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*See [[General Register Office]] for births, marriages and deaths.
*See [[General Register Office]] for births, marriages and deaths.
*[[Society of Genealogists|Society of Genealogists, London]].
*[[Society of Genealogists|Society of Genealogists, London]].
**The Society of Genealogists’ page [http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/overseas.shtml#iran Geographical Resources Overseas: Iran]  states that it has records for Iran: Teheran: Akbarabad Prot Cemetery, British B 1811-1969
**The Society of Genealogists’ now archived page [https://web.archive.org/web/20130328033341/http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/overseas.shtml#iran Geographical Resources Overseas: Iran]  states that it has records for Iran: Teheran: Akbarabad Prot Cemetery, British B 1811-1969
**A search for Iran in the Society of Genealogists' Catalogue includes the following entry: Persian Gulf (& surrounds) : MIs: An Indian miscellany, consisting of genealogical & biographical notes & lists of monumental inscriptions by H Bullock and H K Percy-Smith 1941-44
**A search for Iran in the Society of Genealogists' Catalogue includes the following entry: Persian Gulf (& surrounds) : MIs: An Indian miscellany, consisting of genealogical & biographical notes & lists of monumental inscriptions by H Bullock and H K Percy-Smith 1941-44
*“Burials and Memorials of the British in Persia” by Denis Wright from the journal ''Iran'' published by the British Institute of Persian Studies [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4299982 Vol. 36, (1998) pp. 165-173],  [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4300001 Vol. 37, (1999), pp. 173-174], [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4300609 Vol. 39, (2001), pp. 293-298]
*“Burials and Memorials of the British in Persia” by Denis Wright from the journal ''Iran'' published by the British Institute of Persian Studies [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4299982 Vol. 36, (1998) pp. 165-173],  [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4300001 Vol. 37, (1999), pp. 173-174], [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4300609 Vol. 39, (2001), pp. 293-298]

Revision as of 08:27, 19 September 2014

Iran was previously known as Persia. This page also includes the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas.

Also see

FIBIS resources

Records

The journal Iran is available at the British Library. These articles may also be read in full through the website JSTOR, including through the free access provisions, see Miscellaneous tips-Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free
There are also some records for Iran in the "World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch

FIBIS resources

John Isaacson, who at the time was described as a "Sergeant, RE", arrived in Persia on 11 November 1863 and was posted to the Persian section of the IETD. He died in Bushire in 1892.

External links

  • Bushehr (Bushire) Wikipedia
  • Indo-European Telegraph Department in Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica. While the IETD was an autonomous department for much of its existence, between February 1888 and April 1893, it was under direct auspices of the Director General of Indian Telegraphs. The IETD was dissolved in March 1931. There was significant intermarriage with Iranian Armenians.
    • "Scientific Instrument with a Story to Tell" by John Packer Bulletin of the Scientific Instruments Society No. 92 (2007), pages 17-18. html version, original pdf
  • "The Raj Reconsidered: British India’s Informal Empire and Spheres of Influence in Asia and Africa" by James Onley Asian Affairs Volume XL, no. I, March 2009 original pdf
  • Britain and the Gulf Shaikhdoms, 1820 - 1971 by James Onley 2009 Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) html version ,download a pdf
  • Armenian Graves in Bushire Chater Genealogy

Historical books online

Both Parts of Volume I, Historical, have the same extensive index, covering all Parts. Part I consists of the 'Arabian' portion of the History. Part I Contents computer pages 12-137. Text commences cp 138. Part II consists of the 'Persian' section of the History. Part II Contents computer pages 10-133. Text commences cp 134. Appendix "Published books and articles" cp 1210. Part III (a portfolio of genealogical trees of the ruling families) is not available online.
Volume II Geographical and Statistical Gazetteer. There is no Index. Introduction pages i-iii are missing. The text is cp 8-2047 and appears to be all Geographical. The Statistical portion is not available online.
British Library Untold lives blog ‘Persian Gulf tragedy’ – the death of John Gordon Lorimer 08 February 2014 (retrieved 18 June 2014}

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