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The [http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=791&s_id=103 FIBIS database] contains transcriptions of  birth, marriage and death notices from ''Allen's Indian Mail''.

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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=JrgOAAAAQAAJ Vol 15, '''1857''']

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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=OGlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover  Vol 17, '''Jan-June 1859''']

[http://books.google.com/books?id=XGlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol  17, '''July-Dec 1859''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=amlDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1  Vol 18, '''Jan-June 1860''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=nmlDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA501  Vol 18, '''July-Dec 1860''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=vGlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 19, '''Jan-June 1861''']   

[http://books.google.com/books?id=1WlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover  Vol 19, '''July –Dec 1861''']

|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=22lDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1  Vol 20, ''' Jan-June 1862''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=b2tDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover  Vol 20,  '''July-Dec 1862''']

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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=hWtDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol  21, '''Jan-June 1863''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=lWtDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA581 Vol 21, '''July -Dec 1863''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=RGxDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 22, '''Jan-June 1864''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=VmxDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA499  Vol 22, '''July-Dec 1864''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=Y2xDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 23, '''Jan –June 1865''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=dGxDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA503  Vol 23, '''July-Dec 1865''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=imxDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol  24 , '''Jan-June 1866''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=qmxDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA489  Vol 24, '''July-Dec 1866''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=wWxDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 25, '''Jan-June  1867''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=Am1DAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA523 Vol 25, '''July-Dec 1867''']

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[http://books.google.com/books?id=DG1DAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA639  Vol 26, '''July –Dec 1868''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=Gm1DAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol  27, '''Jan-June 1869''']  

[http://books.google.com/books?id=M2FDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover  Vol  27, '''July –Dec 1869''']

|[http://books.google.com/books?id=cmFDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol  28, '''Jan-June 1870''']

[http://books.google.com/books?id=iGFDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA625  Vol 28, '''July-Dec 1870''']

|[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=zH9TAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 Vol 29 '''Jan-June 1871''']

[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6n9TAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA623 Vol 29 '''July-Dec 1871''']

|[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=EIBTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR3 Vol 30 '''Jan-June 1872''']'''#'''

[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=M4BTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA649 Vol 30 '''July-Dec 1872''']

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|[http://books.google.ca/books?id=iwNVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 31 '''Jan-June 1873''']

[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LQRVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA625 Vol 31 '''July-Dec 1873''']

|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=yVFiAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 32 '''Jan-June 1874''']

[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=81FiAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA629 Vol 32 '''July-Dec 1874''']

|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XTZnAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 33 '''Jan-June 1875''']

[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kzZnAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA641 Vol 33 '''July-Dec 1875''']

|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kmgXZUnBGi8C&pg=PR1 Vol 34 '''Jan-June 1876''']

[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=0aKLrQYubdcC&pg=PA639 Vol 34 '''July-Dec 1876''']

|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hLLY8FPHbhEC&pg=PP5 Vol 35 '''Jan-June 1877''']

[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XBWDkcxhsdYC&pg=PA641 Vol 35 '''July-Dec 1877''']

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|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=RLt4LKwsPc0C&pg=PP5 Vol 36 '''Jan-June 1878''']

[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-f7oEN0jsMsC&pg=PA605 Vol 36 '''July-Dec 1878''']

|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OiMmJ66x8_0C&pg=PR1 Vol 37 '''Jan-June 1879''']

[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eW9gz7ns6iMC&pg=PA633 Vol 37 '''July-Dec 1879''']

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'''#'''Incorrectly contains "Index" for Volume 29, 1871 and is catalogued by Google Books as 1871, but is actually the volume for 1872.

Also see [[Newspapers and journals online#Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs|Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs]] below.

*''Bombay Gazette'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category  "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, added 14 April 2020.  The date range when added was  August 15, 1792 to December 31, 1868  being 1792, 1813-1814, 1816-1840, 1850-1851, 1854, 1858, 1861-1868 with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/bombay-gazette  BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".

==Bombay Newspapers==

*Some editions of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' from 1913 have been uploaded to the Internet Archive as the [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Bombay+Chronicle%22%29&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22The+Bombay+Chronicle%22&sort=date&page=1  ''The Bombay Chronicle'' Archive.org,  collection]. Probably originate from Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani, and similarly for ''The Bombay Gazette'', see above, but the source  is not specifically stated.

* ''The Bombay Guardian''. The 1889 description was "A Christian Weekly Newspaper Circulating throughout India"

''Civil & Military Gazette'' was a daily English-language newspaper founded in 1872. Published in Lahore, Simla and Karachi, it represented a merger between the ''Lahore Chronicle and the Indian Public Opinion and Panjab Times''.<ref Name=CMG>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/10/12/new-titles-12-oct-2020/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] October 12, 2020. The British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down)</ref>

[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/civil-military-gazette-lahore BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".

''Englishman's Saturday Evening Journal'' also came  

from the same publisher, and it seems likely  these titles were sold in Calcutta for local readers on the same dates as ''Englishman's Overland Mail'', but may have had additional or different content.

''Englishman's Overland Mail'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category  "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, added 31 March 2020. The date range when added was January 9, 1864 to January 26, 1928  being 1864-1905, 1907-1922, 1926-1928; with 1906 added May 25, 2021;  with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/englishman's-overland-mail BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".

''Homeward Mail'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category  "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites. The date range is 1 January 1857 to  27 December 1913 with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/homeward-mail-from-india-china-and-the-east BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".

==India==

''Lloyd’s List''  is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals"/British Newspapers, with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites.

The date range is 1801-1884, 1887-1890, 1892-1894, 1896-1901, 1903-1910, 1912-1913 (1913 added Oct 13, 2021); 1914 added  Nov 10, 2021;  with a (full?) range to 1914 planned, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/lloyds-list BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".

==London and China Express==

''The London and China Express'' ‘A Summary of European, British, Colonial and American News for the Far East,’ was published in London and aimed at those outside the Indian Empire.  A 1900 edition states "… for [[China]], Japan, Philippines, Cochin China, [[Thailand|Siam]], Borneo, [[Indonesia|Java]], [[Straits Settlements]] and [[Ceylon]]".<ref>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/05/24/new-titles-24-may-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] May 24, 2021. British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down).</ref>

==Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News==  

Also available elsewhere, on subscription or pay websites,  see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories#South Asian Newspapers, 1864-1922|Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories - South Asian Newspapers, 1864-1922]] and [[Newspapers and journals online#Bombay Newspapers|Bombay Newspapers]], above.

:''Voice of India''   

:The  India newspapers above may be located by filtering "By County": Karnataka, India; Lahore, Pakistan; Maharashtra, India; Tamil Nadu, India; West Bengal, India. However note ''Indian Statesman'', although published in Bombay , has been classified as part of West Bengal.

*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/help/about British Newspaper Archive], a Findmypast company,  is a pay site, with newspapers from the collection of the [[British Library]]. The majority of the newspapers were published 1830-1950 and now includes some Irish, Canadian, Jamaican etc newspapers, which are listed under individual newspaper titles, or under Regions.  However the website does include some published pre 1800 and some post 1950, with details on this [http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/home/NewspaperTitles list of publications]. See Findmypast above, for the India related newspapers. BNA classifies those published in India and Pakistan into four Regions which can be selected for Searching: "Eastern, India" (''Calcutta Gazette, Englishman's Overland Mail, Friend of India and Statesman, Indian Daily News''); "Southern, India" (''Bangalore Spectator, Madras Courier, [Madras] ''Government Gazette (India)'', Madras Weekly Mail''); "Western, India" (''Bombay Gazette, Times of India, Voice of India '');  "Punjab, Pakistan" (''Civil & Military Gazette''). However note ''Indian Statesman'', although published in Bombay , has been classified as part of "Eastern, India".

:This website may also be accessed (free) from the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms.  

*[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx NewspaperArchive] is an American pay website which includes British newspapers and other publications. British newspapers may include information about people and events in India. A researcher found the newspaper ''Week's News'' contained B,M,D announcements for India.  The following volumes with a (probable) India connection were noted, all published in Britain:  

**''Colonies And India'' 1877-1898

**''India Gazette 1790''

*[https://www.newspapers.com  Newspapers.com] is an Ancestry owned pay website with the majority of the newspapers  published in the USA. There are a small number of newspapers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ''The Colonies and India'' 1890–1898, published in London, appeared to be the only publication relating to India.

*[http://www.irishnewsarchive.com Irish Newspaper Archives] is a [https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/sign_up1.php pay site] also available as a subscription website through subscribing  libraries. Currently (2020/01) it contains approximately 70 titles, mainly from the 1900s, but with some earlier publications dating back to the 1700s. This website  may also be accessed (free) from the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms.