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| 1706-1760||'''L/F/10/1'''    IOR Neg 57053/4 [also IOR Neg 35046]
| 1706-1760||'''L/F/10/1'''    IOR Neg 57053/4 [also IOR Neg 35046]
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| ||C/S & Unc/s         
| ||''C/S & Unc/s''        
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| ||First list dated 30 Jan 1706, List of United Co. Servants in Bengal but p.1 and LHS half of pp. 2 & 3 missing.  [It includes a Military return of 1706, being men's wages, in service of the United Company, Fort William]
| ||First list dated 30 Jan 1706, List of United Co. Servants in Bengal but p.1 and LHS half of pp. 2 & 3 missing.  [It includes a Military return of 1706, being men's wages, in service of the United Company, Fort William]
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| 1760-1783||'''L/F/10/2'''    IOR Neg 57054/5
| 1760-1783||'''L/F/10/2'''    IOR Neg 57054/5
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| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
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| ||The first return (1761?) is an incomplete one. The second (1762) shows 68 C/S in the Bengal Service. Hdgs are as follows: -
| ||The first return (1761?) is an incomplete one. The second (1762) shows 68 C/S in the Bengal Service. Hdgs are as follows: -
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| 1784-1787||'''L/F/10/3'''    IOR Neg 57055
| 1784-1787||'''L/F/10/3'''    IOR Neg 57055
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| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
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| ||Index of names is usually by date of arrival and Page No. In 1784, there were 263 C/S. Some returns are duplicated.
| ||Index of names is usually by date of arrival and Page No. In 1784, there were 263 C/S. Some returns are duplicated.
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| 1788-1792||'''L/F/10/4'''    IOR Neg 57055/6
| 1788-1792||'''L/F/10/4'''    IOR Neg 57055/6
|-
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| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
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| Oct 1788 ||First alphabetical index/page No.is of 31 Oct 1788. Typical 1788 headings:-
| Oct 1788 ||First alphabetical index/page No.is of 31 Oct 1788. Typical 1788 headings:-
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| 1793-1798||'''L/F/10/5'''    IOR Neg 57056
| 1793-1798||'''L/F/10/5'''    IOR Neg 57056
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| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
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| ||Each year with alphabetical index/page; from 232 to 292 C/Ss.  Hdgs as Vol.4.
| ||Each year with alphabetical index/page; from 232 to 292 C/Ss.  Hdgs as Vol.4.
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| 1799-1801||'''L/F/10/6'''    IOR Neg 57057
| 1799-1801||'''L/F/10/6'''    IOR Neg 57057
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| ||C/S 6 mthly
| ||''C/S 6 mthly''
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| ||1 May 1799 -1 May 1801; occasionally shows recent casualties & arrivals since the last listing.
| ||1 May 1799 -1 May 1801; occasionally shows recent casualties & arrivals since the last listing.
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| 1802-1806||'''L/F/10/7'''    IOR Neg 57057/8
| 1802-1806||'''L/F/10/7'''    IOR Neg 57057/8
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| ||C/S 6 mthly
| ||''C/S 6 mthly''
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| ||Hdgs similar to Vol 4
| ||Hdgs similar to Vol 4
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| 1812-1816||'''L/F/10/9'''    IOR Neg 57059/0
| 1812-1816||'''L/F/10/9'''    IOR Neg 57059/0
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| ||C/S 6 mthly
| ||''C/S 6 mthly''
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| 1817-1819||'''L/F/10/10'''    IOR Neg 57060/1
| 1817-1819||'''L/F/10/10'''    IOR Neg 57060/1
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| ||C/S 6 mthly
| ||''C/S 6 mthly''
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| ||400 covenanted servants including 30 students attached to Hertford College (later Haileybury), paid 300R.p.m.
| ||400 covenanted servants including 30 students attached to Hertford College (later Haileybury), paid 300R.p.m.
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| 1820-1823||'''L/F/10/11'''    IOR Neg 57061
| 1820-1823||'''L/F/10/11'''    IOR Neg 57061
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| ||C/S 6 mthly
| ||''C/S 6 mthly''
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| 1824-1826||'''L/F/10/12'''    IOR Neg 57062
| 1824-1826||'''L/F/10/12'''    IOR Neg 57062
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| ||C/S  & S/L, 6 mthly
| ||''C/S  & S/L, 6 mthly''
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| ||Six mthly indexes and lists:- May, Nov 1824; May, Nov 1825; May 1826. Nos of C/Ss range from 365 to 369. Appendix shows start of  'List of Military & other Officers' as from 1 May 1826 (assumed Supernumeraries (S/L) but with no index).166 in number, with 131 military officers and 35 others, including 1 Rev'd, 1 Asst Surgeon, 1 Marine Surveyor, I Supt Bot.Gdns & 1 Master Builder.
| ||Six mthly indexes and lists:- May, Nov 1824; May, Nov 1825; May 1826. Nos of C/Ss range from 365 to 369. Appendix shows start of  'List of Military & other Officers' as from 1 May 1826 (assumed Supernumeraries (S/L) but with no index).166 in number, with 131 military officers and 35 others, including 1 Rev'd, 1 Asst Surgeon, 1 Marine Surveyor, I Supt Bot.Gdns & 1 Master Builder.
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| 1826-1830||'''L/F/10/13'''    IOR Neg 57062/3
| 1826-1830||'''L/F/10/13'''    IOR Neg 57062/3
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| ||C/S & S/L, 6 mthly
| ||''C/S & S/L, 6 mthly''
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| 1830-1831||'''L/F/10/14'''    IOR Neg 57063/4
| 1830-1831||'''L/F/10/14'''    IOR Neg 57063/4
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||In 1830,C/S  total 518 and S/L 252. Latter include Secretary to Govt in Military Dept, Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Chief Justice
| ||In 1830,C/S  total 518 and S/L 252. Latter include Secretary to Govt in Military Dept, Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Chief Justice
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| 1832-1833||'''L/F/10/16'''    IOR Neg 57064/5
| 1832-1833||'''L/F/10/16'''    IOR Neg 57064/5
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1834||'''L/F/10/17'''    IOR Neg 57065/6
| 1834||'''L/F/10/17'''    IOR Neg 57065/6
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||C/S now  include staff in Penang, Malacca & Singapore (P.M.S.)
| ||C/S now  include staff in Penang, Malacca & Singapore (P.M.S.)
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| 1835||'''L/F/10/18'''    IOR Neg 57066
| 1835||'''L/F/10/18'''    IOR Neg 57066
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||Both C/S and S/L now cover P.M.S.staff
| ||Both C/S and S/L now cover P.M.S.staff
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| 1836||'''L/F/10/19'''    IOR Neg 57067  
| 1836||'''L/F/10/19'''    IOR Neg 57067  
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||[Nov 1836 incomplete]
| ||[Nov 1836 incomplete]
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| 1838||'''L/F/10/21'''    IOR Neg 57068/9
| 1838||'''L/F/10/21'''    IOR Neg 57068/9
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1839||'''L/F/10/22'''    IOR Neg 57069
| 1839||'''L/F/10/22'''    IOR Neg 57069
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1840||'''L/F/10/23'''    IOR Neg 57069/0  
| 1840||'''L/F/10/23'''    IOR Neg 57069/0  
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||(now incl. Kirk of Scotland chaplains)
| ||(now incl. Kirk of Scotland chaplains)
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| 1841||'''L/F/10/24'''    IOR Neg 57070/1
| 1841||'''L/F/10/24'''    IOR Neg 57070/1
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1842||'''L/F/10/25'''    IOR Neg 57071
| 1842||'''L/F/10/25'''    IOR Neg 57071
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||From 1 Feb 1842, covenanted servants grouped according to years of service, Class I to VI.
| ||From 1 Feb 1842, covenanted servants grouped according to years of service, Class I to VI.
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| 1843||'''L/F/10/26'''    IOR Neg 57072
| 1843||'''L/F/10/26'''    IOR Neg 57072
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1844||'''L/F/10/27'''    IOR Neg 57072/3
| 1844||'''L/F/10/27'''    IOR Neg 57072/3
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1845||'''L/F/10/28'''    IOR Neg 57073/4
| 1845||'''L/F/10/28'''    IOR Neg 57073/4
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
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| 1846||'''L/F/10/29'''    IOR Neg 57074
| 1846||'''L/F/10/29'''    IOR Neg 57074
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1847||'''L/F/10/30'''    IOR Neg 57075
| 1847||'''L/F/10/30'''    IOR Neg 57075
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1848||'''L/F/10/31'''    IOR Neg 57075/6
| 1848||'''L/F/10/31'''    IOR Neg 57075/6
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||May/Aug 1848  in wrong order
| ||May/Aug 1848  in wrong order
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| 1849||'''L/F/10/32'''    IOR Neg 57076/7
| 1849||'''L/F/10/32'''    IOR Neg 57076/7
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1850||'''L/F/10/33'''    IOR Neg 57077
| 1850||'''L/F/10/33'''    IOR Neg 57077
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1851-Feb 1852||'''L/F/10/34'''    IOR Neg 57078
| 1851-Feb 1852||'''L/F/10/34'''    IOR Neg 57078
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||Nov 51 missing: see Vol 35
| ||Nov 51 missing: see Vol 35
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| Nov 1851||'''L/F/10/35'''    IOR Neg 57078
| Nov 1851||'''L/F/10/35'''    IOR Neg 57078
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1852-Feb 1853||'''L/F/10/36'''    IOR Neg 57079
| 1852-Feb 1853||'''L/F/10/36'''    IOR Neg 57079
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1853-Feb 1854||'''L/F/10/37'''    IOR Neg 57079/0
| 1853-Feb 1854||'''L/F/10/37'''    IOR Neg 57079/0
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| 1854||'''L/F/10/38'''    IOR Neg 57080/1
| 1854||'''L/F/10/38'''    IOR Neg 57080/1
|-
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| ||C/S & S/L, qtrly  
| ||''C/S & S/L, qtrly''
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| ||Feb 1854 missing, see above
| ||Feb 1854 missing, see above
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| 1856||'''L/F/10/39'''    IOR Neg  57081
| 1856||'''L/F/10/39'''    IOR Neg  57081
|-
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| ||C/S & S/L
| ||''C/S & S/L''
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| ||'''N.B.''' 1856-1855, vols 39 & 40 reversed.
| ||'''N.B.''' 1856-1855, vols 39 & 40 reversed.
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| 1855||'''L/F/10/40'''    IOR Neg 57081/2
| 1855||'''L/F/10/40'''    IOR Neg 57081/2
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| ||C/S & S/L
| ||''C/S & S/L''
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| ||Two 6mthly indexes and Lists of 500 and 495 Covenanted staff on the Bengal Establishment
| ||Two 6mthly indexes and Lists of 500 and 495 Covenanted staff on the Bengal Establishment
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| 1857-1858||'''L/F/10/41'''    IOR Neg 57082/3
| 1857-1858||'''L/F/10/41'''    IOR Neg 57082/3
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| ||C/S & S/L
| ||''C/S & S/L''
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| May 1857||Index & List of 538 C/S, 6 mthly
| May 1857||Index & List of 538 C/S, 6 mthly
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| 1857-1860 ||'''L/F/10/42'''    IOR Neg 57083/4
| 1857-1860 ||'''L/F/10/42'''    IOR Neg 57083/4
|-
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| ||C/S & S/L, 6mthly
| ||''C/S & S/L, 6mthly''
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| Nov 1857||List of 507 C/S (repeated)
| Nov 1857||List of 507 C/S (repeated)
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| 1870-73, 1876||'''L/F/10/43'''    IOR Neg 57084
| 1870-73, 1876||'''L/F/10/43'''    IOR Neg 57084
|-
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| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| ||'''N.B.'''  No Second List, purporting to be Supernumeraries. It is clear that by now staff numbers had been sorted out.
| ||'''N.B.'''  No Second List, purporting to be Supernumeraries. It is clear that by now staff numbers had been sorted out.
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| 1878-1882||'''L/F/10/44'''    IOR Neg 57084-5
| 1878-1882||'''L/F/10/44'''    IOR Neg 57084-5
|-
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| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
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| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 623 names for 1878; 620 for 1879; 609 for 1880; 612 for 1881; 609 for 1882
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 623 names for 1878; 620 for 1879; 609 for 1880; 612 for 1881; 609 for 1882
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| 1883-1886||'''L/F/10/45''' IOR Neg 57085-6
| 1883-1886||'''L/F/10/45''' IOR Neg 57085-6
|-
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| ||C/S & Unc/S
| ||''C/S & Unc/S''
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| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 613 names for 1883; 615 for 1884; 624 names for 1885; 622 for 1886
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 613 names for 1883; 615 for 1884; 624 names for 1885; 622 for 1886
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| 1887-1891||'''L/F/10/46'''    IOR Neg 57086-7
| 1887-1891||'''L/F/10/46'''    IOR Neg 57086-7
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 630 names for 1887, 630 for 1888, 638 for 1889, 637 for 1890, 635 for 1891.
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 630 names for 1887, 630 for 1888, 638 for 1889, 637 for 1890, 635 for 1891.
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| 1892 -1896||'''L/F/10/47'''    IOR Neg 57087-8
| 1892 -1896||'''L/F/10/47'''    IOR Neg 57087-8
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 643 names for 1892; 651 for 1893; 673 for 1894; 678 for 1895; 688 for 1896
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 643 names for 1892; 651 for 1893; 673 for 1894; 678 for 1895; 688 for 1896
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| 1897-1900||'''L/F/10/48'''    IOR Neg 57088-9
| 1897-1900||'''L/F/10/48'''    IOR Neg 57088-9
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 705 names  for 1897, 719 for 1898, 738 for 1899, 763 for 1900
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 705 names  for 1897, 719 for 1898, 738 for 1899, 763 for 1900
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| 1901-1904||'''L/F/10/49'''    IOR Neg 57089-0  
| 1901-1904||'''L/F/10/49'''    IOR Neg 57089-0  
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 769 names for 1901, 784 for 1903, 798 for 1903, 815 for 1904
| ||Similar to L/F/10/43, 769 names for 1901, 784 for 1903, 798 for 1903, 815 for 1904
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| 1905-1908||'''L/F/10/50'''    IOR Neg 57090-1
| 1905-1908||'''L/F/10/50'''    IOR Neg 57090-1
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| 1905||Similar to L/F/10/43.  A heavy, immaculately printed copy.  Index and list of Indian Civil Service, including Statutory Civil Servants on the Bengal establishment, on 31 Mar 1905.  Firstly the names of H.E. the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, of Lt-Gov'rs, of members of the Viceroy's Council and of the Judges of the High court of Judicature in Bengal, 'numbered' A-Z (i.e. letters are substituted for numbers but the list is not in alphabetical order), followed by Civil Servants 1-837 in Classes 1-5.
| 1905||Similar to L/F/10/43.  A heavy, immaculately printed copy.  Index and list of Indian Civil Service, including Statutory Civil Servants on the Bengal establishment, on 31 Mar 1905.  Firstly the names of H.E. the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, of Lt-Gov'rs, of members of the Viceroy's Council and of the Judges of the High court of Judicature in Bengal, 'numbered' A-Z (i.e. letters are substituted for numbers but the list is not in alphabetical order), followed by Civil Servants 1-837 in Classes 1-5.
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| 1909-1914||'''L/F/10/51'''  IOR Neg 57091-2
| 1909-1914||'''L/F/10/51'''  IOR Neg 57091-2
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| ||As L/F/10/43, 910 names for 1909, 919 for 1910, 943 for 1911, 950 for 1912, 963 for 1913, 971 for 1914
| ||As L/F/10/43, 910 names for 1909, 919 for 1910, 943 for 1911, 950 for 1912, 963 for 1913, 971 for 1914
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| 1915-1917||'''L/F/10/52''' IOR Neg 57092-3
| 1915-1917||'''L/F/10/52''' IOR Neg 57092-3
|-
|-
| ||C/S
| ||''C/S''
|-
|-
| 1915||Similar to L/F/10/43.  'List of Indian Civil Servants, including Statutory Civil Servants, on the Bengal Establishment, 31 Mar 1915'. Council Members etc are labelled A - Zi….vi. Other staff arranged in classes 1-5. Furlough details particularly well documented.  976 names
| 1915||Similar to L/F/10/43.  'List of Indian Civil Servants, including Statutory Civil Servants, on the Bengal Establishment, 31 Mar 1915'. Council Members etc are labelled A - Zi….vi. Other staff arranged in classes 1-5. Furlough details particularly well documented.  976 names

Revision as of 21:06, 5 December 2011

Date range Record details
1706-1760 L/F/10/1 IOR Neg 57053/4 [also IOR Neg 35046]
C/S & Unc/s
First list dated 30 Jan 1706, List of United Co. Servants in Bengal but p.1 and LHS half of pp. 2 & 3 missing. [It includes a Military return of 1706, being men's wages, in service of the United Company, Fort William]
Typical List of 1713 shows Council Members, Sen'r Merchants, Factors, Surgeons & Writers-for each, is given Name, Dignity (position), date of arrival, salaries on arrival and at present, with present station.
An entry of 1739 shows William Weston arrived 23 Sep 1727as Factor on £15,now Sen'r Merchant on £40, Register, Mayor's Court.
Later pages include accounts. Last list is one of 1761. Includes Chaplains & Surgeons as Cov. Servants(C/S).
N.B. Films in good condition but difficult to use since documents are 'split' both horizontally and vertically for filming.
1760-1783 L/F/10/2 IOR Neg 57054/5
C/S
The first return (1761?) is an incomplete one. The second (1762) shows 68 C/S in the Bengal Service. Hdgs are as follows: -
No. Name & employ., Arrival & rank, Present position, Salary, Mthly Allowance, House rent, Annual allow. Gratuity Total
9 Warren Hastings, Esq., 15 Jul 1749 Writer, 9th in Co., 360R 98R.7.6 -- 1181R.10 4,000R 5541R.10
N.B. Gratuity was paid to him as Export Warehouse Manager. [Later, Clive as Presidency No1 was also Cash Keeper!]
1st clearly dated return was Jan 1767. Usually issued yearly. Also shows odd lists of chaplains, clergymen & surgeons/asst surgeons.
By 1783, returns simplified- The Hon. W. Hastings, arrived 13 Apr 1772 as Gov'r, now Gov'r Gen'l.
1784-1787 L/F/10/3 IOR Neg 57055
C/S
Index of names is usually by date of arrival and Page No. In 1784, there were 263 C/S. Some returns are duplicated.
1788-1792 L/F/10/4 IOR Neg 57055/6
C/S
Oct 1788 First alphabetical index/page No.is of 31 Oct 1788. Typical 1788 headings:-
No., Name, Original rank & date, Present rank & start, No.of years in Civil Service, Date of arrival, yrs non-res. in India
e.g. 51, Wm Larkins, Writer 7 Jul 1772, Sen'r Merch't 8 Jul 1783, 16yr, 3mths 23days. 7 Jul 1772, -
No. of yrs of res.,as C/S, Present Office & start , mthly income in current R., annual R., Annual Income tenable under Act Parl't.
16.1.26 Comptroller of salt dept, 27 Oct 1786, 4594R.13.10, 55,138R.6.0 Amount unlimited
Total officers 226. Shows officers 'out of employ' and subsistence drawn, i.e unemployment benefit.
Oct 1788 Duplicate
Apr 1789, 1792 Each with alphabetical index/page.
1793-1798 L/F/10/5 IOR Neg 57056
C/S
Each year with alphabetical index/page; from 232 to 292 C/Ss. Hdgs as Vol.4.
1799-1801 L/F/10/6 IOR Neg 57057
C/S 6 mthly
1 May 1799 -1 May 1801; occasionally shows recent casualties & arrivals since the last listing.
1802-1806 L/F/10/7 IOR Neg 57057/8
C/S 6 mthly
Hdgs similar to Vol 4
1807-1811 L/F/10/8 IOR Neg 57058/9
C/S 6 mthly
1812-1816 L/F/10/9 IOR Neg 57059/0
C/S 6 mthly
1817-1819 L/F/10/10 IOR Neg 57060/1
C/S 6 mthly
400 covenanted servants including 30 students attached to Hertford College (later Haileybury), paid 300R.p.m.
1820-1823 L/F/10/11 IOR Neg 57061
C/S 6 mthly
1824-1826 L/F/10/12 IOR Neg 57062
C/S & S/L, 6 mthly
Six mthly indexes and lists:- May, Nov 1824; May, Nov 1825; May 1826. Nos of C/Ss range from 365 to 369. Appendix shows start of 'List of Military & other Officers' as from 1 May 1826 (assumed Supernumeraries (S/L) but with no index).166 in number, with 131 military officers and 35 others, including 1 Rev'd, 1 Asst Surgeon, 1 Marine Surveyor, I Supt Bot.Gdns & 1 Master Builder.
Typical Hdgs of S/Ls are Name, Appt, Allowances,Mthly Amount, Total Mthly Amount, Total Annual Amount in Sicca R.
eg.Maj.Gen'l Sir A Campbell, KCB., Sen'r Comm'r in Ava, 24,000 R..p.a.and J Kyd, Master Builder 3,000R. p.a.
1826-1830 L/F/10/13 IOR Neg 57062/3
C/S & S/L, 6 mthly
1830-1831 L/F/10/14 IOR Neg 57063/4
C/S & S/L, qtrly
In 1830,C/S total 518 and S/L 252. Latter include Secretary to Govt in Military Dept, Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Chief Justice
1831-1832 L/F/10/15
Missing Volume
1832-1833 L/F/10/16 IOR Neg 57064/5
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1834 L/F/10/17 IOR Neg 57065/6
C/S & S/L, qtrly
C/S now include staff in Penang, Malacca & Singapore (P.M.S.)
1835 L/F/10/18 IOR Neg 57066
C/S & S/L, qtrly
Both C/S and S/L now cover P.M.S.staff
1836 L/F/10/19 IOR Neg 57067
C/S & S/L, qtrly
[Nov 1836 incomplete]
1837 L/F/10/20 IOR Neg 57067/8
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1838 L/F/10/21 IOR Neg 57068/9
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1839 L/F/10/22 IOR Neg 57069
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1840 L/F/10/23 IOR Neg 57069/0
C/S & S/L, qtrly
(now incl. Kirk of Scotland chaplains)
1841 L/F/10/24 IOR Neg 57070/1
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1842 L/F/10/25 IOR Neg 57071
C/S & S/L, qtrly
From 1 Feb 1842, covenanted servants grouped according to years of service, Class I to VI.
1843 L/F/10/26 IOR Neg 57072
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1844 L/F/10/27 IOR Neg 57072/3
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1845 L/F/10/28 IOR Neg 57073/4
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1846 L/F/10/29 IOR Neg 57074
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1847 L/F/10/30 IOR Neg 57075
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1848 L/F/10/31 IOR Neg 57075/6
C/S & S/L, qtrly
May/Aug 1848 in wrong order
1849 L/F/10/32 IOR Neg 57076/7
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1850 L/F/10/33 IOR Neg 57077
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1851-Feb 1852 L/F/10/34 IOR Neg 57078
C/S & S/L, qtrly
Nov 51 missing: see Vol 35
Nov 1851 L/F/10/35 IOR Neg 57078
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1852-Feb 1853 L/F/10/36 IOR Neg 57079
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1853-Feb 1854 L/F/10/37 IOR Neg 57079/0
C/S & S/L, qtrly
1854 L/F/10/38 IOR Neg 57080/1
C/S & S/L, qtrly
Feb 1854 missing, see above
1856 L/F/10/39 IOR Neg 57081
C/S & S/L
N.B. 1856-1855, vols 39 & 40 reversed.
May 1856 1st listing is of 503 C/Ss, entries coloured black, red & blue for no apparent reason.
ditto May 1856 has two separate S/L listings, one of 375 (India) ( with regt units highlighted in red and others shown in red as Unc/Ss); the other listing 217. The data is shown i. Index India, ii. Index Bengal, iii.List 375 India and iv. List 217 Bengal.
Nov 1856 Index & listing of 517 C/Ss in Civil List.
ditto Two Indexes of S/Ls followed by one List of 561 (India) and another of 228 (Bengal)
1855 L/F/10/40 IOR Neg 57081/2
C/S & S/L
Two 6mthly indexes and Lists of 500 and 495 Covenanted staff on the Bengal Establishment
May, Nov 1855 Two 6mthly Indexes and Lists of 459 and 492 S/L
1857-1858 L/F/10/41 IOR Neg 57082/3
C/S & S/L
May 1857 Index & List of 538 C/S, 6 mthly
May 1857 2 Indexes and listings of 562 and 237 S/L (India & Bengal).
Nov 1857 Index & List of 507 C/S (still with black, red & blue writing) - also see below.
Nov 1857 2 Indexes and listings of 495 and 220 S/L (India & Bengal) - also see below
May 1858 Index & List of 522 C/S - also see below
May 1858 One index and listing of 557 S/L- also see below
Nov 1858 Index & List of 517 C/S
Nov 1858 One index and listing of 624 S/L
1857-1860 L/F/10/42 IOR Neg 57083/4
C/S & S/L, 6mthly
Nov 1857 List of 507 C/S (repeated)
Nov 1857 Lists of 495 and 220 S/L (India & Bengal) (repeated)
May 1858 522 C/S and 557 S/L (repeated)
1859-1860 Index & listing of 515 C/S & 460 S/L for May 1859; 506 C/S & 495 S/L for Nov 1859; 485 C/S for May 1860 (N.B. no S/L for May 1860)
No volumes for 1861-1869 but see
1 May 1864 L/F/10/246 - see parts 1a & b, 2a & b
1 May 1866 L/F/10/247 - see parts 1a & b, 2a & b
1867,68 & 69 L/F/10/249 for 3 Civil Lists of Bengal, Nos 558, 556 & 563 respectively
1870-73, 1876 L/F/10/43 IOR Neg 57084
C/S
N.B. No Second List, purporting to be Supernumeraries. It is clear that by now staff numbers had been sorted out.
1 Apr 1870 Index plus List of 576 H.M. Servants belonging to the Bengal Civil Establishment specifying their numbers, names, Original and Present, Rank, commencement & term of residence in India, non-Residence, offices,date of Appt, Mthly & annual salaries, actually drawn. Members of Council,etc referred to as A -W, while rest of staff entered in joining date order within Classes 1-6.
1 Apr 1871-1873 As above, 587 names for 1871; 608 for 1872; 626 for 1873 C/S
1875 No volumes for 1874 and 1875, but N.B. for 1875 see L/F/10/90, in particular the last item 'Civil List 1875'
1 Apr 1876 As above, 632 C/S
Missing 1877
1878-1882 L/F/10/44 IOR Neg 57084-5
C/S
Similar to L/F/10/43, 623 names for 1878; 620 for 1879; 609 for 1880; 612 for 1881; 609 for 1882
1883-1886 L/F/10/45 IOR Neg 57085-6
C/S & Unc/S
Similar to L/F/10/43, 613 names for 1883; 615 for 1884; 624 names for 1885; 622 for 1886
1 Apr 1885 Between the covenanted servants for 1884 and 1885, there are over 50 'misfiled' record copies of Uncovenanted Officers in the Forestry Dept indexed by Province/Circle/Division relative to pages of B forms, showing 'List of Uncovenanted Officers ( E & E.I) in office of…………
1887-1891 L/F/10/46 IOR Neg 57086-7
C/S
Similar to L/F/10/43, 630 names for 1887, 630 for 1888, 638 for 1889, 637 for 1890, 635 for 1891.
1892 -1896 L/F/10/47 IOR Neg 57087-8
C/S
Similar to L/F/10/43, 643 names for 1892; 651 for 1893; 673 for 1894; 678 for 1895; 688 for 1896
1897-1900 L/F/10/48 IOR Neg 57088-9
C/S
Similar to L/F/10/43, 705 names for 1897, 719 for 1898, 738 for 1899, 763 for 1900
1901-1904 L/F/10/49 IOR Neg 57089-0
C/S
Similar to L/F/10/43, 769 names for 1901, 784 for 1903, 798 for 1903, 815 for 1904
1905-1908 L/F/10/50 IOR Neg 57090-1
C/S
1905 Similar to L/F/10/43. A heavy, immaculately printed copy. Index and list of Indian Civil Service, including Statutory Civil Servants on the Bengal establishment, on 31 Mar 1905. Firstly the names of H.E. the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, of Lt-Gov'rs, of members of the Viceroy's Council and of the Judges of the High court of Judicature in Bengal, 'numbered' A-Z (i.e. letters are substituted for numbers but the list is not in alphabetical order), followed by Civil Servants 1-837 in Classes 1-5.
1906 As above, 852 names
1907 As above. Now so many in Council that Members are referred to as A-Z, Z1, Z2,etc…, 861 names
1909-1914 L/F/10/51 IOR Neg 57091-2
C/S
As L/F/10/43, 910 names for 1909, 919 for 1910, 943 for 1911, 950 for 1912, 963 for 1913, 971 for 1914
1915-1917 L/F/10/52 IOR Neg 57092-3
C/S
1915 Similar to L/F/10/43. 'List of Indian Civil Servants, including Statutory Civil Servants, on the Bengal Establishment, 31 Mar 1915'. Council Members etc are labelled A - Zi….vi. Other staff arranged in classes 1-5. Furlough details particularly well documented. 976 names
1916 As above, 969 names
1917 As above, 956 names
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