will be all that useful as the quality of the printer at the Library is not very good, but you may be able to distinguish details my tired old eyes cannot pick up.   Gilbert Raymond 19/10/1999

Below Info supplied/confirmed by Roger A Fonseca ( Whaler@ocean7.fsnet.co.uk 

Simon FONCECA, (Artist, died 21/12/1870) married 1st wife Eliz BREAIN 1833. (No issue)

Simon FONCECA, widower, Indo-Briton, Draftsman, Madras (Artist) married 2nd wife Louisa JOHNSTON, Spinster, Indo-Briton (by dispensation, as both were Roman Catholic there was a special ceremony. This was conducted by Rt Rev Doctor P J Carew, Bishop of Philadelphia USA, Co-Adjutor Vicar Apostolic of Madras and Meliapore on 27 November 1839, witnesses W L Johnston, G J J Fonceca. Simon was a widower when he married and they were both 'Indo-British. Louisa died a widow on 19 March 1885 of general debility aged 68), children : 

1. Agnes Eliza FONCECA (born 1841?), 
2. Beatrice Josephine FONCECA (born 18/11/1842, baptised 10/12/1842, Madras, officiating Minister J Fennelly. LDS film 530008/9 Vol 2/4 P580),
3. Julina Sophia FONCECA (born 19/6/1844, baptised 10/7/1844),
4. Octavia FONCECA (born 1873).

Next Generation

Agnes Eliza FONCECA married by Banns by J Fennelly on 15/6/1859, John Alexander LABOUR, Clerk (son of Charles LABOUR), at Madras , witnesses M N Campbell, Clarissa Richards. LDS Film 521850 Vol 40(P 147)

Beatrice Josephine FONCECA  (born 18/11/1842, baptised 10/12/1842, Madras, officiating Minister J Fennelly. LDS film 530009 Vol 4 P580), married ? PRESTON

Julina Sophia FONCECA (born 19/6/1844) married ? De Braux

Octavia FONCECA (born 1873) married ? DUMPLOY

The person who confirmed the above information is the son of Edward Percy Johnston.