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This catalogue is divided into the following categories.
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Biography.

Civil Registration.
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Civil Service Records.

Directories.                  New

East India Company Lists.

Ecclesiastical Returns.

Bengal Presidency.

Bombay Presidency.
Madras Presidency.

India Native States & East India Company Settlement.


Gazetteers & Guides.

History.

India Office Lists.

Indian Army & Civil Service Lists.

Miscellaneous.

Ship's Logs.


BIOGRAPHY.

Trevor Hearl's collection of biographical data from St. Helena. Biography Database 1680-1830.
(CD)

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CIVIL  REGISTRATON.

G.R.O. (St. Catherine's House) Miscellaneous Indexes.
GRO MILITARY INDEXES.

(fiche)
GRO War Deaths Indian Services.   Deaths.  1914-1921.
In hard copy see bookshelves England 355.305 GEN.
(fiche)
GRO War Deaths Indian Services.  Deaths  1939-1948.
(Single alpha index, gives rank & unit)
(fiche)

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CIVIL  SERVICE  RECORDS.

Records of the Services of the Honourable East India Company
Civil Servants in the Madras Presidency.
1741-1858. 
List of Directors. 1708-1858. 
List of Chairmen & Deputy Chairmen.1714-1858. 
List of Presidents of the Board of Control. 1784-1858 
List of Governors of Madras. 1652-1858 
List of Commanders in Chief. 1697-1858 
List of Justices. 1800-1858 
Records of Service of Civilians. 1741-1858 
Supplementary Lists of Civil Servants.
Addendum.
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DIRECTORIES.

New
East India Register & Directory 1806
Corrected to 1st. July 1806.
From the Official Returns received at East India House
(insert CD 1085)
New
East India Register & Directory 1827 .
(insert CD 1086)

The East India Register & Directory. 1830.
(Includes lists of births, deaths & marriages in Penang, Singapore and Malacca)
(CD)

India Registry & Directory 1844
(CD)

St. Helena. 1830  (Biographical Database)
(CD)
New
East India Register & Directory 1836 .
Corrected to 1st. June 1836.
From the Official Returns received at East India House.
(insert CD 1087)

Thacker's Indian Directory 1895
(CD)

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EAST  INDIA  COMPANY  LISTS.

1808.
1811.
1821. 
1831. 
East India Register & Army List 1851
(fiche B. Ind 1)
(fiche B. Ind 2-3)
(fiche B. Ind 4-5)
(fiche B. Ind 6-7)
(fiche B. Ind 8-9)
Welshmen in the East India Company Army.
(fiche Wls 36-40)
see Indian Army Lists & India Office Lists

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ECCLESIASTICAL  RETURNS.

ALL  INDIA
.Index to Marriages in all India performed by the Registrar General.
Vol. 1,2 & 3.  1852-1870
Vol. 4-6.        1871-1885
Vol. 7-11.      1886-1910
(Film B.Ind 95)
This film is indexed by both bride & groom in a single alpha index.
From Vol. 7 onwards the place of marriage is given.
It is necessary to cross check this film with the Marriage Indexes of each Presidency

BENGAL  PRESIDENCY.

(The Presidency of Bengal mainly included the States of Bihar and Orissa. At times the Presidency extended to Punjab and most of Northern India.  Includes returns from the British colonies of Burma, Malacca and Singapore. )

Note:From 1830-1868 returns of baptisms, marriages & burials for Penang, Singapore & Malacca appear regularly in the Bengal Returns.

Ecclesiastical Returns (Parish Register Transcripts)
Transcripts of Christenings, Marriages & Burials from Protestant & Catholic churches
in British India. 1713-1948.
Indexed alphabetically within years.

Index to Christenings

Index to C.    1713-1820.
Index to C.    1821-1840.
Index to C.    1841-1850.
Index to C.    1851-1859.
Index to C.    1860-1867.
Index to C.    1868-1875 (A - K).
Index to C.    1868-1875 (L - Z).
Index to C.    1876-1884.
Index to C.    1885-1895 (A - L).
Index to C.    1885-1895 (M - Z).
Index to C.    1896-1904 (A - L).
Index to C.    1896-1904 (M - Z).
Index to C.    1905-1911 (A - K).
Index to C.    1905-1911 (L - Z).
Index to C.    1912-1918 (A - K).
Index to C.    1912-1918 (L - Z).
Index to C.    1919-1927 (A - L).
Index to C.    1919-1927 (M - Z).
Index to C.    1928-1934.
Index to C.    1935-1942.
Index to C.    1943-1948.
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Index to Marriages

Index to M.    1713-1830.
Index to M.    1831-1859.
Index to M.    1860-1873.
Index to M.    1874-1896.
Index to M.    1897-1910 (A - P).
Index to M.    1897-1910 (P - Z).
Index to M.    1911-1922.
Index to M.    1923-1935 (A - K).
Index to M.    1923-1935 (L - Z).
Index to M.    1936-1945.
Index to M.    1946-1948.
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Index to Burials

Index to B.    1713-1800.
Index to B.    1801-1820.
Index to B.    1821-1830.
Index to B.    1831-1850.
Index to B.    1851-1859.
Index to B.    1860-1867.
Index to B.    1868-1875.
Index to B.    1876-1884.
Index to B.    1885-1897.
Index to B.    1898-1907.
Index to B.    1908-1918
Index to B.    1919-1832
Index to B.    1933-1945
Index to B.    1946-1948.
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BOMBAY  PRESIDENCY.

(The Presidency of Bombay mainly consists of the present day States of Gujarat and Maharashtra as well as the Sind State in Pakistan ).

Note:From 1840-1869 returns of baptisms/births, marriages & burials for Aden are largely duplicated in the Bengal Returns.

Ecclesiastical Returns (Parish Register Transcripts).
Transcripts of Christenings, Marriages & Burials from Protestant & Catholic European churches
in British India. 1709-1948
Indexed alphabetically within years.

Index to Christenings

Index to C.    1709-1850.
Index to C.    1851-1870.
Index to C.    1871-1885.
Index to C.    1886-1898.
Index to C.    1899-1928.
Index to C.    1929-1948.
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Index to Marriages

Index to M.    1709-1859.
Index to M.    1860-1912.
Index to M.    1913-1928.
Index to M.    1929-1948.
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Index to Burials

Index to B.    1709-1800.
Index to B.    1801-1840.
Index to B.    1841-1859.
Index to B.    1860-1890.
Index to B.    1891-1907.
Index to B.    1908-1929.
Index to B.    1930-1948.
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MADRAS  PRESIDENCY.

(The Presidency of Madras mainly included the present day States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu )
Ecclesiastical Returns (Parish Register Transcripts).

Transcripts of Christenings, Marriages & Burials from Protestant & Catholic European churches
in British India. 1698-1948
Indexed alphabetically within years.

Index to Christenings

Index to C.    1698-1820.
Index to C.    1821-1840.
Index to C.    1841-1850.
Index to C.    1851-1859.
Index to C.    1860-1871.
Index to C.    1872-1888.
Index to C.    1889-1905.
Index to C.    1906-1819.
Index to C.    1920-1944 (A - P).
Index to C.    1920-1944 (P - Z).
Index to C.    1845-1848.
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Index to Marriages

Index to M.    1698-1800.
Index to M.    1801-1850.
Index to M.    1851-1870.
Index to M.    1871-1898.
Index to M.    1899-1921.
Index to M.    1922-1948.
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Index to Burials

Index to B.    1698-1800.
Index to B.    1801-1820.
Index to B.    1821-1830.
Index to B.    1831-1840.
Index to B.    1841-1850.
Index to B.    1851-1859.
Index to B.    1860-1871.
Index to B.    1872-1895.
Index to B.    1896-1914.
Index to B.    1915-1948.
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INDIA  NATIVE  STATES  &  EAST  INDIA  COMPANY  SETTLEMENTS.

Indexes to Ecclesiastical Returns. 
Indian Native States.                  CB.    1923-1950.
St. Helena.                                CMB.  1767-1835.
Fort Marlbro (Sumatra).              CMB.  1759-1825.
Prince of Wales Isl. (Penang).     CMB.  1805-1829.
Macoa & Whampoa.                  CMB.  1820-1833.
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GAZETTEERS  &  GUIDES.

Murray’s Handbook – India, Burma & Ceylon 1933
(CD)
Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Saugor District.
(CD)

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HISTORY.

The History of British India.- McFarlane 1881
(CD)

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INDIA  OFFICE  LISTS.

India Office List 1914.
(fiche B. Ind 10-13)
The India Office List 1933.
(CD)

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INDIAN   ARMY  &  CIVIL  SERVICES  LISTS.

East India Register & Army List 1851.
(insert CD 1084)
Indian Army & Civil List 1861.
(insert CD 1083)
Indian Army & Civil Service List  - July 1869
(fiche B. Ind 14-17)
India List Civil & Military 1877
(insert CD 1088)
The India Office List 1933.
(CD)

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MISCELLANEOUS.

General records of the East India Company.  1599-1879.
Catalogue and Indexes to General Records held in
the Record Department of the India Office, London.
Indexes include reference numbers.303 pages.
(Film B.Ind 98)
Madras Military Fund 1866-1895.
(fiche B. Ind 18)

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SHIP'S  LOGS.

Most of these ships were travelling between England, Port Jackson, India and China. Many were convict transports.
1.     “Coromandel”            1801-1803
        "Royal Admiral”         1792-1793
        “Royal Admiral”         1800-1802
        “Warren Hasting”       1787-1788
(Film Gen 33)
2.    “Ganges”                   1781-1785
       “Sovereign”                1795-1796
       “Sovereign”                1796-1797
       “Bellona”                   1792-1794
       “Prince of Wales”       1796-1797
(Film Gen 34)
3.    “Young William”          1794-1796
       “Resolution”               1778-1780
       “Resolution”               1782-1784
       “Resolution”               1785-1785
       “Resolution” Receipt Book    1778-1780
(Film Gen 35)
4.    “Ceres”                     1795-1797
       “Minerva”                  1793-1801
        “Hercules”               1801-1803
        “Canada”                 1801-1803
        “Nile”                       1801-1803
(Film Gen 36)
5.    “Minorca”                  1801-1803
       “Friendship”              1800-1801
       “Duff”                       1796-1798
       “Duff”                       1797-1799
       “Barwell”                  1797-1799
(Film Gen 37)
6.    “Atlas”                     1801-1803
       “Atlas”                     1801-1804
       “Marquis of Wellington” 1814-1815
       “Marquis of Wellington” 1815-1816
       “Henry Porcher”        1825-1826
       “Guildford”                1811-1812
(Film Gen 38)
7.    “England”                 1826-827
       “Alexander”              1802-1803
       “Providence”             1810-1812
       “Providence”             1811-1812
       “William Pitt”            1805-1807
(Film Gen 39)
8.    “Ocean”                   1803-1803
       “Ocean”                   1804-1805    (Very faint)
       “General Graham”     1811-1813
       “General Graham”     1812-1813
       “Mary”                      1811-1813
       “Mary”                      1813-1813
       “Rolla”                      1802-1804
       “Perseus”                 1801-1802
       “Indefatigable”           1812-1814
(Film Gen 40)

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