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See also [[Tea]]
== Records==
== Records==
From the end of the 19th century special sections covering '''tea plantations''' appear in Thackers Indian Directories. [http://www.shop.fibis.org/fact_files.htm ''FIBIS Fact File No 3 - Indian Directories by Richard Morgan '']states "The tea section lists within each area the names of the firms, their “tea gardens” (areas under cultivation), the trade mark or logo of the company as it was stamped on their tea chests , the postal address, acreage, proprietors, general managers and assistants, Indian agents and addresses, and London Agents and addresses”  
From the end of the 19th century special sections covering '''tea plantations''' appear in Thackers Indian Directories. [http://www.shop.fibis.org/fact_files.htm ''FIBIS Fact File No 3 - Indian Directories by Richard Morgan '']states "The tea section lists within each area the names of the firms, their “tea gardens” (areas under cultivation), the trade mark or logo of the company as it was stamped on their tea chests , the postal address, acreage, proprietors, general managers and assistants, Indian agents and addresses, and London Agents and addresses”  
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* ''[[FIBIS Journal]]'' no 9 contains an article entitled "Jokai Tea Estates"  by Dick Barton. This also contains a useful reading list.
* ''[[FIBIS Journal]]'' no 9 contains an article entitled "Jokai Tea Estates"  by Dick Barton. This also contains a useful reading list.


==Also see==
[[Schools#D|Schools-Dr Graham's Homes]], Kalimpong, founded for the children of tea workers.
==Historical books==
==Historical books==
*The [[British Library]] has the following book in its catalogue:
*The [[British Library]] has the following book in its catalogue:
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/424/mode/2up ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their history, people, commerce and industrial resources''] by  Somerset Playne , J W  Bond 1917 at Archive.org lists four tea companies
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/424/mode/2up ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their history, people, commerce and industrial resources''] by  Somerset Playne , J W  Bond 1917 at Archive.org lists four tea companies
==Related articles==
*[[Tea]]
*[[Schools#D|Schools-Dr Graham's Homes]], Kalimpong, founded for the children of tea workers.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.koi-hai.com/index.html Koi-Hai] a site for those who lived and worked in North East India, particularly in the Tea industry. Includes articles, list of relevant books, photos, some grave inscriptions, tourism information
*[http://www.koi-hai.com/index.html Koi-Hai] a site for those who lived and worked in North East India, particularly in the Tea industry. Includes articles, list of relevant books, photos, some grave inscriptions, tourism information
*[http://shangrilajournals.com/shangrilajournals.com/Assam%20-%20Where.html Assam Where?] Growing up in the tea growing district of Cachar during the late 1940s and the 1950s from Shangrilajournals.com. (There are links at the bottom of the page)
*[http://shangrilajournals.com/shangrilajournals.com/Assam%20-%20Where.html Assam Where?] Growing up in the tea growing district of Cachar during the late 1940s and the 1950s from Shangrilajournals.com. (There are links at the bottom of the page)
*Very interesting and detailed [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/robertson.html interviews] of many aspects of the life and work of a tea planter. Travancore State, Calcutta, Darjeeling, N.W.F.P. Recorded by A.S. Robertson and his son, A.F. Robertson (1976 and 1979) from  [[University of Cambridge - Centre of South Asian Studies]]. Listen to the interviews, or read the transcripts.
*Very interesting and detailed [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/robertson.html interviews] of many aspects of the life and work of a tea planter. Travancore State, Calcutta, Darjeeling, N.W.F.P. Recorded by A.S. Robertson and his son, A.F. Robertson (1976 and 1979) from  [[University of Cambridge - Centre of South Asian Studies]]. Listen to the interviews, or read the transcripts.
*[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2009-10/1255213630 Tea Planter in Bengal] a posting from the rootsweb India mailing list archives giving advice and information on researching Tea Planters.
*[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2009-10/1255213630 Tea Planter in Bengal] a posting from the rootsweb India mailing list archives giving advice and information on researching Tea Planters.
* [http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/s-z.htm Business records relating to tea companies] in the Guildhall Library, London.  It seems likely these companies are ones registered in the U.K.
* [http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/s-z.htm Business records relating to tea companies] in the Guildhall Library, London.  It seems likely these companies are ones registered in the U.K.
*[http://oldindianphotos.blogspot.com/search/label/Assam Old Indian Photos] has pictures of Assam and tea.
*[http://oldindianphotos.blogspot.com/search/label/Assam Old Indian Photos] has pictures of Assam and tea.
*[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=81070 The Story of India Tea] 1917 British Pathe film clip




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Revision as of 10:06, 29 April 2010

Records

From the end of the 19th century special sections covering tea plantations appear in Thackers Indian Directories. FIBIS Fact File No 3 - Indian Directories by Richard Morgan states "The tea section lists within each area the names of the firms, their “tea gardens” (areas under cultivation), the trade mark or logo of the company as it was stamped on their tea chests , the postal address, acreage, proprietors, general managers and assistants, Indian agents and addresses, and London Agents and addresses”

An example, is given of how a genealogical history can be obtained by using the annual directories in this context.

Fibis Resources

  • FIBIS Journal no 9 contains an article entitled "Jokai Tea Estates" by Dick Barton. This also contains a useful reading list.

Historical books

Taylor’s Maps of the following Tea Districts, Darjeeling, Terai, Jalpaiguri and Dooars, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Sylhet, with complete Index to all Tea Gardens, published 1910

Historical books online

  • Old times in Assam by T Kinney 1896 Archive.org A tea planter’s life in the early 1860’s. Reprints from columns in the Englishman and Indian Planters’ Gazette.

Related articles

External links

  • Koi-Hai a site for those who lived and worked in North East India, particularly in the Tea industry. Includes articles, list of relevant books, photos, some grave inscriptions, tourism information
  • Assam Where? Growing up in the tea growing district of Cachar during the late 1940s and the 1950s from Shangrilajournals.com. (There are links at the bottom of the page)
  • Very interesting and detailed interviews of many aspects of the life and work of a tea planter. Travancore State, Calcutta, Darjeeling, N.W.F.P. Recorded by A.S. Robertson and his son, A.F. Robertson (1976 and 1979) from University of Cambridge - Centre of South Asian Studies. Listen to the interviews, or read the transcripts.
  • Tea Planter in Bengal a posting from the rootsweb India mailing list archives giving advice and information on researching Tea Planters.
  • Business records relating to tea companies in the Guildhall Library, London. It seems likely these companies are ones registered in the U.K.
  • Old Indian Photos has pictures of Assam and tea.
  • The Story of India Tea 1917 British Pathe film clip