Anglo Indian

See also

• Native Woman
• Australia, for Anglo Indians in Australia
• East India Company Army - Wives and children

Definition of Anglo-Indian

Section 366 of the Constitution of India (1950) states

“"An Anglo-Indian means a person whose father or any of whose other male progenitors in the male line is or was of European descent, but who is domiciled within the territory of India and is or was born within such territory of parents habitually resident therein and not established there for temporary purposes only."

This definition is a constitutional one and makes no reference to female ancestry. It has been argued as being somewhat limited and it is not unusual for those with such European descent lying in the female line to regard their ancestress as Anglo Indian for genealogical purposes.

FIBIS Fact Files No 1

Researching Anglo-Indian Ancestry 2009 21pp.
Essential for any family historian with blended ethnicity. The booklet contains two expanded and updated articles previously published in the FIBIS Journal: "The children of John Company : the Anglo-Indians" by Geraldine Charles, and "A Luso-Indian voyage" by Cliff Pereira. These two authorities provide invaluable information: definitions of the various terms used for those of mixed race in the Indian sub-continent, a brief background history of these communities, reading lists, and, by using their own families as a basis, a demonstration of how to effectively research Anglo-Indian ancestors.
Available from the FIBIS Shop. Also available from the FIBIS representative in Australia, Sylvia Murphy (refer FIBIS Committee).

Recommended reading

• Bear, Laura Lines of the Nation (New York: Columbia, 2007) [essential but uncomfortable reading for Anglo-Indians with railway roots].
• See also list of titles under the “Anglo-Indians” section of FIBIS Society Reading List

External Links

• This India List post lists alternative names for mixed race people in use before Anglo-Indian became the accepted terminology.
• "The East Indian Community" Calcutta Review, Volume 11 January-June 1849. (Google Books)
• Anglo Indian Home Page includes:

• "Some Comments on stereotypes of the Anglo-Indians" by Megan Stuart Mills from the International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies 1996. Part 1 includes a list of books and Part 2 includes a section on the army in World War I, mentioning conscription, and, in section 9, railway people.
• A listing of Books on Anglo-Indian Culture and History January 1997 by Withbert Payne
• "EIR at Jamalpur - Anglo-Indian Railway Officers" by Blair Williams The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies (Volume 6, Number 2, 2001).
• "The Curious Exclusion Of Anglo-Indians From Mass Slaughter During The Partition Of India". Experiences in India During 1947 of some who went to New Zealand by Dorothy McMenamin. The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies Volume 9, Number 1, 2006
• Loyalty, Parity, and Social Control-The Competing Visions on the Creation of an ‘Eurasian’ Military Regiment in late British India by Satoshi Mizutani The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies Volume 10, No. 1, 2010

• Russell and Enid Fonceca’s Anglo-Indian family trees and their links includes

• "Experience of Living in a Railway Colony in Allahabad" by Esther Mary Lyons

• "The Many Rail Journeys Leading To Allahabad" by Esther Mary Lyons from her website.
• Domicile and Diaspora: Anglo-Indian Women and the Spatial Politics of Home by Alison Blunt 2005 Limited View Google Books .
• "Problematic spaces, problematic races: defining 'Europeans' in late colonial India" by Elizabeth Buettner in Women's History Review, Volume 9, Issue 2 (June 2000) pages 277 – 298.
• "Children of the Raj" (pdf) by Vyvyen Brendon (2006) has some references to Anglo Indian children
• "White Mischief" by William Dalrymple in The Guardian (9 Dec 2002). The author of White Mughals writes about the book and mixed marriages in India.
• India List thread about attitudes to mixed marriages.
• Alistair Mcgowan’s story from Who Do You Think You Are?