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Yes, I agree. She was living with her (long suffering?) mother in 1861. But in Fulham Union Infirmary in 1891. In between times she seems to have had a child by someone called Reynolds...

Thanks, Pat.

What match?!! 

This has all the makings of a fascinating and intriguing story.  As Sarah was wearing Workhouse clothing when she appeared in court you might try Workhouse Records for her as well - perhaps she was an inmate when one of the children was born?  

:) I was looking at it now so it wouldn't intrude on the football match!

Fantastic. I had planned to spend the afternoon building up to a certain football match. Not now...

Very grateful yet again.

The reference [61] used by Professor Fisher is linked here - Pages 15-16 in "MR . HUDSON , & c . IN BOMBAY" in Parliamentary Papers (Sessionals) Commons 1859 session I vol. 18 p.73- , no. 125 Return 4 March 1859. The sessional papers spell his name "Meerjan". He sailed on the "Bombay Castle, arriving in Bombay on the 4 February 1858, the steamer being captained by George Taylor.

Richard

Thank you to both of you. Just shows the value of posting queries on this site. I am very grateful.

As Pat says, it doesn't really answer my questions, but it does raise some new ones which I will follow up. The 7 month old daughter is not in my tree, so I need to find her. The link to the Indian Prince is intriguing. As is the possible link to the East India Company which I have looked at in the past without success.

I agree that it is possible that "Mergia" returned to India or Pakistan. That is something I have looked at previously but another look is needed. As is a review of prison records. Interestingly, Sarah's father was a policeman who died on Kensington High Street.