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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:
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:


*the Indian Forest Department  
*the [[Forestry|Indian Forest Department]]
*the Public Works Department  
*the [[Public Works Department]]
*the Post Office and Telegraph Departments  
*the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post Office and Telegraph Departments]]
*the Indian Railways including the Burma Railway Company
*the [[Railways|Indian Railways]] including the Burma Railway Company


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]]'''  
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]]'''  

Revision as of 23:36, 3 September 2012

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

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.
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