Henry Charles Bevan Petman and Beryll Dyer’s marriage record (ref. N/1/605/80). Some information are given on the website but the original contains the following: Henry was a ‘Divorced husband of Gabrielle Hunter Bevan-Petman’; Henry and Beryl both lived at Narain Das Buildings in Lahore; fathers’ names were: Bertram Ancor Bevan Petman and Augustus William Dyer. The ceremony took place at the Methodist Church in Lahore.

The IOFHS website also lists Henry’s mother burial entry (ref. N/1/616/290). Minnie Bevan Petman was a widow however it would be very time consuming to establish when Bertram Bevan Petman died.

I have checked the name index for baptisms in order to find an entry for Henry Charles Bevan Petman in Bengal presidency from 1894 to 1900 but I have not found anything. I also tried to locate Bertram and Minnie’s marriage certificate but in vain. I have searched the name index for marriages in Bengal from 1890 to 1894. Please note that our records are not complete as they cover approximately 70% of ecclesiastical returns from British India. There is also a possibility that Bertram and Minnie were married earlier and Henry Charles was baptised later or the ceremonies took place elsewhere (Madras, Bombay or the UK).

I have found a biographical note for Charles Earle Bevan Petman in the Who Was Who. Please find an online version of the entry attached. Assuming there was a tradition of giving the same forenames in the family I believe Charles was Henry’s uncle and Bertram’s brother. Charles’ father’s name is Henry Charles as well. However to confirm that one would need Bertram’s marriage or baptism record.

I have checked the document IOR/L/PJ/6/734 file 2998 which is signed by Bertram Bevan-Petman. In 1905 he was Bar-at-Law of the Inner Temple at Simla. It is possible that we hold some documents relating to Bertram’s career but it would require a further search.

The documents from the IOR/L/PJ/7/1564A were transferred to a different department but they do not seem to have survived.