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Introduction Acknowledgements Armenian Census Calcutta 1846 Armenian/Indian research publications Armenians, Colonies & Churches in India Armenian Graves In India Armenian Graves in Hong Kong Armenian Graves in the UK Armenian Graves in Singapore and Malaysia Armenian Graves in Australia Graves at Lower Circular Road - Other Graves Graves at the Roman Catholic Church, Calcutta Historical Snippets Surnames Directly Linked to my Family My Direct Chater Ancestors Chater's unrelated to my family My Chater Family Bible Part Index of the names at the IOR The Andaman Island Photographs Wills Lady Chater
My Visit to Damascus
How armtown.com reported it
Article on Sir Paul Chater Hong Kong Standard May 2007.
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Here also, as in other cities
in India, the Armenians prospered. Colonel Jacob Petrus was the
Commander of the Scindia of Gwaliors' Army, which position he held for
70 years. He erected the Armenian Church at Gwalior and for many
years maintained a priest at his own expense to attend to the spiritual
needs of the Armenian colony there. He died at the ripe old age of 95 years. His sons,
one a Captain and the other a Major had served under him. The
Captain was killed during the Mutiny in 1857. The Major having
wasted his wealth by high living, died at the early age of 35 years.
It is recorded that Colonel Jacob had a large number of Armenian
officers under his command, all of whom amassed large fortunes in later
years.

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