Newspapers and journals online

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This page contains links to online editions of historical newspapers and periodicals that are of use to the British India family historian.

See also the Newspapers & magazines reading list and Directories.

Allen's Indian Mail

Index to all available editions.

Vol 1, 1843 Vol 1, 1844 from page 257 Vol 3, 1845 Vol 4, 1846 Vol 5, 1847
Vol 6, 1848 Vol 7, 1849 Vol 8, 1850 Vol 9, 1851 Vol 10, 1852
Vol 11, 1853 Vol 12, 1854 Vol 13, 1855 Vol 14, 1856 Vol 15, 1857


Asiatic Annual Register

Vol 1, 1799 1799 (2nd ed) Vol 2, 1800 Vol 3, 1801 Vol 4, 1802
Vol 5, 1803 Vol 6, 1804 Vol 7, 1805 Vol 8, 1806 1806 (pt 2)
Vol 9, 1807 Vol 10, 1808 Vol 11, 1809 Vol 12, 1810-11


Asiatic Journal

See the separate list of editions of the Asiatic Journal.


Calcutta Annual Register

1821


Calcutta Christian Observer

Index to all available volumes.

Vol 1, June-Dec 1832
Vol 2, Jan-Dec 1833
Vol 3, Jan-Dec 1834
Vol 4, Jan- Dec 1835
Vol 5, Jan-Dec 1836
Vol 6, Jan-Dec 1837
Vol 7, Jan-Dec 1838
Vol 8, Jan –Dec 1839
Vol 1, New Series, Jan-Dec 1840


Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register

Vol 1-3, 1830 Vol 4-6, 1830 Vol 7-9, 1830 Vol 10-12, '1830
Vol 13-16, 1831 Vol 17-20, 1831 Vol 21-24, 1831 n/a
Vol 25-28, 1832 Vol 29-32, 1832 Vol 33-36, 1832 n/a


Calcutta Monthly Journal

Third Series Vol 2, Jan-June 1836 July-Dec 1836
Third Series Vol 3, Jan-June 1837
Third Series Vol 4, Jan-June 1838 July-Dec 1838
Third Series Vol 5, Jan-June 1839


Colonial and Asiatic review

Published in London from 1852-53. Was previously known as Simmond's colonial magazine and foreign miscellany (1844-49) and The Colonial Magazine and East India review (1849-52). Editions can be viewed by page on the National Library of Australia's periodical site.

Google Books has:

Vol I, Jan-Apr 1844 Vol II, May-Aug 1844 Vol III, Sept-Dec 1844 Vol IV, Jan-Apr 1845 Vol V, May-Aug 1845 Vol VI, Sept-Dec 1845
Vol VII, Jan-Apr 1846 Vol VIII, Apr-Aug 1846 Vol IX, Sept-Dec 1846 Vol X, Jan-Apr 1847
Vol XVI, Jan-June 1849 Vol XVII, July-Dec 1849

Vol I, Jul-Dec 1852

Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal

Published in London between 1840-42, then under the title Fisher's Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal from 1842-43. Editions can be viewed by page on the National Library of Australia's periodical site.

Google Books has:

Vol I, Jan-Apr 1840 Vol II, May-Aug 1840 Vol III, Sept-Dec 1840
Vol IV, Jan-Apr 1841 Vol V, May-Aug 1841 Vol VI, Sept-Dec 1841
Vol VII, Jan-Apr 1842
Vol III, May-Aug 1843


Oriental Magazine, and Calcutta Review

Volume 1, Jan-June 1823, Volume 2, July-December 1823


Oriental Herald and Colonial Review

Jan-April 1824 May-Aug 1824 Sept-Dec 1824 n/a
Jan-March 1825 Apr-June 1825 July-Sept 1825 Oct-Dec 1825
Jan-March 1826 Apr-June 1826 July-Sept 1826 Oct-Dec 1826
Jan-March 1827 Apr-June 1827 July-Sept 1827 Oct-Dec 1827
Jan-March 1828 Apr-June 1828 July-Sept 1828 Oct-Dec 1828
Jan-March 1829 Apr-June1829 July-Sept 1829 Oct-Dec 1829


Parbury's Oriental Herald and Colonial Intelligencer

Vol 2, July-Dec 1838 Vol 3, Jan-June 1839 Vol 4, July-Dec 1839


Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review and Register

Mar/Jun 1824
Jan/Jun 1825 Jul/Dec 1825
Jan/Jun 1826 Jul/Dec 1826
Jan/Jun 1827 Jul/Dec 1827


Pre 1800's-Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

A number of newspapers from the late 1700’s are available on the website Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO- A part of Gale Digital Collections). The access is restricted to Library Card holders of participating libraries, including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement): Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, State Library of NSW, and many University Libraries. ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.

  • A List of the Company's civil servants, at their settlements in the East-Indies, the island St. Helena, and China. 1790, 1799. -HEIC lists of senior and junior merchants, factors, and writers
  • Bengal calendar. 1787, 1789
  • Bengal calendar & register. 1790
  • Bengal kalendar and almanack. 1792
  • Bengal kalendar and register. 1795, 1800
  • Bengal or East-India calendar. 1795 includes details for Madras, Bombay etc
  • Bengal register, containing lists of the Hon. Company's civil and military establishments, under the Presidency of Fort William 1787. HEIC employees in Bengal, including surgeons
  • Calcutta monthly register. Vol 1, November 1790.
  • East India kalendar; or, Asiatic register for Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Fort Marlborough, China, and St. Helena. 1791, 1797
  • Oriental magazine; or, Calcutta amusement. 1785