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Overseas help, please, Mauritius

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Eunice

Eunice Report 14 Feb 2022 15:46

My husbands mother was from Mauritius, of French Ancestry, family name Bouic. He only has one cousin left over there - all others spread all over the world now and this remaining cousin is not communicating/interested. If we have any overseas researchers....does anyone know where I would apply to , to look for records? To complicate the matter, the request for info is from one of his cousin's mum in law....and she is French, has lived in France all of her life! Its a long shot I know but thought it worth trying!

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 14 Feb 2022 16:04

HAve you given Family search a go?

Mauritius was a British colony until 1963.

There are some records in the National Archives in Kew:
Réunion (Mauritius) Deaths 1836-1871 RG 35/16
Marriages 1864-1921 FO 322/1-2

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 Feb 2022 16:11

only 2 records on fmp
Andre
Cemetery or memorial Port Louis Western Cemetery
Last name Bouic
Burial country Mauritius
Birth year 1894
Additional information Son of Alexandre Jules Bouic and his wife, Marie Emilie Clothilde Lellaire.
Age 23
Link https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
Death year 1917
War First World War, 1914-1918
Death date 24 Mar 1917
Record set Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
Number -
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Rank Second Lieutenant
Subcategory First World War
Regiment Royal Flying Corps
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Grave reference 40. 41.


© Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Jean Auguste Andre
Service branch Royal Flying Corps
Last name Bouic
Grade, branch or position Pilot
Birth year 1894
Aircraft type and serial number in DH1 A1612
Death year 1917
Theatre of operations United Kingdom
Death date 24.03.17
Place or origin of residence Native of Mauritius
Age at death 23
Country Great Britain
Cause of death K.W.F (killed whilst flying)
Record set Airmen Died In The Great War, 1914-1919
Burial place Buried at Port Louis, Mauritius
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Soldier number -
Subcategory First World War
Rank 2lt
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Unit or regiment 46 Reserve Squadron



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How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Mauritius ...
https://www.familysearch.org › wiki › How_to_Find_Bi...
25 Jan 2021 — Civil Registration in Mauritius is a government recording of births, marriages and deaths. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis ...

might help

Eunice

Eunice Report 15 Feb 2022 00:15

Thank you all for looking into this, i will give it another whirl! I think some of the records i have were not really accurate? I will also forward this info to the lady in France…..she may have better luck than me as obviously language is a bit of a barrier - my French being only basic. Thanks again though :-P <3