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Cemeteries, BACSA, Additional Graves & MIs. AP, Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, UP Cemeteries - Grave Inscriptions & Plot Register. 2746 entries.
Cemeteries, Misc Graves, Madras cemeteries - Misc Grave Inscriptions. 11 entries 10 images - Transcriptions.
Cemeteries, Bengal, Delhi - Nicholson Cemetery. Graves 18 entries 23 images - Transcriptions.
Ecclesiastical, Ministers - Christ Church Fort Trichinopoly. 52 Entries, 1 Image. Clergy List - Transcriptions.
Cemeteries, Madras, Vellore - Central Church CSI Vellore. Graves 15 entries 26 images - Transcriptions.
Cemeteries, Madras, Vellore - St Marys Church Cemetery Ranipet. Graves & Memorial Tablets. 33 Entries 54 images - Transcriptions.
Cemeteries, Madras, Vellore - St Johns Church & Cemetery. Graves & Memorial Tablets. 31 entries 30 Images - Transcriptions.
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| Oct 2023 |
Cemeteries, Bengal, Serampore - Old Cemetery. 22 Entries, 15 Images. Graves - Transcriptions.
Cemeteries, Bengal, Darjeeling - St Andrews & Kurseong Cemetery. 10 entries, 14 images. Graves - Transcriptions.
Cemetery, Bengal, Lucknow - Christian Cemetery. 31 entries 55 images. Graves - Transcriptions.
Schools, St Pauls School, Darjeeling - School Captains, Cambridge Exams, WW2 kia, Memorials. 297 entries, 19 images. Memorials - Transcriptions.
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| Sep 2023 |
Military, WW1 - WO95/4813: Indore Imperial Service Transport Corps Dec 1915 to Mar 1919 - War Diary. 696 entries. Names of Officers, Men & Events.
Military, WW1 - WO95/4813: Bharatpur Imperial Service Transport Corps Dec 1915 to Mar 1919 - War Diary. 239 entries. Names of Officers, Men & Events
Military, WW1 - WO95/4813: 31 Mule Cart Corps Dec 1915 to Mar 1919 - War Diary. 82 entries. Names of Officers, Men & Events
Directories, Calendars & Directory. Maulmain Almanac & Directory 1844 - Civil Establishments. Schoos, Missionaries, Societies. Military in the Tenasserim Provinces. 473 entries
Census, Inhabitant & Occupations. Merchants & Agents. Maulmain Almanac & Directory 1844 - Subscribers List to the Directory. 628 entries
Maritime, Other Maritime Records. Maulmain Almanac & Directory 1844 - Vessels Built in Maulmain. 61 entries
BMD, Deaths & Burials, Published Deaths. Maulmain Almanac & Directory 1844 - Death Announcements. 9 entries
Military, WW1 - WO95/4813: 3 Mule Corps (Cavelry bde) Oct 1915 to Jan 1919 - War Diary. 104 entries. Names of Officers, Men & Events
Military, WW1 - WO95/4689: 1/72nd Punjabis Feb 1918 to May 1919 - War Diary. 296 entries. Names of Officers, Men & Events
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| Aug 2023 |
BMD, Madras Marriages - Trichinopoly, St Johns Church. 474 Entries 131 Images. Marriage Register (1842-1902)
BMD, Madras Baptisms - Trichinopoly, St Johns Church. 88 Entries 16 Images. Baptismal Register (1909-1923)
BMD, Madras Burials - Trichinopoly, St Johns Church. 651 Entries 121 Images. Burial Register (1895-1958)
Cemeteries, Madras, Kurnool/Karnal - Old Cantt Cemetery. 14 Entries, 15 Images. Grave Inscriptions - Transcription
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| Jul 2023 |
Cemeteries, Madras, Trichy - St Johns Church. 30 Entries, 27 Images. Memorial tablets inside church - Transcriptions
Cemeteries, Madras, Trichy - St Johns Cemetery. 301 Entries, 338 Images. Grave Inscriptions - Transcription
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| Jun 2023 |
Census, Inhabitants & Occupations - New Maulmain Calendar 1877. Inhabitants and Occupations. 482 entries. Maulmain & Tenasserim
Directories, Calendars - New Maulmain Calendar 1877. Ecclesiastical, Schools & Societies. 46 entries. Maulmain & Tenasserim
Directories, Calendars - New Maulmain Calendar 1877. All Civil Establishments. 256 entries. Maulmain & Tenasserim
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| May 2023 |
Cemeteries, Bengal - Darjeeling Hill Cart Road Cemetery. 64 Entries, 84 Images. Grave Inscriptions
Cemeteries, Bengal - Darjeeling New Singtom Cemetery. 59 Entries, 29 Images. Grave Inscriptions
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| Apr 2023 |
Cemeteries, Madras/Chennai - Pursewalkum Cemetery. 115 Entries. Grave Inscriptions
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| Mar 2023 |
Military, Awards Rolls Lists, Honours Ceremony - 2nd Ryl Bn 11th Sikh Regt. 55 Entries. New Colors Ceremony.
Cemeteries, Madras - Coimbatore, St Marks CSI Podahur. 35 Entries 64 images. Grave Transcriptions
BMD, Madras Death/Burials - Coimbatore, All Souls Church. 207 Entries, 45 Images. Burial Register (1872 >)
Cemeteries, Bengal - Barrackpore, St Bartholomews. 34 Entries, 12 Images. Memorial Inscriptions
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Publications, Newspapers, Periodicals and Directories
Newspapers and periodicals are a great resource for tracing ancestors. If you have been unable to find a baptism, marriage or burial, or an arrival or departure on a passenger list, or various other events then it is worth checking some of the following indexes our volunteer transcribers have made.
Allens Indian Mail
(Births, Marriages and Deaths) |
Asiatic Annual Register
(Births, Marriages and Deaths) |
Asiatic Mirror and Commercial Advertiser
(Miscellaneous) |
Benares Recorder
(Births, Marriages and Deaths) |
Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce
(Births, Marriages and Deaths) |
Calcutta Annual Register 1821
(Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
Calcutta Newpapers 1793
(Miscellaneous) |
Gentlemans Magazine
(Deaths, Marriages) |
Hickys Bengal Gazette
(Miscellaneous) |
Journal of the Families In British India Society
(Members only access) |
Madras Courier
(Miscellaneous) |
Madras Mail
(Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
Parburys Oriental Herald, Colonial Intelligencer
(Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
South African Commercial Advertiser
(Christenings, Marriages Deaths) |
Stirling Observer 1857
(Escapees from the Mutiny 1857) |
Suffolk Regimental Gazette
(Births, Marriages, Deaths, Promotions, Awards, Sporting events) |
The Bangalore Spectator
(Candidates for Examination in Bangalore Schools in 1894) |
The European Magazine and London Review
(Bengal Army list, Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
The London Gazette
(Insolvencies) |
The Times of India
(Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
The Times of India
Arrival and Departure Notices |
The Times of London
(Deaths) |
The World 1794
(Miscellaneous) |
Welsh publications
(Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
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Directory: East India Register
(Births, Marriages, Deaths) |
Directory: Samuel Smith and Co
(Births) |
Directory: Scotts Bengal Directory
(Births) |
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Fibiwiki articles: Newspapers
Using Newspapers and various other sources in your research. |
Fibiwiki articles: Passenger Lists
Using Passenger lists in your research. |
Fibiwiki articles: Findmypast
Article: India Office Records on Findmypast. |
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