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There are very few census records available to help you trace your ancestors. | There are very few '''census records''' available to help you trace your ancestors that lived in India. Censuses were taken, mostly on a regional basis with the earliest comprehensive census taken in 1870/71, but no "as enumerated" data survives. Statistical reports of censuses are available and have been [http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/dcd/default.htm digitised by a consortium of Australian Universities]. | ||
The only known exceptions are as follows: | The only known exceptions are as follows: | ||
*1851 Bombay Presidency Mofussil Districts- European Residents only. The data from this census is accessible through FIBIS Search. This information was originally | *'''1851''' [[Bombay Presidency]] Mofussil Districts - European Residents only. The data from this census is accessible through [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=119&s_id=131 FIBIS Search]. This information was originally from Valmay S. Young's British India Family History website ([http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/id32.html Census Information]) and further details are available there. | ||
*1840 Serampore (just north of Calcutta) - this was then Danish Territory and a complete census was taken of the population, including natives. The records have been microfilmed by the LDS (Mormons). A researcher in Sydney has a list of extracted names of the European & Indo-European/community at the time - most were connected with the Baptist Mission; but there were also about 180 persons described as Indo-Portuguese; on a religion basis there were 171 Protestants, 209 Roman Catholics and 1 Armenian. | *'''1840''' [[Serampore]] (just north of Calcutta) - this was then [[Danish]] Territory and a complete census was taken of the population, including natives. The records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] (Mormons). A researcher in Sydney has a list of extracted names of the European & Indo-European/community at the time - most were connected with the Baptist Mission; but there were also about 180 persons described as Indo-[[Portuguese]]; on a religion basis there were 171 Protestants, 209 Roman Catholics and 1 [[Armenian]]. | ||
*1834 Tranquebar - Madras Presidency - again this was Danish Territory at the time and the Danish 'as enumerated' data has been preserved and has been filmed by the LDS. | *'''1834''' [[Tranquebar]] - Madras Presidency - again this was Danish Territory at the time and the Danish 'as enumerated' data has been preserved and has been filmed by the [[LDS]]. | ||
==UK Census== | |||
A list of individuals that are recorded on the 1881 UK census as born in India/East Indies can be found on [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=127&s_id=132 FIBIS Search]. There are over 22,000 names, transcribed by Valmay S. Young. Please note this is not an Indian census. All the individuals were in the UK in 1881. | |||
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Revision as of 14:49, 31 July 2009
There are very few census records available to help you trace your ancestors that lived in India. Censuses were taken, mostly on a regional basis with the earliest comprehensive census taken in 1870/71, but no "as enumerated" data survives. Statistical reports of censuses are available and have been digitised by a consortium of Australian Universities.
The only known exceptions are as follows:
- 1851 Bombay Presidency Mofussil Districts - European Residents only. The data from this census is accessible through FIBIS Search. This information was originally from Valmay S. Young's British India Family History website (Census Information) and further details are available there.
- 1840 Serampore (just north of Calcutta) - this was then Danish Territory and a complete census was taken of the population, including natives. The records have been microfilmed by the LDS (Mormons). A researcher in Sydney has a list of extracted names of the European & Indo-European/community at the time - most were connected with the Baptist Mission; but there were also about 180 persons described as Indo-Portuguese; on a religion basis there were 171 Protestants, 209 Roman Catholics and 1 Armenian.
- 1834 Tranquebar - Madras Presidency - again this was Danish Territory at the time and the Danish 'as enumerated' data has been preserved and has been filmed by the LDS.
UK Census
A list of individuals that are recorded on the 1881 UK census as born in India/East Indies can be found on FIBIS Search. There are over 22,000 names, transcribed by Valmay S. Young. Please note this is not an Indian census. All the individuals were in the UK in 1881.