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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'''] | ||
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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. | ||