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''FIBIS fact file No 6: Graves in British India'' | ''FIBIS fact file No 6: Graves in British India'' | ||
The guide is available from the [ | The guide is available from the [https://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0003-indian-directories-by-richard-morgan/ FIBIS Shop]. It is split into two parts: | ||
Part 1. Sources for Indian Memorial Inscriptions and covers Early Transcriptions by each Presidency; Bengal Past and Present; Percy-Smith/Bullock transcriptions; BACSA - its books and archives. | Part 1. Sources for Indian Memorial Inscriptions and covers Early Transcriptions by each Presidency; Bengal Past and Present; Percy-Smith/Bullock transcriptions; BACSA - its books and archives. | ||
Part 2. Looking for an Indian Grave: Preparation before leaving for India; Preparation in India; Transcription; Photography; the Chowkidar and the Parish Priest; Sharing the Material | Part 2. Looking for an Indian Grave: Preparation before leaving for India; Preparation in India; Transcription; Photography; the Chowkidar and the Parish Priest; Sharing the Material | ||
==Southern Asia== | ==Southern Asia== | ||
* ''Christ Church, Polibetta, Coorg, India : burials 1892-1962'', edited by Theon Wilkinson. London: BACSA, 1985 | * ''Christ Church, Polibetta, Coorg, India : burials 1892-1962'', edited by Theon Wilkinson. London: BACSA, 1985 | ||
A typescript of the Burial Register. | A typescript of the Burial Register. | ||
* Cooke, David | * Cooke, David | ||
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Transcripts of memorial inscriptions from British and Dutch tombs from 17th century. With 40 illustrations, plans and a map. | Transcripts of memorial inscriptions from British and Dutch tombs from 17th century. With 40 illustrations, plans and a map. | ||
* Cooke, David | * Cooke, David | ||
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Covers the Old Cemetery; Mors Janua Vitae Cemetery; Waltair Cemetery; and church monumental inscriptions. The oldest dates from 1699. Over 70 illustrations. | Covers the Old Cemetery; Mors Janua Vitae Cemetery; Waltair Cemetery; and church monumental inscriptions. The oldest dates from 1699. Over 70 illustrations. | ||
* Cooke, David | * Cooke, David | ||
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British tombs from 1811. Twenty illustrations, plans and map. | British tombs from 1811. Twenty illustrations, plans and map. | ||
* Cotton, Julian James | * Cotton, Julian James | ||
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[https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n5/mode/2up Online edition] 1905. archive.org | [https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n5/mode/2up Online edition] 1905. archive.org | ||
* Davies, Vincent | * Davies, Vincent | ||
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Transcripts from tombs of people mostly associated with indigo and sugar factories in North Bihar. Includes 11 illustrations and a map. | Transcripts from tombs of people mostly associated with indigo and sugar factories in North Bihar. Includes 11 illustrations and a map. | ||
* Davies, Vincent | * Davies, Vincent | ||
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In addition to the transcripts there are biographical notes, illustrations and two maps. | In addition to the transcripts there are biographical notes, illustrations and two maps. | ||
* Davies, Vincent | * Davies, Vincent | ||
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The 235 tombstones recorded tell the story of this 'Invalid' station from 1768. With the modern name of Munger this town is in Bihar. Includes illustrations, maps and plans. | The 235 tombstones recorded tell the story of this 'Invalid' station from 1768. With the modern name of Munger this town is in Bihar. Includes illustrations, maps and plans. | ||
* Farrington, Susan | * Farrington, Susan | ||
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Transcripts of monumental inscriptions and burial registers, this includes 70 illustrations and plans. | Transcripts of monumental inscriptions and burial registers, this includes 70 illustrations and plans. | ||
* Farrington, Susan | * Farrington, Susan | ||
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Around 900 monumental inscriptions dating from 1849. Profusely illustrated and with helpful plans. | Around 900 monumental inscriptions dating from 1849. Profusely illustrated and with helpful plans. | ||
* Farrington, Susan | * Farrington, Susan | ||
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This additional volume contains more inscriptions from churches and other cemeteries, and is once again profusely illustrated. | This additional volume contains more inscriptions from churches and other cemeteries, and is once again profusely illustrated. | ||
* Farrington, Susan | * Farrington, Susan | ||
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Covers the cemeteries, the town's history, the staff college, railways, churches and the horrifying 1935 earthquake. With more than 100 illustrations and plans. | Covers the cemeteries, the town's history, the staff college, railways, churches and the horrifying 1935 earthquake. With more than 100 illustrations and plans. | ||
* Farrington, Susan | * Farrington, Susan | ||
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Covers the main Harley Street Cemetery, with additional monumental inscriptions from four other cemeteries and plaques from churches. Contains 40 illustrations and plans. | Covers the main Harley Street Cemetery, with additional monumental inscriptions from four other cemeteries and plaques from churches. Contains 40 illustrations and plans. | ||
* Galsworthy, Aylmer Jean | * Galsworthy, Aylmer Jean | ||
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Inscriptions and biographical notes: graves listed by year of death (1820-1912), plus endowments (1888-1951). Also lists of army personnel, civilians, stonemasons etc. | Inscriptions and biographical notes: graves listed by year of death (1820-1912), plus endowments (1888-1951). Also lists of army personnel, civilians, stonemasons etc. | ||
* ''A Guide to the Christian cemetery, Gilgit, northern areas, Pakistan''. London: BACSA, 2001 | * ''A Guide to the Christian cemetery, Gilgit, northern areas, Pakistan''. London: BACSA, 2001 | ||
* Harfield, Alan | * Harfield, Alan | ||
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Monumental inscriptions and burial registers. Includes a complete listing of the British and Indian regiments there, along with a history of the garrison. Thirty illustrations. | Monumental inscriptions and burial registers. Includes a complete listing of the British and Indian regiments there, along with a history of the garrison. Thirty illustrations. | ||
* Harfield, Alan | * Harfield, Alan | ||
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The monumental inscriptions for both cemeteries, plus the Burial Registers of Cantonment Cemetery. With 22 illustrations and plans. | The monumental inscriptions for both cemeteries, plus the Burial Registers of Cantonment Cemetery. With 22 illustrations and plans. | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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This book together with Hewson's ''Digboi War Cemetery'' and ''Guwahati War Cemetery'' provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India. | This book together with Hewson's ''Digboi War Cemetery'' and ''Guwahati War Cemetery'' provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India. | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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Monumental inscriptions from the area of India bordering on Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Many tea planters, particularly from Scotland, lived and died in this corner of India. | Monumental inscriptions from the area of India bordering on Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Many tea planters, particularly from Scotland, lived and died in this corner of India. | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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This book together with Hewson's ''Assam and North-East India'' and ''Guwahati War Cemetery'' provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India. | This book together with Hewson's ''Assam and North-East India'' and ''Guwahati War Cemetery'' provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India. | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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Transcripts of European and Indian Christian memorials in this area of the Himalayas, together with information from burial records. Includes details of the victims of a massacre at Baramulla convent by Afghan insurgents. | Transcripts of European and Indian Christian memorials in this area of the Himalayas, together with information from burial records. Includes details of the victims of a massacre at Baramulla convent by Afghan insurgents. | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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This book together with Hewson's ''Assam and North-East India'' and ''Digboi War Cemetery'' provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India. | This book together with Hewson's ''Assam and North-East India'' and ''Digboi War Cemetery'' provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India. | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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Transcriptions from the few remaining graves of explorers, sportsmen and missionaries from the mid-1800s, with biographical details. Includes 20 illustrations and a map. | Transcriptions from the few remaining graves of explorers, sportsmen and missionaries from the mid-1800s, with biographical details. Includes 20 illustrations and a map. | ||
* Irving, Miles | * Irving, Miles | ||
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Inscriptions from graves and monuments of some 1100 soldiers, mostly officers, together with additional biographical notes. Originally published as volume 2 of the Indian Monumental Inscription Series, this covers the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan. | Inscriptions from graves and monuments of some 1100 soldiers, mostly officers, together with additional biographical notes. Originally published as volume 2 of the Indian Monumental Inscription Series, this covers the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan. | ||
* LaBouchardiere, Basil | * LaBouchardiere, Basil | ||
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This cemetery was cleared in 1977 and a complete record made of all inscriptions. The 28 page booklet contains eight illustrations and four maps/plans. | This cemetery was cleared in 1977 and a complete record made of all inscriptions. The 28 page booklet contains eight illustrations and four maps/plans. | ||
* ''The Malabar Coast : the burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon and Christ Church, Trivandrum'', edited by Peter de Jong. London: BACSA, 1992 | * ''The Malabar Coast : the burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon and Christ Church, Trivandrum'', edited by Peter de Jong. London: BACSA, 1992 | ||
The burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon (1829-1961) and Christ Church, Trivandrum (1863-1961) | The burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon (1829-1961) and Christ Church, Trivandrum (1863-1961) | ||
* ''Munnar, Kerala, India : burials 1894-1959'', edited by Theon Wilkinson. London: BACSA, 1990 | * ''Munnar, Kerala, India : burials 1894-1959'', edited by Theon Wilkinson. London: BACSA, 1990 | ||
A slim volume containing a typescript of the burial register. With six illustrations. | A slim volume containing a typescript of the burial register. With six illustrations. | ||
* Radford, John | * Radford, John | ||
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Covers the tea areas in the valleys of Luskerpore, Balisera, Manu/ Doloi, Lungla and Juri; also the oldest cemetery in Sylhet town. With 45 illustrations, maps and plans. | Covers the tea areas in the valleys of Luskerpore, Balisera, Manu/ Doloi, Lungla and Juri; also the oldest cemetery in Sylhet town. With 45 illustrations, maps and plans. | ||
* Roberts, John Cantwell and Chekkutty N.P. | * Roberts, John Cantwell and Chekkutty N.P. | ||
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Note: only available from South India Research Associates (SIRA), Calicut, which is engaged in the retrieval of European records and monumental inscriptions in South India. | Note: only available from South India Research Associates (SIRA), Calicut, which is engaged in the retrieval of European records and monumental inscriptions in South India. | ||
* ''Ranchi, Bihar : burials'', edited by Vincent Davies. London: BACSA, 1987 | * ''Ranchi, Bihar : burials'', edited by Vincent Davies. London: BACSA, 1987 | ||
A typescript of the Burial Register covering 1894-1959. | A typescript of the Burial Register covering 1894-1959. | ||
* ''South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta''. 4th ed. Calcutta: APHCI ; London: BACSA, 2006 | * ''South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta''. 4th ed. Calcutta: APHCI ; London: BACSA, 2006 | ||
A register of the graves and standing tombs from 1767. | A register of the graves and standing tombs from 1767. | ||
* Volkers, Robin | * Volkers, Robin | ||
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A record of over 5,000 burials from 1806-1990s, including all existing monumental inscriptions, with plot diagrams indicating the shape and location of the tombs. | A record of over 5,000 burials from 1806-1990s, including all existing monumental inscriptions, with plot diagrams indicating the shape and location of the tombs. | ||
* Yalland, Zoe | * Yalland, Zoe | ||
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==Southeast Asia== | ==Southeast Asia== | ||
* Beavington, Ed | * Beavington, Ed | ||
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Headstone inscriptions. | Headstone inscriptions. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Monumental inscriptions and a complete transcript of the Burial Register from 1861-1972 together with background information. Also covers ten other cemeteries in Bangkok. Thirty illustrations. | Monumental inscriptions and a complete transcript of the Burial Register from 1861-1972 together with background information. Also covers ten other cemeteries in Bangkok. Thirty illustrations. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Distributed in the United Kingdom by BACSA. | Distributed in the United Kingdom by BACSA. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Includes 27 illustrations plus plans. | Includes 27 illustrations plus plans. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Monumental inscriptions including those relating to deaths in World War II. With 70 illustrations and plans. | Monumental inscriptions including those relating to deaths in World War II. With 70 illustrations and plans. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Contains 23 illustrations and a plan. | Contains 23 illustrations and a plan. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Contains five illustrations. | Contains five illustrations. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Distributed by BACSA in the United Kingdom. | Distributed by BACSA in the United Kingdom. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Cover title reads: "Penang, Malaysia : graves of Europeans in the Protestant section of the Western Road Cemetery". With 27 illustrations and a plan. | Cover title reads: "Penang, Malaysia : graves of Europeans in the Protestant section of the Western Road Cemetery". With 27 illustrations and a plan. | ||
* Corfield, Justin | * Corfield, Justin | ||
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Includes 14 illustrations and a plan. | Includes 14 illustrations and a plan. | ||
* Harfield, Alan | * Harfield, Alan | ||
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From the Portuguese time in 1511, through the Dutch occupation 1641-1795 and from 1819-25 to the British period. Includes a short history with lists of churches and monumental inscriptions; also an account of the local wars with lists of casualties in the Malayan Emergency. | From the Portuguese time in 1511, through the Dutch occupation 1641-1795 and from 1819-25 to the British period. Includes a short history with lists of churches and monumental inscriptions; also an account of the local wars with lists of casualties in the Malayan Emergency. | ||
* Harfield, Alan | * Harfield, Alan | ||
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British graves in Sumatra between 1685 and 1825. Includes 35 illustrations and four maps/plans. | British graves in Sumatra between 1685 and 1825. Includes 35 illustrations and four maps/plans. | ||
* Harfield, Alan | * Harfield, Alan | ||
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A comprehensive record of all main cemeteries. | A comprehensive record of all main cemeteries. | ||
* Harfield, Alan | * Harfield, Alan | ||
''Penang and Perak : Christian cemeteries''. BACSA, 1987 | ''Penang and Perak : Christian cemeteries''. BACSA, 1987 | ||
* Wood, Richard | * Wood, Richard | ||
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Illustrations with biographical notes of over 4,000 graves from 1854 - the dead of 41 nations rest here - with the inscriptions capturing much of the history of Japan over the last 140 years. Over 100 illustrations and a map. | Illustrations with biographical notes of over 4,000 graves from 1854 - the dead of 41 nations rest here - with the inscriptions capturing much of the history of Japan over the last 140 years. Over 100 illustrations and a map. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
* Hewson, Eileen | * Hewson, Eileen | ||
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Transcripts of memorials to Moravian missionaries who travelled from Herrnhut in Germany and settled in the remote Himalayan areas of Ladakh and Lahoul. The inscriptions for colleagues who went to Jamaica to establish schools and clinics for the slaves on that island are also included. | Transcripts of memorials to Moravian missionaries who travelled from Herrnhut in Germany and settled in the remote Himalayan areas of Ladakh and Lahoul. The inscriptions for colleagues who went to Jamaica to establish schools and clinics for the slaves on that island are also included. | ||
[[Category:Recommended reading]] | [[Category:Recommended reading]] | ||
[[Category:Cemeteries| ]] | [[Category:Cemeteries| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 14 December 2017
Inscriptions on gravestones and memorials can be a rich source of information for the family historian.
The bulk of the recommendations contained in this reading list are published by British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA), which is is the primary organisation collating transcripts of inscriptions from churches and graveyards across Asia. In addition to their published material, the archive containing all of BACSA's transcripts is deposited in the private papers collection (shelf mark Mss Eur F370) at the British Library, where it may be consulted by readers. The catalogue of the archive folders is available online.
FIBIS Guides
- Morgan, Richard
FIBIS fact file No 6: Graves in British India
The guide is available from the FIBIS Shop. It is split into two parts:
Part 1. Sources for Indian Memorial Inscriptions and covers Early Transcriptions by each Presidency; Bengal Past and Present; Percy-Smith/Bullock transcriptions; BACSA - its books and archives.
Part 2. Looking for an Indian Grave: Preparation before leaving for India; Preparation in India; Transcription; Photography; the Chowkidar and the Parish Priest; Sharing the Material
Southern Asia
- Christ Church, Polibetta, Coorg, India : burials 1892-1962, edited by Theon Wilkinson. London: BACSA, 1985
A typescript of the Burial Register.
- Cooke, David
Christian cemeteries of Bimlipatam. London: BACSA, 1988
Transcripts of memorial inscriptions from British and Dutch tombs from 17th century. With 40 illustrations, plans and a map.
- Cooke, David
Christian cemeteries of Vizagapatam & Waltair. London: BACSA, 1992
Covers the Old Cemetery; Mors Janua Vitae Cemetery; Waltair Cemetery; and church monumental inscriptions. The oldest dates from 1699. Over 70 illustrations.
- Cooke, David
Vizianagram : cantonment cemetery. London: BACSA, 1988
British tombs from 1811. Twenty illustrations, plans and map.
- Cotton, Julian James
List of European tombs in the Bellary District with inscriptions thereon, edited by Eileen Hewson. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2008
First produced in India in 1894 as an A4 booklet listing memorials of army men and their families in this South Indian British cantonment.
Several years later Cotton produced his List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras [Presidency] possessing historical or archaeological interest as volume three in the Indian Monumental Inscription Series. This later book was republished in the 1940s by the Government Press in Madras and is now out of print.
Online edition 1905. archive.org
- Davies, Vincent
Garden Graves and isolated cemeteries in North Bihar. London: BACSA, 1990
Transcripts from tombs of people mostly associated with indigo and sugar factories in North Bihar. Includes 11 illustrations and a map.
- Davies, Vincent
A short history of Patna & Dinapore and their British cemeteries. London: BACSA, 1989
In addition to the transcripts there are biographical notes, illustrations and two maps.
- Davies, Vincent
A short history of Monghyr and its British cemeteries. London: BACSA, 2003
The 235 tombstones recorded tell the story of this 'Invalid' station from 1768. With the modern name of Munger this town is in Bihar. Includes illustrations, maps and plans.
- Farrington, Susan
Chittagong Christian cemeteries, Bangladesh, compiled by Susan Farrington from research by John Radford. London: BACSA, 1999
Transcripts of monumental inscriptions and burial registers, this includes 70 illustrations and plans.
- Farrington, Susan
Peshawar Cemetery : North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. London: BACSA, 1988
Around 900 monumental inscriptions dating from 1849. Profusely illustrated and with helpful plans.
- Farrington, Susan
Peshawar: monumental inscriptions II : North West Frontier Province Pakistan. London: BACSA, 1991
This additional volume contains more inscriptions from churches and other cemeteries, and is once again profusely illustrated.
- Farrington, Susan
Quetta : monuments and inscriptions : Baluchistan, Pakistan. London: BACSA, 1992
Covers the cemeteries, the town's history, the staff college, railways, churches and the horrifying 1935 earthquake. With more than 100 illustrations and plans.
- Farrington, Susan
Rawalpindi : cemeteries and churches. London: BACSA, 1996
Covers the main Harley Street Cemetery, with additional monumental inscriptions from four other cemeteries and plaques from churches. Contains 40 illustrations and plans.
- Galsworthy, Aylmer Jean
Dehra Dun : Chandranagar Cemetery. London: BACSA, 1993
Inscriptions and biographical notes: graves listed by year of death (1820-1912), plus endowments (1888-1951). Also lists of army personnel, civilians, stonemasons etc.
- A Guide to the Christian cemetery, Gilgit, northern areas, Pakistan. London: BACSA, 2001
- Harfield, Alan
Meerut : the first sixty years (1815-1875). London: BACSA, 1992
Monumental inscriptions and burial registers. Includes a complete listing of the British and Indian regiments there, along with a history of the garrison. Thirty illustrations.
- Harfield, Alan
Meerut, the cantonment cemetery part II (1876-1939) : the Race Course Cemetery and military memorials. London: BACSA, 1999
The monumental inscriptions for both cemeteries, plus the Burial Registers of Cantonment Cemetery. With 22 illustrations and plans.
- Hewson, Eileen
Assam and North-East India : Christian cemeteries and memorials 1783-2003. London: BACSA, 2005
A comprehensive list of monumental inscriptions from churches, graveyards on tea estates and hospitals, plus transcripts from church records. There are biographical notes. Arranged district by district.
This book together with Hewson's Digboi War Cemetery and Guwahati War Cemetery provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India.
- Hewson, Eileen
Darjeeling and the Dooars : Christian cemeteries and memorials 1842-1995. London: BACSA, 2006
Monumental inscriptions from the area of India bordering on Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Many tea planters, particularly from Scotland, lived and died in this corner of India.
- Hewson, Eileen
Digboi War Cemetery, Assam India. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2007
Transcripts of 200 memorials, in addition to information extracted from written records and surveys of those who died on the Indian-Burma border during World War 2. There are some biographical details of the deceased.
This book together with Hewson's Assam and North-East India and Guwahati War Cemetery provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India.
- Hewson, Eileen
Graveyards in Ceylon, Vol. 1 : Colombo. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2008
Containing transcriptions of about 775 memorials found in the capital of Sri Lanka, plus some biographical details extracted from surveys and records.
This supplements J. Penry Lewis' List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated which was published in 1913 and is now out of print.
- Hewson, Eileen
Graveyards in Kashmir India. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2008
Transcripts of European and Indian Christian memorials in this area of the Himalayas, together with information from burial records. Includes details of the victims of a massacre at Baramulla convent by Afghan insurgents.
- Hewson, Eileen
Guwahati War Cemetery, Assam India. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2007
In addition to transcripts of 500 memorials, this includes information extracted from written records and surveys of those who died on the Indian-Burma border during World War 2. There are some biographical details of the deceased.
This book together with Hewson's Assam and North-East India and Digboi War Cemetery provides a complete record of all memorials to be found in the graveyards of Assam and North-East India.
- Hewson, Eileen
Himalayan headstones from Ladakh Kashmir. London: BACSA, 2002
Transcriptions from the few remaining graves of explorers, sportsmen and missionaries from the mid-1800s, with biographical details. Includes 20 illustrations and a map.
- Irving, Miles
Soldiers of the Raj, compiled by Miles Irving and George William De Rhé-Philipe. Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002
Inscriptions from graves and monuments of some 1100 soldiers, mostly officers, together with additional biographical notes. Originally published as volume 2 of the Indian Monumental Inscription Series, this covers the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan.
- LaBouchardiere, Basil
French Cemetery, Calcutta. London: BACSA, 1983
This cemetery was cleared in 1977 and a complete record made of all inscriptions. The 28 page booklet contains eight illustrations and four maps/plans.
- The Malabar Coast : the burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon and Christ Church, Trivandrum, edited by Peter de Jong. London: BACSA, 1992
The burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon (1829-1961) and Christ Church, Trivandrum (1863-1961)
- Munnar, Kerala, India : burials 1894-1959, edited by Theon Wilkinson. London: BACSA, 1990
A slim volume containing a typescript of the burial register. With six illustrations.
- Radford, John
Tombs in tea : tea garden cemeteries in Sylhet, Bangladesh, by John Radford and Susan Farrington. London: BACSA, 2001
Covers the tea areas in the valleys of Luskerpore, Balisera, Manu/ Doloi, Lungla and Juri; also the oldest cemetery in Sylhet town. With 45 illustrations, maps and plans.
- Roberts, John Cantwell and Chekkutty N.P.
Malabar Christian Memorials at Cannanore, Tellicherry and Mahe 1723-1990
London : British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, 2013. ISBN 978 0 907799 93 1
Physical details: xiii, 258 pages : illustrations. Includes list of regiments stationed at Cannanore.
Contains details on the Portuguese, Dutch, French and English gravestones in the region.
The authors have photographed church records, cemetery markers and memorials which still exist. These vary in coverage- one parish priest burnt records in the 1960s!. Other sources were previously published books such as JJ Cotton’s 1905 List of European and Christian Tombs in the Malabar District, research in the British Library , records of ANOM, the French Archives Nationales d’Outre-Mer, in addition to information held by a local historian.
Records are listed alphabetically within cemeteries which makes it easier tracing family groups. However for the general reader, a sense of the historic nature of the burials is lost.
Note: only available from South India Research Associates (SIRA), Calicut, which is engaged in the retrieval of European records and monumental inscriptions in South India.
- Ranchi, Bihar : burials, edited by Vincent Davies. London: BACSA, 1987
A typescript of the Burial Register covering 1894-1959.
- South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta. 4th ed. Calcutta: APHCI ; London: BACSA, 2006
A register of the graves and standing tombs from 1767.
- Volkers, Robin
Agra cantonment cemetery : Uttar Pradesh, India. London: BACSA, 2001
A record of over 5,000 burials from 1806-1990s, including all existing monumental inscriptions, with plot diagrams indicating the shape and location of the tombs.
- Yalland, Zoe
Kacheri Cemetery, Kanpur : a complete list of inscriptions with notes on those buried there. London: BACSA, 1985
Comprehensive list of the epitaphs at Kacheri Cemetery.
Southeast Asia
- Beavington, Ed
Seremban (Malaysia) graves in St Mark's Churchyard, and the Anglican section of the Seremban Cemetery, by Ed Beavington and Justin Corfield. London: BACSA, 2000
Headstone inscriptions.
- Corfield, Justin
Bangkok : the Protestant cemetery, and notes on other cemeteries in Thailand. London: BACSA, 1997
Monumental inscriptions and a complete transcript of the Burial Register from 1861-1972 together with background information. Also covers ten other cemeteries in Bangkok. Thirty illustrations.
- Corfield, Justin
Bogor, Indonesia : the cemetery in the Botanical Gardens. Rosanna, Vic.: Corfield & Co., 1999
Distributed in the United Kingdom by BACSA.
- Corfield, Justin
Ipoh & Taiping : war graves and graves of Europeans in the cemeteries in Ipoh & Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. London: BACSA, 2000
Includes 27 illustrations plus plans.
- Corfield, Justin
Java : British and Empire graves, 1743-1975. London: BACSA, 1999
Monumental inscriptions including those relating to deaths in World War II. With 70 illustrations and plans.
- Corfield, Justin
Kota Bharu (Malaysia) : European graves in the Jalan Hamzah Cemetery. London: BACSA, 1999
Contains 23 illustrations and a plan.
- Corfield, Justin
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) : St Mary's Cathedral and the Jalan Birch Cemetery. London: BACSA, 2000
Contains five illustrations.
- Corfield, Justin
Pangkalpinang : a guide to cemeteries : Bangka Island, South Sumatra. Rosanna, Vic. : Corfield & Co., 1999
Distributed by BACSA in the United Kingdom.
- Corfield, Justin
Penang Western Road Cemetery : Graves of Europeans in the Protestant section. London: BACSA, 2000
Cover title reads: "Penang, Malaysia : graves of Europeans in the Protestant section of the Western Road Cemetery". With 27 illustrations and a plan.
- Corfield, Justin
Teluk Anson (Malaysia) : European graves in the Jalan Anderson Cemetery. London: BACSA, 2000
Includes 14 illustrations and a plan.
- Harfield, Alan
Christian cemeteries and memorials in the state of Malacca. Rev. ed. London: BACSA, 2002
From the Portuguese time in 1511, through the Dutch occupation 1641-1795 and from 1819-25 to the British period. Includes a short history with lists of churches and monumental inscriptions; also an account of the local wars with lists of casualties in the Malayan Emergency.
- Harfield, Alan
Bencoolen : the Christian Cemetery and the Fort Marlborough monuments. BACSA, 1985
British graves in Sumatra between 1685 and 1825. Includes 35 illustrations and four maps/plans.
- Harfield, Alan
Early cemeteries in Singapore. London: BACSA, 1988
A comprehensive record of all main cemeteries.
- Harfield, Alan
Penang and Perak : Christian cemeteries. BACSA, 1987
- Wood, Richard
De Mortuis : the story of the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery. Chiang Mai: Hudson Enterprises, 1992
Monumental inscriptions and notes relating to this cemetery in northern Thailand. Distributed in the United Kingdom by BACSA.
East Asia (the Far East)
- McCabe, Patricia
Gaijin Bochi : the Foreigners' Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan. London: BACSA, 1994
Illustrations with biographical notes of over 4,000 graves from 1854 - the dead of 41 nations rest here - with the inscriptions capturing much of the history of Japan over the last 140 years. Over 100 illustrations and a map.
General
- Hewson, Eileen
The Forgotten Irish : memorials of the Raj. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2004
This contains "1194 entries [for Irish men, women and children], the vast majority drawn from cemeteries, churches or memorials in the sub-continent and Ireland (just over 500 from each), but there are also a few from Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Sumatra, Japan, Macao, Java, England and Wales. The entries cover persons in all walks of life though the largest group are soldiers (both officers and other ranks)... The details given may often be fairly basic but for 400 individuals the author has been able to provide fuller biographies... Brief details of many of the places where the cemeteries and memorials are sited are also given. Among the ancillary information is a useful list of the names and numbers of the former Irish infantry regiments, and a helpful bibliography..." The full review by David Blake is on pp.50-51 of FIBIS Journal 13 (Spring 2005)
- Hewson, Eileen
A Handbook for Irish war graves in India, Burma and beyond. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2005
This sequel to The Forgotten Irish brings the coverage into the Twentieth Century. Over 650 entries from war graves and war memorials in India, Burma, Indonesia, Malaya and Ceylon, with the majority being deaths from the two world wars. "[T]he author has compiled another very useful work of reference for family history researchers whose ancestors come within her remit." The review by David Blake is on p.48 of FIBIS Journal 15 (Spring 2006)
- Hewson, Eileen
Moravian graveyards in India and Jamaica, 1755-1971. Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2007
Transcripts of memorials to Moravian missionaries who travelled from Herrnhut in Germany and settled in the remote Himalayan areas of Ladakh and Lahoul. The inscriptions for colleagues who went to Jamaica to establish schools and clinics for the slaves on that island are also included.