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:See also [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~chaterfamilytree/Armenian_Graves_in_Bushire.html Armenian Graves in Bushire] from Chater Genealogy which refers to these articles.
:See also [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~chaterfamilytree/Armenian_Graves_in_Bushire.html Armenian Graves in Bushire] from Chater Genealogy which refers to these articles.
*The [[FamilySearch]] catalogue has the following entry: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/153708  Church of England in Iran. Anglican Chaplaincy (Julfa) Baptisms, 1875-1879 Marriages, 1877] Film 574493 Item 2. The FamilySearch digitised microfilm is viewable, for non church members,  at either a FamilySearch family history centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library, see [[FamilySearch Centres]]. Although it is indicated that the film has been indexed, it appears likely that it is other parts of the microfilm which have been indexed, and not item 2.
*The [[FamilySearch]] catalogue has the following entry: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/153708  Church of England in Iran. Anglican Chaplaincy (Julfa) Baptisms, 1875-1879 Marriages, 1877] Film 574493 Item 2. The FamilySearch digitised microfilm is viewable, for non church members,  at either a FamilySearch family history centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library, see [[FamilySearch Centres]]. Although it is indicated that the film has been indexed, it appears likely that it is other parts of the microfilm which have been indexed, and not item 2.
:The original records are now  in the  London Metropolitan Archives DL/E/E/056/MS11215A  (previously in the Guildhall) and are records from the Mission Chapel, Julfa. The chapel appears to have been attached to the Church Missionary Society. [https://search.lma.gov.uk Search the Catalogue].
:The original records are now  in the  London Metropolitan Archives DL/E/E/056/MS11215A  (previously in the Guildhall) and are records from the Mission Chapel, Julfa. The chapel appears to have been attached to the Church Missionary Society. [http://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD+DL~2FE~2FE~2F056~2FMS11215A?SESSIONSEARCH Catalogue entry] or [https://search.lma.gov.uk Search the Catalogue].
:There are also some records for Iran in  the [[IGI#India records|"World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch]]
:There are also some records for Iran in  the [[IGI#India records|"World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch]]
*India Office Records at the [[British Library]]. Also refer Qatar Digital Library, below.
*India Office Records at the [[British Library]]. Also refer Qatar Digital Library, below.
**[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/iran/index.html Iran: Sources in the India Office Records]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170914195745/http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/iran/index.html Iran: Sources in the India Office Records], now an archived webpage.
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorg_4&cid=1-10#1-10    Factory Records: Persia and the Persian Gulf  IOR/G/29]  1620-1822
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/4ddbcaf1-e0dd-4cd4-8bb9-154895856e6b#1-10    Factory Records: Persia and the Persian Gulf  IOR/G/29]  1620-1822
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-r15_3&cid=1#1 Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf  IOR/R/15]  1763-1951.
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/99dcdf9e-ad3e-46e1-b00c-0a4f0d54903a Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf  IOR/R/15]  1763-1951.
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlpwd&cid=1-7#1-7 Indo-European Telegraph Department  IOR/L/PWD/7]  1865-1931
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/37767189-6619-4c46-8e1c-8adc718136f2#1-7 Indo-European Telegraph Department  IOR/L/PWD/7]  1865-1931
**[http://www.idc.nl/ead/455.xml Finding Aid:British Colonial Policy and Intelligence Files on Asia and the Middle East, c. 1880-1950] IDC Publishers. Original records held in the India Office Records. Includes a section on Iran.
**[http://www.idc.nl/ead/455.xml Finding Aid:British Colonial Policy and Intelligence Files on Asia and the Middle East, c. 1880-1950] IDC Publishers. Original records held in the India Office Records. Includes a section on Iran.



Revision as of 08:00, 5 March 2020

Iran was previously known as Persia. This page also includes the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas.

Also see

FIBIS resources

Records

The journal Iran is available at the British Library, UIN: BLL01017595572
See also Armenian Graves in Bushire from Chater Genealogy which refers to these articles.
The original records are now in the London Metropolitan Archives DL/E/E/056/MS11215A (previously in the Guildhall) and are records from the Mission Chapel, Julfa. The chapel appears to have been attached to the Church Missionary Society. Catalogue entry or Search the Catalogue.
There are also some records for Iran in the "World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch

FIBIS resources

John Isaacson, who at the time was described as a "Sergeant, RE", arrived in Persia on 11 November 1863 and was posted to the Persian section of the IETD. He died in Bushire in 1892.

External links

Maps

Historical books online

Also see Gazetteers - Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia
Sir John Chardin’s Travels in Persia. 1927 reprint of the 1724 edition A New and Accurate Description of Persia, (there having been a 1720 edition with the title Sir John Chardin’s Travels in Persia translated by Edmund Lloyd), from the original French publications about travels in Persia 1669-1677, edited by N M Penzer with a "Preface", and an "Introduction" by Sir Percy Sykes. 1927 Archive.org
Chardin, Sir John Encyclopædia Iranica
A later edition, edited, with notes and an introduction, by William Crooke, formerly of the Bengal Civil Service. in three volumes, printed for the Hakluyt Society, (Second Series, 2/19, 2/20 and 2/39) 1909-1915. Volume 1, Volume II, Volume III. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
Also available Qatar Digital Library where the illustrations have been correctly rotated, the latter digitised from British Library: Printed Collections, IOL.1947.b.134
Central Asia. Part V. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel C M Macgregor 1872. Qatar Digital Library.
Volume II. Zoology and Geology by W T Blanford. 1876 Archive.org
Persia Revisited by General Sir Thomas Edward Gordon, formerly Military Attache and Oriental Secretary to Her Majesty’s Legation at Tehran. 1896 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
A History of Persia by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org Volume I, Volume II;
Vol I, 2nd edition 1921. Also available World Digital Library Library of Congress. Images and maps may be better/ rotatable. Click on image to read online. Vol II, 2nd edition 1921 Archive.org;
Vol I, 3rd edition 1930, Vol II, 3rd edition 1930 Archive.org.
Persia by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
A biography of Sir Percy Sykes: Persia in the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes, Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy by Antony Wynn 2003. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01006930820 . Book review.[2]
British Library Untold lives blog ‘Persian Gulf tragedy’ – the death of John Gordon Lorimer 08 February 2014 (retrieved 18 June 2014)
The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910
Political Frontiers and Boundary Making by Col. Sir Thomas H Holdich 1916
"Between the Tigris and the Indus" by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich The Geographical Review Volume IV September 1, 1917 Archive.org
Persia by Sir Arnold Wilson 1932. Link to a pdf download STOU Digital Repository Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. Note, website has been noticed to be unavailable at times. Possibly may be open only during "office hours".

References

  1. faculty.ucr.edu
  2. Book review by Noel Malcolm of Persia in the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes, Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy by Antony Wynn. 9 March 2003. The Telegraph
  3. Book review Sunday Times (Perth, WA : Sun 22 Jun 1947 trove.nla.gov.au