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==Records==
==Records==
*British Library "Help for researchers" [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/chaplainsandotherclergymen/chaplains.html Chaplains and other clergymen]. Some of the records are common to, and are detailed in [[Indian Civil Service]]
*British Library "Help for researchers" [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/chaplainsandotherclergymen/chaplains.html Chaplains and other clergymen]. Some of the records are common to, and are detailed in [[Indian Civil Service]]
*As an example, the [http://archive.org/stream/indialistandind00offigoog#page/n18/mode/2up 1902 India Office List] shows the separately listed  Bengal , Madras and Bombay Ecclesiastical Establishments.
*As an example, the [http://archive.org/stream/indialistandind00offigoog#page/n18/mode/2up 1902 India Office List] shows the separately listed  Bengal, Madras and Bombay Ecclesiastical Establishments.
*Anglican Clerical Lists and Directories
*Anglican Clerical Lists and Directories
**''The Clergy List'' published by George Cox, London. Editions for 1851, 1866 and 1868 which include India are available online, refer  Historical books online below.
**''The Clergy List'' published by George Cox, London. Editions for 1841, 1851, 1866 and 1868, the  latter three volumes of which include India, are available online, refer  Historical books online below.
**''Crockford's Clerical Directory''. First published in 1858.  Biographical details of Anglican clergy in Great Britain. Those listed may have been actively working, or may have retired. Biographies would only be removed when a person died. There appears to be limited information about India, so these Directories are probably of most value for those clergy who have returned to Britain.
**''Crockford's Clerical Directory''. First published in 1858.  Biographical details of Anglican clergy in Great Britain. Those listed may have been actively working, or may have retired. Biographies would only be removed when a person died. There appears to be limited information about India, so these Directories are probably of most value for those clergy who have returned to Britain.
***Some of the earlier editions are available online, refer Historical books online below.
***Some of the earlier editions are available online, refer Historical books online below.
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*[[Missionary]]
*[[Missionary]]
*[[Churches and missions reading list]]
*[[Churches and missions reading list]]
 
==External links==
*[http://www.genguide.co.uk/source/clergymen-records-including-scotland-occupations/156/ Clergymen Records (Including Scotland) (Occupations)] The  GenGuide.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://archive.org/stream/episodesinlifeof00retirich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Episodes in the Life of an Indian Chaplain''] by ‘a Retired Chaplain’ 1882 Archive.org. The author went to India c 1857
*[http://archive.org/stream/episodesinlifeof00retirich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Episodes in the Life of an Indian Chaplain''] by ‘a Retired Chaplain’ 1882 Archive.org. The author went to India c 1857
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*''Memoirs of the life and correspondence of the Reverend Christian Frederick Swartz, to which is prefixed a Sketch of the history of Christianity in India'' by Hugh Pearson, Dean of Salisbury  2nd Edition 1835 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=PHDMBnALbxUC&pg=PR3 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=vsiRnK4F6egC&pg=PR1Volume II], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=x20eAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 First American edition (abridged) 1835] Google Books
*''Memoirs of the life and correspondence of the Reverend Christian Frederick Swartz, to which is prefixed a Sketch of the history of Christianity in India'' by Hugh Pearson, Dean of Salisbury  2nd Edition 1835 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=PHDMBnALbxUC&pg=PR3 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=vsiRnK4F6egC&pg=PR1Volume II], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=x20eAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 First American edition (abridged) 1835] Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YlIBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ‪''Memoir of an Indian Chaplain, the Reverend Charles Church, M.A‬, of the Madras Establishment of the East India Company''], by  Rev  James Hough 1859 Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YlIBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ‪''Memoir of an Indian Chaplain, the Reverend Charles Church, M.A‬, of the Madras Establishment of the East India Company''], by  Rev  James Hough 1859 Google Books
*''The Clergy List'':  [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433084127707?urlappend=%3Bseq=49 1851],  [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89097208060?urlappend=%3Bseq=61 1866]. [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3334757;view=1up;seq=61 1868] Hathi Trust Digital Library. Include India.
*''The Clergy List'': [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=HOMNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 1841] Does not include India. [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433084127707?urlappend=%3Bseq=49 1851],  [https://books.google.com/books?id=hIxbAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA55 1866], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3334757;view=1up;seq=61 1868]. Google Books and  Hathi Trust Digital Library. Latter volumes Include India.
*''Crockford's Clerical Directory''. Mainly Google Books.
*''Crockford's Clerical Directory''. Mainly Google Books.
:[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433084127699?urlappend=%3Bseq=39 1860] Hathi Trust Digital Library, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6AcFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 1861 Appendix, consisting of additions to the 1860 edition], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BzkFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5 1865 ''Third Issue''], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=w2gFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP13 1868 ''Fourth Issue''], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=rAMFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 1872 ''Sixth Issue''], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=AQQFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 1874 ''Seventh Issue''].
:[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433084127699?urlappend=%3Bseq=39 1860] Hathi Trust Digital Library, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6AcFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 1861 Appendix, consisting of additions to the 1860 edition], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BzkFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5 1865 ''Third Issue''], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=w2gFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP13 1868 ''Fourth Issue''], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=rAMFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 1872 ''Sixth Issue''], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=AQQFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 1874 ''Seventh Issue''].

Revision as of 00:13, 3 July 2016

The Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment was created in 1813. Sees of Madras and Bombay were added to that of Calcutta in 1833 [1] These Chaplains were initially employees of the East India Company, and continued as employees of the Governments of the Presidencies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay.

Records

  • British Library "Help for researchers" Chaplains and other clergymen. Some of the records are common to, and are detailed in Indian Civil Service
  • As an example, the 1902 India Office List shows the separately listed Bengal, Madras and Bombay Ecclesiastical Establishments.
  • Anglican Clerical Lists and Directories
    • The Clergy List published by George Cox, London. Editions for 1841, 1851, 1866 and 1868, the latter three volumes of which include India, are available online, refer Historical books online below.
    • Crockford's Clerical Directory. First published in 1858. Biographical details of Anglican clergy in Great Britain. Those listed may have been actively working, or may have retired. Biographies would only be removed when a person died. There appears to be limited information about India, so these Directories are probably of most value for those clergy who have returned to Britain.
      • Some of the earlier editions are available online, refer Historical books online below.
      • Ancestry, in the category Schools, Directories & Church Histories, includes a database “UK, Crockford's Clerical Directories”[2] consisting of six Directories, for 1868, 1874, 1885, 1898, 1908 and 1932 (the first two of which are also available as online books).

FIBIS resources

  • Review of The Chaplains of the East India Company, 1601-1858 by Daniel O’Connor 2012. Review by Richard Morgan FIBIS Journal Number 27 (Spring 2012), page 53. Refer FIBIS Journals for details of how to access this review.

Also see

External links

Historical books online

1860 Hathi Trust Digital Library, 1861 Appendix, consisting of additions to the 1860 edition, 1865 Third Issue, 1868 Fourth Issue, 1872 Sixth Issue, 1874 Seventh Issue.

References