Roye / Moses / Samuels of India, Persia/Iran, Sri Lanka including those of Indian descent but living elsewhere in the world (USA, Australia, UK, Canada, etc.)

Scope of Project

Attempting to gain knowledge and fill out -- as much as possible -- information about my extended family tree which has roots in India but spreads its branches all over the world including the United States of America, Australia, United Kingdom, and Canada.

If you or a member of your tree have any lineage going back to these families, please visit the project and/or get in touch!

Overview

The most common last names I'm interested in researching and hopefully connecting are:

• Roye and Raya (both of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states in South India)
• Moses (of India, both South and North)
• Samuels (of both South India and Sri Lanka / Ceylon)

Other last names of interest that also reside in my tree:

• Sait (of Persia / Iran originally)
• Ranganaikulu (of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states in South India) ...and others

General Note

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Tags

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• Events:
• Activities:
• Religions:
• Movements:
• Places:
• Timelines:
• Topics:
• Series:

Resources

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Notables

Activity

Place

Movement

Project Profiles

The Geni Master Profile

Names

Make sure the name fields of the Master Profiles include first name, middle name, last name, maiden name if known, otherwise blank, suffix for Sr., Jr., etc. In the display name field only add titles such as Gov. or Dr. preceding.

For example

FN Reuben MN (blank) LN Coffin MN (blank)
Display name is Captain Reuben Coffin

Places

The United States did not exist until 1789 and the United Kingdom was formed in 1707. Please be careful about using autocomplete. It is better to use the "place" field and type out the place name. Use place names such as England and South Carolina and spell out the country name with historical accuracy.

For example

Colonial America: Charleston, South Carolina

Overview tab

It makes it easier to read a profile if the "about me" information is filled out in this fashion:

• (vitals, summary)
• (parents)
• (marriages)
• (children)
• (weblinks)
• (biography)
• (notes)
• (references)
• (citations)
• example profile: Stephen Hopkins Mayflower Passenger

Media tab

- Future releases of the Geni Project module will create a dynamic library of downloadable media for profiles associated with the Project.

-- The media tab of the MP should be used for documentation files. Websites, biographies, census reports, image files -- the richer we make the profile, the more historically and genealogically accurate and meaningful it will be.

Sources tab

-- Adding a source validates the MP, and creates a "timeline" for each life represented by a profile. The more information we add, the more detailed and accurate.

-- Original source data includes: birth certificates, census reports, immigration records, ship rosters, obituaries, marriage licenses ....

Works Cited

- Citation data (MLA format is good) should be noted for each source. If someone else can't replicate research, it's not acceptable.

- Instant citation makers on line:

• http://worldcat.org
• http://citationmachine.net
• http://www.easybib.com

Suggested Reading

Please insert in alphabetical order by last name of author, and provide URL link if available online