Trichinopoly
| Trichinopoly | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 10.81°N 78.69°E |
| Altitude: | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Tiruchirapalli |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| Trichinopoly |
Trichinopoly was the headquarters of Trichinopoly District in Madras during the British period. It is now the fourth largest city in Tamil Nadu.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Tiruchirappalli or colloquially 'Trichy' or "Tiruchy'
Variants:Trichinopoly
History
Siege of Trichinopoly 1751
Second Siege of Trichinopoly 1753-54
Action at Trichinopoly 1757
Also see
FIBIS Resources
FIBIS database contains records of
- Marriages at Christchurch Anglican Church, Trichinopoly
- 151 Images and transcriptions at Cemetery of St John's Church, Tiruchirappalli
- 31 Images and transcriptions at Cemetery of Christchurch, Tiruchirappalli
FIBIS Journal no 20 (Autumn 2008) contains an article entitled The Trichinopoly Registers by Richard Morgan
External links
- Trichinopoly City Imperial Gazetteer
- Trichinopoly 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
*Three India List posts listing names on graves in St John’s Cemetery, Trichinopoly 15 Aug 2010, 17 Aug 2010, 19 Aug 2010, and Photographs of St Johns Cemetery Trichy Facebook, all by Edmund Bourne.
Historical books online
- Madras District Gazetteers: Trichinopoly 1907 Archive.org
- Trichinopoly page 55 The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Plains between the sea coast and the mountain ranges"
- 105th Regiment at Trichinopoly page 277 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books