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*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/867e7211-e80a-4f9b-aee9-3908dea1cc72 '''IOR/V/27/73/3-6'''] gives details of the four volumes of the book ''List of burials at Madras / compiled from the register of St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George'' by C.H. Malden, for the period 1680-1900, published 1903-05. Also available as Shelfmark OIR 929.5 open access , where the four volumes are bound in one. Volume 3, for the period 1800-1850, is available online, refer below.
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==British Library Records==
*The British Library has the book, in three volumes, ''The Oriental Obituary being an impartial compilation from monumental inscriptions on the tombs of those persons whose ashes are deposited in these remote parts since the formation of European Settlements, to the present time To which is added Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc'' by William Urquhart of Madras. Published in Madras by Journal Press, 1809. Shelfmark: General Reference Collection C.55.d.23. This book must be read in the Rare Books Reading Room. The first volume of The Oriental Obituary is available online at archive.org, refer below. It appears that some or all of the contents of this book has been borrowed by M Derozario for his 1815 book ''The Complete Monumental Register'', available online, refer below.
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/b3bca65f-4f39-413d-92e9-e4bf20af1a53 Official Publications: Monumental Inscriptions and Monuments '''IOR/V/27/74'''] 1848-1946. Many of these items are books on the open access shelves.
**Two of these books, items '''IOR/V/27/74/69 -70''', ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest'' Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) and Part 2 by George William De Rhe-Philipe (1912), the latter containing biographical information, have been reprinted by the Naval and Military Press under the title ''[http://www.naval-military-press.com/soldiers-of-the-raj.html Soldiers of the Raj]''. These books are also available to read online, refer below.
:Note these records are available on [[Family Search]] microfilm/digitised microfilm <ref>Microfilm catalogue entry [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1112010 British High Commission cemetery records, ca. 1870-1967] (See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for access.)</ref> where there is more detail provided about the individual items, in the "Film Notes".
*''Bengal Past and Present'' which was the ''Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society'' was issued from 1907. Some issues contained articles about burial inscriptions. Most editions are held by the British Library, although some appear to be missing. There is also an ''Index'' volume for the years 1907-1985, available on open access in the Asian & African Studies Reading Room
*There is an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]], Mss Eur F370. The BACSA archive also includes publications, one BACSA listing is [http://www.bacsa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Reference-materials-geographical.pdf "Publications containing data chiefly of geographical interest"], where at least one two of the publications does do not appear to be listed elsewhere ''Inscriptions on Christian graves and memorial tablets in the Purnea District, Bihar and Orissa'' by Rev H Hosten, SJ (Patna, 1920) photocopy of printed book Mss Eur F370/1156, and ''List of European tombs and monuments in Mysore'', by B Lewis Rice (Bangalore 1906) F370/1188, the latter also available at IOR/R/2/Box17/106. There is also a BACSA listing titled "Publications containing data chiefly of biographical interest", see [[BACSA]], where geographical coverage is mixed/covers multiple locations.
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/215ccc3f-27e0-459f-90c8-765da76a5b93 Lloyd Collection: papers on European cemeteries in India and biographical information on British in India Mss Eur F146]
[http://archive.cwgc.org/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=CWGC%2f1%2f1 Hierarchy Browser] for the Archive. Includes "1 Historic Archive", subdivided according to WW1 and WW2 (click through for more sections) . For WW1, "Section 7 - Care of Graves and Cemeteries of British and Empire War Casualties" and "Section 8 - Care of Non-British Empire Graves by the Commission", see the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161015072243/http://media.cwgc.org/media/14236/ac_part_1_sections_07-08.pdf archived earlier version webpage] which shows the Archive holding in one document.
After both WW1 and WW2, there was a series of hundreds of publications<ref>941 parts for WW1 and 559 parts for WW2, together with a 7 Volume WW2 Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour, reported in [http://archive.cwgc.org/GetMultimedia.ashx?db=Catalog&type=default&fname=fb%5C2803bc-1390-4976-87f9-cb143a27aa4c.pdf ''47th Annual Report April 1965-March 1966''] cwgc.org.</ref> by the then Imperial War Graves Commission , with titles including ''Memorial Register'', ''War Graves of the British Empire'', and ''The War Dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire'', in respect of particular countries, counties in the UK, cemeteries and armies. Generally it could be expected that all this information is now included in the website database, but perhaps there could be a few instances where the Registers have additional information. CWGC Archive reference is Cemetery and Memorial Registers CWGC/8/3. Some of these volumes are also available at the [[British Library]], including some in the [[BACSA]] Archive Mss Eur F370. The pay website Forces War Records, in its [https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/documents/tags/memorial-register Historic Document Library/Official Documents/ Memorial Register] contains a large number of these publications which may include amendments dated c 1980s. Note also some cemetery registers were published in multiple parts.
The [http://archive.cwgc.org/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=CWGC%2fLIB Library holdings]. Includes a number of regimental histories.
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7122/mode/2up ''List of Tombs and Monuments erected in Madras''] 1898 No index (21 pages). Last death noted was 1891. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
**[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.22728/page/n3 ''List Of Tombs And Monuments of Europeans &c In The Madras District''] 1898 Archive.org. There is no index. Listed by cemetery and year of death, with deaths up to the 1890s. (65 pages).
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7394 ''List of Burials at Madras from 1680 to 1746 compiled from the register of St. Maryʼs church, Fort St. George''] by Rev. C H Malden 1903. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library, Government of India*:[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7383 ''List of Burials at Madras from 1749 to 1800 compiled from the register of St. Maryʼs Church, Fort St. George''] by Rev. C H Malden 1903. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library, Government of India*:[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.22732/page/n3 ''List Of of Burials At at Madras (In St Mary's Cemetery) from 1801 to 1850 compiled from the Register register of St Mary’s Church, Fort St George''] by Rev CH Malden 1904. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.536408/page/n3 Same file, white pages] [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.6589/mode/2up 3rd file]. Archive.org.*:[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7387/mode/2up ''List of Burials at Madras (In St.Mary’s Cemetery) from 1851 to 1900 compiled from the register of St. Maryʼs Church, Fort St. George''] by Rev. C H Malden 1905. Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library, Government of India.
*:[https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt0kJhe ''A Hand book to St. Mary's Church : with a description of its monuments and other objects of interest with illustrations and a plan''] by the Rev. Charles Herbert Malden 1905. Tamil Virtual Library. Note author incorrectly cataloged as Maiden. Full title includes the words ''... St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George, Madras''. For those in regions such as North America [https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Hand_Book_to_St_Mary_s_Church_Fort_St.html?id=JTYzBxLteC4C Google Books] edition should be Public Domain and therefore viewable.
**From Tamil Virtual Library, a Division of Tamil Virtual Academy. Available to read online, or download. At the top of the webpages click on E (for English), and if the correct book does not display, click on the orange Search button. Although some books have been uploaded to the Internet Archive, Archive.org, topic/source [https://archive.org/search.php?query=tamil+digital+library&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22Tamil+Digital+Library%22&page=1 Tamil Digital Library] '''none''' of the following have been (at 2020/03). Note, if the following links change, use the Tamil Virtual Library [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in Search] and Select Books.
