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'''IGI''' stands for '''International Genealogical Index'''. The IGI is an This terminology originally applied to the entire enormous database created and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or [[LDS]], also known as the Mormons, but now has a more restricted meaning. This Please note this page is '''not''' an official LDS page.

==What is the IGI?==The Mormons have an extensive program to microfilm vast numbers of old records which are an aid to genealogy. For example, they microfilm records of churches of all denominations, ancient land tax records, military records, shipping lists, census records and so on. They make these microfilms available to all people, regardless of religion, and depending on your location, the microfilms can be viewed for free or for a small postage specified charge.

There are two ways an entry can be made into the IGI: * When a parish record (The Church of Jesus Christ of any denomination) is microfilmedLatter-Day Saints or LDS, the now has a website [[LDShttps://familysearch.org FamilySearch]] church extracts the names and details of all christenings and marriages. These appear on the IGI as ''Extracted Records'' and are highly accurate. The record will include the film number.* Members may be found in two sections of the LDS church submit their own information. These appear on website under the IGI as ''Submitted by LDS Member''. These entries are of variable accuracycategory Search, subcategories Records (also called Historical Records) and Genealogies.

The IGI database has hundreds Records found in the Historical Records category include index transcriptions of millions of names on it. If you microfilmed records, and are new to genealogyaccurate records, apart from transcription errors or if you omissions. In addition, there are beginning to research a new family linedigital pages of images of church, and other, the IGI is a great place to startrecords which have not been transcribed, but please bear in mind that so it is not a complete coverage of all events, and that entries submitted by LDS members can sometimes be inaccuratenecessary to browse these collections.

=The category Genealogies contains records and family trees submitted by users. The website states: "Accuracy of the data in these genealogies varies from tree to tree; we encourage you to validate all data". The term IGI is now restricted to a subcategory of submitted records in Genealogies. ==India records===The Indian section of the IGI deals transcribed Historical Records deal almost exclusively with Europeans and Anglo-Indians (Eurasians). In 1994, there were about 240,000 names for Indiaas they are records from Christian churches. If you have a more up- The details following refer to-date count, then please update this pagerecords from Christian churches.

'''If you have found a record from the India Births, Marriages or Burials on Family SearchFamilySearch, as stated previously please be aware that this is not a full record. It is recommended that you view the original entry from the microfilm quoted.''' This will almost always contain occupational information which may provide a valuable clue for the location of further records. In addition, you can check that there have been no transcription errors. Information about ordering microfilms may be found in the article [[Family History Centres]]. Note also that there is an alternative way to obtain a copy of a record, as '''most of the record images are now available on the pay website [[Findmypast|findmypast]]'''. If the image is available on findmypast, this will be the most convenient method for most people.