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Ancestors living and working in India 1800 - 1940s

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Carole

Carole Report 30 Jun 2014 16:23

Where is the best place to start looking for folk born and bred in India during dates above? Any help would be much appreciated.

Gee

Gee Report 30 Jun 2014 16:27

Hi

Ancestry and IGI have some indexed details

Researching:

greyghost

greyghost Report 30 Jun 2014 17:32

You could try this one

http://www.fibis.org/

Did your European or Anglo-Indian ancestors live or work in India or South Asia between 1600 and 1947? This site can help you research your family history in British India. You can:

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Kucinta

Kucinta Report 1 Jul 2014 12:08

Find My Past have the following British in India records, but you need either credits or a subscription to view:

The British in India collection includes:

British India Office birth and baptism records 1698-1947
British India Office Marriages
British India Office deaths and burials 1749-1947
Indian Office wills and probate records 1749-1957
India Office East India Company and Civil Service pensions 1749-1947
East India Company cadet papers
Applications for the civil service

You can often look at the image of the original record, which may give more details than the transcript, eg occupations/ranks of bridegrooms etc.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 1 Jul 2014 12:19

This glossary might be useful once you start examining records:

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/ui/Dictionary.aspx

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 1 Jul 2014 21:35

FamilySearch is a good starting point. https://familysearch.org/

If you want to give a specific person to look up then those of us with subs to FindMyPast will be happy to take a look and see if anything's there.