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*[[Australia]] , for Anglo Indians in Australia*[[East India Company Army#Wives and children|East India Company Army - Wives and children]]*[[Hobson Jobson]] for glossary of Anglo Indian words.

== FIBIS Fact Files No 1 Definition of Anglo-Indian==''Researching Section 366 of the Constitution of India (1950) states  “"An Anglo-Indian Ancestry'' 2009 21pp. <br>Essential for means a person whose father or any family historian with blended ethnicity. The booklet contains two expanded and updated articles previously published of whose other male progenitors in the FIBIS "Journal": "The children male line is or was of John Company : European descent, but who is domiciled within the Anglo-Indiansterritory of India and is or was born within such territory of parents habitually resident therein and not established there for temporary purposes only." by Geraldine Charles,  This definition is a constitutional one and "A Luso-Indian voyage" by Cliff Pereiramakes no reference to female ancestry. These two authorities provide invaluable information: definitions of It has been argued as being somewhat limited and it is not unusual for those with such European descent lying in the various terms used female line to regard their ancestress as Anglo Indian for those genealogical purposes.  The term Anglo Indian meaning a person of mixed race heritage was used in the Indian sub-continent, a brief background history Schedules of these communities, reading lists, and, by using their own families as a basisthe 1911 Census, a demonstration of how to effectively research Anglo-Indian ancestors.<brref>Available from the [http://shopbooks.google.fibiscom.orgau/books?id=DEAlCTxJowUC&pg=PA81 “Anglo-Indian”] page 81 ‪''People of India: Maharashtra, Part 1''‬ by B.html FIBIS Shop]V. Also available Bhanu Google Books</ref> and from that time became the FIBIS representative in Australiaaccepted term. Prior to that terms such as Eurasian, East-Indian, Indo-Briton, Country-Born, and 'Blue-skin' were used.<ref>Murphy, Sylvia Murphy (refer . [httphttps://wwwweb.fibisarchive.org/committeeweb/20180905140148/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.html FIBIS Committeecom/thread/1663155/ The East Indian Community near Vasai and Mumbai])Scroll down. ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 7 March 2010, now archived.</ref> ==Marriage==The only way a British man could marry legally in India was for both bride and groom to be Christian, and to marry in a Christian church ceremony. In some cases a European groom became a Moslem, and married in a Moslem ceremony. However, in terms of British law, he was not considered to be married. Prior to about 1815, there were many mixed race marriages between British soldiers and Indian, or Indo-Portuguese women. However the opinion in Britain was strongly against such mixed marriage, and a soldier with an Indian wife could not return to Britain with her.

== Recommended reading ==Almost as bigger barrier to intermarriage was the Indian attitude. Any Hindu women who went with a British man lost caste immediately. She was cast out of her family and village. Consequently only those at the bottom of Indian society could ever see a British soldier as a advantageous marriage candidate.<ref>Balmer, Nick. [httphttps://wikiweb.fibisarchive.org/indexweb/20180905135737/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/thread/2839017/ Anglo-Indians and the established churches] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 9 March 2008, now archived.</ref> However, for those with financial resources, it appears that it may have been possible to regain caste, as one will specifies an amount "for the purpose of restoring to her her cast".php?title=Transport_and_communications_reading_list Bear<ref>Murphy, LauraSylvia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180905213636/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/thread/2840383/ Loss of Cast] ''Lines of the NationRootsweb India Mailing List'' (New York: Columbia14 November 2008, now archived.</ref>. On the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts prior to c 1820, it is suspected that the intermarriages may have included some high caste Hindus.<ref>Balmer, 2007) Nicholas. [essential but uncomfortable reading for Anglo-Indians with railway rootshttps://web.archive.org/web/20200226035044/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/4207842/ India Princess] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 8 February 2007, now archived.</ref>

== External Links Recommended reading ==*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Transport_and_communications_reading_list Bear, Laura] ''Lines of the Nation'' (New York: Columbia, 2007) [essential but uncomfortable reading for Anglo-Indians with railway roots].*See also list of titles under the “Anglo-Indians” section of [http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Society_reading_list FIBIS Society Reading List]

== External links ==*[http://books.googlemadrasmusings.com/books?id=SdWgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA73 Vol%2020%20No%2012/the-anglo-indians-of-madras.html "The East Indian CommunityAnglo -Indians of Madras"] ''Calcutta Review''from Madras Musings dated October 1-15, Volume 11 January-June 1849. (Google Books)2010*[http://homewww.alphalinkthehindu.com.au/~agilbert Anglo Indian Home Page] includes::*"Some Comments on stereotypes features/metroplus/society/of the Anglo-Indiansa-community-and-culture/article6360495.ece "Of a community and culture" ] by Megan Stuart Mills Esther Elias August 28, 2014 ''The Hindu''. Notes from S. Muthiah’s lecture on the ''International Journal 500-year history of Anglo-Indian Studies'' 1996. Indians in India *[httphttps://homeinternational-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.alphalink.comorg/index.auphp/~agilbert/jmills1.html Part 1IJAIS International Journal of Anglo Indian Studies] covers many subjects and includes a list of books and :-:*[httphttps://homeinternational-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.alphalinkorg/index.com.auphp/IJAIS/article/~agilbertview/mills1.html Part 2122 "Christopher Hawes in Conversation with Glenn D'cruz"] includes a section on the army in World War I ''The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies'' Volume 3, mentioning conscription, andNumber 1, in section 9, railway people.1998:*A [httphttps://homeinternational-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.alphalinkorg/index.com.auphp/IJAIS/article/~agilbertview/books.html listing153 "Beyond "Cotton Mary": Anglo-Indian Categories and Reclaiming the Diverse Past"] by Adrian Carton ''The International Journal of Books on Anglo-Indian Culture Studies'' Volume 5, Number 1, 2000. Includes mention of the Portuguese, Dutch and History January 1997 by Withbert PayneDanish in India.:*[httphttps://homeinternational-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.alphalinkorg/index.com.auphp/IJAIS/article/~agilbertview/onjama~1.html 169 "EIR at On Jamalpur - Anglo-Indian Railway Officers"] by Blair Williams ''The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies'' (Volume 6, Number 2, 2001).:*[httphttps://homeinternational-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.alphalinkorg/index.com.auphp/IJAIS/article/~agilbertview/curious.html 191 "The Curious Exclusion Of Anglo-Indians From Mass Slaughter During The Partition Of India"]. Experiences in India During 1947 of some who went to New Zealand by Dorothy McMenamin. ''The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies'' Volume 9, Number 1, 2006:*[https://international-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.org/index.php/IJAIS/article/view/71 "Loyalty, Parity, and Social Control-The Competing Visions on the Creation of an ‘Eurasian’ Military Regiment in late British India"] by Satoshi Mizutani ''The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies''Domicile and DiasporaVolume 10, No. 1, 2010:*[https: //international-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.org/index.php/IJAIS/article/view/62 "The Origins of The Anglo-Indians"] by Sheila Pais James ''The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Women and the Spatial Politics of HomeStudies'' Volume 10, Number 2, 2010*[http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/13525 ''The Eurasian Problem In Nineteenth Century India'' ] by Alison Blunt 2005 Valerie E.R. Anderson 2011. A thesis in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History , School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Contains a link to a pdf download.**[http://valanderson.weebly.com Anglo-Indians and Eurasians in Nineteenth Century India] Website of Val Anderson. Includes a paper "Religion and Race: Eurasians in colonial India"*[http://booksdissertationreviews.org/archives/13928 "Decolonising Anglo-Indians"] by Swati Chawla. April 25, 2016. dissertationreviews.org. An article about a University of Oxford dissertation by Uther E. Charlton-Stevens which is is a thorough investigation of the position and politics of Anglo-Indians in late colonial India.*Russell and Enid Fonceca’s [https://www.googleanglofamilytrees.comAnglo-Indian family trees and their links]. Is any of the internal links no longer work, try an an earlier [https:/books?id=YEykMG3QIXMC Limited View Google Books/web.archive.org/web/20161129231810/https://www.anglofamilytrees.com/ archived version] of the website.**[httphttps://www.informaworldanglofamilytrees.com/smppanglo_indians_of_calcutta.htm "Anglo Indians of Calcutta"]*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171123235553/http://members.optusnet.com.au/ftinterface~db=all~content=a768371327~fulltext=713240930 lyonsfab/article_rail_journeys.htm "The Many Rail Journeys Leading To Allahabad"Problematic spaces] by Esther Mary Lyons from her website, problematic racesnow archived.:[https://web.archive.org/web/20150328085827/http: defining 'Europeans' //www.sumgenius.com.au/allahabad_railway.htm "Experience of Living in a Railway Colony in late colonial IndiaAllahabad"] by Elizabeth Buettner in ''Women's History Review''Esther Mary Lyons, Volume 9, Issue 2 (June 2000) pages 277 – 298now archived. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160804010001/http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/apac/saalg/issue3.pdf "Children of the Raj"] (pdf) by Vyvyen Brendon (2006) from a SAALG Newsletter, British Library archived webpage, has some references to Anglo Indian children.