Several weeks ago I suffered a complete computer failure although I managed to save most of my files. This occurred at what was a busy time for me with our granddaughter being born in Winchester. Ellie May is our first grandchild this side of the ocean.
Now I am set up again with a new computer and new software which works most of the time and I hope to be able to make some progress over the long winter months.
During all of this I was contacted through the blog by Kae Lewis who is an historian from Tennesee. Kae has been creating an article on St Stephens Church in Ooty and the families of those buried there.
William Henry Wapshare is buried behind the church and in the porch is a magnificent plaque to his good works. On the other side of the porch is an Octerlony who may be father of Mary who married William's son Henry (or her uncle). Octerlony is an unusual name and Kae's research suggests that they (and their 18,000 acres) may have come down from Sir David Octerlony from Boston MA who defeated the Gurkha Kings. Other possibilities have been put forward.
Kae's website can be found at www.kaelewis.com
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Where is Emma Wapshare
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