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The Andaman Islands
Photographs of Port Blair, Ross Island

and

 people, places, occasions, locations

All are reproduced here with the kind permission of Gloria Schultz

Can you help Gloria identify some of these photographs please?  It would be nice for her and for others who are interested in their ancestors lives to try and pin detail to these very lovely photographs.  Should you be able to help identify anything or anyone, then please contact Gloria at dags@slingshot.co.nz .

Hello!  my name is Gloria Schultz.  I am a granddaughter of John William Baines who was the superintendent of the Circular Jail on the Andaman Islands.  I am also the cousin of Pat Dady whose mother was the sister to my father John Vernon Baines who was also employed at the circular jail

 

A ship coming into Port Blair with Ross Island in the background

A street in Port Blair

Building of the jail.

Family and some unknown people. Back row 5th along Gloria's mother Phyllis 7th along is her grandfather  -  2nd row5th from left is her grandmother at the end of this row is Verena  -  Front row 2nd from left is Gloria's father John Vernon Baines.  Don't know the rest.

Gloria's grandparents and their family.  Starting left - Verena, Grandfather John William on his knee is Derrick, Gloria's Grandmother Winifred Olive, John Vernon (her father) in front Clarence who died in his 20's and Melville Gregory Baines

Hockey team photo. 2nd from left middle row is Gloria's father

Hockey team photo. Seated in the middle holding the cup is Gloria's grandfather don't know the rest

Japanese invasion 1

Japanese invasion 2

Japanese invasion 3

Japanese invasion 4

Japanese invasion 5

Japanese invasion 6

Japanese invasion 7

Japanese invasion 8

Japanese invasion 9

Japanese invasion 10

Japanese invasion 11

Japanese invasion 12

Japanese invasion 13

Japanese invasion 14

Japanese invasion 15

Jarawas with unknown white man

Jarawa women

Not sure if this is the jail looking from the sea or the Administration Building on Ross Island

Port Blair with Ross Island in the background

Possibly the hospital on Ross Island

Ship coming into harbour

Taken from Ross Island

The building of Port Blair

The building of the Circular Jail at Port Blair with Ross Island in the background

The church on Ross Island

The High Commissioners house

the jail

The jail

The jail. Gloria's grandfather was superintendent of the jail until she was  evacuated in 1943 when she came back after the war her  father took over and she lived on the top floor apartment when her grandfather retired.  Gloria's grandparents lived there until then.

the jail from the air

the jail today

The jail today (a tourist spot for light and sound shows)

 

The pictures below are of many unknown people.  Can you help identify anyone?  Please email Gloria if you can. dags@slingshot.co.nz

 

Gloria only knows the one holding the baby and the one directly behind her who are Gloria's aunts

 

Possibly the saw mills?

People Gloria is trying to identify are in the front row the woman on the left and the man on the right the rest are my family

People Gloria is trying to identify are the two in the back row and the 2 males standing on the left

 

 

Trying to identify all except the lady in the spotted dress who is Gloria's grandmother and the lady holding the baby who is her aunt Verena and the baby is her cousin Florence and the Male in the front row is Verena's husband Rupert Dady

Don't know anyone except the girl who is Gloria's cousin Florence

Wharf at Port Blair

 

unloading a ship in port

 

 


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