Question

John Arthur Hale born in Simla, India to a British army family, was my grandfather, where was the family from?

Answer 1

1911 Census

Name:	John Arthur Hale
Age in 1911:	23
Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1888
Relation to Head:	Grand Son
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	Punjab, India
Civil Parish:	Beckenham
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County/Island:	Kent
Country:	England
Street address:	Montgomery, 75 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent
Marital Status:	Single
Occupation:	Draughtsman
Registration district:	Bromley
Registration District Number:	42
Sub-registration district:	Beckenham
ED, institution, or vessel:	2
Household schedule number:	39
Piece:	3655
Household Members:	Name Age John Hale 86 William Richard Hale 31 John Arthur Hale 23 Isa Ethel Fletcher 43

 

Source Citation

Class: RG14; Piece: 3655; Schedule Number: 39

Answer 2

His grandfather in the 1911 census shows place of birth & presumably where the family originated:

Name:	John Hale
Age in 1911:	86
Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1825
Relation to Head:	Head
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	Walworth, London, England
Civil Parish:	Beckenham
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County/Island:	Kent
Country:	England
Street address:	Montgomery, 75 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent
Marital Status:	Married
Occupation:	Retired Bootmaker
Registration district:	Bromley
Registration District Number:	42
Sub-registration district:	Beckenham
ED, institution, or vessel:	2
Household schedule number:	39
Piece:	3655
Household Members:	Name Age John Hale 86 William Richard Hale 31 John Arthur Hale 23 Isa Ethel Fletcher 43

 

Source Citation

Class: RG14; Piece: 3655; Schedule Number: 39