Bengal Ecclesiastical Returns Index
The table below was designed to help people who have found a reference to a baptism, marriage or burial on a LDS microfilm and would like to find it on one held at the British Library or vice versa.
APAC Film Numbers Explained
N = Returns of Baptisms, marriages and burials
The following is a summary of the returns covering India, Burma, and elsewhere:
- Bengal 1713-1947, N/1.
- Madras 1698-1947, N/2.
- Bombay 1709-1947, N/3.
- India and Pakistan 1949-c1968, N/4.
- Indian (Princely) States 1890-1946, N/5.
- Burma 1800s-1936, N/1; 1937-1957, N/10.
- Roman Catholic returns for each Presidency were incorporated in the main series except for a short period of time, 1835-1856, during which separate series was kept: N/1/RC, N/2/RC, and N/3/RC.
- Registrar marriages in India and Burma 1852-1911, N/11.
- Other areas:
- St Helena 1767-1835, N/6.
- Fort Marlborough [Benkulen, Sumatra] 1759-1825, N/7.
- Prince of Wales Island [Penang], Malacca and Singapore 1799-1829 in N/8, continued in the Bengal returns 1830-1868, N/1. For Malacca marriages 1820-1824, see also IOR: R/9/39/3.
- Macao and Whampoa [Canton] 1820-1833, N/9.
- Kuwait 1937-1961, N/12.
- Aden 1840-1948, N/13; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns.
So N/1 is the Bengal returns for baptisms, marriages & burials, N/2 the Madras returns and N/3 the Bombay returns.
Next follows the volume number.
Example: N/1/123 = Bengal Baptisms volume 123.
| Series | Volume | LDS FilmNo. |
|---|---|---|
| N/1 | 1 | 510882 |
| N/1 | 2-3 | 498607 |
| N/1 | 4-5 | 498608 |
| N/1 | 6-9 | 498609 |
| N/1 | 9-10 | 498610 |
| N/1 | 11 | 498611 |
| N/1 | 12 | 498954 |
| N/1 | 13 | 498955 |
| N/1 | 14-16 | 498956 |
| N/1 | 17-19 | 498957 |
| N/1 | 20-21 | 498958 |
| N/1 | 22 | 498959 |
| N/1 | 23-24 | 498960 |
| N/1 | 25 | 498961 |
| N/1 | 26-27 | 498962 |
| N/1 | 28 | 498963 |
| N/1 | 29-30 | 498964 |
| N/1 | 31 | 498965 |
| N/1 | 32 | 498966 |
| N/1 | 33-34 | 498967 |
| N/1 | 35-36 | 498968 |
| N/1 | 37 | 498969 |
| N/1 | 38-39 | 498970 |
| N/1 | 40 | 498971 |
| N/1 | 41-43 | 498972 |
| N/1 | 44-46 | 498973 |
| N/1 | 47-49 | 498974 |
| N/1 | 50-52 | 498975 |
| N/1 | 53-55 | 498976 |
| N/1 | 56-58 | 498977 |
| N/1 | 59 | 498978 |
| N/1 | 60-62 | 498979 |
| N/1 | 63 | 498980 |
| N/1 | 64 | 498981 |
| N/1 | 65-66 | 498982 |
| N/1 | 67-68 | 498983 |
| N/1 | 69-70 | 498984 |
| N/1 | 71-72 | 498985 |
| N/1 | 73-74 | 498986 |
| N/1 | 75-76 | 498987 |
| N/1 | 77-78 | 498988 |
| N/1 | 79-80 | 498989 |
| N/1 | 81-82 | 498990 |
| N/1 | 83-84 | 498991 |
| N/1 | 85-86 | 498992 |
| N/1 | 87-88 | 498993 |
| N/1 | 89-90 | 498994 |
| N/1 | 91-92 | 498995 |
| N/1 | 93 | 498996 |
| N/1 | 94 | 498997 |
| N/1 | 95 | 498998 |
| N/1 | 96 | 498999 |
| N/1 | 97 | 499000 |
| N/1 | 98 | 499001 |
| N/1 | 99/1 | 499002 |
| N/1 | 99/2 | 499003 |
| N/1 | 100/1 | 499004 |
| N/1 | 100/2 | 499005 |
| N/1 | 101 | 499006 |
| N/1 | 102/1 | 499007 |
| N/1 | 102/2 | 499008 |
| N/1 | 103 | 499009 |
| N/1 | 104 | 499010 |
| N/1 | 105 | 499011 |
| N/1 | 106 | 499012 |
| N/1 | 107 | 499013 |
| N/1 | 108 | 499014 |
| N/1 | 109 | 499015 |
| N/1 | 110 | 499016 |
| N/1 | 111 | 499017 |
| N/1 | 112 | 499018 |
| N/1 | 113 | 499019 |
| N/1 | 114 | 499020 |
| N/1 | 115 | 499021 |
| N/1 | 116 | 499022 |
| N/1 | 117 | 499023 |
| N/1 | 118 | 499024 |
| N/1 | 119 | 499025 |
| N/1 | 120 | 499026 |
| N/1 | 121 | 499027 |
| N/1 | 122 | 499028 |
| N/1 | 123 | 499029 |
| N/1 | 124 | 499030 |
| N/1 | 125 | 499031 |
| N/1 | 126 | 499032 |
| N/1 | 127 | 499033 |
| N/1 | 128 | 499034 |
| N/1 | 129 | 499035 |
| N/1 | 130 | 499036 |
| N/1 | 131 | 499037 |
| N/1 | 132 | 499038 |
| N/1 | 133 | 499039 |
| N/1 | 134 | 499040 |
| N/1 | 135 | 499041 |
| N/1 | 136 | 499042 |
| N/1 | 137 | 499043 |
| N/1 | 138 | 499044 |
| N/1 | 139 | 499045 |
| N/1 | 140 | 499046 |
| N/1 | 141 | 499047 |
| N/1 | 142 | 499048 |
| N/1 | 143 | 499049 |
| N/1 | 144 | 499050 |
| N/1 | 145 | 499051 |
| N/1 | 146 | 499052 |
| N/1 | 147 | 499053 |
| N/1 | 148 | 499054 |
| N/1 | 149 | 499230 |
| N/1 | 150 | 499231 |
| N/1 | 151 | 510847 |
| N/1 | 152 | 510848 |
| N/1 | 153 | 510849 |
| N/1 | 154 | 510850 |
| N/1 | 155 | 512335 |
| N/1 | 156 | 512336 |
| N/1 | 157 | 510851 |
| N/1 | 158 | 512337 |
| N/1 | 159 | 512338 |
| N/1 | 160 | 510852 |
| N/1 | 161 | 510853 |
| N/1 | 162 | 510854 |
| N/1 | 163 | 510855 |
| N/1 | 164 | 510856 |
| N/1 | 165 | 510857 |
| N/1 | 166 | 510858 |
| N/1 | 167-168 | 510859 |
| N/1 | 169 | 510860 |
| N/1 | 170 | 510861 |
| N/1 | 171-172 | 510862 |
| N/1 | 173 | 510863 |
| N/1 | 174 | 510864 |
| N/1 | 175-176 | 510865 |
| N/1 | 177-178 | 510866 |
| N/1 | 179-180 | 510867 |
| N/1 | 181 | 510868 |
| N/1 | 182-183 | 510869 |
| N/1 | 184-185 | 510870 |
| N/1 | 186 | 510871 |
| N/1 | 187-188 | 510872 |
| N/1 | 189 | 510873 |
| N/1 | 190 | 510874 |
| N/1 | 191-192 | 510875 |
| N/1 | 193 | 510876 |
| N/1 | 194 | 510877 |
| N/1 | 195-196 | 510878 |
| N/1 | 197 | 510879 |
| N/1 | 198 | 510880 |
| N/1 | 199-200 | 510881 |
| N/1 | 201-202 | 510883 |
| N/1 | 203-204 | 510884 |
| N/1 | 205 | 510885 |
| N/1 | 206 | 510886 |
| N/1 | 207 | 510887 |
| N/1 | 208 | 510888 |
| N/1 | 209 | 510889 |
| N/1 | 210 | 510890 |
| N/1 | 211 | 510891 |
| N/1 | 212 | 510892 |
| N/1 | 213 | 510893 |
| N/1 | 214 | 510894 |
| N/1 | 215 | 510895 |
| N/1 | 216 | 510896 |
| N/1 | 217 | 512339 |
| N/1 | 218 | 512340 |
| N/1 | 219-220 | 512341 |
| N/1 | 221-222 | 512342 |
| N/1 | 223-224 | 512343 |
| N/1 | 225-226 | 512344 |
| N/1 | 227-228 | 512345 |
| N/1 | 229 | 527487 |
| N/1 | 230 | 527488 |
| N/1 | 231 | 527489 |
| N/1 | 232-233 | 512346 |
| N/1 | 234 | 512347 |
| N/1 | 235-236 | 512348 |
| N/1 | 237-238 | 512349 |
| N/1 | 239 | 512350 |
| N/1 | 240 | 512351 |
| N/1 | 241 | 512352 |
| N/1 | 242 | 512353 |
| N/1 | 243 | 512354 |
| N/1 | 244 | 512355 |
| N/1 | 245-246 | 512356 |
| N/1 | 247-248 | 512357 |
| N/1 | 249-250 | 512358 |
| N/1 | 251-252 | 512359 |
| N/1 | 253-254 | 512360 |
| N/1 | 255-256 | 512361 |
| N/1 | 257-258 | 512362 |
| N/1 | 259-260 | 512363 |
| N/1 | 261 | 512364 |
| N/1 | 262-262a | 512365 |
| N/1 | 263 | 512366 |
| N/1 | 264-265 | 512367 |
| N/1 | 266 | 512368 |
| N/1 | 267 | 512369 |
| N/1 | 268-269 | 512370 |
| N/1 | 270 | 512371 |
| N/1 | 271 | 512372 |
| N/1 | 272-273 | 512373 |
| N/1 | 274 | 512374 |
| N/1 | 275 | 512375 |
| N/1 | 276 | 512376 |
| N/1 | 277 | 512377 |
| N/1 | 278 | 512378 |
| N/1 | 279 | 512379 |
| N/1 | 280 | 512380 |
| N/1 | 281 | 512381 |
| N/1 | 282 | 527490 |
| N/1 | 283 | 527491 |
| N/1 | 284 | 527492 |
| N/1 | 285 | 527493 |
| N/1 | 286 | 527494 |
| N/1 | 287 | 527495 |
| N/1 | 288 | 527496 |
| N/1 | 289 | 527497 |
| N/1 | 290 | 527498 |
| N/1 | 291-292 | 527499 |
| N/1 | 293 | 527500 |
| N/1 | 294 | 527501 |
| N/1 | 295 | 527502 |
| N/1 | 296 | 527503 |
| N/1 | 297 | 527504 |
| N/1 | 298 | 527505 |
| N/1 | 299 | 527506 |
| N/1 | 300 | 527507 |
| N/1 | 301 | 527508 |
| N/1 | 302 | 527509 |
| N/1 | 303 | 527510 |
| N/1 | 304 | 527511 |
| N/1 | 305 | 527512 |
| N/1 | 306 | 527513 |
| N/1 | 307 | 527514 |
| N/1 | 308 | 527515 |
| N/1 | 309 | 527516 |
| N/1 | 310 | 527517 |
| N/1 | 311 | 527518 |
| N/1 | 312 | 527519 |
| N/1 | 313 | 527520 |
| N/1 | 314 | 527521 |
| N/1 | 315 | 527522 |
| N/1 | 316-317 | 527523 |
| N/1 | 318-319 | 527524 |
| N/1 | 320 | 527525 |
| N/1 | 321 | 527526 |
| N/1 | 322-323 | 527527 |
| N/1 | 324-325 | 527528 |
| N/1 | 326-327 | 527529 |
| N/1 | 328 | 527530 |
| N/1 | 329 | 527531 |
| N/1 | 330 | 527532 |
| N/1 | 331 | 527533 |
| N/1 | 332 | 527534 |
| N/1 | 333 | 527535 |
| N/1 | 334 | 527536 |
| N/1 | 335 | 527537 |
| N/1 | 336 | 527538 |
| N/1 | 337 | 528783 |
| N/1 | 338-339 | 528784 |
| N/1 | 340-341 | 528111 |
| N/1 | 342-343 | 528112 |
| N/1 | 344 | 528113 |
| N/1 | 345 | 528114 |
| N/1 | 346-347 | 528115 |
| N/1 | 348 | 528116 |
| N/1 | 349 | 528117 |
| N/1 | 350 | 528118 |
| N/1 | 351 | 528119 |
| N/1 | 352 | 528120 |
| N/1 | 353 | 528121 |
| N/1 | 354-355 | 528122 |
| N/1 | 356 | 528123 |
| N/1 | 357 | 528124 |
| N/1 | 358 | 528125 |
| N/1 | 359 | 528126 |
| N/1 | 360 | 528127 |
| N/1 | 361 | 528128 |
| N/1 | 362-363 | 528129 |
| N/1 | 364-365 | 528130 |
| N/1 | 366-367 | 528131 |
| N/1 | 368 | 528132 |
| N/1 | 369 | 528133 |
| N/1 | 370 | 528134 |
| N/1 | 371 | 528135 |
| N/1 | 372 | 528136 |
| N/1 | 373 | 528137 |
| N/1 | 374-375 | 528138 |
| N/1 | 376 | 528139 |
| N/1 | 377 | 528140 |
| N/1 | 378 | 528141 |
| N/1 | 379, | 463380 |
| N/1 | 380-381 | 463381 |
| N/1 | 382-383 | 528142 |
| N/1 | 384 | 528143 |
| N/1 | 385 | 528144 |
| N/1 | 386 | 528145 |
| N/1 | 387 | 528146 |
| N/1 | 388 | 527898 |
| N/1 | 389 | 527899 |
| N/1 | 390-391 | 527900 |
| N/1 | 392 | 527901 |
| N/1 | 393 | 527902 |
| N/1 | 394 | 527903 |
| N/1 | 395 | 527904 |
| N/1 | 396-397 | 527905 |
| N/1 | 398 | 527906 |
| N/1 | 399 | 527907 |
| N/1 | 400 | 527908 |
| N/1 | 401 | 527909 |
| N/1 | 402-403 | 527910 |
| N/1 | 404 | 527911 |
| N/1 | 405 | 527912 |
| N/1 | 406-407 | 527913 |
| N/1 | 408 | 527914 |
| N/1 | 409 | 527915 |
| N/1 | 410-410a | 527916 |
| N/1 | 411 | 527917 |
| N/1 | 412-413 | 527539 |
| N/1 | 414 | 527540 |
| N/1 | 415 | 527541 |
| N/1 | 416 | 527542 |
| N/1 | 417 | 527543 |
| N/1 | 418 | 527544 |
| N/1 | 419 | 527545 |
| N/1 | 420-421 | 463382 |
| N/1 | 422 | 463383 |
| N/1 | 423 | 527546 |
| N/1 | 424 | 527547 |
| N/1 | 425 | 527548 |
| N/1 | 426 | 527549 |
| N/1 | 427 | 527550 |
| N/1 | 428 | 527551 |
| N/1 | 429 | 527552 |
| N/1 | 430-431 | 527553 |
| N/1 | 432 | 527554 |
| N/1 | 433 | 527555 |
| N/1 | 434 | 527556 |
| N/1 | 435 | 527557 |
| N/1 | 436-437 | 527558 |
| N/1 | 438-439 | 463384 |
| N/1 | 440-441 | 463385 |
| N/1 | 442-443 | 463386 |
| N/1 | 444 | 527918 |
| N/1 | 445 | 527919 |
| N/1 | 446 | 527920 |
| N/1 | 447 | 527921 |
| N/1 | 448 | 527922 |
| N/1 | 449 | 527923 |
| N/1 | 450 | 527924 |
| N/1 | 451 | 527925 |
| N/1 | 452-453 | 527926 |
| N/1 | 454 | 527927 |
| N/1 | 455 | 527928 |
| N/1 | 456 | 527929 |
| N/1 | 457 | 527930 |
| N/1 | 458-459 | 527559 |
| N/1 | 460-461 | 527560 |
| N/1 | 462-463 | 527561 |
| N/1 | 464 | 527562 |
| N/1 | 465 | 527563 |
| N/1 | 466 | 527564 |
| N/1 | 467 | 527565 |
| N/1 | 468 | 527566 |
| N/1 | 469 | 527567 |
| N/1 | 470-471 | 527568 |
| N/1 | 472 | 527569 |
| N/1 | 473 | 527570 |
| N/1 | 474 | 527571 |
| N/1 | 475 | 527572 |
| N/1 | 476-477 | 527573 |
| N/1 | 478 | 527574 |
| N/1 | 479 | 527575 |
| N/1 | 480 | 527576 |
| N/1 | 481 | 463387 |
| N/1 | 482 | 463388 |
| N/1 | 483 | 527577 |
| N/1 | 484 | 527578 |
| N/1 | 485 | 527579 |
| N/1 | 486-487 | 527580 |
| N/1 | 488 | 527581 |
| N/1 | 489 | 527582 |
| N/1 | 490 | 527583 |
| N/1 | 491 | 527584 |
| N/1 | 492-493 | 527585 |
| N/1 | 494-495 | 527586 |
| N/1 | 496 | 527587 |
| N/1 | 497 | 527588 |
| N/1 | 498-499 | 527589 |
| N/1 | 500-501 | 527590 |
| N/1 | 502-503 | 527591 |
| N/1 | 504 | 527592 |
| N/1 | 505 | 528980 |
| N/1 | 506-507 | 463389 |
| N/1 | 508 | 463390 |
| N/1 | 509 | 528981 |
| N/1 | 510-511 | 528982 |
| N/1 | 512 | 528983 |
| N/1 | 513-514 | 528984 |
| N/1 | 515 | 528985 |
| N/1 | 516-517 | 526440 |
| N/1 | 518-519 | 526441 |
| N/1 | 520-521 | 526442 |
| N/1 | 522-523 | 526443 |
| N/1 | 524-525 | 526444 |
| N/1 | 526-527 | 526445 |
| N/1 | 528-529 | 526446 |
| N/1 | 530-531 | 526447 |
| N/1 | 532-533 | 526448 |
| N/1 | 534-535 | 526449 |
| N/1 | 536-537 | 526450 |
| N/1 | 538-539 | 526451 |
| N/1 | 540-541 | 526964 |
| N/1 | 542-543 | 526965 |
| N/1 | 544-545 | 526966 |
| N/1 | 546-547 | 526967 |
| N/1 | 548-549 | 526968 |
| N/1 | 550-551 | 526969 |
| N/1 | 552-553 | 526970 |
| N/1 | 554 | 526971 |
| N/1 | 555 | 528986 |
| N/1 | 556-557 | 528987 |
| N/1 | 558-559 | 528988 |
| N/1 | 560 | 528989 |
| N/1 | 561 | 528990 |
| N/1 | 562-563 | 528991 |
| N/1 | 564 | 528992 |
| N/1 | 565 | 528993 |
| N/1 | 566 | 528994 |
| N/1 | 567 | 528995 |
| N/1 | 568 | 528996 |
| N/1 | 569 | 528997 |
| N/1 | 570-571 | 528998 |
| N/1 | 572-573 | 528999 |
| N/1 | 574-575 | 529000 |
| N/1 | 576-577 | 529001 |
| N/1 | 578-579 | 529002 |
| N/1 | 580-581 | 529003 |
| N/1 | 582 | 529004 |
| N/1 | 583 | 533193 |
| N/1 | 584-585 | 533194 |
| N/1 | 586-587 | 533195 |
| N/1 | 588-589 | 533196 |
| N/1 | 590 | 533197 |
| N/1 | 591 | 533198 |
| N/1 | 592-593 | 533199 |
| N/1 | 594-595 | 533200 |
| N/1 | 596-597 | 533201 |
| N/1 | 598-599 | 533202 |
| N/1 | 600-601 | 533203 |
| N/1 | 602-603 | 533204 |
| N/1 | 604-605 | 533205 |
| N/1 | 606-607 | 533206 |
| N/1 | 608-609 | 534493 |
| N/1 | 610 | 534494 |
| N/1 | 611 | 532035 |
| N/1 | 612 | 532561 |
| N/1 | 613 | 532562 |
| N/1 | 614 | 532563 |
| N/1 | 615 | 532564 |
| N/1 | 616 | 532565 |
| N/1 | 617 | 532566 |
| N/1 | 618 | 532567 |
| N/1 | 619 | 532568 |
| N/1 | 620 | 532569 |
| N/1 | 621 | 535691 |
| N/1 | 622 | 535692 |
| N/1 | 623 | 535693 |
| N/1 | 624-625 | 535694 |
| N/1 | 626 | 535695 |
| N/1 | 627-628 | 535696 |
| N/1 | 629 | 535697 |
| N/1 | 630-631 | 535698 |
| N/1 | 632-633 | 535699 |
| N/1 | 634-637-638 | 535700 |
| N/1 | 639-641 | 535701 |