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Copies of Birth Registration entries<br>
This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1261288775 post] indicates that some records of European births may be obtained from the Birth Registers held by Indian authorities. This [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-07/1184123043 post] indicates that the local municipality is the body responsible for such registers of births and deaths. This India British Raj List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ/2009-10/1256787241 post] also indicates the local municipality issues copies from the Birth Registers. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2005-11/1133193187 post] indicates that not many births may have been registered. The copies of Bith Registation entries mentioned in the India List posts were probably obtained many years ago. It is not known whether these same documents could be obtained today, or what time period is covered by records in existence in India. The Birth Registration system always has been based on the local municipality , so it is necessary to know where a person was born before attempting to obtain records.
Births and deaths of British subjects were registered with the British Residents of various Native or Princely States in India. These records form the N/5 series of the Ecclesiastical Records. For details, refer [[Princely States#British Library APAC records|Princely States - British Library N/5 records]].
