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*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 [https://www.bacsa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Reference-materials-geographical.pdf "Publications containing data chiefly of geographical interest"], where at least two of the publications 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]
*There are Monumental Inscriptions from Surat made by A F Bellasis, at the British Library, catalogue reference [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:LSCOP_BL:IAMS032-002017547 Add MS 44948 : c 1860]. These Inscriptions contain additional records to those appearing in the 1861 article by Bellasis "Old Tombs in the Cemeteries of Surat", available online, see below.*The book ''In Memoriam Burma-Siam 1942-1945'', published in Bangkok in 1946 (Dutch language) in respect of Dutch war graves is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011257081 , and also at the Family History FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4286496 catalogue entry with details of contents]. Also at the Family History FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1037473 catalogue entry] for ''[List of deceased World War Two-era Dutch military personnel in Burma and Siam]'', 1946, Dutch language, source Nederlandsch Hoofdkwartier Bangkok, Kantoor Personeele Zaken Afd. Inlichtingen Overledenen (Dutch Headquarters Bangkok, Office Personnel Affairs Dept. Information Deceased).
==Libraries in India==
***[https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt8luh8&tag=List%20of%20European%20tombs%20in%20the%20Tanjore%20district#book1/ ''List of European tombs in the Tanjore district : compiled under the orders of the collector of Tanjore''] 1894. [https://archive.org/details/1894-tombs-tanjore/1894TombsTanjore/mode/2up Archive.org version] which also includes the 1914 edition following.
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70473 ''List of European Tombs in the Tanjore District''] 1914 Archive.org. Includes [[Tranquebar]]. Also available [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZI9juMy&tag=List%20of%20European%20tombs%20in%20the%20Tanjore%20district#book1/ Tamil Virtual Library].
**Barry Lewis’ [http://barry-lewis.com/research/cemeteries/ Colonial Cemeteries] contains many transcriptions, together with downloads of the following publications
***''List of European Tombs in the Cemeteries Attached to the Various Churches in the Nilgiri District'' 1905 (106 pages)
***''List of Tombs of Europeans Interred in the Nilgiri District, with Inscriptions Thereon'' by J D Rees 1895
**:[https://archive.org/details/nilgiri-tombs-1895/NilgiriTombs1895/ Archive.org mirror version] of the two Nilgiri District titles.
***''List of European Tombs in the Anantapur District'' 1894. [https://archive.org/details/anantapur-tombs-1894/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version].
***''List of European Tombs in the District of Cuddapah'' by CH Mounsey 1893
***''List of European Tombs in the Kurnool District'' 1894
**:For Archive.org versions of the Lists for Cuddapah and Kurnool, see above under Tamil Virtual Library.
**[https://archive.org/details/monumentalremain00alex/page/n7 ''The Monumental Remains of the Dutch East India Company in the Presidency Of Madras 1664-1824''] by Alexr. Rea. Reprint edition, first published 1897. Archive.org.
**[https://archive.org/details/grave-inscriptions-hunsur/mode/2up Grave Inscriptions at Hunsur]. Archive.org. Scroll to the last five pages of this article which lists in English the grave inscriptions. Article otherwise in the Kannada language. Venkateshamurthy, R. and H. R. Hemaraju (2000) "Hunasurina British Samaadhigalu [The British Tombs at Hunasur]". ''Itihasa Dharshana'' 15:156-165. Hunsur (Hoonsoor) was situated about 30 miles west of the town of Mysore, and was c 1844 the head quarters of the Public Cattle Department, Madras Army.
** See [[Calcutta#Historical books online|Calcutta-Historical books online]] for Calcutta burial records 1713-1788 from ''BPP''.
*The book ''Illustrated Handbook to St John’s Church (Old Cathedral) Calcutta'' 1909 includes some cemetery records. This book is available online to members of the [[Society of Genealogists]]. Non members may see 34 Index records from this book which are available in this [https://sogdata.org.uk/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=2141&s_id=1306&sort=27830 SoG Data Online] database.
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.510652/2015.510652.The-Gazette#page/n157/mode/2up/ List of Graves at Howrah Cemetery in a ruinous condition] page 701 ''Gazette of India April 3, 1915''. Subsequently repeated [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.510652/2015.510652.The-Gazette#page/n561/mode/2up/ page 774] ''Gazette of India April 17, 1915''.*[https://archive.org/details/jasb-volume-6-7-for-january-1861-issue-no-21/page/145/mode/2up "Old Tombs in the Cemeteries of Surat"] by A F Bellasis page 146 ''Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'', Vols. 6-7 - Issue 21, 1861 Archive.org. There are additional Monumental Inscriptions from Surat made by Bellasis, at the British Library, catalogue reference [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:LSCOP_BL:IAMS032-002017547 Add MS 44948 : c 1860]*The following books by O.S Crofton are available as mirror editions on Archive.org, originally from the Digital Library of India.
**''List Of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in the Central Provinces and Berar'' by O S Crofton 1932. Contents digital file page 11 from Mandla (the previous page appears to be missing). A number of pages are missing at the beginning of the book. The inscriptions commence page 2, (missing pages 1 and 3) [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.325351 Archive.org version]. Also available as [https://archive.org/details/99999990002208ListOfInscriptionsOnTomesOrMonumentsInTheCentralProvincesAndBerar Archive.org, 2nd file] which seems to be the same digital file. [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8895/page/n1/mode/2up 3rd file] Archive.org, appears to contain all pages, but perhaps more difficult to read.
*:The author is stated to be Olive Crofton, wife of a Civil Servant, and there is reference in the Introduction to "the husband of the writer". Crofton, in the Introduction, also mentions that the numbers killed by tigers and other animals of the jungle “is considerably larger than would appear from the lists”.
*:'' List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Rajputana and Central India'' by O S Crofton. Table of Contents digital file page 14. Author is catalogued as Croften and publication date 1905, but the latter appears to be c 1934-35. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.34576 Archive.org version]. Also available as [https://archive.org/details/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInRajputanaCentralIndia Archive.org, 2nd file].
*: Olive Crofton also wrote ''List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions : with biographical notes'', not available online, but available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01001781826 . Also available in an Indian reprint edition.<ref name=OSC/>
*Barry Lewis’ [http://barry-lewis.com/research/cemeteries/ Colonial Cemeteries] contains many transcriptions, together with downloads of the following publications
**''List of European Tombs in the Cemeteries Attached to the Various Churches in the Nilgiri District'' 1905 (106 pages)
**''List of Tombs of Europeans Interred in the Nilgiri District, with Inscriptions Thereon'' by J D Rees 1895
*:[https://archive.org/details/nilgiri-tombs-1895/NilgiriTombs1895/ Archive.org mirror version] of the two Nilgiri District titles.
**''List of European Tombs in the Anantapur District'' 1894. [https://archive.org/details/anantapur-tombs-1894/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version].
**''List of European Tombs in the District of Cuddapah'' by CH Mounsey 1893
**''List of European Tombs in the Kurnool District'' 1894
*:For Archive.org versions of the Lists for Cuddapah and Kurnool, see above under Tamil Virtual Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/RecordOfTheInscriptionsAtTheCatholic ''A record of Inscriptions at the Catholic Church at Patna, Bihar and Orissa''] Prepared by the Rev A Gille 1917 Archive.org
* [http://www.archive.org/stream/jesuitmissionar00hostuoft ''Jesuit Missionaries in Northern India and Inscriptions on their Tombs, Agra (1580-1803)''] by Rev H Hosten SJ (1907) Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/34/mode/2up ''The Annals of Karnal- Chapter 6 Churches and Cemeteries''] by Major C H Buck 1914 Archive.org lists some of the inscriptions in the cemeteries at [[Kurnaul]]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007648516#page/n7/mode/2up ''List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated''] by J Penry Lewis 1913 Archive.org. The information from this book has now been transcribed and is available on the [http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=1623&s_id=975 FIBIS Database]
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.510652/2015.510652.The-Gazette#page/n157/mode/2up/ List of Graves at Howrah Cemetery in a ruinous condition] page 701 ''Gazette of India April 3, 1915''. Subsequently repeated [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.510652/2015.510652.The-Gazette#page/n561/mode/2up/ page 774] ''Gazette of India April 17, 1915''.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70565/page/n351/mode/2up "Graves of Europeans in the Armenian Cemetery at Isfahan"] by T. W. Haig ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (July, 1919), pp. 321-352. Archive.org.
*[https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/b2775190d ''Garrison Memorials in Hong Kong: Some Graves and Monuments at Happy Valley''] by Solomon Bard 1997. [https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/b2775190d#?c=&m=&s=&cv=154&xywh=-214%2C-77%2C1926%2C2293 Index of names digital page 155] This is a selection, not a complete list of those in the cemetery. Circumstances of death are usually included. digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk. Also see [[Hong Kong]] for more cemetery records.
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