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This page contains links to [[online books|online editions]] of directories and journals.  Almost all the books are on the website [[Google Books]].
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This page contains links to [[online books|online editions]] of directories.  Almost all the books are on the website [[Google Books]].
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Lists of birth, marriage and death, usually under the heading "Domestic Occurrences" and lists of ships sailing and their passengers embarking/disembarking at various ports can be found towards the back of most annual directories published before about 1850.  This type of information can also be found in the more frequent monthly or quarterly journals and newspapers.  These periodical publications are listed in [[Newspapers and journals online]].
  
 
For more details of the information contained in the books, refer to the [[Directories reading list]], which also has information about libraries which hold copies of the books, and alternative versions available on CD-Rom and microform.  
 
For more details of the information contained in the books, refer to the [[Directories reading list]], which also has information about libraries which hold copies of the books, and alternative versions available on CD-Rom and microform.  
 
==Allen's Indian Mail==
 
[http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:000p7M1Oz0fL6ZAiswV&id=axgYAAAAYAAJ Index to all available editions].
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=jrUOAAAAQAAJ Vol 1, '''1843''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=jrUOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA257 Vol 1, '''1844''' from page 257]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=YBwYAAAAYAAJ Vol 3, '''1845''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=0BwYAAAAYAAJ Vol 4, '''1846''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZBYYAAAAYAAJ Vol 5, '''1847''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=WhcYAAAAYAAJ Vol 6, '''1848''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=drYOAAAAQAAJ Vol 7, '''1849''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=axgYAAAAYAAJ Vol 8, '''1850''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=4BgYAAAAYAAJ Vol 9, '''1851''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=G7cOAAAAQAAJ Vol 10, '''1852''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=VrcOAAAAQAAJ Vol 11, '''1853''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=grcOAAAAQAAJ Vol 12, '''1854''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=p7cOAAAAQAAJ Vol 13, '''1855''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=wrcOAAAAQAAJ Vol 14, '''1856''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=JrgOAAAAQAAJ Vol 15, '''1857''']
 
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==Asiatic Annual Register==
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=xxcYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 1, '''1799''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=YiQoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= '''1799''' <small>(2nd ed)</small>]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=VJBJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 2, '''1800''']
 
|[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8SEoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage Vol 3, '''1801''']
 
||[http://books.google.com/books?id=JBkYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 4, '''1802''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=rBkYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 5, '''1803''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=zyIoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 6, '''1804''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=EiMoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 7, '''1805''']
 
||[http://books.google.com/books?id=qI1JAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 8, '''1806''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=jxwYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= '''1806''' (pt 2)]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=WyMoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 9, '''1807''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=tiMoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 10, '''1808''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=axoYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 11, '''1809''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=sKxJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN04018676&lr= Vol 12, '''1810-11''']
 
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==Asiatic Journal==
 
See the separate list of editions of the [[Asiatic Journal]].
 
  
 
==Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer==   
 
==Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer==   
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=6iQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11 1841]
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=6iQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11 1841]
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== Bengal Directory and Annual Register==
 
== Bengal Directory and Annual Register==
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ 1838]
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ 1838]
 
==Calcutta Annual Register==
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=26sEAAAAQAAJ 1821]
 
 
== Calcutta Christian Observer ==
 
 
[http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:0IIUubbbEppmDMSYKBJ&id=hq8OAAAAIAAJ  Index to all available volumes].
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=hq8OAAAAIAAJ Vol 1, June-Dec '''1832''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=q7UOAAAAIAAJ Vol 2, Jan-Dec '''1833''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=3LYOAAAAIAAJ Vol 3, Jan-Dec '''1834''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=_bUOAAAAIAAJ Vol 4, Jan- Dec '''1835''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=27YOAAAAIAAJ Vol 5, Jan-Dec '''1836]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=uLYOAAAAIAAJ Vol 6, Jan-Dec '''1837''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=HLUOAAAAIAAJ Vol 7, Jan-Dec '''1838''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=qrUOAAAAIAAJ Vol 8, Jan –Dec '''1839''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=crYOAAAAIAAJ Vol 1, New Series, Jan-Dec '''1840''']
 
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==Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register==
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=sRkYAAAAYAAJ Vol 1-3, '''1830''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=7BkYAAAAYAAJ Vol 4-6, '''1830''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=OxoYAAAAYAAJ Vol 7-9, '''1830''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=9xoYAAAAYAAJ Vol 10-12, ''''1830''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=LxsYAAAAYAAJ Vol 13-16, '''1831''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=dBsYAAAAYAAJ Vol 17-20, '''1831''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=uxsYAAAAYAAJ Vol 21-24, '''1831''']
 
|<small>n/a</small>
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=DBwYAAAAYAAJ Vol 25-28, '''1832''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=QxwYAAAAYAAJ Vol 29-32, '''1832''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=kxwYAAAAYAAJ Vol 33-36, '''1832''']
 
|<small>n/a</small>
 
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==Calcutta Monthly Journal==
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==East-India Register & Directory==
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=px0YAAAAYAAJ Third Series Vol 2, ''' Jan-June 1836''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=_RwYAAAAYAAJ                    ''' July-Dec 1836''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=yBUYAAAAYAAJ Third Series Vol 3, ''' Jan-June 1837''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=MBYYAAAAYAAJ Third Series Vol 4, '''Jan-June 1838''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=TxcYAAAAYAAJ                    '''July-Dec 1838''']
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=xRcYAAAAYAAJ Third Series Vol 5, '''Jan-June 1839''']
 
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==East-India Register==
 
  
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=ygMLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP13 1859]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=ygMLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP13 1859]
 
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==India List and India Office List==  
 
==India List and India Office List==  
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ 1905]
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ 1905]
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==Nilgiri Guide And Directory==
 
==Nilgiri Guide And Directory==
 
[http://www.archive.org/details/nilgiriguideandd031416mbp 1916] Archive.org
 
[http://www.archive.org/details/nilgiriguideandd031416mbp 1916] Archive.org
  
==Oriental Magazine, and Calcutta Review==
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=0hkoAAAAYAAJ Volume 1, Jan-June 1823], [http://books.google.com/books?id=HRooAAAAYAAJ Volume 2, July-December 1823]
 
  
==Oriental Herald and Colonial Review==
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=PBwYAAAAYAAJ Jan-April 1824]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=E6wEAAAAQAAJ May-Aug 1824]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=IqwEAAAAQAAJ Sept-Dec 1824]
 
|<small>n/a</small>
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=NqwEAAAAQAAJ Jan-March 1825]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q6sEAAAAQAAJ Apr-June 1825]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=X68EAAAAQAAJ July-Sept 1825]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZKsEAAAAQAAJ Oct-Dec 1825]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=iKsEAAAAQAAJ Jan-March 1826]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=pasEAAAAQAAJ Apr-June 1826]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=w6sEAAAAQAAJ July-Sept 1826]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=3asEAAAAQAAJ Oct-Dec 1826]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=9BsoAAAAYAAJ Jan-March 1827]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=5qsEAAAAQAAJ Apr-June 1827]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=9KsEAAAAQAAJ July-Sept 1827]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=pRoYAAAAYAAJ Oct-Dec 1827]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=H6wEAAAAQAAJ Jan-March 1828]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=mhsYAAAAYAAJ Apr-June 1828]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=_hsYAAAAYAAJ July-Sept 1828]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=WhwYAAAAYAAJ Oct-Dec 1828]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=VfMaAAAAYAAJ Jan-March 1829]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=n_MaAAAAYAAJ Apr-June1829]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=4_MaAAAAYAAJ July-Sept 1829]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=DfQaAAAAYAAJ Oct-Dec 1829]
 
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==Parbury's Oriental Herald and Colonial Intelligencer==
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZEMFAAAAQAAJ Vol 2, July-Dec '''1838''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=gEMFAAAAQAAJ Vol 3, Jan-June '''1839''']
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=m0MFAAAAQAAJ Vol 4, July-Dec '''1839''']
 
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==Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review and Register==
 
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=QigJAAAAQAAJ Mar/Jun 1824]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=ASMJAAAAQAAJ Jan/Jun 1825]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=JSMJAAAAQAAJ Jul/Dec 1825]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=RxooAAAAYAAJ Jan/Jun 1826]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=YSgJAAAAQAAJ Jul/Dec 1826]
 
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=jSgJAAAAQAAJ Jan/Jun 1827]
 
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=lSEoAAAAYAAJ Jul/Dec 1827]
 
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==Thacker's Indian Directory==
 
==Thacker's Indian Directory==
 
The [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=31426&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 1895] edition is available through the website Ancestry.
 
The [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=31426&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 1895] edition is available through the website Ancestry.
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==Pre 1800's-Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)==
 
==Pre 1800's-Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)==
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*East India kalendar; or, Asiatic register for Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Fort Marlborough, China, and St. Helena. 1791, 1797
 
*East India kalendar; or, Asiatic register for Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Fort Marlborough, China, and St. Helena. 1791, 1797
 
*Oriental magazine; or, Calcutta amusement. 1785
 
*Oriental magazine; or, Calcutta amusement. 1785
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==Singapore, The Straits and Penang==
 
==Singapore, The Straits and Penang==

Revision as of 22:50, 4 December 2009

This page contains links to online editions of directories. Almost all the books are on the website Google Books.

Lists of birth, marriage and death, usually under the heading "Domestic Occurrences" and lists of ships sailing and their passengers embarking/disembarking at various ports can be found towards the back of most annual directories published before about 1850. This type of information can also be found in the more frequent monthly or quarterly journals and newspapers. These periodical publications are listed in Newspapers and journals online.

For more details of the information contained in the books, refer to the Directories reading list, which also has information about libraries which hold copies of the books, and alternative versions available on CD-Rom and microform.

Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer

1841


Bengal Directory and Annual Register

1838


East-India Register & Directory

1819
1821 1823
1825 1828 1829
1842 1843 1844
1845 1846 1847 1849
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854
1855 1856 1857 1859


India List and India Office List

1905


Nilgiri Guide And Directory

1916 Archive.org


Thacker's Indian Directory

The 1895 edition is available through the website Ancestry.


Pre 1800's-Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

A number of directories from the late 1700’s are available on the website Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO- A part of Gale Digital Collections). The access is restricted to Library Card holders of participating libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement): Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, State Library of NSW, and many University Libraries. ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.

  • A List of the Company's civil servants, at their settlements in the East-Indies, the island St. Helena, and China. 1790, 1799. -HEIC lists of senior and junior merchants, factors, and writers
  • Bengal calendar. 1787, 1789
  • Bengal calendar & register. 1790
  • Bengal kalendar and almanack. 1792
  • Bengal kalendar and register. 1795, 1800
  • Bengal or East-India calendar. 1795 includes details for Madras, Bombay etc
  • Bengal register, containing lists of the Hon. Company's civil and military establishments, under the Presidency of Fort William 1787. HEIC employees in Bengal, including surgeons
  • Calcutta monthly register. Vol 1, November 1790.
  • East India kalendar; or, Asiatic register for Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Fort Marlborough, China, and St. Helena. 1791, 1797
  • Oriental magazine; or, Calcutta amusement. 1785


Singapore, The Straits and Penang

The National Library of Singapore has some Directories which can be downloaded. Refer Singapore for details