Family in India

In February 2008 I went back to Ooty with my wife and two ladies who are Wapshare family and who met up with me through family research.
We set out from Mysore and drove to the foot of the Nilgiris where we were met in Gudalore by Richard who is the manager of the Compton estate which was the home of Bea Wapshare until she died.
We went to the graveyard at the Helen estate where the graves of Henry Wapshare and his son James are in very good condition. Nearby at the Burnside estate the grave of Edward Wapshare has been recently painted. Richard explained how he had crept out of the estate with Bea one night to fetch the police when the staff were rioting after the death of Edward.
Then we rejoined the road to Naduvattam and stopped to admire the magnificent view at Chinese Hills which has recently changed hands. Richard said that he had buried Bob on the site but we were unable to gain access to see whether the grave was marked.
Then we drove on to Compton where the staff are still in place and the gardens are beautifully kept up. Bea is buried in a well kept grave next to Queenie and we had tea on the lawn.
After spending the night at the Savoy in Ooty, we found the graves of Nellie Hunt and her daughter Dorothy at St Thomas' church and at St Stephens was photographed the plaque to William Henry and found his grave behind the church. Sadly the next grave had collapsed onto William's and we hope that Richard will clear it away.
We left by train to enjoy the scenery.