My India born  grand  mother, Somwaria, died 11 days after the birth of my father Mohamed Ashin in 1929.

The baby, Jaitoon, shown in the picture on the left, was about 60 years old when she died in Guyana, July 2002,. Her father was Edu, but her mother was unknown.

My  father's sister, Rasulan, who was living in Canefield, Canje, Berbice, passed away few years ago after giving birth to a baby girl. That girl, lives with her aunt Rafatan in Vryheid, Berbice, Guyana.

My father's  brother, Khairruddin, from Reliance, Canje, Berbice, died a few years ago after being stung by African bees at Rose Hall Estate .

The three surviving first generation are as follows:

My father, Mohamed Ashin, residing in Canada,  Haji Nizamuddin   is residing in USA and Ratan (sister), residing in Guyana

This picture was taken at Blairmont Estate Wharf, where they stored the sugar for export. My grandfather used to live in a house that extended towards the Blairmont Stelling 

Picture taken out in 1935. Re-negative & printed at the Technical Teachers Training Institute's photo Lab, Madras

We need the information from the Emigrant Pass. There supposed to be a copy in the Immigration Office, which handles immigrants from India. 
We, the grandchildren of Edu & Somwaria are calling on the Guyana's Government to release the information. 



In 1902, British kidnapped my great grandmother with five daughters ,exported and enslaved them in British Guiana (Guyana)

They were living in Rampur, Blairmont Estate, Berbice.Guyana