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**Volume 19, 1903. [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist01unkngoog#page/n198/mode/1up/  St Mary’s Marriages 1680-1693], pages 182-189,      [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist01unkngoog#page/n301/mode/1up/  1693-1711], pages 285-292                 
**Volume 19, 1903. [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist01unkngoog#page/n198/mode/1up/  St Mary’s Marriages 1680-1693], pages 182-189,      [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist01unkngoog#page/n301/mode/1up/  1693-1711], pages 285-292                 
**Volume 20, 1904 [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n70/mode/1up/  1712-1727], pages 57-61, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n112/mode/1up  1727-1760],  pages 99-107 , [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n213/mode/1up/ 1761-1780],  pages 200-207, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n287/mode/1up/ 1780-1789],  pages 274-279. There is a footnote on page 274 stating the words '''native of India means a person who was born in India'''. "They might be of European blood or mixed parentage"
**Volume 20, 1904 [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n70/mode/1up/  1712-1727], pages 57-61, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n112/mode/1up  1727-1760],  pages 99-107 , [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n213/mode/1up/ 1761-1780],  pages 200-207, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist00unkngoog#page/n287/mode/1up/ 1780-1789],  pages 274-279. There is a footnote on page 274 stating the words '''native of India means a person who was born in India'''. "They might be of European blood or mixed parentage"
**Volume 21, 1905.  1790-1809 .Not available  online except for a subsequent [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n517/mode/2up/search/madras correction of an entry].  However this volume is available at the [[British Library]] . Look at the back of the book for Madras in the place index, for the relevant pages.
**Volume 21, 1905.  1790-1809 .Not available  on Archive.org except for a subsequent [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n517/mode/2up/search/madras correction of an entry].  However this volume is online as part of a larger download, refer below.
**Volume 22, 1906  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n147/mode/2up/ 1810-1811],  pages 63-67, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n289/mode/2up/ 1812] , pages 134-137, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n401/mode/2up/  1813-1814],  pages 190-193,  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n513/mode/2up/ 1814-1815],  pages 246-248   
**Volume 22, 1906  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n147/mode/2up/ 1810-1811],  pages 63-67, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n289/mode/2up/ 1812] , pages 134-137, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n401/mode/2up/  1813-1814],  pages 190-193,  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n513/mode/2up/ 1814-1815],  pages 246-248   
*:"Returns of Marriages at Outstations in the Madras Presidency, Recorded in the Register Book of St Mary’s, Fort  St George, between 1783 and 1805" [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n517/mode/2up/ 1783-1796] pages 248-257  
*:"Returns of Marriages at Outstations in the Madras Presidency, Recorded in the Register Book of St Mary’s, Fort  St George, between 1783 and 1805" [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogis_22selb#page/n517/mode/2up/ 1783-1796] pages 248-257  
**Volume 23,  1907  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n127/mode/2up  1796-1798], pages 54 -61,  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n275/mode/2up 1798-1800],  page 128-129, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n377/mode/2up/  1800-1805],  page 179-187,  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n393/mode/2up/  additional entries], pages 187-189
**Volume 23,  1907  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n127/mode/2up  1796-1798], pages 54 -61,  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n275/mode/2up 1798-1800],  page 128-129, [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n377/mode/2up/  1800-1805],  page 179-187,  [http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogist23selb#page/n393/mode/2up/  additional entries], pages 187-189


:These articles have been reprinted as the book ''Marriages at Fort St. George, Madras'' , available at the [[British Library]] as [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_11-2&cid=1-1-6#1-1-6 Official Publications: Church Registers  IOR/V/27/73] and Shelfmark OIR 929.354 Open Access  
:These articles have been reprinted as the book ''Marriages at Fort St. George, Madras'' , available at the [[British Library]] as [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_11-2&cid=1-1-6#1-1-6 Official Publications: Church Registers  IOR/V/27/73] and Shelfmark OIR 929.354 Open Access. This book is available as a [https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&tab=default_tab&dstmp=1389506972179&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=%22Marriages%20at%20Fort%20St.%20George%2C%20Madras%20%28India%29%22&fn=search&vid=FHD_PUBLIC  free  pdf type download] from [[Online books#Family History Books| FamilySearch]]  (located, if the given link is not permanent, by [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search searching the Library catalogue]). This link may have download problems during maintenance night time Utah Time (Utah Time=GMT less seven hours). Try again at another time. Adobe Acrobat reader probably required.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA43 Madras and its cantonments] page 43, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonments were classified as "Stations on the sea coast"
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA43 Madras and its cantonments] page 43, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonments were classified as "Stations on the sea coast"



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Madras (City)
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 13.09°N, 80.27°E
Altitude: 6m
Present Day Details
Place Name: Chennai
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links
Madras Railway (to 1908)
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (1908 on)
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places of interest during the British period
Madras (City)



Madras (now Chennai) was one of the early East India Company Factories, the location of Fort St George and the seat of the Madras Presidency.

Madras in 1862, with churches, missions & schools
Madras 1893 Rootsweb

History

Spelling variants

Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras

FIBIS resources

Plan of Madras and its environs engraved by J & C Walker, London in 1854. This item is for FIBIS members only and you will need to log-in to view it.

Cemeteries

See Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.

Orphan schools

See the main article Orphan Schools in Madras, or the following list of schools:

Economy and business

External links

Historical books online

Also see Madras (Presidency)

Volume 1 In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Volume 2 1805 to 1835 Volume 3 1835 to 1861
These articles have been reprinted as the book Marriages at Fort St. George, Madras , available at the British Library as Official Publications: Church Registers IOR/V/27/73 and Shelfmark OIR 929.354 Open Access. This book is available as a free pdf type download from FamilySearch (located, if the given link is not permanent, by searching the Library catalogue). This link may have download problems during maintenance night time Utah Time (Utah Time=GMT less seven hours). Try again at another time. Adobe Acrobat reader probably required.
  • Madras and its cantonments page 43, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. Google Books. The cantonments were classified as "Stations on the sea coast"