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*"Distant Relations Discovered - A Bencoolen Family Reunited" by James T Day ''FIBIS Journal Number 29 (Spring 2013)'' pages 15- 18. "The story begins way back in 1794". See [[FIBIS Journals]] for details of how to access this article
==Records==
*Held at [[British Library]]**Deaths at Benkulen 1691 '''IOR/E/3/48 f.252'''**Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at Benkulen 1740-1742, '''IOR/G/35/9''' **Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. Fort Marlborough [Bencoolen, Sumatra] 1759-1825, reference '''IOR N/7'''. '''These records are probably included in the digitised records now available on the commercial site FindMyPast'''. The [[LDS]] film of this data is [httphttps://www.familysearch.org/eng/librarysearch/fhlcatalogcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=498606 156143 498606]. Data for the baptisms and marriages has been transcribed on the LDS website [https://www.familysearch.org Family Search]. Enter batch number C310011 for the baptisms and batch number M310011 for the marriages, and baptismal and marriage records for Bencoolen on film 498606 will be shown. It is not known whether the data is a complete transcription or not. These records are in the World category (All Records Collections) in a group of records called World Miscellaneous.
Additional LDS films:*Refer also [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=883691 883691[Dutch Indies Genealogical Association] Indonesian parish register printouts, christenings for Bengkulu, 1754-1825 with some missing years, extracted from filmed copies of Bishop's Transcripts*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=883737 883737] Indonesian parish register printouts, marriages for Bengkulu, 1754-1824, extracted from filmed copies of Bishop's transcripts. Years covered: 1754; 1759; 1779-1780; 1792-1798; 1802-1824.
These two films may possibly be extracted from film 498606. Please consult the LDS Catalogue and/or a LDS Family History Centre Librarian. Refer also [[Dutch Indies Genealogical Association]]. * The [[BACSA]] publication entitled ''Bencoolen: The Christian Cemetery and the Fort Marlborough Monuments'' by Alan Harfield 1985 is now out of print but can be found in the [[British Library]] on the open shelves or amongst the BACSA files under reference MssEur F370/1243. Indexes from this book are online (for free) at [http://bacsa.frontis.co/bin/index.php BACSA search]. BACSA also have a cemetery file under reference MssEur F370/823**FamilySearch have digitised the above BACSA book, which has restricted access, but which may be viewed on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/544102 catalogue entry]. For more information, see [[FamilySearch Centres]].
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