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The table below was designed to help people who have found a reference to a baptism====See also====*[[Bombay Ecclesiastical Returns Index]]*[[Madras Ecclesiastical Returns Index]]*[[:Category:Cities, marriage or burial on a LDS microfilm towns and would like to find it on one held at the British Library or vice versa.villages in Bengal Presidency|Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]], an incomplete list
=== APAC film numbers explained ===
'''The following is a summary of the returns covering India, Burma, and elsewhere:*Bengal 1713-1947, N/1.*Madras 1698-1947, N/2.*Bombay 1709-1947, N/3.*India and Pakistan 1949-c1968, N/4.*Indian (Princely) States 1890-1946, N/5.*Burma 1800s-1936, N/1; 1937-1957, N/10.*Roman Catholic returns for each Presidency were incorporated in the main series except for a short period of time, 1835-1856, during which separate series was kept: N/1''' = /RC, N/2/RC, and N/3/RC.*Registrar marriages in India and Burma 1852-1911, N/11.*Other areas::*St Helena 1767-1835, N/6.:*Fort Marlborough [Bencoolen, Sumatra] 1759-1825, N/7.:*Prince of Wales Island [Penang], Malacca and Singapore 1799-1829 in N/8, continued in the Bengalreturns 1830-1868, N/1. For Malacca marriages 1820-1824, see also IOR: R/9/39/3.:*Macao and Whampoa [Canton] 1820-1833, N/9.:*Kuwait 1937-1961, N/12.:*Aden 1840-1948, N/13; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns.
'''2''' = Madras
'''3''' = Bombay
{| border="1" |+ '''Bengal Ecclesiastical Returns Index''' ! Series !! Volume !! LDS FilmNo.|- | N/1 || 1 || 510882|- | N/1 || 2-3 || 498607|- | N/1 || 4-5 || 498608|- | N/1 || 6-9 || 498609|- | N/1 || 9-10 || 498610|- | N/1 || 11 || 498611|- | N/1 || 12 || 498954|- | N/1 || 13 || 498955|- | N/1 || 14-16 || 498956|- | N/1 || 17-19 || 498957|- | N/1 || 20-21 || 498958|- | N/1 || 22 || 498959|- | N/1 || 23-24 || 498960|- | N/1 || 25 || 498961|- | N/1 || 26-27 || 498962|- | N/1 || 28 || 498963|- | N/1 || 29-30 || 498964|- | N/1 || 31 || 498965|- | N/1 || 32 || 498966|- | N/1 || 33-34 || 498967|- | N/1 || 35-36 || 498968|- | N/1 || 37 || 498969|- | N/1 || 38-39 || 498970|- | N/1 || 40 || 498971|- | N/1 || 41-43 || 498972|- | N/1 || 44-46 || 498973|- | N/1 || 47-49 || 498974|- | N/1 || 50-52 || 498975|- | N/1 || 53-55 || 498976|- | N/1 || 56-58 || 498977|- | N/1 || 59 || 498978|- | N/1 || 60-62 || 498979|- | N/1 || 63 || 498980|- | N/1 || 64 || 498981|- | N/1 || 65-66 || 498982|- | N/1 || 67-68 || 498983|- | N/1 || 69-70 || 498984|- | N/1 || 71-72 || 498985|- | N/1 || 73-74 || 498986|- | N/1 || 75-76 || 498987|- | N/1 || 77-78 || 498988|- | N/1 || 79-80 || 498989|- | N/1 || 81-82 || 498990|- | N/1 || 83-84 || 498991|- | N/1 || 85-86 || 498992|- | N/1 || 87-88 || 498993|- | N/1 || 89-90 || 498994|- | N/1 || 91-92 || 498995|- | N/1 || 93 || 498996|- | N/1 || 94 || 498997|- | N/1 || 95 || 498998|- | N/1 || 96 || 498999|- | N/1 || 97 || 499000|- | N/1 || 98 || 499001|- | N/1 || 99/1 || 499002|- | N/1 || 99/2 || 499003|- | N/==Roman Catholic returns with LDS film numbers==Roman Catholic records N/1/RC 1842-1856 The index film contains indexes to ecclesiastical returns (records of baptisms, marriages and burials) for Bengal, 1842-1856; Madras, 1835-1854; and Bombay, 1842-1854. 527435 {|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Series !! Volume !! Type !! Years !! LDS Film No|-|N/1 RC || 1||Bap/Mar/Bur|| 1842-1844|| 527437|- |N/1 RC|| 2||Bap/Mar/Bur|| 1845-1847|| 527438|- |N/1 RC || 3 ||Bap/Mar/Bur ||1848-1850|| 527439|- |N/1 RC || 4|| Bap/Mar/Bur|| 1851-1853|| 462985|- | N/1 RC|| 5|| Bap/Mar/Bur||1854-1856|| 528360|- |} == Bengal Ecclesiastical Returns Index with LDS film numbers == This table may be used by those seeking the film numbers for a particular year. {|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Series !! Volume !! Type !! Years !! LDS Film No|-| N/1 || 1 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1713-1754 || 510882|-| N/1 || 2-3 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1753-1787 || 498607|-| N/1 || 4-5 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1784-1801 || 498608|-| N/1 || 6-9 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1801-1811 || 498609|-| N/1 || 9-10 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1812-1818 || 498610|-| N/1 || 11 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1819-1821 || 498611|-| N/1 || 12 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1822-1823 || 498954|-| N/1 || 13 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1824-1825 || 498955|-| N/1 || 14-16 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1826 || 498956|-| N/1 || 17-19 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1827 || 498957|-| N/1 || 20-21 || Bap/Mar || 1828 || 498958|-| N/1 || 22 || Bur || 1828 || 498959|-| N/1 || 23-24 || Bap/Mar || 1829 || 498960|-| N/1 || 25 || Bur || 1829 || 498961|-| N/1 || 26-27 || Bap/Mar || 1830 || 498962|-| N/1 || 28 || Bur || 1830 || 498963|-| N/1 || 29-30 || Bap/Mar || 1831 || 498964|-| N/1 || 31 || Bur || 1831 || 498965|-| N/1 || 32 || Bap || 1832 || 498966|-| N/1 || 33-34 || Mar/Bur || 1832 || 498967|-| N/1 || 35-36 || Bap/Mar || 1833 || 498968|-| N/1 || 37 || Bur || 1833 || 498969|-| N/1 || 38-39 || Bap/Mar || 1834 || 498970|-| N/1 || 40 || Bur || 1834 || 498971|-| N/1 || 41-43 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1835 || 498972|-| N/1 || 44-46 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1836 || 498973|-| N/1 || 47-49 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1837 || 498974|-| N/1 || 50-52 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1838 || 498975|-| N/1 || 53-55 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1839 || 498976|-| N/1 || 56-58 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1840 || 498977|-| N/1 || 59 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1814-1843 || 498978|-| N/1 || 60-62 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1841 || 498979|-| N/1 || 63 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1842 || 498980|-| N/1 || 64 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1843 || 498981|-| N/1 || 65-66 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1844 || 498982|-| N/1 || 67-68 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1845 || 498983|-| N/1 || 69-70 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1846 || 498984|-| N/1 || 71-72 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1847 || 498985|-| N/1 || 73-74 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1848 || 498986|-| N/1 || 75-76 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1849 || 498987|-| N/1 || 77-78 || Bap/Mar/Bur || 1850 || 498988|-| N
→Roman Catholic returns with LDS film numbers
The '''Bengal Ecclesiastical Returns''' are [[Category:Church records|church record]]/parish register transcripts of Protestant and Catholic churches in the Presidency of [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]], 1713-1948. The original records are part of the [[Asia, Pacific & Africa Collection]] at the [[British Library]] in London, where microfilm copies can be viewed and alphabetical indexes consulted. The returns were also filmed by the [[LDS]] (Mormon) genealogical society and are available for viewing by the public at [[Family History Centres]] worldwide. The LDS have indexes to the returns on microfilm. A list of film numbers can be found below.
==Areas covered by the Bengal Ecclesiastical Returns==
The Presidency of Bengal mainly included the modern-day states of [[West Bengal]] (including [[Calcutta]]), [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa]]. At times the Presidency extended to [[Punjab]] and most of Northern India, extending west to parts of what is now [[Pakistan]], including [[Lahore]], [[Multan]], [[Peshawar]] and [[Rawalpindi]]. It includes returns from the British colonies of [[Burma]], [[Malacca]] and [[Singapore]].
== APAC Film Numbers Explained Finding a record==Once you have used the indexes (or an online source such as the FIBIS database) to find a record you wish to consult, note the microfilm volume number. Actual baptism, marriage and burial records are arranged chronologically on the films for each local church.
'''N''' = Returns of Baptisms, marriages and burials
So N/1 is the Bengal returns for baptisms, marriages & burials, N/2 the Madras returns and N/3 the Bombay returns.
'''Example''': N/1/123 = Bengal Baptisms volume 123.
