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:Note these records are available on [[Family Search]] microfilm/digitised microfilm <ref>Microfilm catalogue entry [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1112010 British High Commission cemetery records, ca. 1870-1967] (See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for access.)</ref> where there is more detail provided about the individual items, in the "Film Notes".
*''Bengal Past and Present'' which was the ''Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society'' was issued from 1907. Some issues contained articles about burial inscriptions. Most editions are held by the British Library, although some appear to be missing. There is also an ''Index'' volume for the years 1907-1985, available on open access in the Asian & African Studies Reading Room
*There is an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]], Mss Eur F370.The BACSA archive also includes publications, at least one of which does not appear to be listed elsewhere ''Inscriptions on Christian graves and memorial tablets in the Purnea District, Bihar and Orissa'' by Rev H Hosten, SJ (Patna, 1920) photocopy of printed book Mss Eur F370/1156.*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/215ccc3f-27e0-459f-90c8-765da76a5b93 Lloyd Collection: papers on European cemeteries in India and biographical information on British in India Mss Eur F146]
==Libraries in India==
*The Goethals Indian Library in Calcutta holds the book ''The Registers & Inscriptions of the Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Baithakhana (1810-1914)'' by Fr H Hosten, published 1915, which probably contains burial details.This was a Portuguese church. See [[Calcutta#Churches and missions|Calcutta - Churches and missions]] for more details.
==Other libraries==
*Some of the cemetery inscriptions by [https://www.jesuitica.be/catalogue-author/1665/ Fr H Hosten] are held at the Maurits Sabbe Library, University of Leuven, Belgium.
==Organisations==
===BACSA===
*:[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501561/2015.501561.Bengal-Past#page/n293/mode/2up "Monumental Inscriptions, Third Series", Nos. 1457-1577] by H Bullock page 90, ''BPP'', Volume 50, July-December 1935. A continuation of Kent and Sussex inscriptions, and a list from Bhuj, Cutch. Archive.org/DLI.
*:[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501563/2015.501563.Bengal-Past#page/n45/mode/2up More Monumental Inscriptions Part V. Nos 1831-1889] by H Bullock, Major. Page 39 ''BPP'' Volume 53 January-June 1937. Archive.org/DLI.
*:[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501563/2015.501563.Bengal-Past#page/n103/mode/2up "Monumental Inscriptions, Third Series" Part VI. Nos.1891-2000] by H Bullock, Major. Page 89 ''BPP'' Volume 53 January-June 1937. Archive.org/DLI.: Note, a complete set of the Bullock entries from BPP, is contained as bound reprints in the Lloyd Collection at the British Library, refer above, Mss Eur F146/9 and Mss Eur F146/13.
** See [[Calcutta#Historical books online|Calcutta-Historical books online]] for Calcutta burial records 1713-1788 from ''BPP''.
*The following books are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website as pdf downloads, or now with mirror editions on Archive.org.
