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The genetic needle that threaded his DNA to an Indian ancestor is more or less lost in the haystack of history. But if he takes a stroll around the old city, perhaps among the oldest cosmopolitan pre-British urban centres in India, he might pick up a few old threads to spin a yarn about his multi-cultural genealogy.
14 de jun. de 2013 · British scientists have used DNA to reveal Princess Diana's Indian roots. By ABC News. June 14, 2013, 7:38 AM. LONDON, June 14, 2013 -- Once upon a time, a woman from India named Eliza Kewark was ...
27 de abr. de 2022 · About Eliza Kewark. Eliza Kewark (likely born Elizapet Kevork; Armenian: Էլիզապէթ Գէորգ) was an Armenian-Indian housekeeper to Theodore Forbes, a Scottish merchant who worked for the East India Company in the port town of Surat in Gujarat. The two had a daughter, Katherine Scott Forbes (1812-1893).
- Surat, Gujarat
- Theodore Forbes
- Gujarat
- circa 1794
13 de jan. de 2016 · Eliza Kevork formerly Kewark. Born 1790 in Surat, Gujarat, India. Daughter of Hakob Kevork and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Theodore Forbes — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Descendants. Mother of Katherine Scott (Forbes) Crombie. Died [date unknown] in Surat, Gujarat, India.
- Female
- Theodore Forbes
- Unassailable Roots
- Breach of Privacy?
- ‘Purported Mother’
- Touring India
Scientists from BritainsDNA, who carried out the tests, say that Eliza Kewark had an incredibly rare form of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) passed down through her female line. Men can inherit the gene but do not pass it on, so any children born to the princes will not have this rare gene. It has only been found in people from the Indian subcontinent – ...
But the revelation which made the front page of the British newspaper the Times has been criticised by some in the field of genetics, who say not only is it a breach of privacy towards the prince, but also distasteful that the newspaper ran an advert of the company doing the testing at the same time. Writing for the website The Conversation, Dr Ann...
Theodore Forbes left his wife and sent their daughter, Katherine, to live in Britain at the age of six. Letters sent from Kewark to her estranged husband suggest that he potentially deserted her due to her race, say researchers. In his will he described her as the “purported mother” of Katherine and referred to her as his housekeeper. He died retur...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have yet to visit India but may well be expected to fill in for the Queenwho is now cutting back on foreign travel. Royal Historian Kate Williams told Channel 4 News:“This is a very interesting revelation indeed and it shows how amazing DNA is that it’s able to go back this far to link William to India. “A tour of ...
Speculation, fuelled by ignorance, claimed that she was a 'dark-skinned native of Bombay' called Eliza Kewark who was not married to Theodore, thus making her daughter illegitimate. own research into his family's background and suggested to the author that she might write a novel based on the story of Theodore Forbes and Eliza Kewark.
Lady Fermoy's great-grandmother, Kitty Forbes, was the daughter of Eliza Kewark. Eliza's father, Hakob Kevork or Kevorkian, was Armenian; her Indian mother was probably Muslim. She is variously described in contemporary documents as "a dark-skinned native woman" and "an Armenian woman from Bombay". Popular culture
