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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu] Wikipedia
*New buildings in [http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/madras.htm Madras 1888-1896] from [http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/henry-irwin.htm Henry Irwin Architect in India 1841–1922]
*New buildings in [http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/madras.htm Madras 1888-1896] from [http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/henry-irwin.htm Henry Irwin Architect in India 1841–1922]
*[http://madrasmusings.com/madrasmusings.html ''Madras Musings''] is a fortnightly newsmagazine, available online, devoted to the preservation of the heritage and environment of the city of Madras. It has online [http://madrasmusings.com/archive.html Archives] from 1991.  
 
*[http://www.madrasmusings.com ''Madras Musings''] is a fortnightly newsmagazine, available online, devoted to the preservation of the heritage and environment of the city of Madras. It has online [http://www.madrasmusings.com/archives/ Archives] from 1991.  
**It includes a number of articles titled "Literature on Madras", containing bibliographic references to help you find historical information about Madras, refer [[Madras bibliography]]
**It includes a number of articles titled "Literature on Madras", containing bibliographic references to help you find historical information about Madras, refer [[Madras bibliography]]
**[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%204/otherstories.html  'The best east of Suez,' they described MH [The Madras Maternity Hospital<nowiki>]</nowiki>]  June 1-15, 2009, [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%205/where-they-see-hear-and-dream-ob-and-gyn.html Where they see, hear and dream Ob & Gyn], June 16-30, 2009
**[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%204/otherstories.html  'The best east of Suez,' they described MH [The Madras Maternity Hospital<nowiki>]</nowiki>]  June 1-15, 2009, [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%205/where-they-see-hear-and-dream-ob-and-gyn.html Where they see, hear and dream Ob & Gyn], June 16-30, 2009
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*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2021%20No%205/kellys.html "Lost Landmarks of Madras : Kelly's Drain– Where was it?"] by V Sriram  ''Madras Musings''  Vol. XXI No. 4, June 16-30, 2011 "a channel running through the heart of George Town."
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2021%20No%205/kellys.html "Lost Landmarks of Madras : Kelly's Drain– Where was it?"] by V Sriram  ''Madras Musings''  Vol. XXI No. 4, June 16-30, 2011 "a channel running through the heart of George Town."
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-pushy-first-lady/article4023512.ece  "Madras’ pushy First Lady"]  by V Sriram. ''The Hindu'' 23 October  2012. Lady Willingdon arrived in 1919 and many institutions were named after her.  
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-pushy-first-lady/article4023512.ece  "Madras’ pushy First Lady"]  by V Sriram. ''The Hindu'' 23 October  2012. Lady Willingdon arrived in 1919 and many institutions were named after her.  
*[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/25/stories/2009052550110400.htm Racing memories] by S. Muthiah  25 May  2009 ''The Hindu''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131127102623/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/25/stories/2009052550110400.htm Racing memories] by S. Muthiah  25 May  2009 ''The Hindu'', now archived.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/30/stories/2002093000180300.htm "Will Chennai's Jews be there?"] by S. Muthiah Sep 30, 2002. ''The Hindu'' .A Jewish settlement first established itself in Madras to export the diamonds of Golconda to London.  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030610160408/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/30/stories/2002093000180300.htm "Will Chennai's Jews be there?"] by S. Muthiah Sep 30, 2002''The Hindu'', now archived. A Jewish settlement first established itself in Madras to export the diamonds of Golconda to London.  
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-spirit-of-an-era/article4781426.ece "Survivors of Time: The spirit of an era"] by Anusha Parthasarathy  June 4, 2013.  Part 2: [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/remains-of-the-day/article4806370.ece "Remains of the day"] June 12, 2013 ''The Hindu''. The Portuguese in early Madras.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-spirit-of-an-era/article4781426.ece "Survivors of Time: The spirit of an era"] by Anusha Parthasarathy  June 4, 2013.  Part 2: [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/remains-of-the-day/article4806370.ece "Remains of the day"] June 12, 2013 ''The Hindu''. The Portuguese in early Madras.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-first-church-in-british-madras/article22795898.ece  "Madras Miscellany: The first church in British Madras"] by S. Muthiah February 19, 2018  ''The Hindu''. St Andrew’s Roman Catholic church, also known as the Portuguese Church, established  1642.  
*[http://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-first-church-in-british-madras/article22795898.ece  "Madras Miscellany: The first church in British Madras"] by S. Muthiah February 19, 2018  ''The Hindu''. St Andrew’s Roman Catholic church, also known as the Portuguese Church, established  1642.  
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**[https://archive.org/stream/b2809265x#page/171/mode/1up Plan of Madras and environs] prior to page 173
**[https://archive.org/stream/b2809265x#page/171/mode/1up Plan of Madras and environs] prior to page 173
*[https://archive.org/details/eurasiansofmadra0000thur/page/n7/mode/2up "Eurasians of Madras and Malabar"] by Edgar Thurston page 69-114 ''Madras Government Museum Bulletin'' Vol II, No 2 1898 Archive.org.  
*[https://archive.org/details/eurasiansofmadra0000thur/page/n7/mode/2up "Eurasians of Madras and Malabar"] by Edgar Thurston page 69-114 ''Madras Government Museum Bulletin'' Vol II, No 2 1898 Archive.org.  
*[https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/2746 ''World War II Operational Documents: Port summary of Madras, India, 1945''] from Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library.
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Revision as of 12:58, 29 September 2020

Madras (City)
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 13.09°N, 80.27°E
Altitude: 6m
Present Day Details
Place Name: Chennai
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links
Madras Railway (to 1908)
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (1908 on)
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places of interest during the British period
Madras (City)



Madras (now Chennai) was one of the early East India Company Factories, the location of Fort St George and the seat of the Madras Presidency.

Madras in 1862, with churches, missions & schools
Madras 1893 Rootsweb

History

Spelling variants

Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras

FIBIS resources

Cemeteries

See Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.

Orphan schools

See the main article Orphan Schools in Madras, or the following list of schools:

Economy and business

External links

Also see Historical books online, below.

Maps

Note: this map contains an insert, A Plan of Fort St. George and the City of Madras, which can can be enlarged considerably.

Historical books online

Also see Madras (Presidency)
Directories online
Newspapers and journals online

Also available as downloads from GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, with possibly better images. Vol. I, Vol. II, Part 1, Vol. III.
Parrys of Madras by Hilton Brown 1954. Full title: Parry's of Madras: a story of British enterprise in India. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
On the Coromandel Coast by F. E. Penny 1908. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.
  • Vicissitudes of Fort St. George by David Leighton 1902 Archive.org. The history to 1798.
  • The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras by Rev Frank Penny 1904 Archive.org
Volume 1 In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Volume 2 1805 to 1835 Volume 3 1835 to 1861
These articles have been reprinted as the book Marriages at Fort St. George, Madras, published 1907. This book is available to read online, or download, catalogue entry, from FamilySearch. You need to be registered and sign in first.
List Of Marriages Registered in the Presidency Of Fort St George 1680 - 1800 edited by H Dodwell, Curator Madras Record Office 1916. Tamil Virtual Library. These records are compiled from St Mary's registers, and also Missionary registers, so perhaps include records additional to the record series above. Contains 74 pages of records.

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