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'''East Africa'''. Also includes '''other parts of Africa''', including '''West Africa''', but see the separate page for '''[[South Africa]]'''.
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==Also see==
*[[General Register Office]] [United Kingdom] for general information about birth, marriage and death records for British nationals abroad.
==Records, other than military==
* The British Library holds the book ''Handbook for East Africa, Uganda & Zanzibar, '''1904''''' UIN: BLL01001149896, which is believed to be the first issue. Classified as a Journal, so perhaps there may be additional editions. Stated elsewhere to contain lists of “past and present officials”. Also available at the [[Society of Genealogists]].:The British Library holds the book '''1905''' edition is available at Cambridge University Library. The Swift Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar ...editions for '' [''1906'1915''and '] published Calcutta : Thacker, Spink & Co. UIN: BLL01000944752 . It is possible this title may be similar in format to ''Thacker1907's Indian Directory''are available online, see below. There is reference elsewhere also to a *''"The Red Book" '1912''1909' title ''. The Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar''compiled by The Standard Printing and Publishing Works Mombasa and Nairobi is available online, possibly from see below. There is also reference to a different publisher, (perhaps in the 1912 ''Red BookDirectory'' series) which is appears to be although the BL does not appear to hold itthis title. : The British Library holds the title ''The Red Book," '''1919''' [etc.]. The ''Standard'' British East Africa & Uganda Handbook and Directory''. UIN: BLL01002858959 . It is catalogued as a Journal, however exact BL holding is not stated.:There The 1919 edition is a similar book for [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JBYOAQAAMAAJ '''1909'''] Snippet Google Booksalso held at the Libraries of the University of Cambridge, possibly available full view in USA etc. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008568583 HathiTrust Digital Library].:Also catalogued, [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Red_Book.html?id=oBAOAQAAMAAJ ''"The Red Book,": The Directory of East Africa, Uganda & Zanzibar''] '''1922''' appears to be available to those in North America etc. Google Books. Actual title, from thumbnail of cover appears to be ''The Red Book '''1922-23''': . Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar Sultanate'', which is available at the Libraries of the University of Cambridge, which also holds a title ''The Red Book : the "Standard" British East Africa & Uganda handbook and directory'' compiled by the "East “East African Standard" c '''1919-1920''', Ltd” Mombasa and Nairobi is available online, see below.:''The East African red book Red Book '''1925-26''''' is held at the SOAS Library, University of London , and Cambridge University and ''The East African red bookRed Book, '''1930-31''''' is held at the University of Oxford Librariesand at Cambridge University.:The British Library hods holds the book ''The Swift Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar ...'' ['''1915'''] published Calcutta : Thacker, Spink & Co. UIN: BLL01000944752 . It is possible this title may be similar in format to ''Thacker's Indian Directory''. :The British Library holds the book ''Saben's Commercial Directory & Handbook of Uganda, 1947/48'' UIN: BLL01003215925 . Catalogue note says "Wanting the supplements". Also held at the [[Society of Genealogists]]. The BL also holds an edition for 1960-61.
*For doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom, see [[Doctor]]. Also there are entries for ''British East Africa Protectorate'' and ''Africa Protectorates'' (varies according to date) in editions of ''The Medical Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon ...'' Compiled by the editorial staff of the Practical Medicine, published at Delhi. There are known editions for 1908, 1910 and 1924 available at libraries in London. See [[Doctor#Lists of medical officers|Doctor - Lists of medical officers - Other lists]] for details.
*The book ''Scots in Africa Pt 1'' by David Dobson 1999. Available at the National Library of Scotland, [https://search.nls.uk/permalink/f/sbbkgr/44NLS_ALMA21577998050004341 catalogue entry], and some Scottish universities. Also held by Senate House Library, University of London, according to [https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=%22Scots%20in%20Africa%22&rn=3&for=lon ''Library Hub Discover'']. Also held by Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah USA. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1016916 FamilySearch catalogue entry] with details of the book ..."the information has largely come from contemporary Scottish newspapers, and data culled from documentation in Scottish archives".
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