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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-03/1267951549 post] lists alternative names for mixed race people in use before Anglo-Indian became the accepted terminology.
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2020%20No%2012/the-anglo-indians-of-madras.html "The Anglo -Indians of Madras"] from Madras Musings dated October 1-15, 2010
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2020%20No%2012/the-anglo-indians-of-madras.html "The Anglo -Indians of Madras"] from Madras Musings dated October 1-15, 2010
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=SdWgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA73 "The East Indian Community"] ''Calcutta Review'', Volume 11 January-June 1849. (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=SdWgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA73 "The East Indian Community"] ''Calcutta Review'', Volume 11 January-June 1849. (Google Books)
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:*[http://www.sumgenius.com.au/allahabad_railway.htm "Experience of Living in a Railway Colony in Allahabad"] by Esther Mary Lyons
:*[http://www.sumgenius.com.au/allahabad_railway.htm "Experience of Living in a Railway Colony in Allahabad"] by Esther Mary Lyons
*[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~lyonsfab/article_rail_journeys.htm "The Many Rail Journeys Leading To Allahabad"] by Esther Mary Lyons from her website.
*[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~lyonsfab/article_rail_journeys.htm "The Many Rail Journeys Leading To Allahabad"] by Esther Mary Lyons from her website.
*[http://www.anglo-indians.com/main.asp?menuID=1&content=0&mymode= Anglo-Indians.com]. Contains many categories such as History,  Publications,  Research  etc
*''Domicile and Diaspora: Anglo-Indian Women and the Spatial Politics of Home'' by Alison Blunt 2005 [http://books.google.com/books?id=YEykMG3QIXMC Limited View Google Books] .
*[http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~db=all~content=a768371327~fulltext=713240930 "Problematic spaces, problematic races: defining 'Europeans' in late colonial India"] by Elizabeth Buettner in ''Women's History Review'', Volume 9, Issue 2 (June 2000) pages 277 – 298. 
*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/apac/saalg/issue3.pdf "Children of the Raj"] (pdf) by Vyvyen Brendon (2006) has some references to Anglo Indian children
*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/apac/saalg/issue3.pdf "Children of the Raj"] (pdf) by Vyvyen Brendon (2006) has some references to Anglo Indian children
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/dec/09/britishidentity.india "White Mischief"] by William Dalrymple in ''The Guardian'' (9 Dec 2002).  The author of ''White Mughals'' writes about the book and mixed marriages in India.
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/dec/09/britishidentity.india "White Mischief"] by William Dalrymple in ''The Guardian'' (9 Dec 2002).  The author of ''White Mughals'' writes about the book and mixed marriages in India.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBwvSj5VAUo White Mughals, Interracial Sex and Empire] YouTube video. Possibly an extract from the 2011 BBC program [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0160625  Mixed Race Britain: How the World Got Mixed Up]
*[http://www.britainsdna.com/royal-revelation How BritainsDNA discovered Prince William's unknown genetic inheritance] www.britainsdna.com and [https://www.facebook.com/fibis.org/photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=10151537908578881&set=pb.24704988880.-2207520000.1371369427.&type=3&theater image of the  Seurat baptismal record at the British Library] FIBIS on Facebook
*[http://www.britainsdna.com/royal-revelation How BritainsDNA discovered Prince William's unknown genetic inheritance] www.britainsdna.com and [https://www.facebook.com/fibis.org/photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=10151537908578881&set=pb.24704988880.-2207520000.1371369427.&type=3&theater image of the  Seurat baptismal record at the British Library] FIBIS on Facebook
**[http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/britainsdna-times-and-prince-william.html BritainsDNA, The Times and Prince William – the perils of publication by press release] by Debbie Kennett 19 June 2013 cruwys.blogspot.co.uk
**[http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/britainsdna-times-and-prince-william.html BritainsDNA, The Times and Prince William – the perils of publication by press release] by Debbie Kennett 19 June 2013 cruwys.blogspot.co.uk
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-02/1170909640  thread] is about mixed marriages.
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2008-03/1205053809 thread] is about attitudes to mixed marriages.
*Alistair Mcgowan’s story from [http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/alistair-mcgowan.shtml  Who Do You Think You Are?]
*Alistair Mcgowan’s story from [http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/alistair-mcgowan.shtml  Who Do You Think You Are?]
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1950s/Anglos.html Anglo Indians in the IAF [Indian Air Force<nowiki>]</nowiki>] bharat-rakshak.com
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1950s/Anglos.html Anglo Indians in the IAF [Indian Air Force<nowiki>]</nowiki>] bharat-rakshak.com

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See also


Definition of Anglo-Indian

Section 366 of the Constitution of India (1950) states

“"An Anglo-Indian means a person whose father or any of whose other male progenitors in the male line is or was of European descent, but who is domiciled within the territory of India and is or was born within such territory of parents habitually resident therein and not established there for temporary purposes only."

This definition is a constitutional one and makes no reference to female ancestry. It has been argued as being somewhat limited and it is not unusual for those with such European descent lying in the female line to regard their ancestress as Anglo Indian for genealogical purposes.


FIBIS Fact Files No 1

Researching Anglo-Indian Ancestry 2009 21pp.
Essential for any family historian with blended ethnicity. The booklet contains two expanded and updated articles previously published in the FIBIS Journal: "The children of John Company : the Anglo-Indians" by Geraldine Charles, and "A Luso-Indian voyage" by Cliff Pereira. These two authorities provide invaluable information: definitions of the various terms used for those of mixed race in the Indian sub-continent, a brief background history of these communities, reading lists, and, by using their own families as a basis, a demonstration of how to effectively research Anglo-Indian ancestors.
Available from the FIBIS Shop.

Recommended reading

  • Bear, Laura Lines of the Nation (New York: Columbia, 2007) [essential but uncomfortable reading for Anglo-Indians with railway roots].
  • See also list of titles under the “Anglo-Indians” section of FIBIS Society Reading List


External Links

Historical books online

  • The Queen's Daughters in India by Elizabeth W. Andrew and Katharine C. Bushnell 1899. Investigation and Report by two American missionaries into the government sanctioned brothels in British Army cantonments. Page 54 of the document states that many of the prostitutes were the offspring of British men. html version, original pdf godswordtowomen.org.
  • "The Eurasian Problem in India" by A Nundy, Barrister-at Law page 56 The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review and Oriental and Colonial Record New Series Volume IX January-April 1900 Archive.org
  • The Domiciled European and Anglo-Indian Race of India by Millicent Boddington Wilson. However, the British Library catalogue states "the 3rd ed. (1929?) states that although earlier editions were published in the name of M.B. Wilson, the book was actually written by her brother J.B. Smart". The 1928 edition is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.