Burma

Burma (now officially called the Union of Myanmar) was part of the Bengal Presidency.

Geography

Places in Burma:

• Moulmein
• Pegu
• Prome
• Rangoon

History

Military

• 1st Burma War - 1823-24
• 2nd Burma War - 1852-53
• 3rd Burma War - 1885

Railways

• Burma Railway

Records

Baptism, Marriages and Burials for Burma are included in the Bengal returns (N/1) up to 1936. Records for 1937 to 1959 are in a seperate series N/10 with a single index for Burma BMBs.

External links

• Burma Wikipedia
• British rule in Burma Wikipedia

Online Books

• Travels in south-eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 Google Books

• Rough Pencillings of a Rough Trip to Rangoon in 1846 by Colesworthey Grant 1853. With illustrations Archive.org