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'''Burma''' (now officially called the Union of Myanmar) was part of the [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal Presidency]]. | |||
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==Geography== | |||
Places in Burma: | |||
*[[Moulmein]] | |||
*[[Pegu]] | |||
*[[Prome]] | |||
*[[Rangoon]] | |||
==History== | |||
===Military=== | |||
*[[1st Burma War]] - 1823-24 | |||
*[[2nd Burma War]] - 1852-53 | |||
*[[3rd Burma War]] - 1885 | |||
==Railways== | |||
*[[Burma Railway]] | |||
==Records== | |||
[[Church records|Baptism, Marriages and Burials]] for Burma are included in the [[Bengal Ecclesiastical Returns Index|Bengal returns]] ('''N/1''') up to 1936. Records for 1937 to 1959 are in a seperate series '''N/10''' with a single index for Burma BMBs. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma Burma] Wikipedia | |||
===Online Books=== | |||
*''Travels in south-eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc'' by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 [http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9 Google Books] | |||
*''Rough Pencillings of a Rough Trip to Rangoon in 1846'' by Colesworthey Grant 1853. With illustrations [http://www.archive.org/details/roughpencillings00granrich Archive.org] | |||
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[[Category:Burma| ]] | |||
Revision as of 13:47, 2 September 2009
Burma (now officially called the Union of Myanmar) was part of the Bengal Presidency.
Geography
Places in Burma:
History
Military
- 1st Burma War - 1823-24
- 2nd Burma War - 1852-53
- 3rd Burma War - 1885
Railways
Records
Baptism, Marriages and Burials for Burma are included in the Bengal returns (N/1) up to 1936. Records for 1937 to 1959 are in a seperate series N/10 with a single index for Burma BMBs.
External links
- Burma Wikipedia
Online Books
- Travels in south-eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 Google Books
- Rough Pencillings of a Rough Trip to Rangoon in 1846 by Colesworthey Grant 1853. With illustrations Archive.org