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*''Bengal Past and Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society'', available at the [[British Library]] has a list lists of baptisms, marriages and burials based on the original church registers in Calcutta, two articles written by Rev W. K. Firmingerup to 1800. They are probably mostly covered by the Ecclesiastical Returns in the B.L., however there may be some additional entries which never made it to England (e.g. the ship carrying the returns to England was lost). There are also some biographical details.Some of the lists are available online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. **[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/cmadge/Baptisms%20in%20Calcutta%201767-1777.pdf Baptisms 1767 -1777] and [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/cmadge/Baptisms%20in%20Calcutta%201778-1782.pdf Baptisms 1778-1782] Transcriptions from Registers of St John's, Calcutta by E W Madge as they appeared in ''Bengal Past and Present''<ref>Available on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. ''Bengal Past and Present Volume 25, Parts I and II (Series nos 49-50) January-June 1923'', pages 130-155 and ''Volume 26, part 2, 1923'', pages 142-168, DLI computer pages 45-71</ref> – this link is to website of Madge Family of Bengal. Each listing contains many pages of biographical notes (13 and 16 pages respectively). The first page of the second document lists articles in other volumes of BP&P containing transcriptions of baptisms, marriages and burials to 1800. **Baptisms 1713-1758 BPP Volume XXI, pp 143-159**Baptisms 1769-1766 BPP Volume V, pp 325-332*Burials *Marriages 1713-1755 1754 BBP Volume IX, Part II, Serial No 18, Oct-Dec 1914 pp 217-243. Available online on DLI, catalogued as vol. 9, 1918; computer pages 86-112. **Marriages 1759-1779 BBP Volume IV, July-Dec 1909 pp 486-512. Available online on DLI as (1909) vol. 4; computer pages 107-147**Marriages 1780-1785 BPP Volume 10 VII, pp 164-171. Available online on DLI, catalogued as (19151917) vol. 7 but published c 1911; computer pages 197-204**Marriages 1785-1792 BBP Volume XVI, Part I, Serial No 31, Jan-March 1918 pp 41-71 Available online on DLI as vol.16, pt. 1; computer pages 25752-82**Marriages 1781-284 1800 (author not knownSupplementary Register) BBP Volume XXI, pp 76-141 **Burials 17591713-1761 1755 BPP Volume 5 (X, Jan-June 1910) 1915, Serial Nos 19-20, pp 257-284 Available online on DLI as vol.10; computer pages 84-111**Burials 1759-1761 BBP Volume V, pp 136-142 **Burials 1762-1774 BBP Volume 6 (July-Dec VI 1910) pages , pp 92-126Available online on DLI, catalogued as Volume 6, no 12; computer pages 143-177**Burials 1775-81 BPP Volume 31 (Jan-Jun 1926) pages 130-156 . Available online on DLI, catalogued as Vol.31,Part.1,Serial no.61, computer pages 149-175**Burials 1782-88 Volume 32 II (Oct-Dec 1926) pages 109-132. Available online on DLI, catalogued as vol.32, computer pages 132-155
== Regional breakdown of ecclesiastical records ==
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