The Barker Family
The Story
The Barker family had been out in India for some years before Partition, attached
to the British Army. In 1947 Jacqueline's father was a teacher at the Sikh College. At Partition, the
family found themselves stuck on the Indian side, without the means to get home, and had to fend for
themselves to make their way across the new border to Lahore, and then on to Karachi to board a ship
back to England.
Audio Gallery
Listen to the Barker Family recount their story
- Clip 1 (mp3 - 5mb - time: 10.00)
- Clip 2 (mp3 - 1mb - Time: 1.55)
- Clip 3 (mp3 - 1mb - Time: 1.39)
- Clip 4 (mp3 - 1mb - Time: 2.24)
Transcription of Interview
A transcription of the Barker Family interview (still to be fully transcribed)
Picture Gallery
 Outside walls of garden at Yol, where the family were living before Partition |
 Jacqueline's mother with her 3 daughters, in Nulla |
 The sacrifical rock, where local people prayed for the monsoon when it was late |
 Gunga Lal, the family's cook, was with them until they left at Partition |
 The bridge disappeared when the eathquake hit |
 Jennifer on the rock |
 The bathing pool at Yol, with the 3 sisters |
Page Last Updated: 8 October 2010
