Cemeteries

This article details sources for monumental inscriptions and cemetery records.

See also:

• List of cemeteries in British India, for records of individual cemeteries and districts
• Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions reading list
• LDS Microfilms of Church registers in India includes burial registers

FIBIS resources

• The FIBIS database has a category of records called Cemeteries
• FIBIS Fact File No 6: Graves in British India by Richard Morgan 2011.
  • Part 1 explains what sources, paper and online, there are for Memorial Inscriptions in British India.
  • Part 2 suggests how to make best use of your time and resources if you wish to visit India and transcribe or photograph MIs of ancestors there.

Available to buy from the FIBIS Shop

• FIBIS blog: Book of the month. A comprehensive new edition of Burma Register of European Deaths and Burials, edited by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, published by BACSA, 2015. Covers burials up to 1948. 212pp
• "Some Unpublished Inscriptions from the Cemeteries of Jaipur" by Syed Faizan Raza FIBIS Journal Number 37 (Spring 2017) pages 47-51. See FIBIS Journals for details of how to access this article

British Library Records

• The British Library has the book, in three volumes, The Oriental Obituary being an impartial compilation from monumental inscriptions on the tombs of those persons whose ashes are deposited in these remote parts since the formation of European Settlements, to the present time To which is added Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc by William Urquhart of Madras. Published in Madras by Journal Press, 1809. Shelfmark: General Reference Collection C.55.d.23. This book must be read in the Rare Books Reading Room. The first volume of The Oriental Obituary is available online at archive.org, refer below. It appears that some or all of the contents of this book has been borrowed by M Derozario for his 1815 book The Complete Monumental Register, available online, refer below.
• Official Publications: Monumental Inscriptions and Monuments IOR/V/27/74 1848-1946. Many of these items are books on the open access shelves.
  • Two of these books, items IOR/V/27/74/69 -70, A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) and Part 2 by George William De Rhe-Philipe (1912), the latter containing biographical information, have been reprinted by the Naval and Military Press under the title Soldiers of the Raj. These books are also available to read online, refer below.
  • An additional book at the British Library (UIN: BLL01012507305) is Inscriptions in the district of Puri by W.H. Lee (William Herbert) 1898 Cuttack : Orissa Mission Press, (43 p.). This book (or selected pages) is also part of the online database available to members of the Society of Genealogists, London.
  • An additional book at the British Library is List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions : with biographical notes by O.S. Crofton. 1941 (UIN: BLL01001781826). Also available in an Indian reprint edition.
• United Kingdom High Commission files relating to cemeteries IOR/R/4/1-539 1943-1967. Transferred from Indian Public Works Department to the British High Commission, New Delhi, and from there to the India Office Records in 1972-73. Includes
  • File 12a Military memorials of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in India and Pakistan IOR/R/4/87 Dec 1948-Dec 1950
  • File 12b Military memorials of the Royal Artillery in India and Pakistan IOR/R/4/88 Jul 1947-May 1948
  • File 12e Military memorials of the Royal Engineers and the Sappers and Miners in India IOR/R/4/91 Jul 1947-Dec 1947
  • File 18/1 Durham Light Infantry monuments IOR/R/4/97 Aug 1949-May 1950
  • File 18/4 Graves of foreign nationals IOR/R/4/114 Mar 1890-Sep 1950
  • Also contains items "List of inscriptions". As an example, the FIBIS data base contains Transcriptions of summary data from gravestones in Chakrata taken from IOR/R4/539

Note these records are available on Family Search microfilm/digitised microfilm 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, one BACSA listing is "Publications containing data chiefly of geographical interest", where at least two of the publications do 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, and List of European tombs and monuments in Mysore, by B Lewis Rice (Bangalore 1906) F370/1188, the latter also available at IOR/R/2/Box17/106. There is also a BACSA listing titled "Publications containing data chiefly of biographical interest", see BACSA, where geographical coverage is mixed/covers multiple locations.
• Lloyd Collection: papers on European cemeteries in India and biographical information on British in India Mss Eur F146
• There are Monumental Inscriptions from Surat made by A F Bellasis, at the British Library, catalogue reference Add MS 44948 : c 1860. These Inscriptions contain additional records to those appearing in the 1861 article by Bellasis "Old Tombs in the Cemeteries of Surat", available online, see below.
• The book In Memoriam Burma-Siam 1942-1945, published in Bangkok in 1946 (Dutch language) in respect of Dutch war graves is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011257081 , and also at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah - catalogue entry with details of contents. Also at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah catalogue entry for [List of deceased World War Two-era Dutch military personnel in Burma and Siam], 1946, Dutch language, source Nederlandsch Hoofdkwartier Bangkok, Kantoor Personeele Zaken Afd. Inlichtingen Overledenen (Dutch Headquarters Bangkok, Office Personnel Affairs Dept. Information Deceased).

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 for more details.
• Tamilnadu State Archives, Egmore, Chennai is indicated to hold the book List of European Tombs in the Calicut Taluk, Calicut, 1907 (Internet search result, not confirmed)

Other libraries

• Some of the cemetery inscriptions by Fr H Hosten are held at the Maurits Sabbe Library, University of Leuven, Belgium.

Organisations

BACSA

A very useful resource for locating ancestors buried in South Asia is the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA). This organisation is dedicated to preserving European cemeteries in the region and has completed many projects to preserve cemeteries. It has many records in its archive at the British Library. In addition, BACSA publishes many useful books on the subject of South Asia, including complete transcriptions of all the monuments in many cemeteries. To view the Cemetery Record books currently available, and also those out of print, go to Cemetery Record Books. Also see Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions reading list.

For online editions of the BACSA Journal Chowkidar, refer Other external links, below.

Indian-cemeteries.org

• Indian-cemeteries.org has hundreds of transcribed memorials from cemeteries all over India. This website is now archived, however most of the internal information still appears to be accessible.

CWGC

If your ancestors died during the First, or Second World War whilst serving with Commonwealth armed forces (for the six member counties Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, but also including some other Commonwealth forces), then their graves will be maintained in special cemeteries by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. These are scattered throughout Asia (and other parts of the world) and are beautifully maintained. The dates covered for commemoration on the CWGC website are 4 August 1914 to 31 August 1921 and 3 September 1939 to 31 December 1947. There were some additional military burials in cemeteries maintained by the CWGC, outside these dates, which are also maintained, but the names will not be included in the database on the website.

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Homepage. To find the cemeteries in India on the CWGC database, select "Find War Dead", scroll down the page to "Find Cemeteries & Memorials" and enter India in "Country".

The CWGC has a long term program in India for the reinstatement of First World War Cantonment Graves which were previously declared un-maintainable.

For images, see the "War Graves Photographic Project" below.

The CWGC, (until 1960 called the Imperial War Graves Commission), maintains the CWGC Archive, including a Library, located in the Head Office in Maidenhead, England, with visiting by appointment. An earlier webpage, now archived, with more details.

Hierarchy Browser for the Archive. Includes "1 Historic Archive", subdivided according to WW1 and WW2 (click through for more sections) . For WW1, "Section 7 - Care of Graves and Cemeteries of British and Empire War Casualties" and "Section 8 - Care of Non-British Empire Graves by the Commission", see the archived earlier version webpage which shows the Archive holding in one document.

After both WW1 and WW2, there was a series of hundreds of publications by the then Imperial War Graves Commission , with titles including Memorial Register, War Graves of the British Empire, and The War Dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire, in respect of particular countries, counties in the UK, cemeteries and armies. (2 pages from The Helles Memorial Register, Part Eight (ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk) indicates it includes names from India). Generally it could be expected that all this information is now included in the website database, but perhaps there could be a few instances where the Registers have additional information. CWGC Archive reference is Cemetery and Memorial Registers CWGC/8/3. Some of these volumes are also available at the British Library, including some in the BACSA Archive Mss Eur F370. The pay website Forces War Records, in its Historic Document Library/Official Documents/ Memorial Register contains a large number of these publications which may include amendments dated c 1980s. Note also some cemetery registers were published in multiple parts.

The Library holdings. Includes a number of regimental histories.
Archive catalogue Search. Some of the catalogue items have been digitised, and these are located through the catalogue Search.
War Records Revealed warrecordsrevealed.com website, Category Records, includes some articles on the CWGC records and Archive.

Inscriptions in online books

• "List of books containing inscriptions on tombs and monuments in Christian graveyards in India and Burma" Appendix F, Indian Historical Records Commission. Proceedings of Meetings Volume 14. Fourteenth meeting held at Lahore December 1937. Archive.org
• The Oriental Obituary: Volume 1 by William Urquhart 1809, published in Madras. Archive.org
• Asiaticus : In Two Parts. Part One, Ecclesiastical, Chronological and Historical Sketches. Part Two, the Epitaphs in the Different Burial Grounds in and about Calcutta by John Hawkesworth 1803. (80 pages) (Google Books)

A small number of these inscriptions had appeared in "Appendix II: Tombs in the Cemetry of Calcutta" pages 84-89 The East Indian Chronologist 1801 Archive.org. The British Library catalogue gives the author as John Hawkesworth.

• The Complete Monumental Register: Containing All the Epitaphs in the Different Churches and Burial Grounds in and about Calcutta...together with General Inscriptions from the Presidencies of Madras, Bombay etc. by M Derozario 1815 (230 pages) (Google Books). Index of names.The author advises he has borrowed the contents of Asiaticus by Mr Hawkesworth and of the Oriental Obituary by Mr Urquhart of Madras.
• The Bengal Obituary: or, a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth, being a compilation of tablets and monumental inscriptions from various parts of the Bengal and Agra presidencies 1851 Google Books Index of Names
• List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Bengal possessing historical or archaeological interest by C R Wilson, 1896 is available to read online, or download, at FamilySearch. You need to be registered and sign in first. Includes index. Part I contains the Calcutta inscriptions; part II (whose Contents precedes page 121) contains inscriptions from the Lower Provinces. (c 248+ additional pages).

Also available Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository : 1896 edition (1895 edition).

Also available from wikimedia.org as a pdf.

The Preface says Wilson was the editor of a work brought together by the Publics Work Department "a special officer being deputed for the work". Elsewhere it has been stated there are a limited number of copies of the "original version" by the special officer c 1895 (who was named but a reference cannot be found).

• List of Pre-Mutiny Inscriptions in Christian Burial Grounds in the Patna District by J F W J [John Francis William James] 1935. Government of Bihar publication. Archive.org.
• Madras Presidency
  • Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaelogical interest Julian James Cotton 1905 archive.org.“It includes all epitaphs of adults earlier than 1800 and such entries of later date as possess historical or local interest”. Covers the Madras Presidency. Table of Contents An Index of names appears at the end.
    • A revised edition, with additional information, was published in two volumes 1945-46. The first volume relates to the City of Madras, French India, Indian States and Fort Marlborough on the West Coast of Sumatra. The second volume relates to the districts of the Madras Presidency. There are two indexes at the end of each volume, an index to names on tombs or monuments, and an index to names in notes. Volume I Contents, Volume II Table of Contents Archive.org.

  The three volumes are also available in the Digital Library of India Collection on Archive.org

  • List of Tombs and Monuments erected in Madras 1898 No index (21 pages). Last death noted was 1891. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository. 2nd file Archive.org, may be easier to read.
  • List Of Tombs And Monuments of Europeans &c In The Madras District 1898 Archive.org. There is no index. Listed by cemetery and year of death, with deaths up to the 1890s. (65 pages).
  • List of Burials at Madras from 1680 to 1746 compiled from the register of St. Maryʼs church, Fort St. George by Rev. C H Malden 1903. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library, Government of India

  List of Burials at Madras from 1749 to 1800 compiled from the register of St. Maryʼs Church, Fort St. George by Rev. C H Malden 1903. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library, Government of India

  List of Burials at Madras (In St Mary's Cemetery) from 1801 to 1850 compiled from the register of St Mary’s Church, Fort St George by Rev CH Malden 1904. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. Same file, white pages 3rd file. Archive.org.

  List of Burials at Madras (In St.Mary’s Cemetery) from 1851 to 1900 compiled from the register of St. Maryʼs Church, Fort St. George by Rev. C H Malden 1905. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library, Government of India.

  A Hand Book to St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George, Madras. With a Description of Its Monuments and Other Objects of Interest by the Rev. Charles Herbert Malden 1905. Archive.org. Also available Tamil Virtual Library, where the title is catalogued as A Hand book to St. Mary's Church : with a description of its monuments and other objects of interest with illustrations and a plan. Also available Google Books.

  • From Tamil Virtual Library, a Division of Tamil Virtual Academy. Available to read online, or download. At the top of the webpages click on E (for English), and if the correct book does not display, click on the orange Search button. Books are also available on the Internet Archive, Archive.org. Note, if the following links change, use the Tamil Virtual Library Search and Select Books.
    • List of European tombs in the Bellary district with inscriptions thereon 1894. Archive.org mirror version.
    • List of European tombs in the Chingleput district with inscriptions thereon 1894
    • Supplemental list of European tombs in the Chingleput district with inscriptions thereon 1895.

    Archive.org mirror version of the two Chingleput titles.

    • Revised list of tombs of Europeans and Eurasians in the Coimbatore district with inscriptions thereon 1895.
    • Revised list of tombs of Europeans and Eurasians in the Coimbatore district with inscriptions thereon 1909.

    Archive.org mirror version of the two Coimbatore titles.

    • List of European tombs in the Cuddapah district with inscriptions thereon 1900.
    • List of European tombs in the district of Cuddapah with inscriptions thereon 1904.

    Archive.org mirror version of three Cuddapah editions.

    • List of European and Eurasian tombs in the Ganjam district with inscriptions thereon 1893. Archive.org version.
    • List of European tombs in the Godaveri district with inscriptions thereon 1895. Archive.org version.
    • List of European and Eurasian tombs in the Kistna district with inscriptions thereon 1893.
    • Inscriptions on the European & Eurasian tombs in the Bandar and Bezvada divisions of the Kistna district 1904.

    Archive.org mirror version of the two Kistna District titles.

    • List of European tombs in the Kurnool district with inscriptions thereon : corrected up to 31st March 1904 1904. Archive.org version of two Kurnool editions.
    • Revised list of tombs of Europeans and Americans in the Madura district with inscriptions thereon 1904. Archive.org version.
    • List of European tombs in the Nellore district with inscriptions thereon 1904. Archive.org version.
    • List of European tombs in the North Arcot district with inscriptions thereon : revised up to 1st January 1904 1905. Archive.org version.
    • List of European tombs in the South Canara district with inscriptions thereon 1893. Catalogued with word Soutn in title. Archive.org version.
    • List of European tombs in the Tanjore district  : compiled under the orders of the collector of Tanjore 1894. Archive.org version which also includes the 1914 edition following.
  • List of European Tombs in the Tanjore District 1914 Archive.org. Includes Tranquebar. Also available Tamil Virtual Library.
  • Barry Lewis’ Colonial Cemeteries contains many transcriptions, together with downloads of the following publications
    • List of European Tombs in the Cemeteries Attached to the Various Churches in the Nilgiri District 1905 (106 pages)
    • List of Tombs of Europeans Interred in the Nilgiri District, with Inscriptions Thereon by J D Rees 1895

    Archive.org mirror version of the two Nilgiri District titles.

    • List of European Tombs in the Anantapur District 1894. Archive.org mirror version.
    • List of European Tombs in the District of Cuddapah by CH Mounsey 1893
    • List of European Tombs in the Kurnool District 1894

    For Archive.org versions of the Lists for Cuddapah and Kurnool, see above under Tamil Virtual Library.

  • The Monumental Remains of the Dutch East India Company in the Presidency Of Madras 1664-1824 by Alexr. Rea. Reprint edition, first published 1897. Archive.org.
  • "Appendix Y. List of Tombs and Monuments" [at Seringapatam] page 67 A Hand Book for the use of Visitors to Seringapatam by Subbaraya Moodeliar 1899 Archive.org
  • Grave Inscriptions at Hunsur. Archive.org. Scroll to the last five pages of this article which lists in English the grave inscriptions. Article otherwise in the Kannada language. Venkateshamurthy, R. and H. R. Hemaraju (2000) "Hunasurina British Samaadhigalu [The British Tombs at Hunasur]". Itihasa Dharshana 15:156-165. Hunsur (Hoonsoor) was situated about 30 miles west of the town of Mysore, and was c 1844 the head quarters of the Public Cattle Department, Madras Army.
• A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest: Part I by Miles Irving (1910) Index (Hathi Trust Digital Library), Part II Biographical Notices of Military Officers and others whose names appear in the inscriptions of Part I by George William De Rhe-Philipe (1912), (Archive.org) . Both these books were later reprinted under the title Soldiers of the Raj. Part 1 is also available on Archive.org, and previously it did not seem possible to read the book online, but this problem seems to have resolved.
• "God’s Acre in North-West India" by Colonel R. H. Firth Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 1914. A record of the names, the careers, and details as to the graves of, or monuments to, all the medical officers buried or memorialized in the Punjab, the North-west Frontier Province, and Kashmir. Part 1 Volume 23:3 320-333 and Part 2 Volume 23:4 415-439. Archive.org versions page 320, page 415.
• List of Christian Tombs and Monuments of Archaeological or Historical Interest and their Inscriptions in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh by Rev A Fuhrer 1896 Archive.org. Note: entire book is printed sideways. Also available on HathiTrust Digital Library, where the pages may be rotated. This book was subsequently revised and enlarged as Blunt's 1911 publication which follows

List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of Historical Interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by Sir Edward Arthur Henry Blunt (1911) Archive.org. Index of names, following page 263.

Catalogued as List of Christian tombs and monuments, of archaeological by historical interest and their inscriptions in charge of the P.W.D. United Provinces. Internal title is List of Christian tombs in charge of the Public Works Department. Contains two maps at the back of the book dated 1912. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.

• List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Assam 1902. Pdf download, PAHAR-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Google Books version Archive.org version.
• Articles in Bengal, Past and Present, Archive.org, mostly from the Digital Library of India Collection.
  • "Forgotten Graveyards" by D G Crawford, Lt.-Colonel IMS p189-201 BPP Volume 3, April-June 1909. Archive.org/DLI.
  • "A North-East Frontier Cemetery" by W J Buchanan page 6, BPP Vol. 9 July-Dec 1914. Gnatong on the trade route from Sikkhim to Tibet. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.
  • "Christian Tombs at Bankipore and Patna": First article by H Hosten page 28, Second article by W K Firminger page 35, Third article by H Hosten page 176. All BPP Vol. 9, July-Dec 1914. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.

  "Christian Tombs at Bankipur and Patna- IV" by H Hosten page 258, BPP Vol 11, July -Dec 1915. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.

  • "A Week at the Bandel Convent, Hugli" by H Hosten includes some inscriptions. Page 36 BPP Volume 10, Jan.- March 1915. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.
  • "Some Notes on Burial Grounds" by Walter K Firminger page 183 BPP Volume 10, April -June 1915. Archive.org/DLI.

  "Some Old Burial Grounds" by Walter K Firminger page 107, BPP Volume 12, January-March 1916. Archive.org/DLI.

  "Some Old Graves at Dacca" by Walter K Firminger pages 1-4 BPP Volume 15, part 1. 1918. Archive.org/DLI.

  • 3 Graves at Katwa, page 54 BPP Volume 15, part 1. 1918. Archive.org/DLI.
  • "Inscriptions on Christian Tombs, Akyab, Arakan" [1836-1906] page 15, BPP Volume 18, Jan-June 1919. Archive.org/DLI.
  • "Inscriptions on the Tombs (Pre-Mutiny) in the Patna City Cemetery" by E A Horne pages 54-68 BPP Volume 28, July-September 1924. Archive.org
  • "List of Tombs of Historic Interest in Dacca Cemetery" by H E Stapleton page 10, BPP Volume 31, January-March 1926. Archive.org/DLI.
  • "Monumental Inscriptions in the United Provinces" Nos. 1-122 by H Bullock pages 58-67 BPP Volume 41, January-March 1931. Archive.org

  "Monumental Inscriptions in the United Provinces Part 2" Nos. 123-223 by Captain H Bullock, pages 148-156 (digital file page 72) BPP Volume 41, Part 2, April-June 1931. Archive.org. Includes some corrections to Blunt transcriptions.

  "Monumental Inscriptions in the United Provinces III" Nos 224-430 by H Bullock pages 1-17 BPP Volume 42 July-December 1931. Archive.org

  "More Monumental Inscriptions" Nos 431-567 by Capt H Bullock pages 120-131 BPP Volume 42 July-December 1931. Includes Murree, Poona Archive.org

  More Monumental Inscriptions II Nos 568 -744 by H Bullock pages 92-109 BPP Volume 43 January-June 1932 Archive.org

  "More Monumental Inscriptions III", Nos. 745-815, page 169 BPP Volume 44 July-Dec 1932. Archive.org/DLI.

  "More Monumental Inscriptions", Nos 816-1029 by Capt. H Bullock pages 44-59 BPP Volume 45 January-March 1933 Archive.org. Includes Baluchistan, Karachi, Hyderabad State. Archive.org

  "More Monumental Inscriptions-V", Nos. 1030-1115 pages 124-129 BPP Volume 45 April-June 1933 Archive.org/DLI. Hyderabad State, Pishin, Baluchistan and Quetta. Archive.org/DLI

  "More Monumental Inscriptions (Nos. 1116-1405)" by Captain H. Bullock pages 74-90 BPP, Vol. 46 1933 July-Dec. Includes many from the district of Purnea in Bihar from the old indigo factories; and others from Fatehgarh, United Provinces, a cantonment.

  "Anglo-Indian Monumental Inscriptions in Kent and Sussex", Nos. 1406-1456 by H Bullock, page 137, BPP, Volume 49 January-June 1935. Archive.org/DLI.

  "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.

  "Monumental Inscriptions, Third Series, Part III" nos 1578-1697 by H Bullock, Major pages 105-111 BPP Volume 51 January June 1936 Archive.org

  "Monumental Inscriptions, Third Series, Part IV" Nos 1698-1830 by H Bullock, Major pages 105-112 BPP Volume 52 July-December 1936. Archive.org

  "More Monumental Inscriptions Part V." Nos 1831-1889 by H Bullock, Major. Page 39 BPP Volume 53 January-June 1937. Archive.org/DLI.

  "Monumental Inscriptions, Third Series" Part VI. Nos.1891-2000 by H Bullock, Major. Page 89 BPP Volume 53 January-June 1937. Archive.org/DLI.

  Archive.org edition of all the articles by H Bullock

  Note, both FIBIS and BACSA have databases in respect of Percy-Smith/Bullock data, and it appears that some of the names in the records above from Major Bullock are included, and some are not. BPP as a source does not appear to be included. FIBIS database Personal papers/Percy-Smith and Bullock, BACSA Database Folder '6. Burial data collected by Lt-Col H K Percy-Smith and Brigadier Humphry Bullock.'

  • "A forgotten Graveyard at Dum Dum" by J G Brooker pages 34-36 BPP Vol. 46 1933 July-Dec. Archive.org

  "Mission Burial Ground, Serampore" by J G Brooker page 57 BPP Vol. 47 Part 1, 1934 Jan.-March. Archive.org. With a Plan between pages 56-57.

  "Monumental Inscriptions at Diamond Harbour Cemetery" by J G Brooker page 102 BPP Vol. 47 Part 2, 1934 April-June. Archive.org

  • "Glimpses of Serampore 1810-1820" pages 23-25 and pages 132-136 BPP Vol. 46 1933 July-Dec. Archive.org. Extracts from the diary of Severin Kierulf, merchant in the Danish Ost Indian Company at Serampore. Includes details of deaths, marriages and births.
  • See Calcutta-Historical books online for Calcutta burial records 1713-1788 from BPP.
• The book Illustrated Handbook to St John’s Church (Old Cathedral) Calcutta 1909 includes some cemetery records. The author is stated elsewhere to be E W Madge. This book is available online to members of the Society of Genealogists. Non members may see 34 Index records from this book which are available in this SoG Data Online database.
• List of Graves at Howrah Cemetery in a ruinous condition page 701 Gazette of India April 3, 1915. Subsequently repeated page 774 Gazette of India April 17, 1915.
• "Old Tombs in the Cemeteries of Surat" by A F Bellasis page 146 Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vols. 6-7 - Issue 21, 1861 Archive.org. There are additional Monumental Inscriptions from Surat made by Bellasis, at the British Library, catalogue reference Add MS 44948 : c 1860
• The following books by O.S Crofton are available on Archive.org, originally from the Digital Library of India.
  • List Of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in the Central Provinces and Berar by O S Crofton 1932. Contents digital file page 11 from Mandla (the previous page appears to be missing). A number of pages are missing at the beginning of the book. The inscriptions commence page 2, (missing pages 1 and 3) Archive.org version. Also available as Archive.org, 2nd file which seems to be the same digital file. 3rd file Archive.org, appears to contain all pages, but perhaps more difficult to read.

  The author is stated to be Olive Crofton, wife of a Civil Servant, and there is reference in the Introduction to "the husband of the writer". Crofton, in the Introduction, also mentions that the numbers killed by tigers and other animals of the jungle “is considerably larger than would appear from the lists”.

  List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Rajputana and Central India by O S Crofton. Table of Contents digital file page 14. Author is catalogued as Croften and publication date 1905, but the latter appears to be c 1934-35. Archive.org version. Also available as Archive.org, 2nd file.

  Olive Crofton also wrote List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions : with biographical notes, not available online, but available at the British Library, UIN: BLL01001781826 . Also available in an Indian reprint edition.

• A record of Inscriptions at the Catholic Church at Patna, Bihar and Orissa Prepared by the Rev A Gille 1917 Archive.org
• Jesuit Missionaries in Northern India and Inscriptions on their Tombs, Agra (1580-1803) by Rev H Hosten SJ (1907) Archive.org
• The Annals of Karnal- Chapter 6 Churches and Cemeteries by Major C H Buck 1914 Archive.org lists some of the inscriptions in the cemeteries at Kurnaul
• List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated by J Penry Lewis 1913 Archive.org. The information from this book has now been transcribed and is available on the FIBIS Database
• "Graves of Europeans in the Armenian Cemetery at Isfahan" by T. W. Haig The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (July, 1919), pp. 321-352. Archive.org.
• Garrison Memorials in Hong Kong: Some Graves and Monuments at Happy Valley by Solomon Bard 1997. Index of names digital page 155 This is a selection, not a complete list of those in the cemetery. Circumstances of death are usually included. digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk. Also see Hong Kong for more cemetery records.
• "Monument to the Westmoreland Regiment The 55th Regiment of Foot in Dinghai City on Zhoushan Island" by Keith Stevens and Jennifer Welch Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Vol. 38 (1998), page 383 (12 pages). From Hong Kong Journals online hkjo.lib.hku.hk. Archive.org version. Includes names of burials 1842-1857 in the British cemetery on Zhoushan Island [Chusan Island] off the East coast of China, but not specific dates of death.
• "The British (Protestant) Cemetery at San Pedro, Makati, Manila, Philippines" by David W Mahoney Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Vol. 27 (1987), pages 101-111. Archive.org.
• Search individual location pages, including Cawnpore for other book links.

Other historical books online

• Two Monsoons by Theon Wilkinson with drawings by Bill Smith 1976. Archive.org Lending Library. The aim was to provide "an insight into the life and death of Europeans in India in the last three centuries".

Other external links

• An article on the old cemeteries of British India : Scroll to "Visiting India’s Land of Regrets" by Geoffrey E. Duin, possibly written c 2003, or earlier. geocities.ws/scn_pk, archived.
• Kabristan Archives 'Ireland - Ceylon - India Genealogy'. Includes a Search and partial transcriptions of records. Transcriptions (probably the same partial transcriptions) from some of the records are also available on the pay website findmypast in the database "British India Office Deaths & Burials".
• The War Graves Photographic Project. Worked in conjunction with the CWGC until June 2016. Covers “all nationalities and military conflicts”. A researcher found an image for a British Army soldier who died in Hong Kong c 1900. It is possible to Search by Cemetery, and there appeared to be a number of Indian cities included, for example Allahabad, Bombay, Calcutta, Kirkee, Madras, Lucknow, Poona, sometimes with multiple cemeteries in the same town/city. There is a fee payable if you require a high resolution image or photograph.
  • "An Indian Idyll: A Tour of Indian War and Cantonment cemeteries" by David Milborrow Probably early 2011 (archive.org link)
  • "On the Road to Mandalay" by David Milborrow February 2013. Burma cemeteries (archive.org link)
• British War Graves: War Grave Photographs is a site which provides free photographs of War graves from some cemeteries around the world. Includes category "Memorials to the Missing" which includes Basra Memorial.
• Asia War Graves. Provides free photographs of War graves in Asia for selected cemeteries, mainly relating to the Second World War.
• Find A Grave - millions of user added grave inscriptions from around the world, some with photos. Asian cemeteries not well covered but some with war graves/memorials have many entries. There is also a Find A Grave Index collection on FamilySearch, for which you must be signed in to FS to view, and also a Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.
• BillionGraves contains some records for India, although probably limited coverage. Some images for Dalhousie were noted. BillionGraves Index collection on FamilySearch, for which you must be signed in to FS to view.
• Shared Cemeteries is about (former Dutch) funerary heritage all over the world. Includes India: Introduction, or access India from the menu across the top of the page.
• Baghdad Burials at Hinaidi RAF Cemetery, (now Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery): Searchable Database of 299 Graves from 1921-1937. Direct pdf, edition 8 July 2022 (archived). 196 of the 299 graves are for Royal Air Force casualties from eight RAF squadrons. Also includes Armoured Car Company deaths. There are also 71 graves for British Army personnel, 2 Royal Navy and 30 civilian. There are additional internal links about the cemetery. 6 Squadron, Books & Early Military Aviation website.
• deceased online Search for free and pay to view records. Mainly UK records
  • Includes a section on burials at overseas military garrisons. For details, select coverage, then scroll down to " “The National Archives - Military Burials” date added: 12 Dec 2013". The records are mainly from Malta, Egypt and Cyprus. Selected records from WO 156/103-122.
• Stephen Lewis' Soldiers Memorials lists NCO and other ranks graves in India by surname, amongst other memorials. Officers Died is the equivalent commissioned ranks site.
• Last Post - Indian War Memorials Around the World by Rana T S Chhina. Photographs. issuu.com. Also available mea.gov.in Ministry of External Affairs, India which may be easier to view.

Memorials to Indian soldiers and sailors First World War cwgc.org, now an archived webpage.

Memorials to Indian soldiers and sailors Second World War cwgc.org, now an archived webpage.

• Taukkyan War Cemetery Burma Video on YouTube (Second World War)
• Online editions of the BACSA Journal Chowkidar from 1977 Digital Himalaya, University of Cambridge.
• Download Accurate POI [Point Of Interest] Satnav files for free! Useful when visiting CWGC cemeteries. Available for CWGC cemeteries in many countries. poigraves.uk