Newspapers and journals online
This page contains links to online editions of historical newspapers and periodicals that are of use to the British India family historian.
See also the Newspapers & magazines reading list and Directories.
Allen's Indian Mail
Index to all available editions.
Vol 1, 1843 | Vol 1, 1844 from page 257 | Vol 3, 1845 | Vol 4, 1846 | Vol 5, 1847 |
Vol 6, 1848 | Vol 7, 1849 | Vol 8, 1850 | Vol 9, 1851 | Vol 10, 1852 |
Vol 11, 1853 | Vol 12, 1854 | Vol 13, 1855 | Vol 14, 1856 | Vol 15, 1857 |
Asiatic Annual Register
Vol 1, 1799 | 1799 (2nd ed) | Vol 2, 1800 | Vol 3, 1801 | Vol 4, 1802 |
Vol 5, 1803 | Vol 6, 1804 | Vol 7, 1805 | Vol 8, 1806 | 1806 (pt 2) |
Vol 9, 1807 | Vol 10, 1808 | Vol 11, 1809 | Vol 12, 1810-11 |
Asiatic Journal
See the separate list of editions of the Asiatic Journal.
Calcutta Annual Register
Calcutta Christian Observer
Index to all available volumes.
Vol 1, June-Dec 1832 |
Vol 2, Jan-Dec 1833 |
Vol 3, Jan-Dec 1834 |
Vol 4, Jan- Dec 1835 |
Vol 5, Jan-Dec 1836 |
Vol 6, Jan-Dec 1837 |
Vol 7, Jan-Dec 1838 |
Vol 8, Jan –Dec 1839 |
Vol 1, New Series, Jan-Dec 1840 |
Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register
Vol 1-3, 1830 | Vol 4-6, 1830 | Vol 7-9, 1830 | Vol 10-12, '1830 |
Vol 13-16, 1831 | Vol 17-20, 1831 | Vol 21-24, 1831 | n/a |
Vol 25-28, 1832 | Vol 29-32, 1832 | Vol 33-36, 1832 | n/a |
Calcutta Monthly Journal
Third Series Vol 2, Jan-June 1836 | July-Dec 1836 |
Third Series Vol 3, Jan-June 1837 | |
Third Series Vol 4, Jan-June 1838 | July-Dec 1838 |
Third Series Vol 5, Jan-June 1839 |
Colonial and Asiatic review
Published in London from 1852-53. Was previously known as Simmond's colonial magazine and foreign miscellany (1844-49) and The Colonial Magazine and East India review (1849-52). Editions can be viewed by page on the National Library of Australia's periodical site.
Google Books has:
Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal
Published in London between 1840-42, then under the title Fisher's Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal from 1842-43. Editions can be viewed by page on the National Library of Australia's periodical site.
Google Books has:
Vol I, Jan-Apr 1840 | Vol II, May-Aug 1840 | Vol III, Sept-Dec 1840 |
Vol IV, Jan-Apr 1841 | Vol V, May-Aug 1841 | Vol VI, Sept-Dec 1841 |
Vol VII, Jan-Apr 1842 | ||
Vol III, May-Aug 1843 |
Oriental Magazine, and Calcutta Review
Volume 1, Jan-June 1823, Volume 2, July-December 1823
Oriental Herald and Colonial Review
Parbury's Oriental Herald and Colonial Intelligencer
Vol 2, July-Dec 1838 | Vol 3, Jan-June 1839 | Vol 4, July-Dec 1839 |
Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review and Register
Mar/Jun 1824 | |
Jan/Jun 1825 | Jul/Dec 1825 |
Jan/Jun 1826 | Jul/Dec 1826 |
Jan/Jun 1827 | Jul/Dec 1827 |
Websites Accessible by participating Library Cardholders
There are three sites which contain online newspapers, journals, directories etc, published in India.
The access is restricted to Library Card holders of participating libraries, including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement): Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, State Library of NSW, and many University Libraries. At least one site, ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.
The sites are
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
Eighteenth Century Journals, Newspapers and Periodicals c 1685-1815
19th Century UK Periodicals
For details about the publications published in India included in these three sites, refer Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories