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Danish

2008-09-09T11:45:51Z

Cathyday:

The Danish East India Company was established in 1616 and a Danish settlement was established at Tranquebar in 1620. There was also a Danish settlement at [[Serampore]] near Calcutta. They were more important for the missionary activities carried on there than for commerce. These settlements were perhaps the first perceptable cultural impingemnt of the Protestant West on India.

Source : A History of India (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68

In June, 1801 the Danish were defeated at Tranquebar by the [[94th Regiment of Foot|Scots Brigade]] and in 1845 the whole Danish colony was sold to England. This ended the Danish presence in India.

Peter Rasmussen of the University of Copenhagen wrote a term paper in 1996 entitled [http://www.scholiast.org/history/tra-narr.html A history of the Danish East India Company 1616-1669]. This is very interesting and has a number of references at the bottom for those who want to pursue the subject further.

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating church records on microfilm for British India.
However, your Danish ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the OIOC at the British Library.

Some church records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[Family History Centres]]. The register of baptisms, marriages & burials of the Jerusalems-kirken; baptisms, confirmations, betrothals & marriages, and burials of Zions Kirke at Tranquebar 1707-1818 are available on microfilm '''#128836'''.

== Other Sources ==

[[BACSA]] has published the following books which shed some light on the Danish presence in Asia :
<UL>
<LI>'''Memoirs of an Adventurous Dane in India''' : 1904-1947 by August Peter Hansen, 1999

<LI>'''Protestant Cemetery in Bangkok''' by Justin Corfield, 1997. There are a lot Danish folk buried in this cemetery, as there was a substantial group of Danes who came to Thailand to train the Police and Customs Services.
</UL>
The '''1834 census of Tranquebar''' is available on microfilm at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. It is on two rolls on microfilm '''#39091''' and '''#39092'''.

The '''Register af Blanketregnskaber 1800-1847''' is available on microfilm #599136 at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. The microfilm description is "Register of applications pertaining to civil records including special burials, marriages without banns, divorce petitions, nonprobate will actions that should normally have been handled through a higher authority. Includes the various estates and baronies on mainland Denmark, and then the Danish possessions, Iceland, Faroe Islands, West Indies and Tranquebar, India."

Uno-Barner Jensen has created an impressive website which reflects his extensive research into the subject of '''coins of the Danish East India Company'''. It also has pages on the history of Tranquebar and many beautiful photos of the Danish churches there. The website is available in [http://www.tranquebar.dk/ Danish ] and [http://www.tranquebar.dk/welcome.htm English ].

Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted from the Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar of 1813 all the names of Danish residents of [[Serampore]].

There are Danish records of [[Tranquebar]] and [[Serampore]] in the King's Library in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Serampore

2008-09-09T11:43:58Z

Cathyday:

[[Category:Locations]]
Serampore was a former [[Danish]] colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of [[Calcutta]].

An excellent website which provides beautiful images of missionary sites in and around Serampore, along with maps and useful links is at [http://www.virtualserampore.org Virtual Serampore].

Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted all the names of Danish residents of Serampore from the Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar of 1813. They are listed below:

ABRESTTE, A.
ALPHONSE, A. (court sergeant)

BANG, H.C.
BANG, A.
BECKER, H.C.
BECKER, C.M.
BELDER, J.
BENDESBOLL, J.
BIE, O.L. (magistrate native-court)
BIRCK, A.
BORRISEN, J.
BOYESEN, N.F.
BROAGER, A.J.
BROAGER, H.C.
BRUN, F.

CANNON, N.
CARSTENSEN, C.
CHRISTIAN, P.

ERHARDY, A.

FARNON, A.
FIELLERUP, H.J.
FISCHER, S.
FICK, C.
FREY, J.P.
FROM, C.
FROM, H.C.

GANTZER, J. (court sargeant)
GRAMBERG, T.

HAMMER, N.
HAMMER, J.
HAMMER, R.
HANSON, T.
HANSON , H.
HELSDING, J.H.
HELSDING , J.C.
HERMENSON, J.P.
HOLM, L.
HOLM, H.

JACOBSEN, J.
JANSEN, C.
JENSEN, J.
JESSEN, P.

KEIRULF, S.
KIERSGAARDT, N.
KOOTER, L.
KREFTING, Jacob, (late Governor)
KRUSE, H.M.

LAARSEN, J.
LUND, P.J.
LUND, N.P.

MAURITZEN, M.
MOSTROPH, P.C.

NEXONE, N.

OLSEN, N.
OLSEN, E.

PAGH, S.
PAY, L.
PETERSEN, L.W.
PETERSEN, H.P.
PETERSEN, M.
PETERSEN, P.S.
PRENSE, P.N.
PRINTZLING, C.H.G. (magistrate Eur.court)

REICRSEN, S.
ROMER, F.

SCHAFFALITZKY, A.
SCHMIDT, P.D.
SIEDLER, S.
SMIDT, C.
SCOTMAN, C. ''Name is possibly meant to be SOETMAN''
SCOTMAN F.
SONNIGSEN, C.
STEIEGLER, J.B.
SWANSEGER, G.
SWINGEL, H.

TIDEMAN, C.R.
THIELE, A.
TOP, Casper

WALLICH, N. (settlement surgeon)
WESSEL, J.H.
WESTERMAN, B.W.
WICKEDE, B.V.
WOLFF, J.C.
WOLFF, C.M.

ZANDYK, J.V.

Serampore

2008-09-09T11:40:44Z

Cathyday: Added information on Virtual Serampore and a list of residents in 1813

[[Category:Locations]]
Serampore was a former [[Danish]] colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of [[Calcutta]].

An excellent website which provides beautiful images of missionary sites in and around Serampore, along with maps and useful links is at [http://www.virtualserampore.org Virtual Serampore].

Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted all the names of Danish residents of Serampore from the Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar of 1813. They are listed below:

ABRESTTE, A.
ALPHONSE, A. (court sergeant)

BANG, H.C.
--------, A.
BECKER, H.C.
-----------, C.M.
BELDER, J.
BENDESBOLL, J.
BIE, O.L. (magistrate native-court)
BIRCK, A.
BORRISEN, J.
BOYESEN, N.F.
BROAGER, A.J.
-------------, H.C.
BRUN, F.

CANNON, N.
CARSTENSEN, C.
CHRISTIAN, P.

ERHARDY, A.

FARNON, A.
FIELLERUP, H.J.
FISCHER, S.
FICK, C.
FREY, J.P.
FROM, C.
--------, H.C.

GANTZER, J. (court sargeant)
GRAMBERG, T.

HAMMER, N.
------------, J.
------------, R.
HANSON, T.
-----------, H.
HELSDING, J.H.
--------------, J.C.
HERMENSON, J.P.
HOLM, L.
--------, H.

JACOBSEN, J.
JANSEN, C.
JENSEN, J.
JESSEN, P.

KEIRULF, S.
KIERSGAARDT, N.
KOOTER, L.
KREFTING, Jacob, (late Governor)
KRUSE, H.M.

LAARSEN, J.
LUND, P.J.
-------, N.P.

MAURITZEN, M.
MOSTROPH, P.C.

NEXONE, N.

OLSEN, N.
---------, E.

PAGH, S.
PAY, L.
PETERSEN, L.W.
-------------, H.P.
-------------, M.
-------------, P.S.
PRENSE, P.N.
PRINTZLING, C.H.G. (magistrate Eur.court)

REICRSEN, S.
ROMER, F.

SCHAFFALITZKY, A.
SCHMIDT, P.D.
SIEDLER, S.
SMIDT, C.
SCOTMAN, C.
-------------, F.
SONNIGSEN, C.
STEIEGLER, J.B.
SWANSEGER, G.
SWINGEL, H.

TIDEMAN, C.R.
THIELE, A.
TOP, Casper

WALLICH, N. (settlement surgeon)
WESSEL, J.H.
WESTERMAN, B.W.
WICKEDE, B.V.
WOLFF, J.C.
---------, C.M.

ZANDYK, J.V.

Neemuch Cemetery

2007-10-22T11:41:20Z

Cathyday:

[[Category:Cemeteries]]

There is a European Cemetery at Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. Further details can be had from :

The Collector

District Neemuch

Neemuch

Madhya Pradesh 458441

India

IGI

2007-10-22T11:25:08Z

Cathyday: Initial copy of page from Cathy Day website

IGI stands for '''International Genealogical Index'''. The IGI is an enormous database created and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or [[LDS]], also known as the Mormons. This page is '''not''' an official [[LDS]] page. The Mormons have an extensive program to microfilm vast numbers of old records which are an aid to genealogy. For example, they microfilm records of churches of all denominations, ancient land tax records, military records, shipping lists, census records and so on. They make these microfilms available to all people, regardless of religion, and depending on your location, the microfilms can be viewed for free or for a small postage charge.

There are two ways an entry can be made into the IGI.
* When a parish record (of any denomination) is microfilmed, the [[LDS]] church extracts the names and details of all christenings and marriages. These appear on the IGI as ''Extracted Records'' and are highly accurate.
* Members of the LDS church submit their own information. These appear on the IGI as ''Submitted by LDS Member''. These entries are of variable accuracy.

The IGI database is the most comprehensive genealogical tool on Earth, and has hundreds of millions of names on it. If you are new to genealogy, or if you are beginning to research a new family line, the IGI is a great place to start, but please bear in mind that it is not a complete coverage of all events, and that entries submitted by LDS members can sometimes be inaccurate.

The Indian section of the IGI deals almost exclusively with Europeans and Anglo-Indians (Eurasians). In 1994, there were about 240,000 names for India. If you have a more up-to-date count, then please update this page.

You can view the Indian IGI at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]] or [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true online].

[[Category:Research methods]]

Using LDS Microfilms

2007-10-22T11:07:31Z

Cathyday: Updated this page to take account of online changes over the last 10 years!

[[Category:Research methods]]
==Summary==
This page contains instructions on how to use the [[LDS]] (Mormon) records to resaerch family history in India. It is '''not''' an official page of the [[LDS]] church. To find your nearest LDS [[Family History Centres]] (FHC), look up your telephone directory under ''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints''. Or ask a fellow genealogist - they'll know! To find your nearest FHC at the official [[LDS]] website go to [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp FHC Locator].
==Background==
British India was divided into three Presidencies :
*Bombay, which covered the west and north of the country, including what is now Pakistan;
*Bengal, which covered the east of the country and included Burma and what is now Bangladesh;
*Madras, which covered the southern portion of India. The main cities of the Presidencies were Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, respectively.

The first British church in India was St Mary's in [[Fort St George]], [[Madras]], which was consecrated in 1680. Many other churches were established after that date and records exist for most of them from the time of their consecration. Every year on Lady Day (25th March), British churches were required to send copies of their ecclesiastical records to the capital city of each Presidency. The Presidencies then indexed the records and sent them to the India Office in London (now [[APAC]] at the [[British Library]]). The Mormons have microfilmed all the ecclesiastical records, including the indices, and made them available to Mormons and non-Mormons alike.

==Index==
The first step is to determine which Presidency your ancestor lived in, as each one is indexed separately. If you have no idea, then start with Bengal, which was the largest Presidency. If that doesn't work out, try Bombay and finally, Madras. If you have a location name and are a member of the INDIA-L Mailing List then you could ask its helpful members for advice on which Presidency to search, or try the Locations section of the FIBS website.
For the following steps, you may use the microfiche or computers at your local FHC.First, select the Family History Catalogue Locality Guide (either a CD for the computer, or a drawer of microfiche). The Locality Guide is divided into countries, regions, cities and so on, then sub-divided into subject headings. Look up '''India''', then under that country's listing, look up the Presidency ('''Bombay''', '''Bengal''' or '''Madras'''). Then look up the subject heading '''Church Records'''.
Alternatively, you can search online by going to the LDS [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Locality Guide] and conducting a ''Place Search''.

You will be presented with a very long list of microfilms. The first section is the index for that Presidency, followed by a list of microfilms of the actual church records. In the index, go to the type of record you require (BAPTISM, MARRIAGE or BURIAL). Select the period in which you are interested. Each index covers around a ten-year period, although many of the early ones cover considerably longer periods. When you find the time period (e.g., 1860-1870) write down the microfilm number that appears opposite it (e.g., 480960).

Alternatively, you can look up the microfilm number on this website, [[LDS Microfilms for Bengal Presidency Church Records]], [[LDS Microfilms for Bombay Presidency Church Records]] or [[LDS Microfilms for Madras Presidency Church Records]]. You will still need to go to one fo the [[Family History Centres]] to order the microfilm of the actual index, however.

Now go to the friendly FHC librarian and tell them that you wish to order that microfilm. You will be charged a small fee (in the vicinity of $6 Australian) to cover postage. In a couple of weeks (approximately!) your microfilm will arrive and the FHC will notify you. Make a booking to view the microfilm at the FHC and start looking for your ancestors!

View the index on your microfilm. The index is semi-alphabetical, which means that for each year, all the names beginning with a certain letter are listed in the order in which they were transcribed. You will need to look through all the names for that letter, for each year in which you think the event (baptism, etc.) may have taken place. Note that marriages were indexed by the Groom's name only until the 1890's. If you are looking for the marriage of a female ancestor, whose husband's name you don't know, you will need to look up EVERY marriage for the year(s) in question.

Once you have found your ancestor's name, write down the details :

year
volume number
page number

Don't forget the volume number - it is sometimes only written at the top of the page, so you may need to scroll up to see it.
If the volume number doesn't look like a simple number (e.g. it has a letter over a line over a number) then your ancestor's record is part of the Omissions and Corrections series. Go to the page on Non Presidential Records to learn what this is all about.

==The Church Record==
Now that you have found your ancestor's name in the Index, you will now need to go to back to the Locality Guide, described above, to find the number of the microfilm for that volume. Look up INDIA, then the Presidency (BOMBAY, BENGAL or MADRAS) then CHURCH RECORDS. Go past the index listing to the volume listing. Look up the volume in which you are interested (it should match the year in which you are interested, but there are exceptions - always go for the volume number). Then write down the microfilm number opposite the volume number, and go to your friendly FHC librarian and order that microfilm.

Alternatively, you can look up the microfilm number on this website, [[LDS Microfilms for Bengal Presidency Church Records]], [[LDS Microfilms for Bombay Presidency Church Records]] or [[LDS Microfilms for Madras Presidency Church Records]]. You will still need to go to one fo the [[Family History Centres]] to order the microfilm of the actual record, however.

When the FHC informs your that your microfilm is available, make a booking and view the microfilm. Simply look up the volume (there are usually only one or two volumes on a microfilm), then look up the page number of the volume you require. There will be your ancestor's records of baptism, marriage or burial!

If you only have one or two records that you wish to extract from the actual records, then another method of obtaining the same information is to ask the LDS to make a photocopy of the record for you. You must give the FHC librarian the equivalent of $US2, and supply them with the microfilm number and page number, obtained from the index. Fill out a Request for Photocopies form, and the photocopies will be sent to you in due course. You may have up to 8 photocopies for the same $US2 fee, so this can work out to be significantly cheaper.

Please be aware that the FIBIS searchabel database has indexes to '''all''' Bengal Marriages 1709-1893, searchable for free.

==Conclusion==
I know that this sounds very complicated, but once you're familiar with the records you'll realise that it's fairly straightforward. Look up the Locality Guide and order a film, view the index, look up the Locality Guide and order a film again, then view the record.

Catholic Churches in Madras

2007-10-22T10:32:16Z

Cathyday:

[[Category:Churches]]

This is a list of the Roman Catholic Churches in the neighbourhood of Madras taken from ''An Outline of the History of the Archdiocese of Madras & Mylapore'' by Dr. R. ARULAPPA, Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore (1986). It was transcribed by Peter Bailey of the UK in December 1999. Peter has indicated the rough locations as a distance and direction from Fort St. George where he has been able to find them. Some 'well-known' churches seem no longer to be functional (e.g. St. Roch nr. the Monegar Choultry) and are missing.

The [[LDS]] (Mormons) microfilmed the Baptism, Marriage and Burial records of the RC Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore during 1999 and they are expected to make them available to the public in 2000. Below are the dates for which their records should be available for the parishes indicated. The [[LDS]] were assisted by Fr. Vijay Kiran formerly the Secretary to the Archbishop to whom thanks are gratefully conveyed for this data.

<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0">
<TR><TH>Parish<TH>Dedication<TH>Built<TH>Rebuilt<TH>Location<TH>Baptisms<TH>Marriages<TH>Burials
<TR><TD>[[Acharappakkam]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1878<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Adambakkam]]<TD> <TD>1975<TD> <TD>7 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Adyar]]<TD>"St. Louis, King of France"<TD>1887 (?)<TD> <TD>7 m. SSW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Alandur]]<TD>St. Anthony<TD>1984<TD> <TD>7 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Alphonsapuram]]<TD> <TD>1952<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Ambattur]]<TD> <TD>1972<TD> <TD>7 m. WNW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Annanagar]]<TD>St. Luke<TD>1977<TD> <TD>5 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Arambakkam]]<TD> <TD>1913<TD> <TD>6 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Ashok Nagar]]<TD>St. Mathias<TD>1971<TD> <TD>4 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Avadi]]<TD> <TD>1939<TD> <TD>10 m. WNW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Ayanavaram]]<TD>Don Bosco<TD>1966<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Basin Bridge]]<TD> <TD>1953 (?)<TD> <TD>1.5 m. NW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Besant Nagar]]<TD> <TD>1973<TD> <TD>7 m. S.<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Bharathiyar]]<TD>Mother Grace & Help<TD>1979<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Broadway]]<TD>St. Francis Xavier<TD>1842<TD> <TD>City Centre<TD>1968-1978<TD>1919-1974<TD>1930-1976
<TR><TD>[[Casimode]]<TD>St. Theresa<TD>1890<TD>1942<TD>4 m. N.<TD>1924-1990<TD>1924-1981<TD>1961-1982
<TR><TD>[[Cheyur]]<TD>Our Lady of Good Voyage<TD>1716<TD>1927<TD>20+ m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Chingleput]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1896<TD> <TD>12 m. SW<TD>1913-1938<TD>1908-1970<TD>1922-1968
<TR><TD>[[Chintadripet]]<TD>St. Lazarus/ B.V.M. Queen<TD>1869<TD>1955<TD>City Centre<TD>1904-1986<TD>1923-1982<TD>1904-1977
<TR><TD>[[Chrompet]]<TD> <TD> 1960<TD> <TD>9 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Covelong]]<TD>Our Lady of Mount Carmel<TD>1775<TD> <TD>13 m. S<TD>1913-1999<TD>1810-1999<TD>Dates not stated
<TR><TD>[[Descanco]]<TD>Our Lady of Visitation<TD>1650<TD>1783<TD>4 m. SSW <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Dharkast]]<TD> <TD>1830<TD> <TD>10 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Egmore]]<TD>Sacred Heart<TD>1868<TD> <TD>1.5 m. W<TD>1848-1978<TD>1871-1952<TD>1870-1997
<TR><TD>[[Elappakkam]]<TD> <TD>1972<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Ennore]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1880-<TD> <TD>6 m. N<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Erayur]]<TD> <TD>1972<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Erukkencherry]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1978<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Georgetown]]<TD>Our Lady of Assumption<TD>1640<TD> <TD>City Centre<TD>1899-1960<TD>1901-1954<TD>1922-1976
<TR><TD>[[Georgetown]]<TD>St. Mary of the Angels (Co-Cathedral)<TD>1658<TD>1692 & 1775<TD>City Centre<TD>1751-1787 1840-1974<TD>1841-1991<TD>1840-1997
<TR><TD>[[K.K. Pudur]]<TD>?<TD>1960<TD> <TD>20+ m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kadambattur]]<TD> <TD>1970<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kadappakkam]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kallambedu]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kamaraj Nagar]]<TD>Our Lady of the Annunciation<TD>1982<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kanakamma Chatram]]<TD> <TD>1976<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kancheepuram]]<TD>Immaculate Heart of Mary<TD>1949<TD> <TD>20 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Karumbakkam]]<TD> <TD>1975<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kilpauk]]<TD>Immaculate Heart of Mary<TD>1953<TD> <TD>3 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kitchery]] (Kilacheri)<TD> <TD>1833<TD> <TD>33 m. WSW.<TD>Unspecified<TD>1840-1948<TD>1840-1930
<TR><TD>[[Kodambakkam]]<TD>Our Lady of Fatima<TD>1950<TD> <TD>3 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Kolappakkam]]<TD>"St. Michael, Archangel"<TD>1982<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Koothavakkam]]<TD> <TD>1966<TD> <TD>28 m. <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Little Mount]]<TD>Resurrection<TD>1551<TD> <TD>6 m. SSW <TD>1889-1992<TD>1912-1993<TD>1911-1975
<TR><TD>[[Luz]]<TD>Our Lady of Light<TD>1516<TD> <TD>3 m. S <TD>1808-1985<TD>1899-1972<TD>1808-1977
<TR><TD>[[Madurantakam]]<TD> <TD>1903<TD> <TD>1941-1990<TD>1942-1998<TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Mae-de-Deus]]<TD>Our Lady of Guidance/ St. Lazarus<TD>1576<TD>1928<TD>3 m S.<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Mahabalipuran]]<TD>Holy Family<TD>1938<TD> <TD>20 m. S<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Mahalakshminagar]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1984<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Malligapuram]]<TD> <TD>1970<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Mambakkam]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Manambathy]]<TD> <TD>1860?<TD> <TD> <TD>1929-1969<TD>1931-1999<TD>1970-1994
<TR><TD>[[Melrosapuram]]<TD> <TD>1975<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Minjur]]<TD>Perpetual Help<TD>1974<TD> <TD>9 m. N<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Molasur]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1953<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Muthirulandi Nagar]]<TD>Ascension of Our Lord<TD>1982<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Nanganallur]]<TD>Holy Spirit<TD>1972<TD> <TD>8 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Narasingapuram]]<TD>St. Anthony<TD>1968<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Nemmeli]]<TD> <TD>1974<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Nungambakkam]]<TD> <TD>1912<TD> <TD>2 m. SW<TD>1911-1973<TD>1912-1991<TD>1912-1986
<TR><TD>[[Oragadom]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD>6.m. NW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Ottanthangal]]<TD>St. Anthony<TD>1937<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pallaveram]]<TD> <TD>1840<TD> <TD>8 m. SW<TD>1856-1993<TD>1856-1997<TD>1849-1922
<TR><TD>[[Palliagatam]]<TD>Sancta Maria Mission<TD>1934<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Palnellore]]<TD> <TD>1892<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pandaravedu]]<TD> <TD>1976<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pannur]]<TD> <TD>1787<TD>1908<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pappanallur]]<TD>"St. Theresa, Child of Jesus"<TD>1978<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Park Town]]<TD>John Pereira's Chapel<TD>1888 (?)<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pathur]]<TD> <TD>1975<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pattabhiram]]<TD>Our Lady of Velanganni<TD>1973<TD> <TD>10 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pavunjur]]<TD>Holy Family<TD>1978<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Perambur]]<TD>Our Lady of Lourdes<TD>1880<TD> <TD>3 m. NW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Peravallur]]<TD> <TD>1976<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Periapalayam]]<TD>The Queen Assumed into Heaven<TD>1822<TD>1966<TD>15 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Perungudi]]<TD>Poe Pius X<TD>1985<TD> <TD>6 m. SSW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pinjivakkam]]<TD> <TD>1963<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pondur]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Poonamallee]]<TD>Our Lady of Help<TD>1840<TD> <TD>10 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Portuguese Church St.]]<TD>Assumption<TD>1600<TD>1640 & 1857<TD>City Centre<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Porur]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD>7 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Pudupet]]<TD>St. Anthony of Padua<TD>1873<TD>1927<TD>5 m. W<TD>1873-1969<TD>1873-1986<TD>1873-1998
<TR><TD>[[Pulicat]]<TD>Our Lady of Glory<TD>1515<TD> <TD> <TD>1905-1957<TD>to 1877 1923-1987<TD>1803-1846
<TR><TD>[[Raja Annamalaipuram]]<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD>1789-1989<TD>1789-1968<TD>1818-1977
<TR><TD>[[Ravattanallur]]<TD> <TD>1900<TD> <TD> <TD>1892-1970<TD>1931-1974<TD>1931-1970
<TR><TD>[[Red Hills]]<TD>St. Mary Magdalene<TD>1978<TD>1985<TD>3 m. N.W. <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Roshanagaram]]<TD> <TD>1905<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Royapettah]]<TD>St. Anthony<TD>1846<TD>1889 (?)<TD>City Centre<TD>1840-1999<TD>1840-1980<TD>1840-1984
<TR><TD>[[Royapettah]]<TD>Presentation<TD>1848<TD> <TD>City Centre<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Royapuram]]<TD>St. Anthony<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD>1869-1936<TD>1870-1933<TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Royapuram]]<TD>St. Peter<TD>1829<TD> <TD>1.5 m. N<TD>1858-1994<TD>1934-1983<TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Royapuram]]<TD>Mater Dolorosa<TD>1905<TD> <TD>1.5 m. N<TD>1923-1974<TD>1911-1992<TD>1956-1991
<TR><TD>[[Sadras]]<TD> <TD>1787<TD>1973<TD>42 m S.<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[San Thomé]]<TD>Cathedral<TD>1523<TD>1893<TD>3 m S<TD>1899-1993<TD>1889-1989<TD>1899-1995
<TR><TD>[[Sellampattida]]<TD> <TD>1780<TD> <TD>20+ m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Srinivasanagar]]<TD>Sacred Heart of Jesus<TD>1984<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[St. Thomas' Mount]]<TD>Our Lady of Expectation<TD>1523<TD>1547<TD>7 m. SSW<TD>1751-1880<TD>1819-1888<TD> 
<TR><TD>[[St. Thomas' Mount]]<TD>St. Patrick<TD>1839<TD> <TD>7 m. SSW<TD>1837-1996<TD>1856-1992<TD>1857-1988
<TR><TD>[[Susaipuram]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1985<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[T. Nagar]]<TD> <TD>1973<TD> <TD>4 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Tambaram]]<TD> <TD>1942<TD> <TD>8 m. SSW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Thatchoor]]<TD>?<TD>1868<TD> <TD>11 m. SW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Thiruvallur]]<TD>St. Francis de Sales<TD>1965<TD> <TD>15 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Tiruttani]]<TD> <TD>1971<TD> <TD>20 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Tiruvottiyur]]<TD> <TD>1961<TD> <TD>4 m. N.<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Tondiarpet]]<TD>St. John the Apostle & Evangelist<TD>1966<TD> <TD>3 m. N<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Valayaputhur]]<TD> <TD>1972<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Velachery]]<TD> <TD>1977<TD> <TD>6 m. SSW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Vepery]]<TD>St. Andrew<TD>1735<TD> <TD>1.5 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Vepery]]<TD>St. Joseph<TD>1930<TD> <TD>1.5 m. W<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Vettuvankanni]]<TD> <TD>1979<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Vyasarpadi]]<TD>Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted<TD>1965<TD> <TD>3 m. NW<TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Wallajabad]]<TD> <TD>1851-<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Wallaveram]]<TD> <TD>1830<TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> <TD> 
<TR><TD>[[Washermanpet]]<TD> <TD>1914<TD> <TD> <TD>1914-1993<TD>1914-1963<TD>1914-1997
</TABLE>

Teacher

2007-10-18T11:25:15Z

Cathyday: Initial copy of page from Cathy Day website

You may be able to find information about your teacher ancestors by contacting [[schools]] where they worked.

If you have more information on researching teacher ancestors in India, feel free to update this page.

[[Category: Occupations]]

Schools

2007-10-18T11:23:16Z

Cathyday:

== Introduction ==

This page is a list of some former British schools in India, with links to their modern websites, where applicable. If you have information or links to add, please update this page.

For an excellent, well-written book on former British schools in India, please see Hazel Innes Craig's book ''Under the Old School Topee''.

== List of Schools ==

[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2960/baldwin.htm Baldwin Boys' High School, Bangalore]
Previously known as the Episcopal Methodist School

[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/bhs.html Barnes School, Deolali]
Deolali is now spelt Devlali and is near Nasik (Nashik), which is a little north and east of Bombay across the Ghats. It was formerly a British school, then an Anglo-Indian school. This site contains a history of Barnes School.

[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/darouxl/Memories.html Barnes School, Deolali]
This site has some photos of Barnes School, along with other photos of India and Anglo-Indians.

'''Bethany College''', Darjeeling

'''Bishop Cotton School''', Darjeeling

'''Bishop Cotton School''', Madras

[http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Plaza/6143/contents.htm Bishop Cotton School, Simla]
An unofficial school website. It has a range of information on modern activities of the school, as well as a brief history of the school.

'''Bombay Scottish School''', Bombay
Established in 1847 as the 'Scottish Female Orphanage' and in 1856 as the 'Orphanage for the Sons of Presbyterians', the school was combined in 1863 to become the 'Bombay Scottish Orphanage'.

[http://hebronooty.org/ Breeks, Ootacamund]
Now called Hebron School.

'''Cambrai Hall''', Dehra Dun.

'''Carman School''', Dehra Dun.

'''Colonel Brown Cambridge School''', Dehra Dun.

'''Constancia School''', Dehra Dun.

'''Convent of Jesus & Mary''', Dehra Dun.

[http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/3861/alumdarj1.html Darjeeling Schools]
John Kinglsey's website provides a list of schools in Darjeeling, along with official websites, where they exist.

'''Doveton College''', Madras
Now called the Doveton-Corrie High School.

'''Dow Hill School''', Kurseong

'''Dr Graham’s Homes''', Kalimpong
The Homes were set up in 1900 by Dr Graham of the church of Scotland to house, feed, educate and train abandoned Anglo-Indian children. The Homes are still in existence today and this website has many photos of the Homes and the children.

[http://www.dyrms.net/sonsofthebrave.php Duke of York Military School]
A school in Dover, England for sons of soldiers and officers serving in India. This unofficial website is to help ‘Old Boys and Old Girls’ keep in contact via the Internet.

'''Goethals Memorial School'''
Built on the side of a hill in the Himalayan Mountains, Goethals Memorial School is situated near the picturesque town of Kurseong, a district of Darjeeling.

'''Hallett War School''', Naini Tal
Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1941-42.

[http://hebronooty.org/ Hebron School, Ootacamund]
Formerly Breeks and Lushington Boys' School.

'''Kodaikanal International School'''
This began as a school for the children of missionaries in 1901.

[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/lmc.html La Martiniere College, Lucknow]
This is David King's website about La Martiniere College in Lucknow.

'''La Martiniere College''', Calcutta

'''Lawrence School''', Lovedale (near Ootacamund).
One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India. This school is in Ootacamund in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

'''Lawrence School''', Sanawar (near Simla).
One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India.

'''Lushington Boys' School''', Ootacamund
Now Hebron School.

[http://www.success.co.th/mthermon/ Mt Hermon, Darjeeling]
Founded by Emma Knowles. Previously called Queen's Hill. This is an alumni (unofficial) website.

'''Oak Grove''', Mussoorie.
Oak Grove School, Mussoorie.

'''Philander Smith College''', Mussoorie
Founded by the American Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society.

'''Queen's Hill'''
Founded by Emma Knowles. Later called Mt Hermon

'''St Helen's School''', Kurseong
Also includes Goethal's Memorial College.

'''St George's College''', Dehra Dun

'''St Georges''', Mussoorie
Founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order.

'''St John's War School''', Kashmir
Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1943-45.

'''St Joseph's Academy''', Dehra Dun

'''St Joseph's Boys High School''', Bangalore

'''St Joseph's Boys High School''', Vepery, Madras

'''St Josephs Boys Higher Secondary Schoool''',Coonoor
It is a school founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order.

[http://www.sursumcorda.org/ St Joseph's College, Darjeeling]
The official school website

[http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pines/1045/ St Joseph's College, Darjeeling]
Arijit Sen's website

'''St Lawrence High School''', Calcutta. Formerly know as the Lower Orphan School on Free School street in Calcutta.

[http://www.dgrc.ca/sms/directry.htm St Mary’s High School, Mt Abu]
This webpage has a lists of the students in attendance at St Mary’s High School in various years.

[http://www.zubin.com/paulites/ St Paul's, Darjeeling]
A very expensive school, attended by the children of the highest Imperial officials. This link is Zubin Medora's website.

'''St Teresa's Girls' High School''', Darjeeling

'''St Xavier's School''', Amhedabad

[http://www.orbonline.net/~auballan/vicdow.htm Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong]
This is the website of The Old Boys and Old Girls Association of Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong.

[http://www.vsdh.org/vsdh.html Victoria School, Kurseong]
This is the website of John Feltham, a former student at Kurseong.

'''Wellesley Girls High School''', Naini Tal
Founded by Emma Knowles, who also founded Mt Hermon. Boys were permitted in the school until their 9th birthday.

[http://www.woodstock.ac.in/ Woodstock School, Mussoorie]
This is the official website of the school which has been in operation since 1854.

== Making Contact ==

[http://www.batchmates.com/ Batchmates]
This is a site where you can register your interest in a particular school in India that you attended in youth.

[http://www.alumni.net/Asia/India/ Indian Alumni]
This is a website to help alumni of Indian schools make contact with each other.

Schools

2007-10-18T11:18:47Z

Cathyday: Added updated links

== Introduction ==

This page is a list of some former British schools in India, with links to their modern websites, where applicable.

For an excellent, well-written book on former British schools in India, please see Hazel Innes Craig's book ''Under the Old School Topee''.

== List of Schools ==

[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2960/baldwin.htm Baldwin Boys' High School, Bangalore]
Previously known as the Episcopal Methodist School

[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/bhs.html Barnes School, Deolali]
Deolali is now spelt Devlali and is near Nasik (Nashik), which is a little north and east of Bombay across the Ghats. It was formerly a British school, then an Anglo-Indian school. This site contains a history of Barnes School.

[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/darouxl/Memories.html Barnes School, Deolali]
This site has some photos of Barnes School, along with other photos of India and Anglo-Indians.

Bethany College, Darjeeling

Bishop Cotton School, Darjeeling

Bishop Cotton School, Madras

[http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Plaza/6143/contents.htm Bishop Cotton School, Simla]
An unofficial school website. It has a range of information on modern activities of the school, as well as a brief history of the school.

Bombay Scottish School, Bombay
Established in 1847 as the 'Scottish Female Orphanage' and in 1856 as the 'Orphanage for the Sons of Presbyterians', the school was combined in 1863 to become the 'Bombay Scottish Orphanage'.

[http://hebronooty.org/ Breeks, Ootacamund]
Now called Hebron School.

Cambrai Hall, Dehra Dun.

Carman School, Dehra Dun.

Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehra Dun.

Constancia School, Dehra Dun.

Convent of Jesus & Mary, Dehra Dun.

[http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/3861/alumdarj1.html Darjeeling Schools]
John Kinglsey's website provides a list of schools in Darjeeling, along with official websites, where they exist.

Doveton College, Madras
Now called the Doveton-Corrie High School.

Dow Hill School, Kurseong

Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong
The Homes were set up in 1900 by Dr Graham of the church of Scotland to house, feed, educate and train abandoned Anglo-Indian children. The Homes are still in existence today and this website has many photos of the Homes and the children.

[http://www.dyrms.net/sonsofthebrave.php Duke of York Military School]
A school in Dover, England for sons of soldiers and officers serving in India. This unofficial website is to help ‘Old Boys and Old Girls’ keep in contact via the Internet.

Goethals Memorial School
Built on the side of a hill in the Himalayan Mountains, Goethals Memorial School is situated near the picturesque town of Kurseong, a district of Darjeeling.

Hallett War School, Naini Tal
Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1941-42.

[http://hebronooty.org/ Hebron School, Ootacamund]
Formerly Breeks and Lushington Boys' School.

Kodaikanal International School
This began as a school for the children of missionaries in 1901.

[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/lmc.html La Martiniere College, Lucknow]
This is David King's website about La Martiniere College in Lucknow.

La Martiniere College, Calcutta

Lawrence School, Lovedale (near Ootacamund).
One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India. This school is in Ootacamund in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

Lawrence School, Sanawar (near Simla).
One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India.

Lushington Boys' School, Ootacamund
Now Hebron School.

[http://www.success.co.th/mthermon/ Mt Hermon, Darjeeling]
Founded by Emma Knowles. Previously called Queen's Hill. This is an alumni (unofficial) website.

Oak Grove, Mussoorie.
Oak Grove School, Mussoorie.

Philander Smith College, Mussoorie
Founded by the American Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society.

Queen's Hill
Founded by Emma Knowles. Later called Mt Hermon

St Helen's School, Kurseong
Also includes Goethal's Memorial College.

St George's College, Dehra Dun

St Georges, Mussoorie
Founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order.

St John's War School, Kashmir
Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1943-45.

St Joseph's Academy, Dehra Dun

St Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore

St Joseph's Boys High School, Vepery, Madras

St Josephs Boys Higher Secondary Schoool,Coonoor
It is a school founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order.

[http://www.sursumcorda.org/ St Joseph's College, Darjeeling]
The official school website

[http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pines/1045/ St Joseph's College, Darjeeling]
Arijit Sen's website

St Lawrence High School, Calcutta. Formerly know as the Lower Orphan School on Free School street in Calcutta.

[http://www.dgrc.ca/sms/directry.htm St Mary’s High School, Mt Abu]
This webpage has a lists of the students in attendance at St Mary’s High School in various years.

[http://www.zubin.com/paulites/ St Paul's, Darjeeling]
A very expensive school, attended by the children of the highest Imperial officials. This link is Zubin Medora's website.

St Teresa's Girls' High School, Darjeeling

St Xavier's School, Amhedabad

[http://www.orbonline.net/~auballan/vicdow.htm Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong]
This is the website of The Old Boys and Old Girls Association of Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong.

[http://www.vsdh.org/vsdh.html Victoria School, Kurseong]
This is the website of John Feltham, a former student at Kurseong.

Wellesley Girls High School, Naini Tal
Founded by Emma Knowles, who also founded Mt Hermon. Boys were permitted in the school until their 9th birthday.

[http://www.woodstock.ac.in/ Woodstock School, Mussoorie]
This is the official website of the school which has been in operation since 1854.

== Making Contact ==

[http://www.batchmates.com/ Batchmates]
This is a site where you can register your interest in a particular school in India that you attended in youth.

[http://www.alumni.net/Asia/India/ Indian Alumni]
This is a website to help alumni of Indian schools make contact with each other.

Schools

2007-10-18T11:04:52Z

Cathyday: Initial copy of page from Cathy Day website

== Introduction ==

This page is a list of some former British schools in India, with links to their modern websites, where applicable.

For an excellent, well-written book on former British schools in India, please see Hazel Innes Craig's book ''Under the Old School Topee''.

== List of Schools ==

[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2960/baldwin.htm Baldwin Boys' High School, Bangalore]
Previously known as the Episcopal Methodist School

[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/bhs.html Barnes School, Deolali]
Deolali is now spelt Devlali and is near Nasik (Nashik), which is a little north and east of Bombay across the Ghats. It was formerly a British school, then an Anglo-Indian school. This site contains a history of Barnes School.

[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/darouxl/Memories.html Barnes School, Deolali]
This site has some photos of Barnes School, along with other photos of India and Anglo-Indians.

Bethany College, Darjeeling

Bishop Cotton School, Darjeeling

Bishop Cotton School, Madras

[http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Plaza/6143/contents.htm Bishop Cotton School, Simla]
An unofficial school website. It has a range of information on modern activities of the school, as well as a brief history of the school.

Bombay Scottish School, Bombay
Established in 1847 as the 'Scottish Female Orphanage' and in 1856 as the 'Orphanage for the Sons of Presbyterians', the school was combined in 1863 to become the 'Bombay Scottish Orphanage'.

[http://hebronooty.org/ Breeks, Ootacamund]
Now called Hebron School.

Cambrai Hall, Dehra Dun.

Carman School, Dehra Dun.

Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehra Dun.

Constancia School, Dehra Dun.

Convent of Jesus & Mary, Dehra Dun.

[http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/3861/alumdarj1.html Darjeeling Schools]
John Kinglsey's website provides a list of schools in Darjeeling, along with official websites, where they exist.

Doveton College, Madras
Now called the Doveton-Corrie High School.

Dow Hill School, Kurseong

Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong
The Homes were set up in 1900 by Dr Graham of the church of Scotland to house, feed, educate and train abandoned Anglo-Indian children. The Homes are still in existence today and this website has many photos of the Homes and the children.

[http://www.dyrms.net/sonsofthebrave.php Duke of York Military School]
A school in Dover, England for sons of soldiers and officers serving in India. This unofficial website is to help ‘Old Boys and Old Girls’ keep in contact via the Internet.

Goethals Memorial School
Built on the side of a hill in the Himalayan Mountains, Goethals Memorial School is situated near the picturesque town of Kurseong, a district of Darjeeling.

Hallett War School, Naini Tal
Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1941-42.

[http://hebronooty.org/ Hebron School, Ootacamund]
Formerly Breeks and Lushington Boys' School.

Kodaikanal International School
This began as a school for the children of missionaries in 1901.

[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/lmc.html La Martiniere College, Lucknow]
This is David King's website about La Martiniere College in Lucknow.

La Martiniere College, Calcutta

Lawrence School, Lovedale (near Ootacamund).
One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India. This school is in Ootacamund in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

Lawrence School, Sanawar (near Simla).
One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India.

Lushington Boys' School, Ootacamund
Now Hebron School.

[http://www.success.co.th/mthermon/ Mt Hermon, Darjeeling]
Founded by Emma Knowles. Previously called Queen's Hill. This is an alumni (unofficial) website.

Oak Grove, Mussoorie.
Oak Grove School, Mussoorie.

Philander Smith College, Mussoorie
Founded by the American Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society.

Queen's Hill
Founded by Emma Knowles. Later called Mt Hermon

St Helen's School, Kurseong
Also includes Goethal's Memorial College.

St Helen's School, Kurseong
A very informative webpage.

St George's College, Dehra Dun

St Georges, Mussoorie
History of St George’s School, Mussoorie, founded and run by the Patricians Brothers, a Catholic order.

St John's War School, Kashmir
Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1943-45.

St Joseph's Academy, Dehra Dun

St Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore
The official website

St Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore
The Old Boys' Association in the UK

St Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore
The Old Boys' Association in Bangalore

St Joseph's Boys High School, Vepery, Madras
Peter Cotter would like to contact old classmates.

St Josephs Boys Higher Secondary Schoool,Coonoor
It is a school founded and run by the Patricians Brothers, a Catholic order.

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling
The official school website

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling
John Kinglsey's website

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling
Arijit Sen's website

St Lawrence High School, Calcutta. Formerly know as the Lower Orphan School on Free School street in Calcutta.

St Mary’s High School, Mt Abu
This webpage has a lists of the students in attendance at St Mary’s High School in various years.

St Paul's, Darjeeling
A very expensive school, attended by the children of the highest Imperial officials. This link is Zubin Medora's website.

St Teresa's Girls' High School, Darjeeling

St Xavier's School, Amhedabad

Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong
This is the website of The Old Boys and Old Girls Association of Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong.

Victoria School, Kurseong
This is the website of John Feltham, a former student at Kurseong.

Wellesley Girls High School, Naini Tal
Founded by Emma Knowles, who also founded Mt Hermon. Boys were permitted in the school until their 9th birthday.

Woodstock School, Mussoorie
This is the official website of the school which has been in operation since 1854.

Woodstock Schhol, Mussoorie
Deirdré Straughan's website about this famous school

Woodstock School, Mussoorie
This is the website of Woodstock School alumni association, which has chapters in India and America.

Woodstock School, Mussoorie.
This site contains many photos of Woodstock School, submitted by alumni.

== Making Contact ==

Batchmates
This is a site where you can register your interest in a particular school in India that you attended in youth. It has 73,000 members at present and is a good way to contact old classmates.

Indian Alumni
This is a website to help alumni of Indian schools make contact with each other.

Soldier

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If your ancestor served in the British Army or the HEIC Army, then you may find his military records very useful in providing details of his life and history. Until 1859, the two armies were entirely seperate and their records were stored seperately. The HEIC Army was abolished in 1859, and its regiments were subsumed into the British Army.

[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/milrec.htm Military Records on Microfilm] gives a brief description of the '''main''' types of records available, with an emphasis on those that can be obtained using [[LDS]] microfilms.

[[H.M.’s Regiments]] has regimental histories of many British Army regiments.

The FIBIS search page has an alphabetical list of British Army pensioners who elected to reside in India between 1800 and 1857.

If your ancestor was in the British Army, and you only know that he was in a certain location at a certain time (e.g. he had a daughter baptised in Meerut in 1859),
then you may find John Kitzmiller's book ''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' useful. It lists all British Army units by location.

Once you have determined in which regiment he served and at what times, you can learn a great deal about the experiences of your British Army ancestor by obtaining the regimental history of his unit. Much of the material found in the [[H.M.’s Regiments|Regimental Histories]] section of this website has come from the [http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/ National Army Museum].

[[Category: Occupations]]

Sailor

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There is short list of [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/mariners.htm Mariner's Certificates] of sailors born in India who registered at South Australian ports.

[[Category: Occupations]]

Doctor

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There is an online list of [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/hartsmed.htm Indian Army Medical Officers (1873)].

Books that may be helpful:
'''An Alphabetical List of the Medical Officers of the Indian Army 1764-1838'''
by Edward Dodwell and James S. Miles (1839)

'''Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930''' by D.G. Crawford (1930)

[[Category: Occupations]]

Missionary

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Cathyday:

Missionaries were usually sponsored by an organisation in Europe. Here are the modern addresses of some 19th century missionary societies:

'''London Missionary Society''' (LMS)
Archives at:

School of Oriental & African Studies Library (University of London),

Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Tel: (0)171-637-2388 Fax: (0)171-436-3844

SOAS Library Web Site

'''Society for the Propagation of the Gospel''' (SPG)
Pre-1945 Collection at:

Rhodes House Library (part of Bodleian Library, Oxford Univiversity),

South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RG

Tel: (0)1865-270909 Fax: (0)1865-270912

Post-1945 Collection is housed with CMS Collection at Partnership House (see below)

'''Church Missionary Society''' (CMS)

Full collection is combined with other members of the
'''Partnership for World Mission''' (PWM) at:

Partnership House Library, 157 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8XA

Tel: (0)171-928-8681 Fax: (0)171-928-2371

'''Congregational Church Missionaries'''
Archives are at:

United Reform Church History Society,

86 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RT

[[Category: Occupations]]

Indian

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== Religion ==

It is critical to know the religion of your Indian ancestor in order to begin research. If you know your ancestor's name, it is often possible to determine their religion by examining the distribution of the name. For example, persons with names like Gopal and Kumar are likely to be Hindus, whilst people with names like Mohammed or Ali are likely to be Muslims. There are numerous websites devoted to Indian names, which may help you to decide on the origin of your Indian ancestor. These include [http://www.indiaexpress.com/special/babynames/ Indian Baby Names], [http://www.hindunet.org/baby_names/ Hindu Baby Names] and [http://www.hyeetch.nareg.com.au/armenians/names_p1.html Armenian names].

== Hindu Records ==

If your ancestors were Hindus, they may have made pilgrimages to sacred sites, where their family details were recorded. The [[LDS]] have microfilmed hundreds of such pilgrimage records, which may be hired at [[Family History Centres]].

== Christian Records ==

If your ancestors converted to Christianity and were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. If your ancestors were mixed race (Indian and European) then they would generally have been recorded in European churches. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
Many Christian denominations had separate "European" and "Native" congregations. The records of "Native" congregations were not usually returned to London and so are not part of the [[APAC]] holdings. However, a large number of records of non-British churches have now been microfilmed by the LDS. A listing of [[Non-British Church Records]] has been made available by FIBIS.

The Syrian Orthodox Church of India has existed for several centuries, and possibly a millennium or more. At present, there is only one microfilm of their church records available. They are the ''Syrian Orthodox Church records of Kottayam, Kerala''. They cover the period 1833-1992, but this varies from church to church.

== Muslim Records ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed some Islamic marriage records, including those of Meerut (1881-1982) and Bulandshahr (1921-1955). Microfilm nuymbers start at '''1307221'''.

== Emigration ==

Many records have been microfilmed by the LDS and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The following are related to emigration from India:

''Indian immigration passes to Fiji, 1879-1916''. There are 42 microfilms and the index is microfilm no. '''833098'''. Unfortunately, this microfilm can only be viewed at the LDS Family History Centre in Salt Lake City, although I believe that the original records are kept by the Central Archives of Fiji & Western Pacific High Commission

''Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922''. Microfilm nos. '''833149-833150'''. These are also available only in Salt Lake City.

== Genealogy ==

Many records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The following are related to genealogy of Indians :

''Maithil Brahmin genealogical records''. There are 71 microfilms of Microfilm of original records of Pandit Chandrakant Mishra at Saurath, Madhubani District, Bihar, India. Microfilm nos. start at '''1785629'''.

''Karn Kayast genealogical records''. There are 51 microfilms of Microfilm of original records Pandit Shivanand Mallik, Shivi Patti Village, Madhubani District, Bihar, India. Microfilm nos. start at '''1997293'''.

''Genealogical records of medieval India'' by S. A. I. Tirmizi. Microfiche no. '''6085867'''.

[[Category: Non-British Ancestors]]

Dutch Indies Genealogical Association

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If you had Dutch ancestors who lived in India, a useful association is the Dutch Indies Genealogical Association. Although their '''main''' focus is what is now called Indonesia, the Dutch Indies Genealogical Association can also help with Dutch genealogy in India. The association is called ''Indische Genealogische Vereniging'' in Dutch. They have a useful [http://www.igv.nl/frameeng.html website] in English.

[[Category:Organisations]]

Category:Non-British Ancestors

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Cathyday:

== Introduction ==

Since the 15th century, India has had many nationalities residing within her borders. After the demise of the Mughal empire, the single most significant group to control India have been the British, who controlled large portions of the continent from about 1599 to 1947. Several other European nations had small holdings in India, which were eventually absorbed into British India by conquest or sale. For specific advice on researching family history of these nationalities resident in India, please see the [[Dutch]], [[French]], [[Portuguese]] and [[Danish]] pages of this website.

Other ethnic groups came to India as traders and were part of the community in which they resided, rather than a separate state. For specific advice on researching family history of these nationalities resident in India, please see the [[Armenian]] and [[Jewish]] pages of this website.

If your ancestors were not [[Indian]], British, Anglo-Indian or one of the nationalities named above, then this webpage may provide some research advice on finding your ancestors. In general, if your ancestors lived in a British settlement, much of the information that is presented in the majority of FIBIwiki will also apply to your ancestors. For example, if your ancestors were American missionaries in Bengal, then they should appear in the church records and directories of Bengal in the same manner as British and Anglo-Indians.

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[Non-British Church Records]] on microfilm for British India.

== Directories ==

Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered Bengal, but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the [[APAC]] in London, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, please visit the informative [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/directories.html Thacker's Directories].

== Military Records ==

Many persons of a diverse range of European nationalities served in the military forces of the continent. There is information on locating military ancestors in India on the FIBIS website. These records apply to the British Army and the East India Company Army.
In the early years of British rule in India, the East India Company sometimes hired whole regiments from European countries to supplement their own forces. For example, ''The Swiss Regiment'' was stationed in Madras in 1801. If you know that your ancestor served with a European military unit in India, then you will need to search the records of the country of origin of the regiment. If they served in a British or HEIC unit, then their records are described on this website.

Sylvia Murphy of Sydney, Australia has transcribed the [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/foreign.htm List of Officers of the Bengal Army of Foreign Extraction].

== Other Occupations ==

If you know your ancestor's occupation in India (e.g. tea planter, teacher) then it may be possible to find out information from occupational records. Please see the [[:Category:Occupations|Occupations]] section in FIBIwiki.

== Mailing Lists ==

There is an excellent [[mailing lists|mailing list]] of over 700 friendly and helpful people to help answer your more obscure questions on tracing your family history in India. It might be worth your while to join the list and put a specific query about your ancestors and their nationality to the group. It would be useful to search the INDIA-L archives first to see if your ancestor's nationality has been discussed before. For example, you could search for the work "Greek" in the archives, to retrieve all previous references to messages that contained the word "Greek".

== Other Information ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed ''European Inhabitants in Bengal 1783-1807, Madras 1702-1828 and Bombay 1718-1792''. It is available on microfilm no. '''2104564''' and gives names, country, length of time in India, occupation, relations, and so on.

Category:Non-British Ancestors

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== Introduction ==

Since the 15th century, India has had many nationalities residing within her borders. After the demise of the Mughal empire, the single most significant group to control India have been the British, who controlled large portions of the continent from about 1599 to 1947. Several other European nations had small holdings in India, which were eventually absorbed into British India by conquest or sale. For specific advice on researching family history of these nationalities resident in India, please see the [[Dutch]], [[French]], [[Portuguese]] and [[Danish]] pages of this website.

Other ethnic groups came to India as traders and were part of the community in which they resided, rather than a separate state. For specific advice on researching family history of these nationalities resident in India, please see the [[Armenian]] and [[Jewish]] pages of this website.

If your ancestors were not [[Indian]], British, Anglo-Indian or one of the nationalities named above, then this webpage may provide some research advice on finding your ancestors. In general, if your ancestors lived in a British settlement, much of the information that is presented in the majority of FIBIwiki will also apply to your ancestors. For example, if your ancestors were American missionaries in Bengal, then they should appear in the church records and directories of Bengal in the same manner as British and Anglo-Indians.

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating church records on microfilm for British India.

== Directories ==

Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered Bengal, but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the [[APAC]] in London, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, please visit the informative [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/directories.html Thacker's Directories].

== Military Records ==

Many persons of a diverse range of European nationalities served in the military forces of the continent. There is information on locating military ancestors in India on the FIBIS website. These records apply to the British Army and the East India Company Army.
In the early years of British rule in India, the East India Company sometimes hired whole regiments from European countries to supplement their own forces. For example, ''The Swiss Regiment'' was stationed in Madras in 1801. If you know that your ancestor served with a European military unit in India, then you will need to search the records of the country of origin of the regiment. If they served in a British or HEIC unit, then their records are described on this website.

Sylvia Murphy of Sydney, Australia has transcribed the [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/foreign.htm List of Officers of the Bengal Army of Foreign Extraction].

== Other Occupations ==

If you know your ancestor's occupation in India (e.g. tea planter, teacher) then it may be possible to find out information from occupational records. Please see the [[:Category:Occupations|Occupations]] section in FIBIwiki.

== Mailing Lists ==

There is an excellent [[mailing lists|mailing list]] of over 700 friendly and helpful people to help answer your more obscure questions on tracing your family history in India. It might be worth your while to join the list and put a specific query about your ancestors and their nationality to the group. It would be useful to search the INDIA-L archives first to see if your ancestor's nationality has been discussed before. For example, you could search for the work "Greek" in the archives, to retrieve all previous references to messages that contained the word "Greek".

== Other Information ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed ''European Inhabitants in Bengal 1783-1807, Madras 1702-1828 and Bombay 1718-1792''. It is available on microfilm no. '''2104564''' and gives names, country, length of time in India, occupation, relations, and so on.

Main Page

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French

2007-10-17T09:02:55Z

Cathyday:

== Brief History and Principal Locations ==

The major French possessions in India were [[Pondicherry]], [[Chandernagar]], [[Karikal]] and [[Mahé]]. The French East India Company was formed in 1664, but it was so closely tied with the state that its fortunes rose and fell with the careers of ministers and turns of politics. It was not until after 1720 that its fortunes revived rapidly. Until this time, the the French stake in India was not great enough to warrant the English fighting over it, so the two companies declared neutrality. However, between 1720 and 1740, the French Company's trade increased to ten times its value until it was nearly half the size of the English Company. The French Company now presented an economic threat to the English Company. This was then exacerbated by two wholly European wars : the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763), in which England and France were on opposite sides. The two companies, backed by their respective states, went to war in India. In 1746 the French captured Madras but the British exchanged Madras for Cape Breton Island in North America in 1748. The French and English then fought over Indian territory, aiding rival princes and governors, until the French were soundly defeated in 1760. Pondicherry fell and the power of the French in India was effectively ended, although a brief resurgence occurred in 1782 under Admiral de Suffren. The French colonies in India remained separate from British India until Independence came in 1947 and the French voluntarily ceded its former colonies to the new Indian state.

Source : '''A History of India''' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68, p.77

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
However, your French ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

Some church records from French India have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]:

Parish records, 1676-1777 Catholic Church. Carnatic Mission, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609811'''

Parish records, 1709-1990 Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609796, 1609809-1609812'''

Parish records, 1815-1990 Catholic Church. Notre Dame des Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609813-1609814'''

Parish records, 1903-1950 Catholic Church. Saint Francis of Assisi, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1908-1990 Catholic Church. Sacred Heart, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1587-1830 Catholic Church. Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm nos. '''1083618-1083619, 1083790-1083792, 1083779'''

Parish records, 1731-1830 Catholic Church Notre-Dame, Karikal - microfilm no. '''1083797'''

Parish records, 1723-1825 Catholic Church Ste-Thérèse Mahé - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

Parish records, 1690-1830 Catholic Church St-Louis Chandernagor - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

== Civil Registration ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed records of civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for French India. French Civil Registration records contain a great deal of information. The details are:

Karikal 1731-1854 Chandernagor 1817-1854 Pondicherry 1817-1834, 1844-1854 Mahé 1815-1854 Yanaon 1817-1854 ten-year indexes - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

Pondicherry 1791-1867 - microfilm nos. '''1083780-1083784''' and '''1083793-1083795'''
Karikal 1792-1864 - microfilm nos. '''1083797-1083798'''
Mahé 1826-1864 - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

== Cemeteries ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed the book '''List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest''' by Julian James Cotton, which includes cemeteries in Pondicherry. The microfilm no. is '''795967'''

Jean-Claude Féray has transcribed [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-cim.html Surnames in the European Cemetery in Pondicherry]. They are in the French language, but non-French speakers should be able to work out the lists.

[[BACSA]] has published many transcriptions of monumental inscriptions from headstones throughout South Asia. These include the French Cemetery at [[Calcutta]].

== Books ==

The following book is available at the LDS Family History Centre in Salt Lake City. If you know where other copies are available, please update this page:

'''Dictionnaire généalogique et armorial de l'Inde française, 1560-1962''' by Place, Agnès de. Published in 1997 in Versailles.

The following books related to the French in India are currently available :

'''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles de l'Inde-française'''
By LucienJean Bord and Michel Gaudart de Soulages. Paperback edition (1984).

'''The French in India : From Diamond Traders to Sanskrit Scholars'''
By Rose Vincent (Editor). Hardcover edition (1990).

'''Fortunes a Faire : The French in Asian Trade,1719-48'''
By Catherine Manning (Editor). Hardcover edition (1996).

'''Indika Essays in Indo-French Relations : Essays in Indo-French Relations, 1630-1976'''
By Jean Marie Lafont. Hardcover edition (2000).

'''French in India and Indian Nationalism'''
By K.S. Mathew (1999).

== Other Information ==

The [[LDS]] have 51 microfiche of the French Government's '''Alphabetical list of military and civilian officers serving in the French colonies, (abt. 1659-1873).''' They are microfiche no. '''6002212'''.

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

French

2007-10-17T09:02:09Z

Cathyday:

== Brief History and Principal Locations ==

The major French possessions in India were [[Pondicherry]], [[Chandernagar]], [[Karikal]] and [[Mahé]]. The French East India Company was formed in 1664, but it was so closely tied with the state that its fortunes rose and fell with the careers of ministers and turns of politics. It was not until after 1720 that its fortunes revived rapidly. Until this time, the the French stake in India was not great enough to warrant the English fighting over it, so the two companies declared neutrality. However, between 1720 and 1740, the French Company's trade increased to ten times its value until it was nearly half the size of the English Company. The French Company now presented an economic threat to the English Company. This was then exacerbated by two wholly European wars : the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763), in which England and France were on opposite sides. The two companies, backed by their respective states, went to war in India. In 1746 the French captured Madras but the British exchanged Madras for Cape Breton Island in North America in 1748. The French and English then fought over Indian territory, aiding rival princes and governors, until the French were soundly defeated in 1760. Pondicherry fell and the power of the French in India was effectively ended, although a brief resurgence occurred in 1782 under Admiral de Suffren. The French colonies in India remained separate from British India until Independence came in 1947 and the French voluntarily ceded its former colonies to the new Indian state.

Source : '''A History of India''' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68, p.77

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Cen]]tres. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
However, your French ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

Some church records from French India have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]:

Parish records, 1676-1777 Catholic Church. Carnatic Mission, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609811'''

Parish records, 1709-1990 Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609796, 1609809-1609812'''

Parish records, 1815-1990 Catholic Church. Notre Dame des Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609813-1609814'''

Parish records, 1903-1950 Catholic Church. Saint Francis of Assisi, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1908-1990 Catholic Church. Sacred Heart, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1587-1830 Catholic Church. Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm nos. '''1083618-1083619, 1083790-1083792, 1083779'''

Parish records, 1731-1830 Catholic Church Notre-Dame, Karikal - microfilm no. '''1083797'''

Parish records, 1723-1825 Catholic Church Ste-Thérèse Mahé - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

Parish records, 1690-1830 Catholic Church St-Louis Chandernagor - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

== Civil Registration ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed records of civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for French India. French Civil Registration records contain a great deal of information. The details are:

Karikal 1731-1854 Chandernagor 1817-1854 Pondicherry 1817-1834, 1844-1854 Mahé 1815-1854 Yanaon 1817-1854 ten-year indexes - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

Pondicherry 1791-1867 - microfilm nos. '''1083780-1083784''' and '''1083793-1083795'''
Karikal 1792-1864 - microfilm nos. '''1083797-1083798'''
Mahé 1826-1864 - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

== Cemeteries ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed the book '''List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest''' by Julian James Cotton, which includes cemeteries in Pondicherry. The microfilm no. is '''795967'''

Jean-Claude Féray has transcribed [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-cim.html Surnames in the European Cemetery in Pondicherry]. They are in the French language, but non-French speakers should be able to work out the lists.

[[BACSA]] has published many transcriptions of monumental inscriptions from headstones throughout South Asia. These include the French Cemetery at [[Calcutta]].

== Books ==

The following book is available at the LDS Family History Centre in Salt Lake City. If you know where other copies are available, please update this page:

'''Dictionnaire généalogique et armorial de l'Inde française, 1560-1962''' by Place, Agnès de. Published in 1997 in Versailles.

The following books related to the French in India are currently available :

'''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles de l'Inde-française'''
By LucienJean Bord and Michel Gaudart de Soulages. Paperback edition (1984).

'''The French in India : From Diamond Traders to Sanskrit Scholars'''
By Rose Vincent (Editor). Hardcover edition (1990).

'''Fortunes a Faire : The French in Asian Trade,1719-48'''
By Catherine Manning (Editor). Hardcover edition (1996).

'''Indika Essays in Indo-French Relations : Essays in Indo-French Relations, 1630-1976'''
By Jean Marie Lafont. Hardcover edition (2000).

'''French in India and Indian Nationalism'''
By K.S. Mathew (1999).

== Other Information ==

The [[LDS]] have 51 microfiche of the French Government's '''Alphabetical list of military and civilian officers serving in the French colonies, (abt. 1659-1873).''' They are microfiche no. '''6002212'''.

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Portuguese

2007-10-17T09:00:08Z

Cathyday:

== Brief History ==

"The Portuguese, in the form of Vasco da Gama and his men, first arrived in India at Calicut in 1498. Vasco da Gama told the first Indians that he met that he came to seek 'Christians and spices'. The Portuguese quickly established sea ports on the Malabar coast, and by virtue of their superior seapower, managed to divert most of the European spice trade onto their own vessels.

In 1510, Affonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur and made it the capital of the Portuguese eastern empire. A seond important centre for the Portuguese in India was Diu in Gujarat. The Portuguese would not tolerate any faith but their own, and would not allow any Hindu temples in Goa. They introduced the Inquisition in 1560 and persecuted the Syrian Christians of Malabar. Albuquerque encouraged mixed marriages between Portuguese men and Indian women, with the intention that a race would be created with Portuguese blood and Catholic culture, along with loyalty to the home of their paternal ancestors. This would form a permanent self-perpetuating garrison.

The Portuguese were very successful commercially, for about a century. Then in 1580, Portugal itself was taken over by Spain, which was involved in long and costly wars with the English and Dutch. Portuguese resources waned and their maritime supremacy in India was challenged by the English. In 1612, the English East India Company defeated the Portuguese off Surat. In 1618, the English made an agreement with the Mughals to protect sea traffic from the Portuguese in return for important trading privileges. In 1622, the English East India Company's maritime arm defeated the Portuguese at the strong point of Ormuz in the Persian Gulf, and the Portuguese then became a minor political and commercial force in India. They retained control of Goa until 1950, when the Indian Army forcibly united Goa with the rest of independent India. "

Source : '''A History of India''' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear pp.62-67

Marco Ramerini has compiled a collection of Portuguese Colonial History Links and has an extensive site on [http://www.colonialvoyage.com/ Dutch and Portuguese Colonial Possessions in Asia 1498-1961.]

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.

However, your Portuguese ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

Some Portuguese church records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. Records of visits by the Archbishop of Goa or his representative to review the spiritual affairs of each parish and its members, 1747-1927, are available on two microfilms numbered '''1566354''' and '''1566355'''.

The LDS have also microfilmed records of 146 locations within Goa. These are listed on the FIBIS website under [[Non-British Church Records]].

Pauline McGregor Currien has transcribed indexes to baptisms in the [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/lisbon.htm British Factory at Lisbon, Portugal 1721-1807.]

== Books ==

The following are books relating to the Portuguese in India are currently available :

'''The Portuguese in India''' (New Cambridge History of India Volume One)
By Michael Naylor Pearson. Hardcover edition (1988).

'''Albuquerque and Early Portuguese Settlement in India'''
By H. Morse Stephens. Hardcover reprint edition (2000).

'''Bibliography of Goa and the Portuguese in India'''
By Henry Scholberg. Hardcover edition (1982).

'''The Portuguese in India'''
By Frederick C. Danvers. Hardcover reprint edition (1988).

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Dutch

2007-10-17T08:57:51Z

Cathyday:

== Brief History ==

"The Dutch sent their first fleet to the East in 1595. Being commercial realists they went straight to the source of the spice trade in the East Indies, established themselves at Batavia (now, as previous to their arrival, called Jakarta), and proceeded to oust the Portuguese. Then they established a chain of posts through Ceylon and Capetown to connect themselves with their home base and proceeded to develop a great Asian network of trade by which they planned to earn resources needed to purchase spices without drawing on the silver bullion which was in chronic short supply in northern Europe. India came within their purview only as a link in their great commerical chain. It was a source of textiles for sale in the East Indies in exchange for spices while the extreme south and Ceylon were valuable for their own supplies of pepper, cardamom and cinnamon. The Dutch had 'factories' or warehouses as far north as Agra but they took no part in politics or cultural contacts. Their eccentric tombs at Surat and their factories at Cochin and Negapatam are their principal memorials in India. Only in Ceylon did they exercise dominion in the plains from Colombo and leave a living memorial in the Burgher community."

Source : ''A History of India'' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear pp.65-68

Marco Ramerini has compiled a collection of [http://www.colonialvoyage.com/ Dutch and Portuguese Colonial History Links.]

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
However, your Dutch ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

The Dutch Churchbook of St Francis' Church in Cochin has been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and is available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]] on microfilm '''498601'''. To see a transcription of this book, please see the [http://www.geocities.com/tijso/cochin/index.htm Cochin Churchbook website] of Fredie and Bas of the Netherlands.

[[BACSA]] have transcribed and published Bimlipatam Christian Cemeteries which contain British and Dutch tombs from the 17th century.

== Associations ==

If you had Dutch ancestors who lived in India, a useful association is the Dutch Indies Genealogical Association. Although their main focus is what is now called Indonesia, the [[Dutch Indies Genealogical Association]] can also help with Dutch genealogy in India.

== Books ==

The following are books relating to the Dutch in India :

''De Nederlanders in Voor-Indië''
by Terpstra, H. and Kernkamp, J.H. Published in 1947 in Amsterdam by P. N. van Kampen & Zoon

''The Dutch in India''
By Owen C. Kail. Hardcover edition (1981).

''Precious Metals and Commerce : The Dutch East India Company in the Indian Ocean Trade''
By Om Prakash. Hardcover edition (1994).

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Armenian

2007-10-17T08:55:42Z

Cathyday:

== Introduction ==
The Armenians came to India as traders, and established settlements in most major cities in India. Job Charnock allegedly invited the Armenians to Calcutta at the time of is founding in 1689. There was a large Armenian community in Calcutta.

Most Armenians were members of the Armenian Church, an ancient Christian denomination in the Orthodox tradition (i.e. the Church never recognised the authority of Rome). In Madras, St Mary's Armenian Church was located at 2/A Armenian Street, South Black Town (this area is now called Georgetown). The building still exists. It is not to be confused with St Mary's of the Angels Co-Cathedral at 64 Armenian Street, Georgetown, which is a Roman Catholic church and is very much functioning today.

In Calcutta, the Armenian Church of of St Nazareth was erected in 1724 at No.1 Armenian Street. The church still exists although the community is now quite small, possibly only numbering about 400 people.

The [[LDS]] has microfilmed records of the Armenian Apostolic Church. These include:

Calcutta 1793-1982 Microfilm '''#136031'''

Bombay 1917-1978 Microfilm '''#329692'''

Madras 1829-1908 Microfilm '''#90588'''

Tangra 1793-1979 Microfilm '''#273760'''

Dacca 1831-1981 Microfilm '''#86501'''

Rangoon 1857-1980 Microfilm '''#81844'''

Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (Calcutta) Register of admissions and withdrawals, 1892-1979 Microfilm '''#136076'''

Common Armenian surnames are Aratoon (or Arrathoon), Avakian, Paul, Anthony, Apcar and Carapiet. Armenian surnames are usually handed down in the same manner as European surnames, but in the past the father's forename has been used as a surname.

== Books ==

<UL>
<LI>
'''Armenians in India''' by Mesrovb Jacob Seth. Hardcover edition (1993).

There appear to be many inaccuracies in the book, but it is the only one available to date.
The book was originally published in Calcutta in 1937 by its author.
It was reprinted in New Delhi in 1992 by Asian Educational Services of New
Delhi who sell it for 895 rupees. They also have an office in Madras. In
Europe it is available from Bay Foreign Language Services of Ashford, Kent,
England.

<LI>'''Armenian Settlements in India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day''' by Anne Basil (1969). Published in Calcutta. Out of print.
<LI>'''The Wandering Armenians''' by Father Aramais Mirzaian (1980). Published in Sydney.
Contains two short chapters on India. Out of print.

<LI>Dr Omar Khalidi of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has published two articles on the Armenians of India: 
<UL>
<LI>"Armenian Diaspora in India: the Case of the Deccan" in Islamic Culture LXXI, no.2 (April 1997), pp.77-88
<LI>"The Amazing Abid of Hyderabad and Devon" in Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries (Autumn 1999), pp.161-168
</UL>
<LI>'''Respected Citizens: The History of Armenians in Singapore and
Malaysia''' by Nadia H. Wright 
Publisher: Amassia Publishing
Size: 245mm x 175mm
Pages: 392 including 24pp of black/white plates plus index,
bibliography
Cover: softback gloss laminated colour
ISBN 0-9751082-0-4
Price $44 (Australian) postage extra if applicable.

This is the first published account of the Armenians from Persia who
ventured to Malacca, Penang and finally Singapore from the 1800s.
Detailing the dynamics of the larger community in Singapore, it also
focusses on St Gregory's Church, Raffles Hotel the Vanda Miss Joaquim
orchid and the major Armenian commercial concerns. In particular, the
true role of Ashkhen (Agnes) Joaquim in breeding Singapore's national
flower is explained. The final section of the book outlines the
principal Armenian families, following their fortunes and fate in this
part of the world.

Based on extensive research from newspapers, church, cemetery and
official records, interviews with Armenians and their descendants,
this book by Nadia Wright provides a documented, social history of
this hitherto neglected minority. Many of the Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia came via India,
having lived there, traded there or been educated there. Usually it
was in India that their names were anglicised into British
sounding names such as Chater, Edgar, Gregory, Jordan, Martin and Stephens.

</UL>

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Jewish

2007-10-17T08:53:12Z

Cathyday:

== Brief History ==
There were three main communities of Jews in India : the Bene Israel (near Bombay), the "Black Jews" of Cochin and the "White Jews" from Iraq. The Virtual Jewish History Tour has a summary of the History of Jews in India online. [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/indians.html]

Jewish India [http://www.haruth.com/AsianIndia.html] is a comprehensive website with a wealth of links to sites related to the Jewish communities of India.

General information about Jewish genealogy can be found at JewishGen InfoFiles, which has a host of links providing guidance on researching Jewish family history throughout the world. [http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/]

== Religious Records ==
If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.

If you ancestors were married in a Registry Office, then their records will be included with the index to the church records. However, the full details of Registry Office marriages are not available on microfilm through the [[LDS]], so if you find an ancestor in an index that shows it was a Registry Office marriage, you will need to visit the [[APAC]] in London, or have someone visit there on your behalf.

Some records of birth of Jewish people included in the [[church records]] for the Bombay Presidency. It would seem that Jewish parents submitted a letter from their Rabbi or other figure of authority certifying that the individual was born on a certain day at a certain place. These letters were then included with the regular church records. Later, this 'registration' could then be used as proof of British citizenship. This does not seem to have been a very widespread practice. However, if you are at a loss to find a record of your ancestor, it may be worth examining the indexes to the [[church records]] of the Presidency in which they resided.

== Names ==
Common Jewish surnames in India include Sassoon and Joseph. Since many Indian Jews were of Baghdadi origin, other surnames tend to be of the Shephardic style. It is rare to hear of Ashkenazi surnames in India. Other surnames include biblical names.

== Directories ==
Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered Bengal, but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your Jewish ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the OIOC in London, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, visit the informative Thacker's Directories webpage. [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/directories.html]

== Books ==
The following books related to Jews in India are currently available :

'''Who Are the Jews of India '''
By Nathan Katz. Publication date November 2000. Of all the Diaspora communities, the Jews of India are among the least known and most interesting. This readable study, full of vivid details of everyday life, looks in depth at the religious life of the Jewish community in Cochin, the Bene Israel from the remote Konkan coast near Bombay, and the Baghdadi Jews, who migrated to Indian port cities and flourished under the British Raj.

'''Ruby of Cochin : An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers'''
By Ruby Daniel. The autobiography of a Jewish woman from Cochin.

'''The Jewish Communities of India : Identity in a Colonial Era'''
By Joan G. Roland.

'''Bene Israel of India : Some Studies'''
By Benjamin J. Israel. Ranges over the history, religious evolution, some social and deomographic aspects of the life of the community.

'''India's Bene Israel : A Comprehensive Inquiry and Sourcebook'''
By Shirley Berry Isenberg.

'''The Sephardic Table : The Vibrant Cooking of the Mediterranean Jews-A Personal Collection of Recipes from the Middle East, North Africa and India'''
By Pamela Grau Twena. From her Iraqi husband's extended family, Pamela Grau Twena coaxed out recipes that had been passed through generations but never written down. The result is an inviting collection of more than 125 Sephardic Jewish favorites for everyday meals, Sabbath suppers, and holidays. These inspired kosher recipes will appeal to all food lovers.

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

Category:Non-British Ancestors

2007-10-17T08:52:27Z

Cathyday: Initial copy of page from Cathy Day website

== Introduction ==

Since the 15th century, India has had many nationalities residing within her borders. After the demise of the Mughal empire, the single most significant group to control India have been the British, who controlled large portions of the continent from about 1599 to 1947. Several other European nations had small holdings in India, which were eventually absorbed into British India by conquest or sale. For specific advice on researching family history of these nationalities resident in India, please see the [[Dutch]], [[French]], [[Portuguese]] and [[Danish]] pages of this website.

Other ethnic groups came to India as traders and were part of the community in which they resided, rather than a separate state. For specific advice on researching family history of these nationalities resident in India, please see the [[Armenian]] and [[Jewish]] pages of this website.

If your ancestors were not [[Indian]], British, Anglo-Indian or one of the nationalities named above, then this webpage may provide some research advice on finding your ancestors. In general, if your ancestors lived in a British settlement, much of the information that is presented in the majority of FIBIwiki will also apply to your ancestors. For example, if your ancestors were American missionaries in Bengal, then they should appear in the church records and directories of Bengal in the same manner as British and Anglo-Indians.

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating church records on microfilm for British India.

== Directories ==

Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered Bengal, but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the [[APAC]] in London, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, please visit the informative [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/directories.html Thacker's Directories].

== Military Records ==

Many persons of a diverse range of European nationalities served in the military forces of the continent. There is information on locating military ancestors in India on the FIBIS website. These records apply to the British Army and the East India Company Army.
In the early years of British rule in India, the East India Company sometimes hired whole regiments from European countries to supplement their own forces. For example, ''The Swiss Regiment'' was stationed in Madras in 1801. If you know that your ancestor served with a European military unit in India, then you will need to search the records of the country of origin of the regiment. If they served in a British or HEIC unit, then their records are described on this website.

Sylvia Murphy of Sydney, Australia has transcribed the [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/foreign.htm List of Officers of the Bengal Army of Foreign Extraction].

== Other Occupations ==

If you know your ancestor's occupation in India (e.g. tea planter, teacher) then it may be possible to find out information from occupational records. Please see the [[Occupations]] section in FIBIwiki.

== Mailing Lists ==

There is an excellent [[mailing lists|mailing list]] of over 700 friendly and helpful people to help answer your more obscure questions on tracing your family history in India. It might be worth your while to join the list and put a specific query about your ancestors and their nationality to the group. It would be useful to search the INDIA-L archives first to see if your ancestor's nationality has been discussed before. For example, you could search for the work "Greek" in the archives, to retrieve all previous references to messages that contained the word "Greek".

== Other Information ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed ''European Inhabitants in Bengal 1783-1807, Madras 1702-1828 and Bombay 1718-1792''. It is available on microfilm no. '''2104564''' and gives names, country, length of time in India, occupation, relations, and so on.

Danish

2007-10-17T08:38:18Z

Cathyday:

The Danish East India Company was established in 1616 and a Danish settlement was established at Tranquebar in 1620. There was also a Danish settlement at [[Serampore]] near Calcutta. They were more important for the missionary activities carried on there than for commerce. These settlements were perhaps the first perceptable cultural impingemnt of the Protestant West on India.

Source : A History of India (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68

In June, 1801 the Danish were defeated at Tranquebar by the [[94th Regiment of Foot|Scots Brigade]] and in 1845 the whole Danish colony was sold to England. This ended the Danish presence in India.

Peter Rasmussen of the University of Copenhagen wrote a term paper in 1996 entitled [http://www.scholiast.org/history/tra-narr.html A history of the Danish East India Company 1616-1669]. This is very interesting and has a number of references at the bottom for those who want to pursue the subject further.

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating church records on microfilm for British India.
However, your Danish ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the OIOC at the British Library.

Some church records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[Family History Centres]]. The register of baptisms, marriages & burials of the Jerusalems-kirken; baptisms, confirmations, betrothals & marriages, and burials of Zions Kirke at Tranquebar 1707-1818 are available on microfilm '''#128836'''.

== Other Sources ==

[[BACSA]] has published the following books which shed some light on the Danish presence in Asia :
<UL>
<LI>'''Memoirs of an Adventurous Dane in India''' : 1904-1947 by August Peter Hansen, 1999

<LI>'''Protestant Cemetery in Bangkok''' by Justin Corfield, 1997. There are a lot Danish folk buried in this cemetery, as there was a substantial group of Danes who came to Thailand to train the Police and Customs Services.
</UL>
The '''1834 census of Tranquebar''' is available on microfilm at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. It is on two rolls on microfilm '''#39091''' and '''#39092'''.

The '''Register af Blanketregnskaber 1800-1847''' is available on microfilm #599136 at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. The microfilm description is "Register of applications pertaining to civil records including special burials, marriages without banns, divorce petitions, nonprobate will actions that should normally have been handled through a higher authority. Includes the various estates and baronies on mainland Denmark, and then the Danish possessions, Iceland, Faroe Islands, West Indies and Tranquebar, India."

Uno-Barner Jensen has created an impressive website which reflects his extensive research into the subject of '''coins of the Danish East India Company'''. It also has pages on the history of Tranquebar and many beautiful photos of the Danish churches there. The website is available in [http://www.tranquebar.dk/ Danish ] and [http://www.tranquebar.dk/welcome.htm English ].

Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted all the names of Danish residents of [[Serampore]] from the [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/serampore.htm Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar - 1813].

There are Danish records of [[Tranquebar]] and [[Serampore]] in the King's Library in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[[Category:Non-British Ancestors]]

British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia

2007-10-17T08:31:39Z

Cathyday:

The British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia [http://www.bacsa.org.uk/ (BACSA)] was established in 1976 to care for, and to record, European cemeteries wherever the East India Company operated. It has published an extensive series of books, including transcriptions of gravestones throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and surrounding areas, as well as more general information on the British presence in this region.

[[Category:Organisations]]

94th Regiment of Foot

2007-10-15T11:51:29Z

Cathyday: /* 1806-1807 */

[[Category:Royal Regiments]]
[[Image:Scots.gif|right]],
== Introduction ==
The following history of the Scots Brigade is largely extracted from ''The Connaught Rangers - 2nd Battalion, Formerly 94th Foot'' by Lieutenant-Colonel H.F.N. Jourdain, C.M.G., published in London in 1926. For the most part Cathy Day has extracted it verbatim, and occasionally added some clarifying words, or shortened very lengthy descriptions of fortresses! The Scots Brigade became the 94th Regiment of Foot, and later the Connaught Rangers.

== 1799-1802 ==

'''1799'''

The Scotch Brigade were housed in the Toste Khana, described by Wellesley as "one of the best barracks for Europeans that I have seen in India." The four companies who last landed at Madras remained there until after the taking of Seringapatam. They then rejoined Headquarters and the six companies who had gone through the Mysore campaign at Seringapatam. The now complete battalion continued in garrison at Seringapatam until October 25th when orders were received to return forthwith to the Carnatic, to the northern area of the [[Madras]] Presidency. It was reinforced by a draft of 240 rank and file from Scotland shortly before leaving Seringapatam. The Scotch Brigade proceeded to [[Vellore]], in which fortress the Mysore princes had been interned, and there became part of the "Northern Division" of the Madras Army, recently reorganised as three Divisions : Northern, Centre, and Southern. The battalion remained in garrison at [[Vellore]] for some months, until, early in 1800, Headquarters and half the battalion moved down to [[Fort St George]], [[Madras]], leaving at [[Vellore]] for a short time five companies.

'''1800'''

The half battalion at [[Madras]] were attached to Colonel Stevenson's column operating in the campaign against the Mahratta freebooter Dhoondia Wao, and took part in the final capture of Dhoondia's artillery and camp, following his defeat at Conaghul on September 10th by the co-operating column under Wellesley.

'''1801-1802'''

Two companies of the Scotch Brigade, in June 1801 took part in the capture and occupation of the Danish territory and fort at Tranquebar. Denmark had joined the Northern Confederacy against Great Britain, a hostile combination engineered by Russia at the end of 1800, the fate of which was decided by Nelson's victory at Copenhagen and the subsequent assassination of the Tsar Paul.

From March 1801 to May 1802 the other companies of the Scotch Brigade, split up in detachments, were in the field during the difficult and protracted jungle campaigns in Dindigul and the outlying districts in the south of the Carnatic, known as the Polygar War. The enemy were a number of semi-independent hill rajahs and military chiefs at the head of bands of irregular levies often supplied with artillery, who had revolted against the Madras Government. They resisted everywhere stubbornly and skilfully, and the storming of their hill forts proved on several occasions sanguinary work. The British columns were exposed throughout the operations to constant harassing attacks; and had usually to cut their way through almost impenetrable jungles fired on from under cover on all sides. At the close of the Polygar War, the Scotch Brigade returned to [[Madras]] and concentrated there, forming the British regiment in garrison at [[Fort St George]].

It may be of interest to record that in 1801, while at [[Fort St George]], [[Madras]], the Scotch Brigade formed a Masonic Lodge - one of the "Travelling" or "Movable Military Lodges" established in the Army in India in the eighteenth century. It was granted a warrant by the Grand Lodge of England in December 1801 and was in existence as Lodge No. 1l on the Indian Register until March 1806. At that date the Provincial Masonic Authority in Madras reported to Grand Lodge the following : "The Regiment having been so long on Field Service, Lodge No. 11 has been subject to various distresses, particularly the loss of two thirds of its members amongst whom were some of its best and brightest ornaments." The Lodge was retained in the Register till 1813 and then was removed from the roll.

== 1803 ==

In September 1803, the official notification arrived at Headquarters from London that the Scotch Brigade, till then without a number in the Army List, had been numbered as the 94th of the Line. The notification actually reached the battalion in the field during the Mahratta War, a few days before the battle of Assaye was fought. The original designation of "Scotch Brigade" was at the same time to continue as an adjunct to the new number, the name of the unit appearing in the Army List thus - "94th (Scotch Brigade)."

The numbering of the regiment as the 94th, on the announcement reaching India, was a surprise and felt as a keen disappointment to all ranks. They claimed, as the officially revived Scots Brigade, to be one of the oldest, almost indeed the most senior of all, of the regiments in the British Army, on the ground that during the two and a quarter centuries they had served on the Continent, they had really only been attached to, and not incorporated in, the military establishment of Holland. They had been only "lent " to the Dutch Government by Treaty, and had at all times been liable to recall by the British Government. And on several occasions of emergency their recall had been demanded and acquiesced in. They had always worn the British red coat; had been recruited in Scotland and borne on their Colours the Cross of St. Andrew; had used at all times only the English words of command as in the British Army; had always had as their regimental call and march the ancient Scots "Duty"; their officers had been Scots by lineage and birth, who had, as a condition of their commissions, taken a special oath of allegiance to the British Crown. In the fullest sense they were entitled, they maintained, by seniority of origin and of service, to a place at or at least near the top of the list - or at any rate a special place among the oldest corps. All ranks were greatly aggrieved at finding their two hundred and thirty years of Continental service ignored and that they had been placed only as the 94th. As Royal Troops of the British Crown, furthermore, the Scots Brigade had, throughout its service in Holland, claimed and been accorded precedence over all Dutch troops; posted, on parade and on the battlefield, on the right of the line, and on the line of march, at the head of any body or column of troops that regiments of the Brigade might be attached to.

The battalion, in the Second Mahratta War, which opened in 1803, served with the Hyderabad Subsidiary Force under Colonel Stevenson. It set out for Hyderabad from [[Fort St George]] in the first week of November 1802, and joined Colonel Stevenson on the frontier in March 1803. The Scotch Brigade was the only European corps with the Hyderabad Force in the war. The Hyderabad troops joined the Madras Field Force under Major-General Wellesley on June 3rd. War with the Mahrattas had not yet been declared, but the aggressive attitude towards the British of the two principal Mahratta princes, Scindia and the Bhonsla Rajah of Berar, and their threatened invasion of the protected State of Hyderabad, left little doubt of hostilities opening at an early date. The battalion, on joining the camp at Hurryhur, the base of operations on hostilities opening, was at a strength of 1,013 of all ranks, having been brought up to that number by recent drafts from Scotland. Lieut.-Colonel Ferrier was in command. Although in broken health from the climate, he had lately rejoined from sick leave after a long illness. He was, however, shortly afterwards again forced to go on the sick list, although remaining with his men. In his place Major James Campbell took active charge of the battalion.

On August 6th news was received of the final rupture with Scindia and Wellesley was ordered to attack. Ahmednagar, attacked by Wellesley as his first objective, surrendered on August 12th, an operation that placed in Wellesley's hands a fortress overlooking the Nizam's western frontier and cut Scindia off from the southern Mahratta chiefs. The 94th and Stevenson's other battalions were occupied in marching and counter-marching along the long line they had to watch, engaged in parrying and holding up attempted Mahratta raids across the frontier. One raid only, a cavalry raid, made its way and then came to a halt, after which the first clash with the Mahrattas in which the 94th had a part took place. On that day Colonel Stevenson's force assaulted and captured Scindia's fort at [[Jalna]], about 40 miles east of Aurungabad. Stevenson then, while Wellesley turned his attention to Scindia's Deccan army, then some 40 miles off and moving slowly, was directed to make a counter-raid north-eastward into Berar.

It was now decided that the combined forces of Wellesley and Stevenson should attack the enemy at Assaye in concert. They were to march independently, Wellesley by a route to the eastward of the intervening range of hills, and Stevenson by a route on the western side. As it happened, Wellesley, without waiting for Stevenson to join him, on hearing that the enemy were about to retreat, attacked with his own force only and routed the enemy at Assaye. A message was sent just before the combat to hasten up Colonel Stevenson, and he marched towards the sound of the guns as best he could, but, misled by his native guides while crossing the hill range, he was unable to get within eight miles of the battlefield before the action was over. Thus it was that the Scotch Brigade were unable to place "Assaye" among the list of "battle honours" on the Colours.

Colonel Stevenson's troops, wearied out by the excessive toil from their difficulties in crossing the hill range, were unable to join Wellesley, who remained at Assaye, till the evening of September 24th. There was then a delay of twenty-four hours more before the pursuit of the enemy could begin, Stevenson's surgeons having to be lent to help in dressing the wounded of Wellesley's force, most of whom were suffering from severe cannon-shot injuries. Thus it was not until the 26th that Stevenson was in a position to take up the pursuit, Wellesley's troops being for the time unable to attempt it. Colonel Stevenson followed the retreating Mahrattas for some distance towards the river Nerbudda, picking up abandoned artillery on the way. Then, on the enemy dividing into two groups, he received orders to take possession of the fort at Burhampore and capture the important fortress of [[Asseerghur]] along which Scindia and the Bhonsla Rajah had retreated, moving westward in the hope of arranging for co-operation with Holkar. Wellesley himself remained near Ajunta, occupied with the transport of his wounded from Assaye and watching for the enemy's next move.

The fort at Burhampore, most of the guns of which had been carried off by Scindia in his retreat, was occupied with little opposition on October 19th, after a brush with some of Scindia's rearguard troops nearby. Two days later the large and powerful fort of [[Asseerghur]] was taken. Although considered the Key of the Deccan, and strongly fortified, [[Asseerghur]] fell after a few hours' bombardment, on the pettah or outer town being stormed by the flank companies of the 94th and a sepoy battalion. The Killedar, or Commandant, of the fort surrendered and was allowed to withdraw the garrison on the final summons after the breach had been reported practicable (i.e., part of the fort's walls were destroyed). Colonel Stevenson's force was then ordered to be ready to invade Berar and move against the fortress of Gawilghar. Heavy guns were being brought up and were near at hand.

Before Stevenson's force could move off, on the morning of November 29th, Wellesley's division joined, and at the same time sudden news arrived which brought about the battle of Argaum. The Bhonsla's Berar army was reported to be camping only 10 miles off, and, on being reconnoitred early in the afternoon, appeared about to move. Wellesley had not intended to bring on an action that day. He had proposed to halt and camp until next morning as his troops had had a long march and the weather was hot. The discovery, however, on brushing aside the covering screen of Mahratta Horse, that the movements reported earlier had really meant the drawing up of the enemy in order of battle and within 5 miles, on the plain in front of the village of Argaum, entirely altered the situation. An immediate attack was decided on, although it was three o'clock in the afternoon. The enemy were drawn up, Scindia's troops on the right, the Berar troops on the left, infantry, horse and guns in masses, and extended in a general line for some 5 miles from wing to wing. They numbered upwards of 50,000, as against 10,000 or 11,000 on the British side. From fifty to eighty heavy guns were ranged along their front, with a clear field of fire over an open plain, which the attack had to cross, for upwards of 1,000 yards. The battalions of Wellesley's and Stevenson's divisions advanced first for 3 or 4 miles in three columns across cultivated ground overgrown with standing grain crops which reached breast high. Then, at the edge of the open ground, they deployed and all lay down so as to let the enemy's shot from the artillery, which opened immediately the troops came into view pass overhead harmlessly. Wellesley's division, forming the right of the line, comprised the 74th and [[78th Regiment of Foot]], with six sepoy battalions : Stevenson's on the left comprised the 94th Scotch Brigade and six sepoy battalions. After a short delay, caused by two of Wellesley's sepoy battalions getting into confusion by a misadventure under fire at the outset in taking up position, all were in line by half-past four o'clock. To make use of as much of the daylight as remained before sunset, the attack opened at once with a general advance, first of the cavalry with galloper guns on the wings, and then of the infantry in line with bullock-drawn field-guns in intervals.

The artillery, East India Company batteries and battalion guns, all kept firing during the advance, while the infantry "strode forward as if on parade" and in silence. The battalions, out of musketry range at first, had to hold their fire. On the enemy's side the Mahratta guns were firing their hardest; concentrating mostly on the three European battalions, the 74th and [[78th Regiment of Foot]] and the 94th Scotch Brigade, whose Colours and the cut of their uniform marked them out from the sepoy battalions. The British moved on rapidly until within musket range. Then a few shots went off and immediately afterwards the "Charge" sounded and all raced forward. They were met all along the line by an attempted counter-charge. A picked force of Scindia's Arab contingent, known as the "Farsi Risala," in a wild swarm rushed Wellesley's wing. The massed Bhonsla Horse at the same moment galloped down on the Scotch Brigade and Stevenson's sepoys of the left wing. Both onsets were received with volleys and were everywhere beaten back. Only a comparatively few of the enemy reached the British line, where they were bayoneted, when suddenly, as the British charge pushed home, as the British line forced its way to within 60 yards, the enemy's guns fired a last discharge and immediately afterwards the whole Mahratta array buckled and broke up at all points. The enemy's horse on the wings had yielded after two weak attacks at either end of the British line, and had gone off in flight just before. The panic that set in among the infantry at seeing themselves abandoned by their mounted comrades spread along the whole long Mahratta line like wildfire and the battle of Argaum was over.

"Major-General Wellesley," says the official despatch on Argaum, "had particular satisfaction in observing the order and steadiness in which the 94th Regiment advanced to the attack." The regimental casualties in the action numbered two killed, thirty-seven wounded, two missing. One officer was mortally wounded and died within a few hours, and two other officers were wounded.

The pursuit of the fugitives by the cavalry lasted until past midnight, aided by bright moonlight. In addition to some 3,000 casualties among the overtaken enemy, the captures of artillery, camp equipage and stores, elephants and camels, were immense. Stevenson's division continued the pursuit next day, following in the track of the Mahratta infantry, some 4,000 or 6,000 of whom had made for Gawilghar fortress and joined the garrison there. Against Gawilghar operations were now at once under taken. The fortress lay between 35 and 40 miles from Argaum, as the crow flies, crowning one of the highest peaks of the Satpura range, some 4,000 feet above sea-level. It was at Ellichpur that, on the Argaum pursuit ceasing, Wellesley and Stevenson rejoined. Colonel Stevenson's division, according to the plan formed, was to take the long road round and attack the fortress from Labada on the north side, breaching the walls and carrying the place by assault. Wellesley was at the same time to approach by the shorter road on the south and demonstrate against that front of the fortress, by way of making a diversion while the main attack was in progress. Wellesley reached his position with little difficulty in less than two days. He had only light field pieces with him. It took the 94th and Stevenson's force four long days to get into position owing to the physical difficulties of their route. The heavy siege train, guns and ammunition wagons accompanied Colonel Stevenson.

The move opened with a sharp encounter with an outlying detachment of the enemy who held a small fort on high ground at Damergaum, a village at the entrance to the first of the mountain passes through which Colonel Stevenson's force had to make its way. The fort was stormed by two companies of the 94th, supported by half a battalion of sepoys. After that came the long and toilsome mountain march. "It was," wrote Wellesley in a letter to his brother, "one of the most difficult, and in the success of the execution, extraordinary operations I have ever witnessed. All the heavy ordnance and store carriages were dragged by hand by the troops over high mountains and through valleys and ravines for nearly 30 miles from Ellichpur, by roads made by themselves with a laborious exertion to which I did not think they were equal." Says Mountstuart Elphinstone in his diary:-"The guns were got forward by the soldiers and sepoys and bullocks pulling, and elephants shoving, and up steeps by putting stones under the wheels to prevent running back." Music helped, as Mountstuart Elphinstone adds, recourse being had to the "good custom of beating drums and playing the 'Grenadiers' March ' while the sepoys are dragging guns up the ghauts." To clear a road for the guns and main body, baggage, etc., a detachment of two companies of the 94th, with parties from a sepoy battalion, kept ahead of the column working incessantly night and day in reliefs with picks and shovels and felling axes.

In that way, by December 11th, the village of Labada, less than a quarter of a mile from the northern front of Gawilghar, was at length reached. A brief final skirmish, in which the light company of the 94th led, cleared the enemy outposts from Labada, and by the evening of December 12th two breaching batteries were in position on Stevenson's side. Wellesley's battery was also ready for action against the south front, and all three batteries opened fire on the 13th. Wellesley's guns were only intended to make a demonstration and divert the enemy's attention from the intended point of attack. They had to fire up the steep hill-side and could effect nothing against the thick stonework on that side. The shot, unable to make any impression, simply rebounded from the solid wall and rolled back to the very muzzles of the guns. Stevenson's heavy siege guns on the other side, firing at a short 150-yards' range, and on the level, did their work easily. The bombardment, opening on the 13th, continued all that night and all the next day, and by evening on December 14th a practicable breach had been made in the outer wall on the north side. Thereupon the order was issued for the assault to take place next day. The first party after entering the breach was to turn to the right, and the second party to the left, and drive the enemy from the ramparts, while the 94th Regiment and the 2nd Brigade were to advance and take possession of the heights and of the enemy's guns. A detail of artillery was to accompany each party, to take possession of the guns and turn them upon the enemy. Pioneers and scaling ladders were to be allotted to each party."

The assault on the north front was delivered according to plan. At the same time two columns from the 74th and [[78th Regiment of Foot]], with a battalion of sepoys, moved out against the southern and north-western gates of the fortress to make a feint attack and be ready to take advantage of any opportunity of intercepting the garrison that might offer. Mountstuart Elphinstone wrote : "The advance of the 94th was silent, deliberate and even solemn. Everybody expected the place to be well defended. As we got near we saw a number of people running on the rampart, near the breach. I was amazed they did not fire: our cannon fired over our heads. We got to the breach where we halted, and let the forlorn-hope, a sergeant's party, run up: then we followed, ran along and dashed up the second breach and huzzaed. Perhaps the enemy fired a little from some huts by the second breach: I did not see them do that. I saw some of them bayoneted there. We kept to the right after entering the second breach and soon after the troops poured in, so that there was no distinguishing forlorn-hope or anything. We huzzaed and dashed up the second breach and leaped down into the place. Such of the enemy as stood were put to the bayonet, but most of them ran off to the right and down a narrow valley which led to a gate. Here they met Colonel Chalmers coming on with half the [[78th Regiment of Foot]]. The 94th pressed behind, firing from above and a terrible slaughter took place. After this we endeavoured to push on, when to our astonishment we discovered that we had only gained a separate hill, and that the fort lay behind a deep valley, beyond which appeared a double wall and strong gates. I thought we should have to entrench ourselves and wait till guns could be brought up to breach the inner walls. The 94th followed the road down and crowded around the gate. The first wall was joined to a steep hill and the 94th began slowly and with difficulty to climb up one by one. Beyond the first wall was a narrow rocky road, overtopped by a steep rock, and another wall and gate, over which those who climbed the first wall would have to go, which the steepness and height of the wall made impossible. While the 94th were climbing over, the enemy kept up a fire from their works: in the meantime our people poured in at the breach and covered the hill opposite to the enemy. They fired on the enemy and the valley was filled with such a roar of musketry as can hardly be conceived. The sight cannot be described. At last our men got over and opened the first gate. Scaling ladders were brought, got up the hill and applied to the second wall. The enemy fled from their works: we rushed over the wall, and the fort was ours."

Lieutenant Blakiston adds other details. Immediately after the storming of the first breach, which he says "was taken in two minutes with little resistance. A column of troops were seen to issue from the inner fort. This was immediately charged by the grenadiers of the Scotch Brigade and repulsed with great slaughter." Then, when the lower fort had been taken, "two sepoy battalions were drawn up on a height fronting the wall of the inner fort, on which they commenced such an incessant and well-directed fire that none of the enemy durst show their noses above the parapet. Under cover of this fire the light company of the Scotch Brigade placed their ladders against the wall and we were soon master of the last defences of the fort. Captain Campbell placed the first ladder and was the first man on the inner ramparts. The light company then charged forward to the gate of the inner fort, opened it and admitted the rest of the battalion and the foremost of the sepoys."

There was one final fight after that for the 94th inside Gawilghar, as Lieutenant Blakiston thus records. "Scarcely had the gate been opened to admit the remainder of the storming party, when a body, looking more like furies than men, having their long hair cast loose over their shoulders and brandishing their swords, came rushing from behind some buildings and fell furiously upon the 94th. These, however, received them with that coolness and determination for which undisciplined valour however desperate, can never be a match. The contest was nevertheless sanguinary to both sides, for these desperadoes sold their lives dearly. One fellow in particular, it was told, having got his back to a wall killed and wounded several Europeans before he could be despatched. Among this party was the Killedar: also the Commander-in-Chief of the Berar Rajah's infantry."

In his General Order of December 15th Wellesley, after recording that "the gallantry with which the attack was made by the detachment has never been surpassed," went on to add his "special thanks to Captain Campbell of the 94th who led the light infantry of the Scotch Brigade to the escalade of the inner fort by which the capture was finally assured." Wellesley wrote that he "had seen several places taken by storm, but never any in which so little irregularity was committed or so little plundering. In an hour after the storm," added Wellesley, "the troops marched out with as much regularity as if only passing through." The defeat at Argaum, followed by the startling surprise and storming of Gawilghar, a fortress that all India had believed to be absolutely impregnable, ended the war. It was a knock-down blow to the enemy, coming as it did, as the sequel to the rout of Scindia's northern army in November. Within two days of the capture of Gawilghar, the Bhonsla Rajah of Berar sued for peace and accepted the British terms: a fortnight later Scindia did the same.

== 1804-1805 ==

The Indian war service of the 94th Scotch Brigade was however not yet over. Hostilities with a third Mahratta prince, Holkar of Indore, broke out early in 1804, and kept the battalion, attached throughout to the Hyderabad Subsidiary Force, in the field until March 1806. In the two principal actions of the Khandeish campaign in October 1804 - the taking of Holkar's fortresses of Chandore and Galnah, the centres of Holkar's power in Khandeish - the 94th took the leading part.

The Chandore stronghold, 85 miles west of Aurungabad, comprised a walled pettah, or outer town, and towering above it, 1,600 feet above the plain, the main fort on a steeply scarped rock with high embattled walls all round. The pettah was stormed on October 8th with little opposition by the pickets of the 94th and 74th and the fort was bombarded during the next day, to occupy the enemy's attention while a place to attempt an escalade up the rock was being searched for. A likely point was found, and at 3 a.m. on October 10th the storming party, the flank companies of the 94th, 150 of the pickets and 300 Madras sepoys, started to climb up and escalade. They reached the walls at dawn, planted their ladders silently, and taking the Mahratta garrison by surprise carried the fort at the point of the bayonet within a quarter of an hour. The 94th had one drummer and six rank and file wounded - no other casualties.

A week later, the 94th again had the main part in taking Holkar's fort at Lussulgaum by another coup de main. The capture of the strong work at Galnah took place on October 21st, the fort there being breached by artillery and taken by a surprise attack. The Mahratta commandant and garrison of 500 men surrendered after the first rush up the breach. One man killed and ten wounded were the casualties in the 94th. Major Campbell was in command of the 94th all through the campaign, with local rank as Lieut.-Colonel. He had been promoted to that rank in command of the battalion on September 27th, on which day Lieut. Colonel Ferrier died. That officer had rejoined from sick leave in the previous May, but his health again gave way, and, this time refusing to quit his dearly loved Scotch Brigade, he passed away in camp among his comrades.

Holkar's territory south of the Tapti passed into British possession with the capture of the three strongholds, and was garrisoned by the Hyderabad Force until the end of the war in March 1806. The 94th and the other battalions had at the same time to keep ready for action in case Scindia, again at the head of a large army, should attempt to come to Holkar's aid, as was constantly threatened. The principal active operations, of the war with Holkar throughout 1804 and 1805 were carried out by the Northern Army. The war with Holkar terminated the war service of the 94th Scotch Brigade in India. The battalion continued with the Hyderabad Force until March 1806. It was then sent south to [[Trichinopoly]] for a few weeks, to help keep in order the followers of a disaffected Rajah. The local restlessness however subsided, after which, on the dispersal of the Madras troops to cantonments, the 94th moved back to the Presidency and took over duty as the European corps in the garrison of [[Fort St George]].

== 1806-1807 ==

'''1806'''

All ranks were in need of a rest. The numbers had dwindled through sickness to barely 300. A year before, indeed, Wellesley had reported to the Commander-in-Chief in India: "The 94th Regiment requires rest and ought to be relieved." Since 1802 it had marched to and fro in the field 984 miles. At [[Fort St George]] extra duty fell on the 94th during June and July 1806, in consequence of the agitation and unrest among the sepoys of the garrison over certain new uniform regulations by the Madras Government ordering the adoption of leather hats in place of turbans, and forbidding the wearing of beards and the display of caste marks and earrings on parade. It was these new regulations which were the prime cause in the third week of July of the mutiny at [[Vellore]]. An outbreak was prevented at [[Fort St George]] by the presence of the 94th, but excitement was rife in all the stations of the Madras Army, resulting in overt trouble at some places, in particular at [[Bangalore]], [[Bellary]] and [[Wallajabad]], also at [[Hyderabad]]. Severe repressive measures had to be had recourse to in the worst cases, the disbanding of a battalion at one station and the execution by blowing from a gun of the chief ringleaders at another station. The severity finally cowed the mutineers, after which the authorities cancelled the new regulations and the situation again quietened down to normal.

It was in October 1806, while the battalion was at [[Fort St George]], that the proposal to confer the Elephant badge on the 94th was made, "representing the distinguished services of H.M. 94th Regiment and its long employment in the East and desiring that His Majesty's gracious permission should be obtained to place on the Colours and appointments the badge of an Elephant in recognition of their services in the East." The following notification appeared in The London Gazette of April 14th, 1807. "His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the 94th Regiment bearing the Elephant on their Colours and on their Appointments as an honourable and lasting testimony of their distinguished Services in India."

'''1807'''

The year 1807 saw the close of the nine years' tour of duty of the 94th in India. Orders for the battalion to prepare to return home were issued in July. The Governor-General of India expressed his "gratification at the excellent order and appearance of the troops and the promptitude and correctness with which every part of the manoeuvres was performed". Lord Minto's review was the second public function at Madras in which the 94th figured in their last year. On March 19th the battalion had been specially paraded to receive and take charge of the Colours of the Madras Fencible Corps, a ten-company volunteer regiment of city natives officered by Europeans, mostly members of the Madras Civil Service and of the white non-official community, raised in 1804 and now disbanded. The display on the occasion was in its details a notable affair, carried out before the Governor and military and civil authorities of [[Madras]], in the presence of the entire garrison of [[Fort St George]]. The Colours were handed over to the grenadier company of the 94th with elaborate ceremonial, and as they were being marched away between the drawn-up double lines of the battalion, the band played ''Farewell to Lochaber'' and the battalion fired three funeral volleys into the air over the Colours as they passed along. The official order for the 94th to leave India was received by Major General Cradock, commanding the Madras Army, on July 16th 1807. It instructed him "to expedite the return of that corps to England, it being the next to depart according to the regulations established for His Majesty's Regiments on the Establishment of India."

== Muster Roll 1804 ==

This particular page is the muster roll of H.M 94th Regiment of Foot (Scots Brigade) for 25th June 1804 to 24th Dec 1804, recorded when the regiment was in camp near Futtypore (Fatehpur), India. On a few occasions, I have added comments from the next muster (24th June, 1805) to this one. This is only when a soldier has died during the next muster period.

Where a man's name is followed by the words 1st or 2nd, they refer to two men having the same name, and are used to distinguish between them. The numbers were included in the original document. At this period, soldiers did not have individual, permanent regimental numbers to identify them. The numbers after the names do not necessarily indicate that the two men with the same name were related.

The original page contained names under the headings Present for the Whole Muster, Broken Periods from Commencement of Muster, Intermediate Broken Periods, Broken Periods to Termination of Muster and Recruits from England. They were separated into ranks, from Privates up to Lieutenant Colonels. To make searching easier, I have listed the men's names in alphabetical order, indicated which original section the soldier was listed in and added annotations from the original muster. Note that there are several inconsistencies and errors (e.g. Wilson BROWN, Alexander LISTON). These errors were in the original document. The codes for the original sections are:

Officer Commissioned and Warrant Officers

Effective Effective for the Whole Muster : 25th June - 24th Dec 1804

BPC Broken Period from Commencement of Muster

BPT Broken Period to Termination of Muster

IBP Intermediate Broken Period

Recruit Recruit from England - Commenced Pay 26th July, 1804 - At [[Poonamallee]]

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== Brief History ==

"The Dutch sent their first fleet to the East in 1595. Being commercial realists they went straight to the source of the spice trade in the East Indies, established themselves at Batavia (now, as previous to their arrival, called Jakarta), and proceeded to oust the Portuguese. Then they established a chain of posts through Ceylon and Capetown to connect themselves with their home base and proceeded to develop a great Asian network of trade by which they planned to earn resources needed to purchase spices without drawing on the silver bullion which was in chronic short supply in northern Europe. India came within their purview only as a link in their great commerical chain. It was a source of textiles for sale in the East Indies in exchange for spices while the extreme south and Ceylon were valuable for their own supplies of pepper, cardamom and cinnamon. The Dutch had 'factories' or warehouses as far north as Agra but they took no part in politics or cultural contacts. Their eccentric tombs at Surat and their factories at Cochin and Negapatam are their principal memorials in India. Only in Ceylon did they exercise dominion in the plains from Colombo and leave a living memorial in the Burgher community."

Source : ''A History of India'' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear pp.65-68

Marco Ramerini has compiled a collection of [http://www.colonialvoyage.com/ Dutch and Portuguese Colonial History Links.]

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the APAC [[Link title]]in the British Library in London, or at your nearest LDS Family History Centre. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
However, your Dutch ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

The Dutch Churchbook of St Francis' Church in Cochin has been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and is available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]] on microfilm '''498601'''. To see a transcription of this book, please see the [http://www.geocities.com/tijso/cochin/index.htm Cochin Churchbook website] of Fredie and Bas of the Netherlands.

[[BACSA]] have transcribed and published Bimlipatam Christian Cemeteries which contain British and Dutch tombs from the 17th century.

== Associations ==

If you had Dutch ancestors who lived in India, a useful association is the Dutch Indies Genealogical Association. Although their main focus is what is now called Indonesia, the [[Dutch Indies Genealogical Association]] can also help with Dutch genealogy in India.

== Books ==

The following are books relating to the Dutch in India :

''De Nederlanders in Voor-Indië''
by Terpstra, H. and Kernkamp, J.H. Published in 1947 in Amsterdam by P. N. van Kampen & Zoon

''The Dutch in India''
By Owen C. Kail. Hardcover edition (1981).

''Precious Metals and Commerce : The Dutch East India Company in the Indian Ocean Trade''
By Om Prakash. Hardcover edition (1994).

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If you had Dutch ancestors who lived in India, a useful association is the Dutch Indies Genealogical Association. Although their '''main''' focus is what is now called Indonesia, the Dutch Indies Genealogical Association can also help with Dutch genealogy in India. The associcaiton is called ''Indische Genealogische Vereniging'' in Dutch. They have a useful [http://www.igv.nl/frameeng.html website] in English.

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The principal aim of the society is to act as a forum for the dissemination of knowledge of uniforms, medals, badges, buttons and other militaria, as well as the history of Service units both before and after Independence. These include : Royal Navy, British Army, RAF units which served in India, units of the HEIC Army and Marine prior to 1861, the Indian Army subsequent to 1861, including the European Volunteer Corps, The Royal Indian Marine and the Royal Indian Navy, the Army of Nepal and those of the Princely States, the present-day Armed Services of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, including Frontier Corps, Para Military and Police units.

The Society produces a quarterly journal called ''Durbar''. It can be contacted at :

Indian Military Historical Society

Secretary/Editor

Mr A.N. McClenaghan

33 High Street

Tilbrook

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire PE18 0JP

ENGLAND

'''The above information is quite old and should be updated if more recent infomation is available.'''

Mailing lists

2007-10-14T09:04:23Z

Cathyday: Added working links to INDIA-L pages

[[Category:Research methods]]

The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the INDIA List hosted by [http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/index.html Rootsweb]. You can exchange ideas, suggestions, queries, questions and family details with a group of people (from beginner to expert) who are interested in the same subject. The List currently has over 700 members.

Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first search the INDIA List [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop archives] to see if your question has been asked before. You may also use this search page to search for surnames that may have been mentioned before. As you may appreciate, asking the same beginner questions to the list can become tiresome for the regulars on the List. It is also recommended to 'lurk' in the background if you are new to mailing lists (or even the INDIA List) and get a 'feel' for the format of questions and 'list etiquette'.

To join the List, simply send an email to INDIA-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe in the subject line. Please do not include anything else (even a signature). You may unsubscribe at anytime. More details are found on the INDIA List page.

Pondicherry

2007-10-14T07:42:20Z

Cathyday: Added some info from the French page

[[Category:Locations]]
Pondicherry was formerly a French colony.

Jean-Claude Féray has compiled an excellent series of webpages on French genealogy in Pondicherry. The site is in French, but the lists of names will be comprehensible to non-French-speakers. Here are some of them :

''History of Pondicherry''[http://pondichery.ifrance.com/index.html]

''Useful addresses for family history in Pondicherry'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/adresses.html]

''List of voters in Pondicherry 1792'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/electeurs.html]

''Census of Pondicherry 1797'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-recens.html]

French

2007-10-14T07:40:37Z

Cathyday: Moved some info to the Pondicherry page

== Brief History and Principal Locations ==

The major French possessions in India were [[Pondicherry]], [[Chandernagar]], [[Karikal]] and [[Mahé]]. The French East India Company was formed in 1664, but it was so closely tied with the state that its fortunes rose and fell with the careers of ministers and turns of politics. It was not until after 1720 that its fortunes revived rapidly. Until this time, the the French stake in India was not great enough to warrant the English fighting over it, so the two companies declared neutrality. However, between 1720 and 1740, the French Company's trade increased to ten times its value until it was nearly half the size of the English Company. The French Company now presented an economic threat to the English Company. This was then exacerbated by two wholly European wars : the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763), in which England and France were on opposite sides. The two companies, backed by their respective states, went to war in India. In 1746 the French captured Madras but the British exchanged Madras for Cape Breton Island in North America in 1748. The French and English then fought over Indian territory, aiding rival princes and governors, until the French were soundly defeated in 1760. Pondicherry fell and the power of the French in India was effectively ended, although a brief resurgence occurred in 1782 under Admiral de Suffren. The French colonies in India remained separate from British India until Independence came in 1947 and the French voluntarily ceded its former colonies to the new Indian state.

Source : '''A History of India''' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68, p.77

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Cen]]tres. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
However, your French ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

Some church records from French India have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]:

Parish records, 1676-1777 Catholic Church. Carnatic Mission, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609811'''

Parish records, 1709-1990 Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609796, 1609809-1609812'''

Parish records, 1815-1990 Catholic Church. Notre Dame des Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609813-1609814'''

Parish records, 1903-1950 Catholic Church. Saint Francis of Assisi, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1908-1990 Catholic Church. Sacred Heart, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1587-1830 Catholic Church. Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm nos. '''1083618-1083619, 1083790-1083792, 1083779'''

Parish records, 1731-1830 Catholic Church Notre-Dame, Karikal - microfilm no. '''1083797'''

Parish records, 1723-1825 Catholic Church Ste-Thérèse Mahé - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

Parish records, 1690-1830 Catholic Church St-Louis Chandernagor - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

== Civil Registration ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed records of civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for French India. French Civil Registration records contain a great deal of information. The details are:

Karikal 1731-1854 Chandernagor 1817-1854 Pondicherry 1817-1834, 1844-1854 Mahé 1815-1854 Yanaon 1817-1854 ten-year indexes - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

Pondicherry 1791-1867 - microfilm nos. '''1083780-1083784''' and '''1083793-1083795'''
Karikal 1792-1864 - microfilm nos. '''1083797-1083798'''
Mahé 1826-1864 - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

== Cemeteries ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed the book '''List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest''' by Julian James Cotton, which includes cemeteries in Pondicherry. The microfilm no. is '''795967'''

Jean-Claude Féray has transcribed Surnames in the European Cemetery in Pondicherry. They are in the French language, but non-French speakers should be able to work out the lists. [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-cim.html]

[[BACSA]] has published many transcriptions of monumental inscriptions from headstones throughout South Asia. These include the French Cemetery at [[Calcutta]].

== Books ==

The following book is available at the LDS Family History Centre in Salt Lake City. If you know where other copies are available, please update this page:

'''Dictionnaire généalogique et armorial de l'Inde française, 1560-1962''' by Place, Agnès de. Published in 1997 in Versailles.

The following books related to the French in India are currently available :

'''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles de l'Inde-française'''
By LucienJean Bord and Michel Gaudart de Soulages. Paperback edition (1984).

'''The French in India : From Diamond Traders to Sanskrit Scholars'''
By Rose Vincent (Editor). Hardcover edition (1990).

'''Fortunes a Faire : The French in Asian Trade,1719-48'''
By Catherine Manning (Editor). Hardcover edition (1996).

'''Indika Essays in Indo-French Relations : Essays in Indo-French Relations, 1630-1976'''
By Jean Marie Lafont. Hardcover edition (2000).

'''French in India and Indian Nationalism'''
By K.S. Mathew (1999).

== Other Information ==

The [[LDS]] have 51 microfiche of the French Government's '''Alphabetical list of military and civilian officers serving in the French colonies, (abt. 1659-1873).''' They are microfiche no. '''6002212'''.

Chandernagar

2007-10-14T07:37:21Z

Cathyday:

[[Category:Locations]]
Chandernagar was formerly a French colony and is situated about 30km north of the centre of [[Calcutta]]. The British spelt the name Chandernagore.

Jean-Claude Féray has a website with a detailed history of Chandernagar. [http://chandernagor.ifrance.com/]

French

2007-10-14T07:36:11Z

Cathyday: Initial copy of page from Cathy Day website

== Brief History and Principal Locations ==

The major French possessions in India were [[Pondicherry]], [[Chandernagar]], [[Karikal]] and [[Mahé]]. The French East India Company was formed in 1664, but it was so closely tied with the state that its fortunes rose and fell with the careers of ministers and turns of politics. It was not until after 1720 that its fortunes revived rapidly. Until this time, the the French stake in India was not great enough to warrant the English fighting over it, so the two companies declared neutrality. However, between 1720 and 1740, the French Company's trade increased to ten times its value until it was nearly half the size of the English Company. The French Company now presented an economic threat to the English Company. This was then exacerbated by two wholly European wars : the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763), in which England and France were on opposite sides. The two companies, backed by their respective states, went to war in India. In 1746 the French captured Madras but the British exchanged Madras for Cape Breton Island in North America in 1748. The French and English then fought over Indian territory, aiding rival princes and governors, until the French were soundly defeated in 1760. Pondicherry fell and the power of the French in India was effectively ended, although a brief resurgence occurred in 1782 under Admiral de Suffren. The French colonies in India remained separate from British India until Independence came in 1947 and the French voluntarily ceded its former colonies to the new Indian state.

Source : '''A History of India''' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68, p.77

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Cen]]tres. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
However, your French ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

Some church records from French India have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]:

Parish records, 1676-1777 Catholic Church. Carnatic Mission, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609811'''

Parish records, 1709-1990 Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609796, 1609809-1609812'''

Parish records, 1815-1990 Catholic Church. Notre Dame des Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609813-1609814'''

Parish records, 1903-1950 Catholic Church. Saint Francis of Assisi, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1908-1990 Catholic Church. Sacred Heart, Pondicherry - microfilm no. '''1609747'''

Parish records, 1587-1830 Catholic Church. Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Pondicherry - microfilm nos. '''1083618-1083619, 1083790-1083792, 1083779'''

Parish records, 1731-1830 Catholic Church Notre-Dame, Karikal - microfilm no. '''1083797'''

Parish records, 1723-1825 Catholic Church Ste-Thérèse Mahé - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

Parish records, 1690-1830 Catholic Church St-Louis Chandernagor - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

== Civil Registration ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed records of civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for French India. French Civil Registration records contain a great deal of information. The details are:

Karikal 1731-1854 Chandernagor 1817-1854 Pondicherry 1817-1834, 1844-1854 Mahé 1815-1854 Yanaon 1817-1854 ten-year indexes - microfilm no. '''1764204'''

Pondicherry 1791-1867 - microfilm nos. '''1083780-1083784''' and '''1083793-1083795'''
Karikal 1792-1864 - microfilm nos. '''1083797-1083798'''
Mahé 1826-1864 - microfilm no. '''1083799'''

== Cemeteries ==

The [[LDS]] have microfilmed the book '''List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest''' by Julian James Cotton, which includes cemeteries in Pondicherry. The microfilm no. is '''795967'''

Jean-Claude Féray has transcribed Surnames in the European Cemetery in Pondicherry. They are in the French language, but non-French speakers should be able to work out the lists. [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-cim.html]

[[BACSA]] has published many transcriptions of monumental inscriptions from headstones throughout South Asia. These include the French Cemetery at [[Calcutta]].

== Books ==

The following book is available at the LDS Family History Centre in Salt Lake City. If you know where other copies are available, please update this page:

'''Dictionnaire généalogique et armorial de l'Inde française, 1560-1962''' by Place, Agnès de. Published in 1997 in Versailles.

The following books related to the French in India are currently available :

'''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles de l'Inde-française'''
By LucienJean Bord and Michel Gaudart de Soulages. Paperback edition (1984).

'''The French in India : From Diamond Traders to Sanskrit Scholars'''
By Rose Vincent (Editor). Hardcover edition (1990).

'''Fortunes a Faire : The French in Asian Trade,1719-48'''
By Catherine Manning (Editor). Hardcover edition (1996).

'''Indika Essays in Indo-French Relations : Essays in Indo-French Relations, 1630-1976'''
By Jean Marie Lafont. Hardcover edition (2000).

'''French in India and Indian Nationalism'''
By K.S. Mathew (1999).

== Other Information ==

Jean-Claude Féray has compiled an excellent series of webpages on French genealogy in Pondicherry. Here are some of them :

''Useful addresses for family history in Pondicherry'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/adresses.html]

''List of voters in Pondicherry 1792'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/electeurs.html]

''Census of Pondicherry 1797'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-recens.html]

The [[LDS]] have 51 microfiche of the French Government's '''Alphabetical list of military and civilian officers serving in the French colonies, (abt. 1659-1873).''' They are microfiche no. '''6002212'''.

Chandernagar

2007-10-14T07:16:03Z

Cathyday: Added link to Jean-Claude Féray's website

Pondicherry

2007-10-14T07:12:58Z

Cathyday: Added link to Jean-Claude Féray's website

[[Category:Locations]]
Pondicherry was formerly a French colony.

Jean-Claude Féray has a created detailed history of Pondicherry. The site is in French, but the lists of names will be comprehensible to non-French-speakers. [http://pondichery.ifrance.com/index.html]

Portuguese

2007-10-14T06:59:32Z

Cathyday: Initial copy of page from Cathy Day website

== Brief History ==

"The Portuguese, in the form of Vasco da Gama and his men, first arrived in India at Calicut in 1498. Vasco da Gama told the first Indians that he met that he came to seek 'Christians and spices'. The Portuguese quickly established sea ports on the Malabar coast, and by virtue of their superior seapower, managed to divert most of the European spice trade onto their own vessels.

In 1510, Affonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur and made it the capital of the Portuguese eastern empire. A seond important centre for the Portuguese in India was Diu in Gujarat. The Portuguese would not tolerate any faith but their own, and would not allow any Hindu temples in Goa. They introduced the Inquisition in 1560 and persecuted the Syrian Christians of Malabar. Albuquerque encouraged mixed marriages between Portuguese men and Indian women, with the intention that a race would be created with Portuguese blood and Catholic culture, along with loyalty to the home of their paternal ancestors. This would form a permanent self-perpetuating garrison.

The Portuguese were very successful commercially, for about a century. Then in 1580, Portugal itself was taken over by Spain, which was involved in long and costly wars with the English and Dutch. Portuguese resources waned and their maritime supremacy in India was challenged by the English. In 1612, the English East India Company defeated the Portuguese off Surat. In 1618, the English made an agreement with the Mughals to protect sea traffic from the Portuguese in return for important trading privileges. In 1622, the English East India Company's maritime arm defeated the Portuguese at the strong point of Ormuz in the Persian Gulf, and the Portuguese then became a minor political and commercial force in India. They retained control of Goa until 1950, when the Indian Army forcibly united Goa with the rest of independent India. "

Source : '''A History of India''' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear pp.62-67

Marco Ramerini has compiled a collection of Portuguese Colonial History Links and has an extensive site on Dutch and Portuguese Colonial Possessions in Asia 1498-1961. [http://www.colonialvoyage.com/]

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.

However, your Portuguese ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the [[APAC]] at the British Library.

Some Portuguese church records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. Records of visits by the Archbishop of Goa or his representative to review the spiritual affairs of each parish and its members, 1747-1927, are available on two microfilms numbered '''1566354''' and '''1566355'''.

The LDS have also microfilmed records of 146 locations within Goa. These are listed on the FIBIS website under [[Non-British Church Records]].

Pauline McGregor Currien has transcribed indexes to baptism in the British Factory at Lisbon, Portugal for the period 1721-1807. [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/lisbon.htm]

== Books ==

The following are books relating to the Portuguese in India are currently available :

'''The Portuguese in India''' (New Cambridge History of India Volume One)
By Michael Naylor Pearson. Hardcover edition (1988).

'''Albuquerque and Early Portuguese Settlement in India'''
By H. Morse Stephens. Hardcover reprint edition (2000).

'''Bibliography of Goa and the Portuguese in India'''
By Henry Scholberg. Hardcover edition (1982).

'''The Portuguese in India'''
By Frederick C. Danvers. Hardcover reprint edition (1988).

Jute Growing

2007-10-11T12:38:57Z

Cathyday: Added Andrew Ramsay Nicholls' work from the former Cathy Day website

[[Category:Occupations]]

Jute is a fibre produced from the bark of the genus corchorus family. The fibre is often referred to as gunny-fibre or hessian. It was a very important export from India and was manufactured in India and Great Britain. Dundee was the UK end of the Indian Jute Trade and the University has a lot of data, including lists of people (mostly Scotsmen) involved in the Jute Trade in India.

== A List of Jute Mills in India ==
(compiled by Andrew Ramsay Nicholl and Jimmie Robertson of the Tay Valley Family History Society)

Albion Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 340

Alexandra Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Begg, Dunlop & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 396

Alipur Jute Mill (Alipur Jail)
Agents 1917, Government
Number of Looms 1917, 50

Alliance Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Begg, Dunlop & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1002

Anglo-India Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Duncan, Brothers
Number of Looms 1917, 2000

Angus Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Angus Jute Mill Co Ltd
Number of Looms 1917, 660

Asiatic Jute Mill
Agents
Number of Looms

Auckland Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 460

Balliaghatta Jute Mill
Agents 1917, James Luke & Sons
Number of Looms 1917, 177

Bally Jute Mill
Agents 1917, George Henderson & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 541

Barnagore Jute Mill
Agents 1917, George Henderson & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 2275

Belvedere Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 400

Budge Budge Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 782

Calcutta Jute Mill
Agents
Number of Looms

Caledonian Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 350

Champdany Jute Mill
Agents 1917, James Finlay & Co Ltd
Number of Looms 1917, 494

Champdany Jute Mill, Wellington Branch
Agents 1917, James Finlay & Co Ltd
Number of Looms 1917, 577

Clive Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 868

Dalhousie Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 704

Delta Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 610

Empire Jute Mill
Agents 1917, McLeod & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 400

Fort Gloster Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Kettlewell, Bullen & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1350

Fort William Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Kettlewell, Bullen & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 900

Ganges Jute Mill
Agents 1917, MacNeil & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1294

Gondalpara Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 360

Gourepore Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Barry & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1255

Hastings Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Birkmyre Brothers
Number of Looms 1917, 1052

Hoogly Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 454

Howrah Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Howeson Brothers Ltd
Number of Looms 1917, 1663

India Jute Mill
Agents 1917, MacKinnon Mackenzie Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1033

Kamarhatty Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Jardine, Skinner & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1710

Kanknarrah Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Jardine, Skinner & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1521

Kelvin Jute Mill
Agents 1917, McLeod & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 600

Khardah Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Anderson, Wright & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1370

Kinnison Jute Mill, near Barrackpore, Calcutta
Agents 1917, F W Heilgers & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1221

Lansdowne Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 870

Lawrence Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 704

Ludlow Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Naihati Jute Mill
Agents 1917, F W Heilgers & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 430

Narcoldanga Jute Mill
Agents 1917, James Park & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 16

National Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 611

New Central Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Andrew Yule & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 586

Northbrook Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 544

Oriental Jute Mill
Agents
Number of Looms

Reliance Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Howeson Brothers Ltd
Number of Looms 1917, 1000

Rustomgee Jute Mill
Agents
Number of Looms

Samnuggar Jute Mill, near Calcutta
Agents 1917, Thomas Duff & Co
Number of Looms 1880, 313; 1907, 922; 1917, 1572

Seebpore Jute Mill
Agents
Number of Looms

Serajgunge Jute Mill (now in Bangladesh)
Agents
Number of Looms

Soorah Jute Mill
Agents 1917, McLeod & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 175

Standard Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 640

Titaghur Jute Mill, near Calcutta
Agents 1917, Thomas Duff & Co
Number of Looms 1907, 1700; 1917, 1718

Union Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 504

Union South Jute Mill
Agents 1917, Bird & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 650

Victoria Jute Mill, near Calcutta
Agents 1917, Thomas Duff & Co
Number of Looms 1917, 1053

== A List of Jute Mills in Bangladesh ==
(compiled by Andrew Ramsay Nicholl and Jimmie Robertson of the Tay Valley Family History Society)

Afil Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Ahad Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Ahmed Jutex Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Ajax Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Al-Haj Aminuddin Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Aleem Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

A R A Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Asiatic Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Bengal Jute Industries
Agents
Number of Looms

Barisal Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Carpeting Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Charmuguria Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Chittagong Fibres
Agents
Number of Looms

Crescent Jute Mills, Town Khalishpur, Khulna District, Bangladesh
Built in 1954, full address: Crescent Jute Mills Co Ltd, PO Box 2, Town Khalishpur, Khulna District, Bangladesh

Agents
Number of Looms

Daulatpur Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Delta Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Eastern Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Faridpur Jute Fibres
Agents
Number of Looms

Hamidia Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Hussain Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Islam Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Islam Khan Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Jessore Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Jute Spinners
Agents
Number of Looms

Kwality Jute Yarn Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Lytton Jute Industries
Agents
Number of Looms

Mutual Jute Spinners
Agents
Number of Looms

Modern Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Nawab Abdul Malek Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

New Dacca Jute Industries
Agents
Number of Looms

Nissan Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Noapara Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Northern Jute Manufacturing Company
Agents
Number of Looms

Patuakhali Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Peoples Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Perojpur Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Platinum Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Popular Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

R K Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Sadat Jute Industries
Agents
Number of Looms

Sarwar Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Sagar Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Saleh Jute Industries
Agents
Number of Looms

Shine Pukur Jute Spinners
Agents
Number of Looms

Shamsher Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Sonali Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Sonali Aansh Industries
Agents
Number of Looms

Specialised Jute Yarn and Twine Manufacturing Company
Agents
Number of Looms

Star Jute Mills
Agents
Number of Looms

Star Alkaid Jute Mill
Agents
Number of Looms

Transocean Fibres Processors
Agents
Number of Looms

Usha Jute Spinners
Agents
Number of Looms

== Summary Of Holdings Relating To The Indian Subcontinent held at Dundee University ==

*MS 11 BAXTER BROTHERS, LINEN AND JUTE MANUFACTURERS, DUNDEE.
*:Brief genealogical notes concerning engineer at Seranjgunge Jute Co. Ltd, late 1800s; Representatives Report Books - India 1927.

*MS 31 DR. RUTH YOUNG, C.B.E. (1884?1983)
*:Description of voyage on board S.S. Narkunda, from Bombay to Liverpool, taken from journal, 1940.

*MS 38 HERBERT WATT TORRANCE, MEDICAL MISSIONARY (1892?1977)
*:Postcards of India: Kanchanjunga range, South India, Benares/[[Cawnpore]], Agra-Delhi-Fatephur, Sikri. c.1930s.

*MS 42 GIDDINGS & LEWIS?FRASER LTD, ENGINEERS ARBROATH, INCORPORATING DOUGLAS FRASER & SONS LTD, LINEN AND JUTE MANUFACTURERS
*:Includes papers relating to business in India 1875?1963.

*MS 45 LEWIS C. GRANT, ENGINEERS, DYSART (FIFE), INCORPORATING DOUGLAS & GRANT
*:Letter books and correspondence files, including technical data, 1892?1956 - includes file: "Rice Mill Data, Tanjore, Madras, South India, Calcutta" 1911-1926, “Report on the Industrial Development of Bengal” 1915, memoranda books, diaries relating to overseas tours including India 1924 and 1935.

*MS 66 SIDLAW INDUSTRIES, MEADOW PLACE BUILDINGS, DUNDEE
**MS 66/II COX BROTHERS LTD, JUTE SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, DUNDEE
*:Private letter book No 1, 1869-1893: contains many letters relating to Calcutta business; pass book with branches of the Chartered Bank of India 1906-1921; also a history of the Camperdown Jute Mill, Calcutta.
**MS 66/X SIDLAW INDUSTRIES LTD, PREVIOUSLY JUTE INDUSTRIES LTD, DUNDEE.
*:Correspondence relating to Dundee and Calcutta hessian business 1928; photograph of floor plan of Camperdown Press, Cossipore.
**MS 66/XI MISCELLANEOUS ASSOCIATED AFFILIATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES OF JUTE INDUSTRIES LTD
*:Includes records relating to Jute Industries Limited Calcutta Agency 1909-1947, and Camperdown Pressing Company, Calcutta 1923-1942.

*MS 73 JOHN P. INGRAM (d.1984), SHIPPING CORRESPONDENT
*:Shipping notebooks, with some reference to Bombay trade, Calcutta etc. 19 C, 20 C.

*MS 82 WILSON FAMILY PAPERS
*:Papers relating to shares in the Mysore Gold Mining Company 1919,1921.

*MS 83 THE JUTE IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION

*MS 84 ASSOCIATION OF JUTE SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
*:Photographs include Lawrence Jute Mill, Calcutta, 1921.

*MS 86 A. & S. HENRY & CO. LTD
**MS 86/I SAMNUGGUR JUTE FACTORY CO. LTD, SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, CALCUTTA
*:Minute books 1874?1976, shareholding records 1912?1966, ledgers 1933?1959, cash books 1935?1966, journal 1924?1975, balance sheets 1919?1976, annual reports 1904?1958, memoranda and articles of association 1874?1976, employees' records 1913?1950, order books 1926?1964, specifications, quotations and price lists 1874?c.1900, plans c.1874?1977 [140] and technical drawings 1874?1896 [27], photographs c.1890?1971 [54].
**MS 86/II VICTORIA JUTE FACTORY CO. LTD, SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, CALCUTTA
*:Minute books 1892?1976, shareholding records 1883?1906 and 1919?1947, ledgers 1930?1972, cash books 1935?1964, journal 1924?1973, balance sheets 1918?1977, annual reports 1884?1958, 1965, memoranda and articles of association 1883?1979, letter books 1928?1982, employees' records 1925?1961, order books 1922?1964, plans 1928 and 1941?1973 [23], photographs c.1890 and 1957 [4].
**MS 86/III TITAGHUR JUTE FACTORY CO. LTD, SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, CALCUTTA
*:Minute books 1883?1974, shareholding records 1918?1969, ledgers 1931?1972, cash books 1932?1979, balance sheets 1884?1906, 1924?1976, annual reports 1900?1958, memoranda and articles of association 1883?1979, letter books 1928?1982, employees' records 1913?1956, miscellaneous technical records 1890?1897, plans 1878?1976 [123], technical drawings 1887?1897 [23], photographs c.1890?1910, c.1930?1950 [29].
**MS 86/IV ANGUS COMPANY LTD, JUTE SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, TEXTILE ENGINEERS, CALCUTTA
*:Cash books 1933?1972, journal 1934?1965, annual reports 1913?1970, memoranda and articles of association 1913?1969, letter book 1953?1967, employees' records 1933?1965, order books 1933?1963, sales notes 1956?1976, miscellaneous records c.1928?1977, plans and technical drawings 1968?1977 [8], photographs 1945?1957 [10].
**MS 86/V THOMAS DUFF & CO. LTD, MANAGING AGENTS, DUNDEE AND CALCUTTA
*:Minute books 1883?1945, ledgers 1930?1973, cash books 1922?1959, journals 1920?1954, balance sheets 1918?1950, memoranda and articles of association 1883?1964, letter books or files 1929?1968, managers' reports to directors 1930?1974, employees' records c.1913?1970, sales and production records 1945?1976, files relating to modernisation and electrification 1942?1971 and to company reconstruction 1947?1950, miscellaneous records 1880?1977, plans 1865?1923 [25], photographs c.1900?1970 [84].
**MS 86/XXII INDIAN JUTE MILLS ASSOCIATION
*:Reports of Committee 1935?1977, research institute: reports of committee 1943?1964, miscellaneous reports 1949?1966, statistics 1853?1964, chairman's addresses to A.G.Ms. 1973?1978, miscellaneous records 1949?1972.
**MS 86/XXIII BENGAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
*:Reports of committee 1949?1978, proceedings of annual general meetings 1953?1976, miscellaneous records 1853?1975.

*MS 89 JAMES F. LOW & CO. LTD, TEXTILE ENGINEERS, MONIFIETH
*:Machinery records and order books, including references to customers in India and Pakistan 1870-1959, plans and drawings include various plans for Calcutta mills 1919-1920.

*MS 93 D.J. MACDONALD LTD, ENGINEERS, DUNDEE.
*:Photograph of unidentified jute mill.

*MS 95 THOMSON SHEPHERD & CO., LTD, JUTE SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS, DUNDEE;
*:Notebook including comparisons of spinning and weaving production and costs with Calcutta mills, late 18 C.; Jute and Gunny Statistics Vol III, Calcutta, 1938-1948.

*MS 107 CALCUTTA AND MOFUSSIL SCOTS SOCIETY
*:Agendas, minutes 1954-1992, financial papers 1954-1976, papers relating to outings 1954-1992, miscellaneous secretarial files 1954-1971, photographs 1955-1988.

*MS 114 BRITISH JUTE TRADE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
*:Publications including Annual Reports, Technical Reports and Bulletins 1948-1969, miscellaneous volumes 1867-1966, miscellaneous papers 1952-1992, photographs n.d.

*MS 249 THE G. RONALD CAMERON COLLECTION
*:Includes photographs showing jute cultivation and preparation in India.

*MS 253 NORMAN SOUTAR PHOTOGRAPHS
*:Photographs of Barnagore Cricket Club and Megna Mills staff.

More detailed information about our records relating to the Indian textile industry can be found at:
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/slindtexttop.htm

A full source list of material relating to India is available in the Archive Services search room.

== Textile Industry and Other Books relating to the Indian subcontinent held in Dundee University Archives book collections ==

*Author: Stewart, Gordon T.
:Title: Jute and Empire. The Calcutta Jute Wallahs and the landscape of Empire
:Publication date: 1998

*Author: British-Continental Trade Press Ltd
:Title: The Jute & Canvas Trades Year-Book & Directory
:Publication date: 1946

*Author: Arnott, R.J. & Tysser, H.F.
:Title: Jute Annual 1933
:Publication date: 1933

*Author: Carter, William
:Title: Carter's Flax, Hemp and Jute Year Book and Directory
:Publication date: 1949

*Author: British-Continental Trade Press
:Title: The Jute Year Book. The Annual and Directory of the Jute, Canvas and Linoleum Industries and Trade
:Publication date: 1940

*Author: Commonwealth Economic Committee
:Title: Jute Manufactures: A memorandum on production, prices and trade prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Commonwealth Economic Committee
:Publication date: 1955

*Author: International Labour Organisation
:Title: Safety of Workers in the Textile Industry
:Publication date: 1950

*Author: Government of Pakistan
:Title: Report of the Jute Enquiry Commission
:Publication date: 1960

*Author: Olbrecht, Urs
:Title: The Indian Jute Industry from Colonial Times to the Present.
[Article].
:Publication date:

*Author: Fraser, Eugenie
:Title: A home by the Hooghly a jute wallah's wife
:Publication date: 1989

*Author:
:Title: The jute mills in Bengal
:Publication date: 1880

*Author: Wallace, D.R.
:Title: The romance of jute a short history of the Calcutta Jute Mill industry 1855-1909, 1909
:Publication date: 1909

*Author: Pakistan. Ministry of Commerce. Jute Enquiry
:Title: Report of the Jute Enquiry Commission 1960
:Publication date: 1961

*Author: Woodhouse, Thomas
:Title: The jute industry from seed to finished cloth
:Publication date: 1921

*Author: Leng, Sir John
:Title: Letters from India and Ceylon including the Manchester of India, the Indian Dundee, and Calcutta jute mills,
1895-96
:Publication date: 1896?

*Author:
:Title: Report on the Cultivation of Jute. Map showing the Jute growing districts of Bengal.
:Publication date:

*Author: Kerr, Hem Chunder
:Title: Report on the Cultivation of, and Trade in, Jute in Bengal, and on the Indian fibres available for the manufacture of paper.
:Publication date: 1874

*Author: Sethia, Tara
:Title: The Rise of the Jute Manufacturing Industry in Colonial India: A Global Perspective
:Publication date: 1996

*Author: Sastry, D. U. (Davangere Umpathi)
:Title: The cotton mill industry in India
:Publication date: 1984

*Author: Geddes, Sir Patrick
:Title: Patrick Geddes in India
:Publication date: 1947

*Author: Leng, Sir John
:Title: Letters from India and Ceylon including the Manchester of India, the Indian Dundee, and Calcutta jute mills, 1895-96
:Publication date: 1896?

*Author: Jacob, Violet
:Title: Diaries and letters from India, 1895-1900
:Publication date: 1990

*Author: Hunter, William Wilson, Sir
:Title: Rulers of India
:Publication date: 1894

*Author: Wilson, Andrew
:Title: The Abode of snow: observations on a journey from Chinese Tibet to the India Caucasus, through the upper valleys of the Himalaya
:Publication date: 1875

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== Recommended Links ==

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Some Cemeteries in South India

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[[Category:Cemeteries]]

After the British left India, the Church of South India was formed out of all Protestant denominations. In most cases, if you are trying to find the grave of a Protestant ancestor, find the local C.S.I. church and ask the pastor. If he cannot help you, he will generally find someone who can.

==MADRAS==

===The Madras Cemeteries Board===
300 Kilpauk Garden Road
[[Madras]] 600-010
ph. 611 506

The Board manages all Christian cemeteries in [[Madras]]. The Honourary Secretary is L.Joseph. If you have any questions about any of the Christian cemeteries in [[Madras]], you should address them to the Board.

===Fort St George, Madras===
====St Mary's Church====
The headstones have been removed from their original locations, but can still be viewed around the church. All the headstones have been transcribed and are listed in a booklet entitled 'A Walk Around St Mary's'. Only the very earliest burials took place here, as the churchyard quickly filled up. Once St Mary's was full, the British Cemetery was opened.

===Pallavan Salai, Madras===
====Old British Cemetery====
This is a huge cemetery and very overgrown. Although the grounds are in poor condition, most of the headstones appear to be intact, which is unusual for India.

====Presbyterian Cemetery====

This small, derelict cemetery is not marked on any maps. It is near the overpass of Pallavan Salai near the Old British Cemetery. An old lady, who apparently lives on the grounds, has a complete listing of all the inscriptions. She speaks no English, and will simply hand the booklet to any person of European appearance who wanders into the cemetery. If you visit, you should tip her.

===Washermanpettah Cemetery===
(Washermanpettah is an area of northern [[Madras]])
This is a huge and very disorganised cemetery. Although the burial records of my ancestors showed that some had been buried at Washermanpettah Cemetery in the nineteenth century, I was unable to find any graves earlier than the 1940's. It is possible that there may be more than one cemetery, although the locals assured me that there wasn't, or alternatively I may just have not gone to the right spot within the cemetery.

===Pursewalkum Cemetery===
This is the burial ground for St Matthias' at Vepery. The cemetery has had many of the headstones demolished to build a Tamil church. When I visited in 1993, half of the remainder was under water. Nevertheless, I found the graves of two of my ancestors. To get to this cemetery, you will need to visit St Matthias' on the corner of V.K.Sampath Road and Vepery High Road, and ask for a guide. It is about a 15 minute walk.

==MADRAS SURROUNDS==
===Poonamallee===
====ph.57 2009====

This is a large and ill-kept cemetery. Unfortunately, many of the monuments have had their slate tablets removed, probably to use as building materials. To get to this cemetery, take a taxi or auto-rickshaw along [[Poonamallee]] High Road. It is about 30 minutes by road from [[Madras]] to [[Poonamallee]].

===Pallavaram===
The former Anglican church is St Stephen's (ph.40 1472). You can catch a train or bus to [[Pallavaram]]. From the train station, walk to St Stephen's, which is just off the highway, and ask the pastor for assistance

==ARCOT & VELLORE==

===The English Cemetery at Arcot===

Arcot English Cemetery has graves from 1806 onwards. I was guided there by a doctor, who was asked by the local pastor of St Mary's Church, Ranipet. Ranipet is on the other side of the river from Arcot, but was the 'Arcot church' in the nineteenth century. The cemetery was very poorly preserved and most of the monuments had their slate tablets missing.

===Vellore===
====Central Church====
Has graves from 1788 to 1865, but they appear to be only of officers and their families.

====Protestant Christian Cemetery====
Has graves from 1870 onwards. Well preserved and cared for.

==BANGALORE==

===St John's Church===

132 St John's Church Road, Cleveland Town Post Box 544,
[[Bangalore]] 560 005

===ph.572 805===
Established 1858. Has some graves in the churchyard.

===Old Protestant or Agram Cemetery===
Police Reserve Lines Richmond Road, Bangalore
This cemetery is under the control of the ASC Officers' Mess and permission from them is needed to enter the cemetery. There are Protestant graves from 1813 to 1867. When I last visited it in 1994, it was extraordinarily overgrown, even by Indian standards. However, since then, Admiral Dawson has done a fantastic job cleaning it up and documenting it. Ronnie Johnson has created a database of the headstones in this cemetery. For photos of the Agram cemetery, visit Ronnie's page on the Agram Cemetery.[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/9460/alla.htm]

===Hosur Road, Bangalore===
====Protestant Cemeteries====

These cemeteries are split into two parts : on the left (as you face them from Hosur Road) is Cemetery No.1 and it is the continuation of the Agram Cemtery. It has graves from 1869 to 1917. On the right is Cemetery No.2 and it has graves from 1917 onwards. The cemeteries are maintained by St Mark's Cathedral.

====Hosur Road Catholic Cemetery====

Adjacent to Protestant Cemeteries
This is currently being used and is under the care of St. Patrick's Church. This cemetery is maintained fairly well, and a database from 1838 onwards has been created by Ronnie Johnson. There is a cemetery for Indian Christians at the back road which is reached from Hosur around Protestant Cemetery No.1

===Richmond Road, Bangalore===
====Church of the Sacred Heart====

This Roman Catholic church formerly had many old graves. However, most of them were bulldozed and there is now no trace of any headstones. The only exceptions are the graves of the Paris Foreign Mission priests and the grave of one girl. These were moved by the Bishop into the Priests' Section.

===Fort Cemetery===

This cemetery was for both Protestants and Catholics who fell when taking the Fort in 1791. The cemetery has also been bulldozed and no trace of any gravestone remains. No records remain of this cemetery.

===Mysore Road, Banglore===
====Twentieth-Century Cemeteries====

There are Protestant and Catholic cemeteries here, dating back to 1926. They are not well kept. The Catholic cemetery is in the care of Christ Church, Briand's Square.

===Kalpalli===
====Protestant Cemetery====

This cemetery is under the charge of St John's Chruch. The entrance and chapel needs to be repaired otherwise it will fall into ruins. Admiral Dawson was helping to raise funds for this but the project has not been sanctioned by the Church authorities to date. He has done a special booklet on the cemetery. To some extent, this cemetery is maintained and a few graves are really historical, and some of Bangalore's colonial administrators are buried there.

====Catholic cemetery====

This cemetery is under the charge of St Francis Xavier Cathedral and is used today. However, maintainence is very poor as it covers several congregations and nobody is willing to pay for its upkeep. When it rains there are deep furrows made and stones are moved. There are registers at the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, but they do not give grave location.

Jewish

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Jewish

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== Brief History ==
There were three main communities of Jews in India : the Bene Israel (near Bombay), the "Black Jews" of Cochin and the "White Jews" from Iraq. The Virtual Jewish History Tour ha a summary of the History of Jews in India online. [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/indians.html]

Jews of India [http://www.haruth.com/AsianIndia.html] is a comprehensive website with a wealth of links to sites related to the Jewish communities of India.

General information about Jewish genealogy can be found at JewishGen InfoFiles, which has a host of links providing guidance on researching Jewish family history throughout the world. [http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/]

== Religious Records ==
If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APAC]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.

If you ancestors were married in a Registry Office, then their records will be included with the index to the church records. However, the full details of Registry Office marriages are not available on microfilm through the [[LDS]], so if you find an ancestor in an index that shows it was a Registry Office marriage, you will need to visit the [[APAC]] in London, or have someone visit there on your behalf.

Some records of birth of Jewish people included in the [[church records]] for the Bombay Presidency. It would seem that Jewish parents submitted a letter from their Rabbi or other figure of authority certifying that the individual was born on a certain day at a certain place. These letters were then included with the regular church records. Later, this 'registration' could then be used as proof of British citizenship. This does not seem to have been a very widespread practice. However, if you are at a loss to find a record of your ancestor, it may be worth examining the indexes to the [[church records]] of the Presidency in which they resided.

== Names ==
Common Jewish surnames in India include Sassoon and Joseph. Since many Indian Jews were of Baghdadi origin, other surnames tend to be of the Shephardic style. It is rare to hear of Ashkenazi surnames in India. Other surnames include biblical names.

== Directories ==
Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered Bengal, but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your Jewish ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the OIOC in London, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, visit the informative Thacker's Directories webpage. [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/directories.html]

== Books ==
The following books related to Jews in India are currently available :

'''Who Are the Jews of India '''
By Nathan Katz. Publication date November 2000. Of all the Diaspora communities, the Jews of India are among the least known and most interesting. This readable study, full of vivid details of everyday life, looks in depth at the religious life of the Jewish community in Cochin, the Bene Israel from the remote Konkan coast near Bombay, and the Baghdadi Jews, who migrated to Indian port cities and flourished under the British Raj.

'''Ruby of Cochin : An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers'''
By Ruby Daniel. The autobiography of a Jewish woman from Cochin.

'''The Jewish Communities of India : Identity in a Colonial Era'''
By Joan G. Roland.

'''Bene Israel of India : Some Studies'''
By Benjamin J. Israel. Ranges over the history, religious evolution, some social and deomographic aspects of the life of the community.

'''India's Bene Israel : A Comprehensive Inquiry and Sourcebook'''
By Shirley Berry Isenberg.

'''The Sephardic Table : The Vibrant Cooking of the Mediterranean Jews-A Personal Collection of Recipes from the Middle East, North Africa and India'''
By Pamela Grau Twena. From her Iraqi husband's extended family, Pamela Grau Twena coaxed out recipes that had been passed through generations but never written down. The result is an inviting collection of more than 125 Sephardic Jewish favorites for everyday meals, Sabbath suppers, and holidays. These inspired kosher recipes will appeal to all food lovers.

Serampore

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[[Category:Locations]]
Serampore was a former [[Danish]] colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of [[Calcutta]].

Danish

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The Danish East India Company was established in 1616 and a Danish settlement was established at Tranquebar in 1620. There was also a Danish settlement at [[Serampore]] near Calcutta. They were more important for the missionary activities carried on there than for commerce. These settlements were perhaps the first perceptable cultural impingemnt of the Protestant West on India.

Source : A History of India (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68

In June, 1801 the Danish were defeated at Tranquebar by the [[94th Regiment of Foot|Scots Brigade]] and in 1845 the whole Danish colony was sold to England. This ended the Danish presence in India.

Peter Rasmussen of the Univeristy of Copenhagen wrote a term paper in 1996 entitled A history of the Danish East India Company 1616-1669. This is very interesting and has a number of references at the bottom for those who want to pursue the subject further. [http://www.scholiast.org/history/tra-narr.html]

== Church Records ==

If your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the British Library in London [http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html], or at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating church records on microfilm for British India.
However, your Danish ancestors may not have lived in British India (i.e. that portion of India that was controlled by the British - this grew from a very small area in 1600 to almost all of India by 1947). In this case, the church records will not be kept in the OIOC at the British Library.

Some church records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[Family History Centres]]. The register of baptisms, marriages & burials of the Jerusalems-kirken; baptisms, confirmations, betrothals & marriages, and burials of Zions Kirke at Tranquebar 1707-1818 are available on microfilm '''#128836'''.

== Other Sources ==

[[BACSA]] has published the following books which shed some light on the Danish presence in Asia :
<UL>
<LI>'''Memoirs of an Adventurous Dane in India''' : 1904-1947 by August Peter Hansen, 1999

<LI>'''Protestant Cemetery in Bangkok''' by Justin Corfield, 1997. There are a lot Danish folk buried in this cemetery, as there was a substantial group of Danes who came to Thailand to train the Police and Customs Services.
</UL>
The '''1834 census of Tranquebar''' is available on microfilm at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. It is on two rolls on microfilm '''#39091''' and '''#39092'''.

The '''Register af Blanketregnskaber 1800-1847''' is available on microfilm #599136 at LDS [[Family History Centres]]. The microfilm description is "Register of applications pertaining to civil records including special burials, marriages without banns, divorce petitions, nonprobate will actions that should normally have been handled through a higher authority. Includes the various estates and baronies on mainland Denmark, and then the Danish possessions, Iceland, Faroe Islands, West Indies and Tranquebar, India."

Uno-Barner Jensen has created an impressive website which reflects his extensive research into the subject of '''coins of the Danish East India Company'''. It also has pages on the history of Tranquebar and many beautiful photos of the Danish churches there. The website is available in Danish [http://www.tranquebar.dk/] and English [http://www.tranquebar.dk/welcome.htm].

Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted all the names of Danish residents of [[Serampore]] from the "Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar - 1813" [http://users.rootsweb.com/~indwgw/serampore.htm].

There are Danish records of Tranquebar and Serampore in the King's Library in Copenhagen, Denmark.

British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia

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The British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA) [http://www.bacsa.org.uk/] was established in 1976 to care for, and to record, European cemeteries wherever the East India Company operated. It has published an extensive series of books, including transcriptions of gravestones throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and surrounding areas, as well as more general information on the British presence in this region.