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The L/F/10 records are records of service, 1702-1928, and contain:
The L/F/10 records are records of service, 1702-1928, containing career details of Government employees in all India's Presidencies and Provinces and in the central Government of India, though date ranges may be much narrower for particular areas.  The records cover:  


*lists of civil and uncovenanted servants
*covenanted and uncovenanted servants  
*statements of civil establishment for the Government of India and the provincial governments
*'supernumeraries' - officials falling in neither of the above categories
*lists of employees of
*statements of civil establishment for the Government of India and the provincial governments  
**the India Forest
**Public Works
**Post Office department
**Burma Railway Company


For a list of these records see [[:Category:L/F/10|L/F/10 Records]]. By way of example, one of the pages is
The records for uncovenanted servants (usually but not always middle-ranking and subordinate staff ) are particularly valuable as information on them is often not available elsewhere. They include employees in all Government departments and offices, including for example:
[[Agra Civil Servants 1836 - 1848]] for which the reference L/F/10/161 IOR Neg 57171-172 is quoted. The second reference IOR Neg 57171-172 is an India Office Records microfilm number. These are different to the LDS microfilm numbers, which are mentioned below.


This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-02/1297381051 post] advises that a number of [[LDS]] microfilms in respect of uncovenanted servants are listed in the LDS Library catalogue under the title [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831494&disp=A+return+of+all+offices%2C+places+and+pe&columns=*,0,0  A return of all offices, places and pensions, civil, political, military and commercial held under the East India Company within the United Kingdom and colonies. India Office]. The reference IOR/ L/AG/30/1-22/1-60 is quoted, however an examination of pages 2 and 3 of the film notes for the catalogue entry shows that many of the records for uncovenanted servants are from the series '''IOR/L/F/10/119-252''', for the period to 1900 (broken range). Some of the records which do not have an IOR reference may possibly also be part of the IOR/L/F/10 series.
*the [[Forestry|Indian Forest Department]]  
*the [[Public Works Department]]  
*the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post Office and Telegraph Departments]]
*the [[Railways|Indian Railways]] including the Burma Railway Company


A full description of the LDS microfilm numbers will be available in the soon to be published ''FIBIS Fact File'' on L/F/10 Records of Service.
LDS film numbers have been shown in brackets alongside the India Office Record numbers in the detailed listings on the relevant fibiwiki sections.  For a list of these records see '''[[:Category:L/F/10|L/F/10 Records]]''' Sometimes the exact microfilm number is unclear, although an estimate is given.
:'''Update''': Microfilm ordering services has ceased,  however selected microfilms have been digitised and  are currently available for viewing on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre. It is expected that in time all microfilms will be similarly available in this format. Locate these records through the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ FamilySearch catalogue], searching by microfilm number, but making sure there are no spaces within the number.  '''See  [[FamilySearch Centres]]''' for viewing information.


==FIBIS resources==
*''FIBIS Fact File No 7: Some major sources for Ancestors in the Indian Public Services'' by Lawrie Butler with a contribution by Tim Thomas , published 2012, 48 pages


:It comprises a list of Abbreviations; Introduction to the L/F/10 Series at the British Library; Case study of research using the L/F/10s; an Index of the L/F/10 series; Availability of Microfilms at both the British Library and the LDS; an article about the Indian Civil Service Records held at the British Library by Tim Thomas.
:Available to buy online from the [https://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0007-some-major-sources-for-ancestors-in-the-indian-public-services/ '''FIBIS Shop''']
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 31 March 2019

The L/F/10 records are records of service, 1702-1928, containing career details of Government employees in all India's Presidencies and Provinces and in the central Government of India, though date ranges may be much narrower for particular areas. The records cover:

  • covenanted and uncovenanted servants
  • 'supernumeraries' - officials falling in neither of the above categories
  • statements of civil establishment for the Government of India and the provincial governments

The records for uncovenanted servants (usually but not always middle-ranking and subordinate staff ) are particularly valuable as information on them is often not available elsewhere. They include employees in all Government departments and offices, including for example:

LDS film numbers have been shown in brackets alongside the India Office Record numbers in the detailed listings on the relevant fibiwiki sections. For a list of these records see L/F/10 Records Sometimes the exact microfilm number is unclear, although an estimate is given.

Update: Microfilm ordering services has ceased, however selected microfilms have been digitised and are currently available for viewing on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre. It is expected that in time all microfilms will be similarly available in this format. Locate these records through the FamilySearch catalogue, searching by microfilm number, but making sure there are no spaces within the number. See FamilySearch Centres for viewing information.

FIBIS resources

  • FIBIS Fact File No 7: Some major sources for Ancestors in the Indian Public Services by Lawrie Butler with a contribution by Tim Thomas , published 2012, 48 pages
It comprises a list of Abbreviations; Introduction to the L/F/10 Series at the British Library; Case study of research using the L/F/10s; an Index of the L/F/10 series; Availability of Microfilms at both the British Library and the LDS; an article about the Indian Civil Service Records held at the British Library by Tim Thomas.
Available to buy online from the FIBIS Shop


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