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*[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.88693/page/n3/mode/2up ''The Founding of Fort St. George, Madras''] by William Foster 1902. Based on India Office Records, [now at the [[British Library]]]. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection. Watermarked pages. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044079380564?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 HathiTrust Digital Library version].
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=-jNagGDT-PsC&pg=PA361 "Madras"] ''A new account of the East Indies, Volume 1'', page 361 by Alexander Hamilton 1744 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=-jNagGDT-PsC&pg=PA361 "Madras"] ''A new account of the East Indies, Volume 1'', page 361 by Alexander Hamilton 1744 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vestigesofoldmad00loveuoft#page/n5/mode/2up '' Indian Records Series. Vestiges of Old Madras, 1640-1800 Index Volume''] by Henry Davison Love 1913 Archive.org. If you find a reference here, then  follow it up in: ''Vestiges of Old Madras'' [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras1 ''Volume I''], [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras2 ''Volume II''] (reprint-page numbers may differ from original edition), [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras3 ''Volume III''] Archive.org. Each volume is very informative, with over 600 pages.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vestigesofoldmad00loveuoft#page/n5/mode/2up '' Indian Records Series. Vestiges of Old Madras, 1640-1800 Index Volume''] by Henry Davison Love 1913 Archive.org. If you find a reference here, then  follow it up in: ''Vestiges of Old Madras'' [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras1 ''Volume I''], [https://archive.org/details/dli.venugopal.607/page/n3/mode/2up  ''Volume II''], [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras3 ''Volume III''] Archive.org. Each volume is very informative, with over 600 pages.
:Also available as downloads from GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, with possibly better images. [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23180 ''Vol. I''], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23181 ''Vol. II, Part 1''], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23182 ''Vol. III''].  
:Also available as downloads from GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, with possibly better images. [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23180 ''Vol. I''], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23181 ''Vol. II, Part 1''], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23182 ''Vol. III''].  
*''Indian Records Series. The Diaries Of Streynsham Master 1675-1680''  1911.  Streynsham Master was appointed  agent and governor at Fort St. George, 1675. Includes short biographical notes on all Englishmen mentioned in the manuscripts. [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o01mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 1 The Diary 1675-1677''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up  ''Volume II The First and Second Memorialls 1679-1680''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/396/mode/2up Index] Archive.org
*''Indian Records Series. The Diaries Of Streynsham Master 1675-1680''  1911.  Streynsham Master was appointed  agent and governor at Fort St. George, 1675. Includes short biographical notes on all Englishmen mentioned in the manuscripts. [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o01mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume I The Diary 1675-1677''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up  ''Volume II The First and Second Memorialls 1679-1680''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/396/mode/2up Index] Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=b40BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation to the Governorship of Thomas Pitt, Grandfather of the Earl of Chatham 1639-1702''] by J Talboys Wheeler 1861 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=b40BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation to the Governorship of Thomas Pitt, Grandfather of the Earl of Chatham 1639-1702''] by J Talboys Wheeler 1861 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pGBCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation of Fort St. George  Volume 2 1702-1727''] J Talboys Wheeler 1861 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pGBCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation of Fort St. George  Volume 2 1702-1727''] J Talboys Wheeler 1861 Google Books
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n13/mode/1up ''Fort St. George, Madras; a short history of our first possession in India''] by Mrs Frank Penny (Fanny Emily)  1900. Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n13/mode/1up ''Fort St. George, Madras; a short history of our first possession in India''] by Mrs Frank Penny (Fanny Emily)  1900. Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.118293/page/n3/mode/2up ''On the Coromandel Coast''] by F. E. Penny 1908. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.118293/page/n3/mode/2up ''On the Coromandel Coast''] by F. E. Penny 1908. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vicissitudesfor00leiggoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''Vicissitudes of Fort St. George''] by David Leighton 1902 Archive.org  
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vicissitudesfor00leiggoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''Vicissitudes of Fort St. George''] by David Leighton 1902 Archive.org. The history to 1798.
*''The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras'' by  Rev Frank Penny 1904 Archive.org
*''The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras'' by  Rev Frank Penny 1904 Archive.org
:[http://www.archive.org/stream/churchinmadrasbe01penn#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 1 In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries''] [http://www.archive.org/stream/churchinmadrasbe02penn#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 2  1805 to 1835''] [http://www.archive.org/stream/churchinmadrasbe03penn#page/n7/mode/2up '' Volume 3 1835 to 1861'']
:[http://www.archive.org/stream/churchinmadrasbe01penn#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 1 In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries''] [http://www.archive.org/stream/churchinmadrasbe02penn#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 2  1805 to 1835''] [http://www.archive.org/stream/churchinmadrasbe03penn#page/n7/mode/2up '' Volume 3 1835 to 1861'']

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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

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

Also see Historical books online, below.

Maps

Note: this map contains an insert, A Plan of Fort St. George and the City of Madras, which can can be enlarged considerably.

Historical books online

Also see Madras (Presidency)
Directories online
Newspapers and journals online

Also available as downloads from GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, with possibly better images. Vol. I, Vol. II, Part 1, Vol. III.
Parrys of Madras by Hilton Brown 1954. Full title: Parry's of Madras: a story of British enterprise in India. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
On the Coromandel Coast by F. E. Penny 1908. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.
  • Vicissitudes of Fort St. George by David Leighton 1902 Archive.org. The history to 1798.
  • The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras by Rev Frank Penny 1904 Archive.org
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, published 1907. This book is available to read online, or download, catalogue entry, from FamilySearch. You need to be registered and sign in first.
List Of Marriages Registered in the Presidency Of Fort St George 1680 - 1800 edited by H Dodwell, Curator Madras Record Office 1916. Tamil Virtual Library. These records are compiled from St Mary's registers, and also Missionary registers, so perhaps include records additional to the record series above. Contains 74 pages of records.

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