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Dear Farkas, Thankyou so much for all your work and interest in the uniform of the gentleman in my miniature. I really appreciate it. kindest regards Ian Hobart Tasmania

Hi Tony, Thankyou so much for you interest and search for details. Do you think he may have been in the British East India Navy which as far as I can tell were run by the British East India Company as a sort of private army until the Mutiny. We don't seem to have had any family links to the US. Thankyou also for the link to find a grave Ian

Dear Tony, Thankyou so much. It was very kind of you to answer my query and I apologize for nor relying sooner. I thought he may have been Dr William Eatwell. see below BUT his grandmother was Fatima, an Indian from Calcutta so I would have expected him to have dark feature like his half brother, John my gg grandfather. Any thoughts? Ian It has been easier to find details of Dr. William C. B. Eatwell who resided at 98 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea, presumably from the late 1880s until his death in 1899. Dr. William Coverdale Beaty (or Beattie) Eatwell (1819–1899). (M.B., C.M., MRCP, FRCP, etc.) 'Surgeon Major' in the Indian Army. Born 20th March 1819, Bombay, India. Died on 7th August 1899 in Norwood, Surrey. The son of Captain William Eatwell (1778–1862) of the Indian Navy, William Coverdale Beattie Eatwell became an Assistant Surgeon in 1841, a Surgeon in 1855 and was appointed Surgeon Major on 11th June 1861. He retired from the Indian Medical Service on 24th February 1863. [See attached record of Indian Medical Service]

Thankyou Terry, I agree especially as there is a ship in the background. What is RCN? Ian

Hi Everyone, This is painted miniature which has been in my family for generations. Of course I have no idea who he was but I am hoping someone can identify the uniform he is wearing. It could be Navey as there is a ship in the background. It looks to me to be early 1800s but thats only a guess. We do have a close connection with India so it might be East India Company or indeed a medical doctor. I greatly look forward to you ideas Ian Hobart Tasmania https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/13hjdupc4es37127qnp6c/20231218_170644.jpg?rlkey=8ct8e4q3lcj5tylu3jsfw0sd6&dl=0