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[[Image:FIBIS_Jnl_022.jpg|thumb|right|''Number 22 Autumn 2009'']]
''The Journal of the Families in British India Society'' is published twice yearly (in Spring and Autumn) and sent to all current members of the Society. The principal aim is "the presentation to members of the availability and value of various sources both to the establishment of genealogy and of the background to ancestors' lives in India and associated regions."
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Copies of the ''Journal'' are also available at the [[British Library]]. The current issue is on display in the African and Asian Studies Reading Room and earlier editions are in the General Reference Collection, shelfmark ZK.9.a.7347 ==FIBIS Journal Number 31 (Spring 2014)==*Editorial*The Walsh Family and the Cawnpore Massacre by ''Paddy Walsh'' - page 3*Searching for Gopal Drooge and the Murder of Captain William Richardson by ''Tim Willasey- Wilsey'' - page 16*Keddahs and Epigraphists : miscellaneous appointments in India and Burma in 1909 by ''Bill Hall'' - page 26 *The Origins of Johann Jacob Hoff: my ancestor in the Dutch East India Company by ''Mary McPherson'' - page 30 *Captain Hunter: researching a memorial in Durham Cathedral by ''Geoffrey Fox'' - page 36 *More on Hanoverian Regiments in India: using online newspapers to further research by ''Hilary Sheridan'' - page 49*Review : When the Tiger Fought the Thistle – The Tragedy of Colonel William Baillie of the Madras Army by Alan Tritton 2013. Review by '' Peter Bailey'' - page 55 ==FIBIS Journal Number 30 (Autumn 20112013)==
*Editorial
*From Raising the Land of Dracula Hanoverian Regiments: their passage to an English Rectory India by ''Peter HubertHilary Sheridan''- page 3*A Lucas Family: From Ireland to Owen Berkeley-Hill and Psychiatry in India by ''David AtkinsonMike Young''- page 8*William GarnettDr Christopher Francis Henry Quick, the Volunteering Major IMD by ''Michael GarnettAllan Stanistreet''- page 21*Boy Soldier to Lancer: John Arnfield The Indian Forest Services in the Anglo -Sikh Wars India Office Records: Questions and answers for researchers by ''Ainslie SharpeIan Baxter''- page 23*James Minty: Tracing A Postscript to the Life wounding of a Soldier Campbell Clark by ''Cathy DayCharles Gordon Clark''- page 32*Dean Mahomed and Captain Godfrey Evan Baker of Calvert Smith, the baby from the HEIC Bengal Army Parsonage by ''Emma JollyDiana Bousfield-Wells''- page 33*Correspondence: records of the Dutch cemeteries, Java - page 43
*Reviews
**A Soldier’s Story by John Archibald Hislop, edited Raffles and the Golden Opportunity by Penny Kocher 2010Victoria Glendinning 2012. Review by ''Richard Morgan''**Heroes or Villains? The British in India by Geoff Palmer 2011. Review by ''Peter BaileyBeverly Hallam''- page 43**'I Can Never Say Enough About The Men'- A History Lucknow – Families of the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles throughout their World War One Campaign Raj by Andrew Kerr 2010Malcolm Spiers 2013. Review by ''Peter BaileyRichard Morgan''- page 45** Letters from Bencoolen 1823-28 by Thomas Day and William Day Early Photographs of Ladakh, edited with an intro introduction by James Trelawny Day 2008Hugh Rayner 2013. Review by ''Sarah BiltonRobert Charnock''- page 46** Getting the best out Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism: The empire of the FIBIS Website clouds in north-east India by Valmay Young 2011Andrew May 2012. Review by ''Sarah BiltonDavid Macadam''- page 48
==FIBIS Journal Number 29 (Spring 2013)==*Editorial*The Clark Brothers - Life in the Bengal Army by ''Charles Gordon Clark'' - page 3*Distant Relations Discovered - A Bencoolen Family Reunited by ''James T Day'' - page 15*From Agra Fort - George Collett’s letters to Mountstuart Elphinstone by ''Valmay S Young'' - page 19*Assistant Surgeon RLW Beveridge, Indian Medical Department by ''Allan Stanistreet'' - page 28* The British Indian Civil Service by ''Peter Bailey'' - page 30* A Parsonage in Madras - Elizabeth Smith’s letters by ''Diana Bousfield Wells'' - page 38*Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, Director of the East India Company by ''George Buxton'' - page 49*Review: The Fishing Fleet: Husband Hunting in the Raj by Anne de Courcy 2012. Review by ''Hugh Wilding'' - page 51 ==FIBIS Journal Number 28 (Autumn 2012)==*Editorial*The Mysterious Murder at Agra by ''Rosemary Reardon'' - page 3*Edward Squibb-Letters from a Bengal Cadet by ''Charles Gordon Clark'' - page 15*John Braddock- Powder Master by ''Sylvia Murphy'' - page 25 *The Assassination of Thomas Parr, Resident of Bencoolen by ''Joanna C Fennell'' - page 32*Medals to a Nurse by ''Allan Stanistreet'' - page 39*Lost and Found-the records of Pembroke House by ''Sylvia Dibbs'' - page 41*A Northumberland Fusilier in India, 1886-1896 by ''Ruth Sear'' - page 47*Reviews ** Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors: A guide for Family Historians by Emma Jolly 2012. Review by ''David Blake'' - page 49** P&O A History by Ruth Artmonsky 2012. Review by ''Richard Morgan'' - page 51** Schreyvogel’s Mission: Lindau to Trichinopoly by Walford Pears 2011. Review by ''Sarah Bilton'' - page 51 ==FIBIS Journal Number 27 (Spring 20112012)==
*Editorial
*The Tale of a Telescope from Lucknow Imhoff Inheritance by ''Susan MacklinPippa Milnamow'' *The Indian Railways General Gilbert and a Dynasty the surrender of Pearces the Sikh Army by ''Michael Feilden PearceSarah Bilton''*Tracing an Honorary Assistant Surgeon The Chaplains of St Luke’s, Abbottabad c. 1859-1947 and some notes on the Old Christian Cemetery by ''Lawrie ButlerProf. Omer Salim-Khan Tarin''*Adam Maxwell of Cawnpore The Viceregal Carriages- Indigo The Indian Railways and Intrigue a dynasty of Pearces, Part 2 by ''Judith Vandenburgh GreenMichael Feilden Pearce''*Advice for Young House-Keepers Discovering biographical sources in India the British Library Manuscripts by ''William HallDorota Walker''*Civil Service Records in the India Office Reading Room: A Study of the L/F/10 series Ancestral research through DNA by ''Lawrie Butler'' with a contribution from Debbie Kennett''David Blake'' *A Christmas Dance and Supper in Jodhpur 1942 *Using Google Books for Family History Research Obituary: Admiral Dawson 13 November 1923 to 23 October 2011 by ''Ed StoreyDavid Barnabas''
*Reviews
**The Chaplains of the East India Company, 1601-1858 by Daniel O’Connor 2012. Review by ''Richard Morgan''**DNA and Social networking: A Guide to Genealogy in the 21st Century by Debbie Kennett 2011. Review by ''Sarah Bilton''**Anu: The Raj Years by Shabnam Vasisht 2009 and Anu: The Nomad Years by Shabnam Vasisht 2010. Review by ''David Pyle''**Graves in British India (FIBIS Fact File 6) by Richard Morgan 2011. Review by ''Sarah Bilton'' ==FIBIS Journal Number 26 (Autumn 2011)==*'''Editorial'''*'''From the Land of Dracula to an English Rectory''' by ''Peter Hubert''*'''A Lucas Family: From Ireland to India''' by ''David Atkinson''*'''William Garnett, the Volunteering Major''' by ''Michael Garnett''*'''Boy Soldier to Lancer: John Arnfield in the Anglo -Sikh Wars''' by ''Ainslie Sharpe''*'''James Minty: Tracing the Life of a Soldier''' by ''Cathy Day''*'''Dean Mahomed and Captain Godfrey Evan Baker of the HEIC Bengal Army''' by ''Emma Jolly''*'''Reviews'''**'''A Soldier’s Story-From the Khyber Pass to the Jungles of Burma: The Memoir of a British Officer in the Indian Army 1933-1947 by John Archibald Hislop, edited by Penny Kocher 2010'''. Review by ''Richard Morgan''**'''Heroes or Villains? The British in India' by Geoff Palmer 2011'''. Review by ''Peter Bailey''**''''I Can Never Say Enough About The Men'- A History of the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles throughout their World War One Campaign by Andrew Kerr 2010'''. Review by ''Peter Bailey''**'''Letters from Bencoolen 1823-28 by Thomas Day and William Day with an intro by James Trelawny Day 2008'''. Review by ''Sarah Bilton''**'''Getting the best out of the FIBIS Website by Valmay Young 2011'''. Review by ''Sarah Bilton'' ==FIBIS Journal Number 25 (Spring 2011)==*'''Editorial'''*'''The Tale of a Telescope from Lucknow''' by ''Susan Macklin'' *'''The Indian Railways and a Dynasty of Pearces''' by ''Michael Feilden Pearce''*'''Tracing an Honorary Assistant Surgeon''' by ''Lawrie Butler''*'''Adam Maxwell of Cawnpore - Indigo and Intrigue''' by ''Judith Vandenburgh Green''*'''Advice for Young House-Keepers in India''' by ''William Hall''*'''Civil Service Records in the India Office Reading Room: A Study of the L/F/10 series''' by ''Lawrie Butler'' with a contribution from ''David Blake'' *'''A Christmas Dance and Supper in Jodhpur 1942''' *'''Using Google Books for Family History Research''' by ''Ed Storey''*'''Reviews'''**'''Mehtars and Marigolds: a story of four generations in British India (1874-1948) by Barbara Dinner 2009 ''' Review by ''R Reardon''**'''The Travelling Scotsman: the Life and Times of Paterson Saunders, Senior by Mary Anne Gourley 2010'''. Review by ''Sylvia Murphy''
==FIBIS Journal Number 24 (Autumn 2010)==
*Message from the Chairman and Editorial*'''Eliza Fay: New Aspects ''' - ''David Atkinson''*'''The Marriages of Margaret McCombe: A combined London-Sydney effort ''' - ''Laurie Lawrie Butler''*'''Letters from the Mill: the Calcutta Jute Industry ''' - ''Carol Turnham''*''''Peculiar Circumstances': Catholic Chaplains of the Victorian British Army in India ''' - ''Margaret Mulvihill''*'''Fanciful Memories? The Foothead Family and India ''' - ''Carol Gilbert''*'''Life with Tea in India: the diaries of Samuel Cleland Davidson ''' - ''Wendy Pratt''*'''Using Social Networking for Family History Research ''' - ''Valmay Young''*'''Building the Beas Bridge ''' - ''Hugh Wilding''*'''Review - Colonial Cousins: A Surprising History of Connections Between India and Australia by Joyce Westrip and Peggy Holroyde 2010'''. Review by ''Sylvia C M Murphy''
==FIBIS Journal Number 23 (Spring 2010)==
*Editorial
*'''The East India Company London Warehouses''' - ''Margaret Makepeace''
*'''The British India Steam Navigation Company (Part 2) 1914-1971''' - ''David Mitchell''
*'''The Early Life of Gordon Alexander Jahans 1888-1908''' - ''G A Jahans''
*'''Matthew Baillie Pollock 1803-1844: Surgeon, HEIC Madras Army''' - ''Shirley West''
*'''The 'Unattached List'''' - ''Peter Bailey''
*'''Indian Army Prisoners of War in the Second World War''' - ''Hedley Sutton''
*'''The Early Life of Gordon Alexander Jahans 1888-1908''' - ''G A Jahans''
*'''The 'Unattached List'''' - ''Peter Bailey''
*'''The British India Steam Navigation Company (Part 2) 1914-1971''' - ''David Mitchell''
*The IOR-FIBIS Collaboration Project - ''Peter Bailey''
*Index of Articles published in Journals 1 to 11 - ''Complied by Michelle McCosh''
*FIBIS Annual Report and Financial Statement to the Annual General Meeting
 
== FIBIS Journal Number 11 (Spring 2004)==
*'''Anglo-Indian Research Correspondence at SoG [Part 2, E to M]''' - ''Tony Fuller and Michael Gandy''
*Illustration - The Pay Book of John Isaacson
*'''John Isaacson of Exning, Persia and India - ''Tony Fuller and Jenny Law'' '''
*Research on Ayahs
*French Overseas Archives
*HEIC Ships' Commanders  
==FIBIS Journal Number 2 (Autumn 1999)==
*Members' Interests
*Membership List
 
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