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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''. | 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''. | ||
''Allen's Indian Mail'' was | The title initially, in 1843 and 1844, was ''The Indian Mail''. The title from 1845 was ''Allen's Indian Mail'' which was subsequently designated Volume 3. This publication continued until 6 May 1891, when it was incorporated into ''The Homeward Mail from India, China and the East'', [[Newspapers and journals online#Homeward Mail from India, China and the East|see below]]. | ||
Where there are two volumes in a year, the index is generally at the front of the first volume, although there is no index for 1860, 1862, 1868 (missing volume) | Where there are two volumes in a year, the index is generally at the front of the first volume, although there is no index for 1860, 1862, 1868 (missing volume), 1872 and 1882. The volume for January 1872 contains an index, but it is actually in respect of the year 1871. | ||
Volumes are from the Google Books and Internet Archive (Archive.org) websites. | Volumes are from the Google Books and Internet Archive (Archive.org) websites. | ||
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=JrgOAAAAQAAJ Vol 15, '''1857'''] | |[http://books.google.com/books?id=JrgOAAAAQAAJ Vol 15, '''1857'''] | ||
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| | |[http://books.google.com/books?id=o2dDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 16, '''19 Aug to 20 Dec 1858''' ] | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=o2dDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 16, '''19 Aug to 20 Dec 1858''' ] | |||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1858/page/n7/mode/2up '''19 Aug to 20 Dec 1858'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=OGlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 17, '''Jan-June 1859'''] | |[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=XGlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 17, '''July-Dec 1859'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1859jan/AllensIndianMail1859Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1859'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=amlDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 Vol 18, '''Jan-June 1860'''] | |[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=nmlDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA501 Vol 18, '''July-Dec 1860'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1860jan/AllensIndianMail1860Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1860'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=vGlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 19, '''Jan-June 1861'''] | |[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'''] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=1WlDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 19, '''July –Dec 1861'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1861jan/AllensIndianMail1861Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1861'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=22lDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 Vol 20, ''' Jan-June 1862'''] | |[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'''] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=b2tDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 20, '''July-Dec 1862'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1862jan/AllensIndianMail1862Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1862'''] Archive.org | |||
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|[http://books.google.com/books?id=hWtDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 21, '''Jan-June 1863'''] | |[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=lWtDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA581 Vol 21, '''July -Dec 1863'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1863jan/AllensIndianMail1863Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1863'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=RGxDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 22, '''Jan-June 1864'''] | |[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=VmxDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA499 Vol 22, '''July-Dec 1864'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1864jan/AllensIndianMail1864Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1864'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=Y2xDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 23, '''Jan –June 1865'''] | |[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=dGxDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA503 Vol 23, '''July-Dec 1865'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1865jan/AllensIndianMail1865Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1865'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=imxDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 24 , '''Jan-June 1866'''] | |[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=qmxDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA489 Vol 24, '''July-Dec 1866'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1866jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1866'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=wWxDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 25, '''Jan-June 1867'''] | |[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'''] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=Am1DAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA523 Vol 25, '''July-Dec 1867'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1867jan/AllensIndianMail1867Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1867'''] Archive.org | |||
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=DG1DAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA639 Vol 26, '''July –Dec 1868'''] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=DG1DAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA639 Vol 26, '''July –Dec 1868'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1868july/page/n5/mode/2up '''July –Dec 1868'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=Gm1DAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 27, '''Jan-June 1869'''] | |[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=M2FDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 27, '''July –Dec 1869'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1869jan/AllensIndianMail1869Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1869'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com/books?id=cmFDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Vol 28, '''Jan-June 1870'''] | |[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/books?id=iGFDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA625 Vol 28, '''July-Dec 1870'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1870jan/AllensIndianMail1870Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1870'''] Archive.org | |||
|[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=zH9TAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 Vol 29 '''Jan-June 1871'''] | |[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=6n9TAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA623 Vol 29 '''July-Dec 1871'''] | ||
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|[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=EIBTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR3 Vol 30 '''Jan-June 1872''']'''#''' | |[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'''] | [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=M4BTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA649 Vol 30 '''July-Dec 1872'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1872jan/AllensIndianMail1872Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1872'''] Archive.org | |||
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|[http://books.google.ca/books?id=iwNVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 31 '''Jan-June 1873'''] | |[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'''] | [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LQRVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA625 Vol 31 '''July-Dec 1873'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail1873jan/AllensIndianMail1873Jan/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-Dec 1873'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=yVFiAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 32 '''Jan-June 1874'''] | |[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=81FiAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA629 Vol 32 '''July-Dec 1874'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1874jan/AllensIndianMail1874Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 32 '''Jan-Dec 1874'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XTZnAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol 33 '''Jan-June 1875'''] | |[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=kzZnAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA641 Vol 33 '''July-Dec 1875'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1875jan/AllensIndianMail1875Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 33 '''Jan-Dec 1875'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kmgXZUnBGi8C&pg=PR1 Vol 34 '''Jan-June 1876'''] | |[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=0aKLrQYubdcC&pg=PA639 Vol 34 '''July-Dec 1876'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1876jan/AllensIndianMail1876Jan/page/n3/mode/2up Vol 34 '''Jan-Dec 1876'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hLLY8FPHbhEC&pg=PP5 Vol 35 '''Jan-June 1877'''] | |[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'''] | [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XBWDkcxhsdYC&pg=PA641 Vol 35 '''July-Dec 1877'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1877jan/AllensIndianMail1877Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 35 '''Jan-Dec 1877'''] Archive.org | |||
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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=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=-f7oEN0jsMsC&pg=PA605 Vol 36 '''July-Dec 1878'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1878jan/AllensIndianMail1878Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 36 '''Jan-Dec 1878'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OiMmJ66x8_0C&pg=PR1 Vol 37 '''Jan-June 1879'''] | |[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'''] | [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eW9gz7ns6iMC&pg=PA633 Vol 37 '''July-Dec 1879'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1879jan/AllensIndianMail1879Jan/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 37 '''Jan-Dec 1879'''] Archive.org | |||
|[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=q7Hvh850Q3UC&pg=PR1 Vol 38 '''Jan-June 1880'''] | |[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=q7Hvh850Q3UC&pg=PR1 Vol 38 '''Jan-June 1880'''] | ||
| | [https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1880jan/AllensIndianMail1880Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 38 '''Jan-Dec 1880'''] Archive.org | ||
| | |[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1881jan/AllensIndianMail1881Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 39 '''Jan-Dec 1881'''] | ||
|[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1882jan/AllensIndianMail1882Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 40 '''Jan-Dec 1882'''] Lacks an Index. | |||
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| | |[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1883july/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 41 '''July-Dec 1883'''] | ||
| | |[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1884jan/AllensIndianMail1884Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 42 '''Jan-Dec 1884'''] | ||
|[https://archive.org/details/s7180id1398048/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 43 '''1885'''] | |[https://archive.org/details/s7180id1398048/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 43 '''Jan-Dec 1885'''] | ||
| | |[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1886jan/AllensIndianMail1886Jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 44 '''Jan-Dec 1886'''] | ||
| | |[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1887jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 45 '''Jan-June 1887'''] | ||
[https://archive.org/details/allensindianmail-1887july/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 45 '''July-Dec 1887'''] | |||
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|[https://archive.org/details/allens-indian-mail-1888jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 46 '''Jan-June 1888'''] | |[https://archive.org/details/allens-indian-mail-1888jan/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 46 '''Jan-June 1888'''] | ||
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'''###''' ''The Homeward Mail'' | '''###''' ''The Homeward Mail'' | ||
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek/Bavarian State Library has [https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV021522017 volumes available to 1891]. | Many of the above volumes are sourced from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek/Bavarian State Library which has [https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV021522017 volumes available to 1891]. Oxford University has digitised copies of Volumes 1-15, under the two titles, many of which appear above as Google Books files. | ||
Also see [[Newspapers and journals online#Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs|Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs]] below. | Also see [[Newspapers and journals online#Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs|Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs]] below. | ||
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*''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 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== | ==Bombay Newspapers== | ||
Digitised Bombay newspapers including an almost complete run of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' (1913 - 1958) are available on the pay website [https://granthsanjeevani.com/ Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani] which requires either a personal or institutional subscription. Also included are some editions of ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad. Editions of some of the Bombay newspapers are also available on the Internet Archive as follows, ( | Digitised Bombay newspapers including an almost complete run of ''The Bombay Chronicle'' (1913 - 1958) are available on the pay website [https://granthsanjeevani.com/ Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani] which requires either a personal or institutional subscription. Also included are some editions of ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad. Editions of some of the Bombay newspapers are also available on the Internet Archive as follows, (see below for editions of ''The Pioneer'' 1919-1926). | ||
*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. | *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" | * ''The Bombay Guardian''. The 1889 description was "A Christian Weekly Newspaper Circulating throughout India" | ||
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''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". | ''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". | ||
Also available on the Internet Archive (Archive.org) for 1891 | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/homeward-mail-1891jajun/page/n5/mode/2up '''Jan-June 1891'''] '''Note''', the text in this volume consists of ''Allen’s Indian Mail'' pages 1-482 to May 6, 1891, followed by ''The Homeward Mail'' Volume 37 (incorporating ''Allen’s Indian Mail'') from May 11, 1891 from page 577. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/homeward-mail-1891-juldec/page/n5/mode/2up Volume 37 '''July-Dec 1891'''] | |||
==India== | ==India== | ||
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''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. | ''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". | 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". | ||
Also available in the Internet Archive (Archive.org) | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/lloydslist17411800farn/page/n3/mode/2up ''Lloyd's List for 1753 and 1755''] 1969 Reprint edition. Archive.org. Further volumes in this 1969 reprint series for the years 1741-1826 are available full view in the [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000549597 HathiTrust Digital Library] | |||
:Different but related publications are available in the Internet Archive (Archive.org) mainly with titles [https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Lloyd%27s+Register+Foundation%2C+Heritage+%26+Education+Centre%22&sort=date ''Lloyd’s Register of Shipping'' and ''Lloyd’s Register Rules and Regulations'']. There perhaps may be additional titles located by searching for individual titles. | |||
==London and China Express== | ==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> | ''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> | ||
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==Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News== | ==Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News== | ||
Printed weekly at Allahabad. Each weekly edition is separately numbered. | Printed weekly at Allahabad. Each weekly edition is separately numbered. All Archive.org unless otherwise stated. | ||
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR2 No. 27, Volume 47. Friday July 2, 1920 to Friday December 31, 1920] Google Books | *[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1919janjunv46/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 46 1919 Jan-June], [https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1919juldecv46/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 46 1919 July-Dec] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1920janjunv47/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 47 1920 Jan-June] | |||
:[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR2 No. 27, Volume 47. Friday July 2, 1920 to Friday December 31, 1920] Google Books | |||
:* Contains a BMD section each week, for example [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA45 July 9, 1920, page 45] | |||
:Also available [https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1920juldecv47/page/n3/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1921janjunv48/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 48 1921 Jan-June], [https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1921juldecv48/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 48 1921 July-Dec] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1922juldecv49/page/n5/mode/2up Volume 49 1922 July-Dec] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1923janjunv50/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 50 1923 Jan-June], | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1925janjunv52/page/n5/mode/2up Volume 52 1925 Jan-June], [https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1925juldecv52/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 52 1925 July-Dec] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1926janjunv53/page/n5/mode/2up Volume 53 1926 Jan-June], [https://archive.org/details/pioneermail1926juldecv53/page/n5/mode/2up Volume 53 1926 July-Dec]. | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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:''Voice of India'' | :''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. | :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. | ||
:'''In addition''', local British newspapers may include birth/marriage/death notices about British residents in overseas countries throughout the Britsh Empire, such as India, and elsewhere. | |||
*[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". | *[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". | ||
:'''In addition''', local British newspapers may include birth/marriage/death notices about British residents in overseas countries throughout the Britsh Empire, such as India, and elsewhere. | |||
:This website may also be accessed (free) from the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms. | :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: | *[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: | ||
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**''Colonies And India'' 1877-1898 | **''Colonies And India'' 1877-1898 | ||
**''India Gazette 1790'' | **''India Gazette 1790'' | ||
:FamilySearch | :FamilySearch currently (2024/09) provides free access to NewspaperArchive at [[FamilySearch Centres]] at '''select locations''' only (which are believed to be large Centres in the USA).<ref> [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/FamilySearch_Center_Portal FamilySearch Center Portal] FamilySearch Wiki.</ref> Although generally available at some periods in the past at FSCs, this newspaper database mostly seems to be unavailable. Check the FamilySearch Wiki article below for availability if you wish to use this database at a FamilySearch Centre and check with the FSC you will be attending. | ||
*[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. | *[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. | *[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. |