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The [[British Library]] article contains visiting tips and information.
Many of the names from the records at the British Library were added in April 2010 to the LDS website. Refer [[IGI]] for further details.
=== Anglican Records ===
==Churches==
*[[Churches in South India]], a list of postal addresses and phone numbers of all bishops of CSI dioceses in India, correct in 1993together with some current website details. *[[Churches in North India]], a list of the postal addresses and phone numbers of all bishops of CNI dioceses in India, correct in 1993, together with some current website details.
*[[Catholic Churches in Madras]], a list of Roman Catholic churches in Madras, with their date of building and approximate location. This list was kindly transcribed by Peter Bailey.
*[[Calcutta#Other|Calcutta]], a reference to a listing of church records in Calcutta to 1800.
==External links==
* [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/churches/churchesofindia.htm Photos of Churches in India]. Stephen Luscombe has a fascinating website on the British Empire which includes, amongst other things, photos of former British churches in India. The whole site is worth exploring for general information on the British Empire.
'''Roman Catholic'''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_Catholic_dioceses_in_India List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India] Wikipedia
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/Catholic-India.htm Local Catholic Church History in India]. This is a terrific site by Ann Mensch which provides a wealth of information on all Indian Catholic dioceses, as well as some interesting links on Catholic family history.
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1262183536 post] advises individual Roman Catholic parish churches were obliged to send an annual copy to their Diocesan offices. These are known in the UK and elsewhere as "Bishop's Transcripts".
:As long as the Diocesan records have not been destroyed, you will always find a copy there from every single parish church within that diocese. If you don’t get a result from the parish (where for instance, as in Burma, many have been destroyed) then write to the Bishop's secretary.
:The same procedure is followed in the Anglican church, and the same reasoning applies
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-11/1258214986 post] gives details of a [marriage] Banns book at Roman Catholic churches. The example mentioned contained information additional to the marriage record.
* [http://www.britishempirenewadvent.co.ukorg/articlecathen/churches/churchesofindia07722a.htm Photos of Churches in India]New Advent Catholic Encyclopaedia*[http://www. Stephen Luscombe has a fascinating website on the British Empire which includes, amongst other things, photos of former British churches in Indianewadvent. The whole site is worth exploring for general information on the British Empireorg/cathen/06602a.htm Archdiocese of Goa] New Advent Catholic Encyclopaedia
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