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===Calcutta===
In [[Calcutta]], the Armenian Church of St Nazareth was erected in 1724 at No.1 Armenian Street. The church still exists although the community is now quite small, possibly only numbering about 400 people. Dr. Reuben Khachaturyan/Liz Chater have transcribed all the baptisms at this church. They can be viewed on the [http://wwwfibis.searchourarchives.fibis.org/frontisonline/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=195&s_id=126 FIBIS database]. Liz also has many photos of graves at the Nazareth Church on [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chaterfamilytree/nazareth_church.htm her website]
== Fibis Resources==
*[http://wwwfibis.searchourarchives.fibis.org/frontisonline/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=720&s_id=139&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FIBIS+%28FIBIS+News+Feed%29 Armenian Names in Bengal Inventories 1780-1861] fibis searchdatabase*[http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_classes&source_class=294 FIBIS database: Percy-Smith/Bullock papers Graves and Monuments] contains some entries from the Bushire Armenian Church, [[Iran]], the source given as "Handwritten C H A Bagshawe Bushire Sept 1926". In particular entries appear in [http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=1621&s_id=973 Inscriptions Volume 2] but it is not known if there are additional entries in other volumes.org
==Records==
The [[LDS]] has microfilmed records of the Armenian Apostolic Church. These include:
*Calcutta 1793-1982 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/136031'''catalogue entry]*Bombay 1917-1978 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/329692'''catalogue entry]*Madras 1829-1908 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/90588'''catalogue entry]*Tangra 1793-1979 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/273760'''catalogue entry]*Dacca 1831-1981 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/86501'''catalogue entry]*Rangoon 1857-1980 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/81844'''catalogue entry]*Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (Calcutta) Register of admissions and withdrawals, 1892-1979 Microfilm '''#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/136076'''catalogue entry]*Indonesia: Jakarta 1836-1964 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/233289 catalogue entry]; Surabaya 1927-1976 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/237779 catalogue entry]*Singapore 1827-1976 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/258475 catalogue entry]
See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for access details.
==Surnames==
Common Armenian surnames are Aratoon (or Arrathoon), Avakian, Paul, Anthony, Apcar and Carapiet. Armenian surnames are usually handed down in the same manner as European surnames, but in the past the father's forename has been used as a surname.
*''Armenians in India'' by Mesrovb Jacob Seth. Hardcover edition (1993).
:There appear to be many inaccuracies in the book, but it is the only one available to date. The book was originally published in Calcutta in 1937 by its author, and is available [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015. 281248 Archive.org 1937] It was reprinted in New Delhi in 1992 by Asian Educational Services of New Delhi who sell it for 895 rupees. They also have an office in Madras. In Europe it is available from Bay Foreign Language Services of Ashford, Kent, England. and [httphttps://booksarchive.googleorg/details/ArmeniansInIndiaFromTheEarliestTimesToThePresentDay this version is also available online on archive.com/books?id=BlreO8bmK30C Limited View Google Booksorg], . Also by Mesrovb J Seth [httphttps://www.archive.org/streamdetails/historyarmenian01sethgoog#page/n3dli.granth.106107/mode/2up ''History of the Armenians in India''] 1895 archive.org
*''Armenian Settlements in India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day'' by Anne Basil (1969). Published in Calcutta. Out of print.
*''Armenians at Agra and Gwalior'' by Mesrovb J Seth from Bengal Past and Present Volume 39 Part 1, January- March 1930 [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalpastprese00socigoog#page/n20/mode/1up Archive.org]
*''Armenian Merchants of the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries: English East India Company Sources'' edited by Vahé Baladouni and Margaret Makepeace 1998 [http://books.google.com/books?id=FB4LAAAAIAAJ Limited View Google Books]. Read a [http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=5241 review] of this book.
* A listing of books [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326172223/http://archiverwww.rootsweb.ancestryblurb.com/thbookstore/readdetail/india/20072277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-08/1188254622 India List]1977'' by Liz Chater 2011, (page is now archived).
==External links==
===Churches and cemeteries===
*[http://wwwhomepages.chater-genealogyrootsweb.com /~chaterfamilytree/ Chater Genealogy" Researching Armenian Family History Genealogy in IndiaAsia and Beyond] Liz Chater's site includes extensive photographs of Armenian graves in India as well as a wealth of other research and information.* [httphttps://wwwomarkhalidi.azad-hyewordpress.netcom/2009/06/06/articlearmenians-in-mughal-delhi/article_view.asp?re=734gkg67 Armenians In Mughal Delhi] An article by Dr Omar Khalidi detailing the history of Armenians in Mughal Delhi and describing his visit to the ancient D'Eremao Cemetery.
===Other===
*This ''India List '' post<ref>''India List'' post [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20201213030507/https://archivermlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIAlistindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=1662174 Armenians in India: Legal Age of Marriage] by Liz Chater 19 February 2010-02, archived.</1266601670 post] is ref> about full age and the age of marriage for girls.* [httphttps://wwwiranicaonline.iranica.comorg/articles/indo-european-telegraph-department Indo-European Telegraph Department in Iran] Encyclopaedia Iranica. While the IETD was an autonomous department for much of its existence, between February 1888 and April 1893, it was under direct auspices of the Director General of Indian Telegraphs. The IETD was dissolved in March 1931. There was significant intermarriage with Iranian Armenians.*[http://hetq.am/eng/articles/11609/the-armenian-minority-in-the-dutch-east-indies.html The Armenian Minority in the Dutch East Indies] 7 March 2012 hetq.am*[http://geocurrents.info/geonotes/sebouh-aslanians-remarkable-reconstruction-of-an-early-modern-trade-network Sebouh Aslanian’s Remarkable Reconstruction of an Early Modern Trade Network] by Martin W. Lewis 2 May 2012 GeoCurrents. Includes India*[http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1851550/report-documenting-an-armenian-heritage Documenting an Armenian heritage] by Joanna Lobo June 22, 2013 www.dnaindia.com*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/merchants-on-a-mission/article4970153.ece Merchants on a mission] by Anusha Parthasarathy July 30, 2013 ''The Hindu''. Early Armenians in Madras*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3303979.stm The last Armenians in Madras] by Charles Haviland 11 December 2003 bbc.co.uk*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/neglected-armenian-cemetery-in-hyderabad-sports-new-look/article7824600.ece "Neglected Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad sports new look"] by Asif Yar Khan October 31, 2015 ''The Hindu'' Hyderabad. The cemetery is situated at Uppuguda (Opiguda)*[http://www.chasingchinthes.com/the-armenian-connection/ The Armenian Connection] in Rangoon from [http://www.chasingchinthes.com Chasing Chinthes] The Armenian Cemetery in Rangoon has been completely demolished. <ref>''WW2Talk Forum'' thread [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/father-and-uncle-in-indian-army-how-to-research.53350/ Father and Uncle in Indian Army-how to research?] which includes a section of a map showing the location of the cemetery, the latter may only be viewable by [[Mailing lists#Military|logged in members ]] of ''WW2Talk Forum'') (retrieved 15 August 2018.)</ref>*[http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28867884 "The last Armenians of Myanmar"] by Andrew Whitehead 27 August 2014 bbc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014 == References ==<references />
