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This page contains links to online editions of historical newspapers and periodicals that are of use to the British India family historian.

See also

Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine

The following volumes are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.

  • Alexander's East India Magazine, and Colonial And Commercial Journal Volume 7, January-June 1834., Index computer page 6
  • Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine January 1835. Contents, computer page 14
  • Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine April 1835. Contents computer page 8
  • Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine Volume 13, January-June 1837. Contents, computer page 8


Allen's Indian Mail

Where there are two volumes in a year, the index is generally in the first volume, although there is no index for 1860, or 1868

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
Vol 16 1858 Vol 17, Jan-June 1859

Vol 17, July-Dec 1859

Vol 18, Jan-June 1860

Vol 18, July-Dec 1860

Vol 19, Jan-June 1861

Vol 19, July –Dec 1861

Vol 20, 1862
Vol 21, Jan-June 1863

Vol 21, July -Dec 1863

Vol 22, Jan-June 1864

Vol 22, July-Dec 1864

Vol 23, Jan –June 1865

Vol 23, July-Dec 1865

Vol 24 , Jan-June 1866

Vol 24, July-Dec 1866

Vol 25, Jan-June 1867

Vol 25, July-Dec 1867

Vol 26, Jan-June 1868 *

Vol 26, July –Dec 1868

Vol 27, Jan-June 1869

Vol 27, July –Dec 1869

Vol 28, Jan-June 1870

Vol 28, July-Dec 1870

*Available on the pay site Newspaper Archive

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.

Bengal Catholic Herald

Available on Google Books
The Bengal Catholic Expositor

Volume 1 1839 Volume 2 1840 Volume 3 1840

The Bengal Catholic Expositor was replaced by the Catholic Herald (published in Calcutta) which in turn was replaced by the Bengal Catholic Herald

Bengal Catholic Herald

Volume 1 1841 Volume 2 1842 Volume 3 1842 Volume 4 1843 Volume 5 1843
Volume 6 1844 Volume 7 1844 Volume 8 1845 Volume 9 1845 Volume 10 1846

Further editions to 1864, and editions of earlier publications from 1839 are available on the subscription website "19th Century UK Periodicals"

Calcutta Annual Register

1821


Calcutta Christian Observer

Printed at Baptist Mission Press, Circular Road, Calcutta. Volumes 1-5 include listings of births, marriages, deaths, however the later volumes seem to be limited to missionaries etc. Available to view or download on Google Books.

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 Gazette

  • The Calcutta Gazette was one of the official newspapers of the Government of India and its provincial governments, where official information was ‘gazetted’. Available on the Digital Library of India website for the years 1846 and 1872 to post independence (broken series). These volumes may be read online, but the volumes are not searchable. Some volumes, 1846 and 1872- 1942 (broken series) are also available on the website "DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library" under the subject category Gazetteers as pdf files. Theoretically the pdfs are searchable, but in practice do not appear to be.


Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register

Published by Samuel Smith & Co, Calcutta. Note that page numbers in some of volumes seem not to be consecutive, perhaps due to the way they have been bound or filmed.

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

Published by Samuel Smith & Co, 1 Hare Street, Calcutta

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


Calcutta Review

See the separate list of editions of the Calcutta Review.


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:

Vol I, Jan-Apr 1844 Vol II, May-Aug 1844 Vol III, Sept-Dec 1844 Vol IV, Jan-Apr 1845 Vol V, May-Aug 1845 Vol VI, Sept-Dec 1845
Vol VII, Jan-Apr 1846 Vol VIII, Apr-Aug 1846 Vol IX, Sept-Dec 1846 Vol X, Jan-Apr 1847
Vol XVI, Jan-June 1849 Vol XVII, July-Dec 1849
Vol I, Jul-Dec 1852 Vol II, Jan-June 1853


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


Gazette of India

  • The Gazette of India was the official newspaper of the Government of India, where official information was ‘gazetted’. Available on the Digital Library of India website for the years 1877-1918 (broken series). These volumes may be read online, but the volumes are not searchable. Some volumes 1877-1918 (broken series) are also available on the website "DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library" under the subject category Gazetteers as pdf files. Theoretically the pdfs are searchable, but in practice do not appear to be.


Indian News and Chronicle of Eastern Affairs

The British Library has holdings for 11 June 1840-27 July 1858. It was then incorporated into Allen's Indian Mail.

1848 1849 1850 1851 1852
1855 1856 1857 1858


Oriental Magazine, and Calcutta Review

Volume 1, Jan-June 1823 Volume 2, July-December 1823


Oriental Herald and Colonial Review

Jan-April 1824 May-Aug 1824 Sept-Dec 1824 n/a
Jan-March 1825 Apr-June 1825 July-Sept 1825 Oct-Dec 1825
Jan-March 1826 Apr-June 1826 July-Sept 1826 Oct-Dec 1826
Jan-March 1827 Apr-June 1827 July-Sept 1827 Oct-Dec 1827
Jan-March 1828 Apr-June 1828 July-Sept 1828 Oct-Dec 1828
Jan-March 1829 Apr-June1829 July-Sept 1829 Oct-Dec 1829


Parbury's Oriental Herald and Colonial Intelligencer

Published by Parbury & Co. London (Later, from 1839, became Madden & Co).

Vol 2, July-Dec 1838 Vol 3, Jan-June 1839 Vol 4, July-Dec 1839


Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review and Register

Published by Thacker & Co, Calcutta.

Mar/Jun 1824
Jan/Jun 1825 Jul/Dec 1825
Jan/Jun 1826 Jul/Dec 1826
Jan/Jun 1827 Jul/Dec 1827

Pay websites

  • British Newspaper Archive is a pay site. The majority of the newspapers were published 1800-1900. However the website does include some published pre 1800 and a few post 1900. A list of publications is located on the Home Page. This website may also be accessed (free) from the British Library Reading Rooms.
  • Newspaper Archive is an American pay website which includes British newspapers and other publications. British newspapers may include information about people and events in India. A researcher found the newspaper Week's News contained B,M,D announcements for India. The following volumes with a (probable) India connection were noted, all published in Britain:
    • Allen’s Indian Mail to 1870, including one volume not available elsewhere
    • Asiatick Miscellany 1785-1786
    • British And Colonial Weekly Register 1824
    • British Foreign And Colonial Journal 1823-1824
    • British And Indian Observer 1889-1890
    • British Indian Advocate 1841-1842
    • Calcutta Chronicle 1788
    • Colonies And India 1877-1898
    • India Gazette 1790
  • Irish Newspaper Archives is a pay site also available as a subscription website through subscribing libraries. Currently (October 2012) it contains 23 titles, mainly from the 1900s, but with some earlier publications dating back to the 1700s. This website may also be accessed (free) from the British Library Reading Rooms.
  • The Times Digital Archive, refer next section is also available to those with a current Times subscription
  • British Newspapers 1800-1900, refer next section, can also be accessed by purchasing a a 24-hour pass or a seven-day pass

Websites Accessible by participating Library Cardholders

There are seven sites which contain online newspapers, journals, directories etc, published in India. These websites, and additional websites, may also contain newspapers etc published in Britain which contain references to people and events 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. The first three, and the seventh, websites may also be accessed (free) 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

The Making of the Modern World

The Goldsmiths’-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850

Proquest Historical Newspapers, Times of India option

South Asian Newspapers, 1864-1922

17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

Other British publications

The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985

British Newspapers 1800-1900

Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1801-2008

For details about the publications published in India included in these seven sites, and more details about the sites containing British publications, refer Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories