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The Suffolk Record Office is based in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft. They hold many records that could be useful to people researching their family in British India. Many families in India in the time of the British Raj had Suffolk connections. | The Suffolk Record Office is based in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft. They hold many records that could be useful to people researching their family in British India. Many families in India in the time of the British Raj had Suffolk connections. | ||
== Suffolk Regiment Archives == | == Suffolk Regiment Archives == | ||
The Regimental Archives are held in the Bury St Edmunds Branch and include alot of material that could help research Officers and men of the regiment that served in India. The some items being: | The Regimental Archives are held in the Bury St Edmunds Branch and include alot of material that could help research Officers and men of the regiment that served in India. The some items being: | ||
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There is alot of other material available not listed here. A more detailed list can be found on the Suffolk Record Office [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/2E9FB0AC-F44C-43FD-B31B-72E83378A413/0/12SuffRegtRevisedJES.pdf Suffolk Regiment Archives Information for Searchers Leaflet] | There is alot of other material available not listed here. A more detailed list can be found on the Suffolk Record Office [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/2E9FB0AC-F44C-43FD-B31B-72E83378A413/0/12SuffRegtRevisedJES.pdf Suffolk Regiment Archives Information for Searchers Leaflet] | ||
== School Admission Registers == | == School Admission Registers == | ||
Many children of the British Raj were sent to schools in Suffolk. | Many children of the British Raj were sent to schools in Suffolk. | ||
== Miscellaneous == | == Miscellaneous == | ||
* Reveley Family Papers: Correspondence with family in India 1751 - 1858 (Ipswich Branch) | * Reveley Family Papers: Correspondence with family in India 1751 - 1858 (Ipswich Branch) | ||
* 3rd Duke of Grafton: Correspondence relating to the East India Company 1766 - 1767 (Bury St Edmunds Branch) | * 3rd Duke of Grafton: Correspondence relating to the East India Company 1766 - 1767 (Bury St Edmunds Branch) | ||
* Charles Marquis Cornwallis: letter-book as Governor-General of India, 1787 (Ipswich | * [[Charles Cornwallis|Charles Marquis Cornwallis]]: letter-book as Governor-General of India, 1787 (Ipswich | ||
* Bishop of Calcutta | * Bishop of Calcutta | ||
** Correspondence with the Bishop of Lincoln, 1814-1817 (Ipswich Branch) | ** Correspondence with the Bishop of Lincoln, 1814-1817 (Ipswich Branch) | ||
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** diary, India, 1881-1882 | ** diary, India, 1881-1882 | ||
** sketchbook, India, 1881-1883 | ** sketchbook, India, 1881-1883 | ||
== Ipswich Branch == | == Ipswich Branch == | ||
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Email: ipswich.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk | Email: ipswich.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk | ||
[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/ContactUsLocations/SuffolkRecordOfficeIpswichBranch.htm Ipswich Branch website] | [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/ContactUsLocations/SuffolkRecordOfficeIpswichBranch.htm Ipswich Branch website] | ||
== Bury St Edmunds Branch == | == Bury St Edmunds Branch == | ||
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Email: bury.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk | Email: bury.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk | ||
[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/ContactUsLocations/BuryStEdmundsBranch.htm Bury St Edmunds Branch website] | [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/ContactUsLocations/BuryStEdmundsBranch.htm Bury St Edmunds Branch website] | ||
== Lowestoft Branch == | == Lowestoft Branch == | ||
Suffolk Record Office,Clapham Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1DR | Suffolk Record Office,Clapham Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1DR | ||
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Email: lowestoft.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk | Email: lowestoft.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk | ||
[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/ContactUsLocations/SuffolkRecordOfficeLowestoftBranch.htm Lowestoft Branch website] | [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/ContactUsLocations/SuffolkRecordOfficeLowestoftBranch.htm Lowestoft Branch website] | ||
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Revision as of 14:19, 21 March 2011
The Suffolk Record Office is based in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft. They hold many records that could be useful to people researching their family in British India. Many families in India in the time of the British Raj had Suffolk connections.
Suffolk Regiment Archives
The Regimental Archives are held in the Bury St Edmunds Branch and include alot of material that could help research Officers and men of the regiment that served in India. The some items being:
- Printed Histories
- The Suffolk Regimental Gazette - published February 1890 - July 1959. Contains lists of birth, marriages and deaths, lists of promotions, appointments and awards, sporting and social events, and many photographs from November 1897 as well as regimental histories etc.
- The Army List
- Lists of Honours and Awards
- Medal Roll for the Afghan Campaign (1st Battalion), 1880
- Officers and Men entitles to the India General Service Medal with Hazara Clasp (1st Battalion), 1890
- Diaries
- Col R Bayly: India 1796-1830
- Unidentified soldier of the 2nd Battalion: India 1930
- Photographs
- Individuals and Groups - There is a database of names available in the searchroom
- Many from Afghanistan 1880 onwards
- Maps and Plans
There is alot of other material available not listed here. A more detailed list can be found on the Suffolk Record Office Suffolk Regiment Archives Information for Searchers Leaflet
School Admission Registers
Many children of the British Raj were sent to schools in Suffolk.
Miscellaneous
- Reveley Family Papers: Correspondence with family in India 1751 - 1858 (Ipswich Branch)
- 3rd Duke of Grafton: Correspondence relating to the East India Company 1766 - 1767 (Bury St Edmunds Branch)
- Charles Marquis Cornwallis: letter-book as Governor-General of India, 1787 (Ipswich
- Bishop of Calcutta
- Correspondence with the Bishop of Lincoln, 1814-1817 (Ipswich Branch)
- Account of journey through India by the wife of the Bishop of Calcutta, 1816(Ipswich Branch)
- Sir Charles Fraser: letters and papers relating to India, and the Indian Mutiny, 1840-1879 (Ipswich Branch)
- Letter from Charles Webber describing a journey on the River Ganges and the town of Calcutta, 1843 (Ipswich Branch)
- 1st Earl of Cranbrook (Secretary of State for India, 1878-1881): correspondence and papers relating to India, 1867-1892 (Ipswich Branch)
- Sketchbooks and diaries of W B Gurdon on travels in India (Ipswich Branch)
- sketchbook, India, 1879-1880
- diary, India, 1881-1882
- sketchbook, India, 1881-1883
Ipswich Branch
Suffolk Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2LQ
Telephone: 01473 584541 (Searchroom)
Telephone: 01473 584560 (Public Service Manager)
Fax: 01473 584533
Email: ipswich.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk Ipswich Branch website
Bury St Edmunds Branch
Suffolk Record Office, 77 Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2AR
Telephone: 01284 352352 (Searchroom)
Telephone: 01284 352352 (Public Service Manager)
Textphone: 01284 352357
Fax: 01284 352355
Email: bury.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk Bury St Edmunds Branch website
Lowestoft Branch
Suffolk Record Office,Clapham Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1DR
Telephone: 01502 405357 (Searchroom)
Telephone: 01502 405358 (Public Service Manager)
Textphone: 01502 405349
Fax: 01502 405350
Email: lowestoft.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk Lowestoft Branch website