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==British Library Records==
 
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This [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_11-2&cid=1-1-7#1-1-7 link] gives information about the records called Monumental Inscriptions and Monuments IOR/V/27/74 1848-1946. Many of these items are books on the open access shelves.
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[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_11-2&cid=1-1-6#1-1-6 Official Publications: Church Registers  '''IOR/V/27/73'''] 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.
  
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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]'', available through the [http://shop.fibis.org/amazon.htm FIBIS Online Bookshop] . These books are also available to read online, refer below.
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[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_11-2&cid=1-1-7#1-1-7  Official Publications: Monumental Inscriptions and Monuments '''IOR/V/27/74'''] 1848-1946.  Many of these items are books on the open access shelves.
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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]'', available through the [http://shop.fibis.org/amazon.htm FIBIS Online Bookshop] . These books are also available to read online, refer below.
  
 
There is also an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]]
 
There is also an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]]

Revision as of 11:14, 14 May 2011

This article details sources for monumental inscriptions and cemetery records.

See also:

FIBIS resources

British Library Records

Official Publications: Church Registers IOR/V/27/73 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.

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 Soldiers of the Raj, available through the FIBIS Online Bookshop . These books are also available to read online, refer below.

There is also an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia

Organisations

BACSA

A very useful resource for locating ancestors buried in South Asia is the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA). This organisation is dedicated to preserving European cemeteries in the region and has completed many projects to preserve cemeteries. It has many records in its archive at the British Library. In addition, BACSA publishes many useful books on the subject of South Asia, including complete transcriptions of all the monuments in many cemeteries, see Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions reading list.

Indian-cemeteries.org

CWGC

If your ancestors died this century whilst serving with Commonwealth armed forces (e.g. Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) then their graves will be maintained in special cemeteries by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. These are scattered throughout Asia (and other parts of the world) and are beautifully maintained.

Inscriptions in online books

Other external links

  • Graves in various parts of India and Ceylon, an article with photographs, from the Koi-Hai website.
  • Kabristan Archives-Old Irish and Indian Graveyards has books on cemeteries in India and Ceylon, most of which are available through the FIBIS Online Bookshop.
  • Obituary: Theon Wilkinson, 1924-2007, founder of BACSA. The Times, 18 January, 2008
  • Dead men’s tales The Telegraph, Calcutta 17 February 2008. John Kendall and indian-cemeteries.org
  • "Cemeteries, Public Memory and Raj Nostalgia in Postcolonial Britain and India" by Elizabeth Buettner published in History & Memory - Volume 18, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2006, pages 5-42.
html version, original pdf
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