With Cedric helping us we were able to find most of the places we wanted to. From the place that Heathers father Dennis was born to where they got married, everything was still standing, but just a little more worn, as much everything in India is!
This is the church where Heathers father was baptised:
This is the church where Heathers father was baptised:
Then we made our way to the next Church which is where they were married:
The final place was the graveyard where Heathers Great Grandfather was buried - Travis Charles, which Cedric helped us find.
This plot was an unmarked grave, for Kitty Billion, who would have been a great Aunt of Heathers, sadly she died from a fall from a balcony at her nursing quarters. Despite reports of someone seeing her being pushed, no one was ever charged with her death at 35 years old.
The Graveyards are great affairs in Kolkata, and there are resident gardeners that live on site, and for around 50p a month will keep an area clear and look after the grave. This role is handed down from father to son, so they have a great knowledge of who is buried where. We paid the Maali (Gardener) for helping us, and soon discovered the system of who gets what. We also then had to pay the guy that looks after the cemetery as he was the boss.
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