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The commercial site '''findmypast.co.ukFindmypast''' <ref> [http://www.findmypast.co.uk findmypast]</ref> has digital images and transcriptions from the India Office Records at the British Library, including [[Church records|church records]], which were made available (released 29 January 2014).

The digital church images are restricted for privacy purposes and For a description of the transcription is also limited for privacy purposesdatabases, currently (January 2014) as follows:<br>see '''There are no digital images for baptisms after 1914, nor for marriages after 1929[[Findmypast#External links|External links below]]''': "FindmyPast British India Office Collection". (To view Categories often cover a copy wide range of these records. This is particularly true for those which might, at first glance, you will need appear to relate only to obtain a copy from the [[British Librarychurch records]]. For example, or order the relevant LDS microfilm, see [[FamilySearch Centres]] )sections on births and baptisms also include such records as Addiscombe Cadets and Writer applications and those in the Deaths and Burials category show returns of death of uncovenanted civil servants and other officers which give details of family and property left by the deceased.

You cannot browse through a datasetA list of the records available in the British In India Collection on findmypast can be found on the British Library website, in a similar way refer External links below. Subsequent to reading the original initial release, the India Office databases from c 2019/03 include some additional records, or a microfilm some transcriptions licensed from FIBIS, although and in the addition of this feature is apparently under considerationIndia Office Deaths, transcriptions from the Kabristan Archives. Perhaps other records may also be included.

These records '''Note that some India Office Records will not be found in the Findmypast database''', (for technical or other reasons) but may be accessed found on [[IGI|FamilySearch]], as transcribed index records and digitised microfilms. <br>Examples are some/probably all of the records from Madras: Baptisms, Marriages, Burials ‎ (Oct 1815-May 1818) IOR/N/2/6 [[IGI|FamilySearch]] microfilm 506957, and Madras: Roman Catholic Returns of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials ‎ (1838-1839) IOR/N/2/RC/1-2 [[IGI|FamilySearch]] microfilm 530008<ref>Glover, Jill. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201020003843/https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=220935 KENNEDY/HILL Saga – Disappointment] ''Rootsweb India List'' 8 December 2015 (scroll down), now archived.</ref>. At least one (but not all) Bengal Marriages Oct-Dec 1883 IOR/N/1/186 was missing from the ”Search records” tab Findmypast, to be found on FamilySearch, as an index record from microfilm 510871. Marriages and most of the findmypast website deaths from IOR/N1/444 Bengal: Baptisms, Marriages, Burials Apr 1920-Jun 1920 also appear to be missing from Findmypast (as follows:at 2021/01/15). *Birth<br>Note that names may be '''transcribed incorrectly''' which will affect the Findmypast Search. If you cannot find a record you are looking for, cross check with records on Familysearch, marriageor try a more general search on Findmypast. See "11 tips for searching", death 
& parish recordsExternal links below. **British India Office For privacy reasons be aware that currently (2022/06/26) a limited transcription only is available with no digital images for births '''after 1922''', and for some births & baptismsin 1922, where the baptism was after 1922, and for marriages '''after 1937'''. As noted aboveThese dates have been increased since the original restrictions in place when the databases were introduced in 2014 (which were after 1914/1929), and over the images are immediate past years there has been an increase on an annual basis. Expanded details of these restricted records can be obtained from the [[British Library]], (payment required) or from FamilySearch microfilm/digitised microfilm, from (and see) [[FamilySearch Centres]], (available for privacy purposesfree), (and currently also from FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries some of which, particularly genealogical societies, so may charge a visitor fee) which may however be geographically not feasible for some researchers. Also check whether there is a [[FamilySearch]] indexed record, which sometimes may contain more details than the Findmypast equivalent. ==Other records==There are no images available from 1915other Findmypast datasets which contain, or may contain, records relating to India, or other countries in the region.**British India Office deaths Findmypast category "Travel & burials Migration", subcategory Migration. **British In India Office marriages. Released 24 December 2015. Transcriptions and images from cards As noted abovecompleted by Major Vernon Charles Padget Hodson (1883-1963), Lt. Col. Herbert Kendall Percy-Smith FSG (1897-1975) and others held at the images are restricted for privacy purposes[[Society of Genealogists]], "British in India documents female relatives of officers of the Bengal Army, Madras Army and Bombay Army, along with British civil servants, chaplains, merchants, plantation owners, labourers and British people in India after the East India Company period". Note: The Search facility does not pick up the majority of the female names, so there only the male names. Most of the female names are no images available from 1930only revealed when looking at the male records. (Note also FamilySearch has transcriptions ::'''Update''': An additional 56,729 records were added to 1935 which may give more information the British In India dataset 9 February 2018 and "over 7,000" records for marriages in surnames beginning with the letters J and K, were added c 7 February 2020.*Findmypast category "Travel & Migration", subcategory Passenger Lists contains the period 1930dataset "Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-19351960". Also see [[Passenger lists]].*Findmypast category "Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records"**British Armed Forces and Overseas Births, Marriages, Deaths. (3 datasets), with a fourth dataset "British Armed Forces and Overseas Browse", located in Life Events (BMDs). It is also possible to request For a photocopy description of these records , some of them index records only, see [[FamilySearch CentresChaplains Returns]] and [[General Register Office]]).**British India Office wills & probateArmed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers, covering 1836-1975 (introduced 2017/11). There is a related Browse database. These The registers were created by the Bishopric of the Forces, the religious officials of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for the pastoral care of Roman Catholics in the military, and are thought from The Scottish Catholic Archives. Includes locations in the UK as well as bases in Cairo, Cyprus, Malta, and more.** Previously there was a dataset called "British Overseas Marriages" 1818-2005, included some transcriptions of marriages at St John's Calcutta and, in spite of the dataset title, appear to be records from the High Courtlate 1700s/Supreme Courts early 1800s. These were transcriptions, elsewhere <ref>W., Hugh [http://hughw36.blogspot.com.au/2008_08_31_archive.html Genealoge] September 06, 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2015</ref> stated to be from records at Calcuttathe [[Society of Genealogists]], Madras and Bombay were very limited in information. Only the year of marriage was given, and not include any there were no details of the spouse. See [[Calcutta]] for '''possible''' sources of these records. There were also records from other counties in this dataset. However, this no longer exists as a separate dataset, but appears to have been incorporated into the British Armed Forces and Overseas Marriages dataset above, as British Overseas Marriages (Cliff Webb Collection).**Database "British In Ceylon Parish Records". For more details, see [[Ceylon#Findmypast/Kabristan Archives|Ceylon - Findmypast/Kabristan Archives]]** Records relating to BMD events at sea have now been incorporated into British Armed Forces and Overseas Births, Marriages, Deaths. (3 datasets), refer above.** A dataset called "Probate Calendars Of England & Wales 1858-1959", located in the District Courtssub-category "Wills & probate". See For more details, see [[Wills, Administrations, Probate and Inventories]].*Education & work 
recordsFor military records: **See [[British India Office assistant surgeons Army]]**Indian Army.**East India Company *Dataset "Indian Army Records Of Service 1900-1947" located in Military, Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Civil Service pensions Records. '''Index records only''' for service records which are held at the British Library, and which may be Searched for in the BL Archives and Manuscripts catalogue. See [[Indian Army#British Library|Indian Army-Records]] for more details.*Military**There is an incorrectly titled dataset "British Army, Indian Volunteer Force Medal Awards 1915-1939", armed located under Armed forces & conflict 
records/Medal rolls and honours. The information for each transcript was extracted from the Indian Army Orders by Kevin Asplin.**Findmypast category "Armed Forces & Conflict/ Other Wars & Conflicts" contains a database*:[https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2114&awinaffid=201071&clickref=&p=%5B%5Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fsearch.findmypast.co.uk%252Fsearch-world-Records%252Fbritish-subjects-who-died-in-the-service-of-the-indian-empire%5D%5D British Subjects Who Died In The Service Of The Indian Empire], (introduced 2018/08/10). No details of the source of this database is provided, but it is most likely taken from the Naval & Military Press reprint ''Soldiers Of The Raj'', originally in two volumes published in 1910 as ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest''. The latter two volumes are available online, (free), see [[Cemeteries#Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions in online books]]. and note that the content does not appear to be restricted to "Armed Forces & Conflict".** See [[South Africa]] for details of the database "South Africa Roll Of Honour 1914-1918".** See [[West Indies]] for details of the database "Caribbean Rolls Of Honour WW1".*Findmypast category "Newspapers and periodicals". Online newspapers. Includes ''The Times of India Office Army & Navy pensions '' database 1861-1888, with planned extension to 1889, and ''Madras Courier'' 1790-1818. See [[Newspapers and journals online#Pay websites|Newspapers and journals online - Pay websites]].*Travel Findmypast category "Census, Land & migration 
recordsSurveys"**Colonial Service Census recordsmay be useful for locating children at school in Britain, whose parents are in India. These Census records are also available on Ancestry. Note: 1911 Census of Scotland is not included - this is available on ScotlandsPeople.**This category also contains electoral registers which may be useful if you are tracing a person who has returned or immigrated to the UK. The main database is "England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932", although there are gaps in the records for various years, and not all digitised constituencies are included (ongoing project). These records are displayed as pdf documents. There is also the associated dataset "England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932 Image Browse". Read the Findmypast Search tips. There are also electoral registers on Ancestry.*Findmypast category "Directories & Social History/Directories & Almanacs", **[https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2114&awinaffid=201071&clickref=&p=%5B%5Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fsearch.findmypast.co.uk%252Fsearch-world-Records%252Fbritish-in-india-directories-1792-1948-browse%5D%5D British In India Office Records from , Directories 1792-1948] introduced 2018/05/18. Of the titles examined as a sample, most were freely available elsewhere, (and in fact may be the same digital files), see the British LibraryFibiwiki pages [[Directories online]], [[Newspapers and journals online]] and [[Indian Army List online]], but one volume not seen elsewhere is ''Times Of India Bombay Directory, 1936''. relate Additionally, it is necessary to use the search, (or browse) to find the exact years of publication available. These publications are '''not''' currently searchable by name. The Findmypast viewer for this database is slow, and it would be quicker to view a volume elsewhere.*:By comparison, an equivalent database on Ancestry "UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the IndiaOffice, 1746-1939" located in Schools, Directories & Church Histories, includes many publications not available online elsewhere.**[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/asia-far-east-directories-and-chronicles-1833-1941 Asia, Far East Directories & Chronicles 1833-1941], with a [https://www.findmypast.com/articles/asia-far-east-directories-and-chronicles-1833-1941-titles Publication list], introduced 2021/12/10. The database '''is''' searchable by name. An examination of a sample of three volumes indicated they were all digitised by others (2 by Google Books and one by National Library of Scotland) and were available elsewhere, and it is suspected that the whole database is similar, and does not include any "new" digitisations. The Findmypast viewer for this database is slow, and it would be quicker to view a volume elsewhere. See [[China]] for alternative sources. **Bengal [https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2114&awinaffid=201071&clickref=&p=%5B%5Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fsearch.findmypast.co.uk%252Fsearch-world-Records%252Fbritain-royal-and-imperial-calendars-1767-1973%5D%5D Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973] introduced 2020/01/31, more records added 2020/06/19. From 1809 onward, the title was ''British Imperial Calendar'', or some variant, and the publications which were scanned are probably located in the the Library at the National Archives. At 2020/06, the years from 1809 are '''missing''' 1844-46,75, 80,83, 85-86; 1919, 21-24, 26, 42, 44-45, from the database, and it is not known whether all Parts have been digitised. "The Imperial Calendars provide a valuable resource for tracing the whereabouts and careers of persons employed in various posts in the public sphere from the 1800s to 1973". "The later calendars from the 20th century evolved to include the Civil Service Gradation List 1869***and additional departments such as Home Office and Treasury".<ref>[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/british-nicaraguan-records Fridays] Findmypast blog 19 June 2020.</ref> The early calendars include persons serving in the East India Companyand possibly there may be later references to persons in India. Also includes at least some military references. A sample volume looked at was for ''s Commercial Marine 1920 Part II, (Civil Service Pensions List 1793)'' [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbor%2fkal%2fik_1920%2f0004 findmypast link], commencing at page 209, including [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbor%2fkal%2fik_1920%2f0029 "Air Ministry"] page 249a. These volumes are designed to be searched, and are slow to browse, although it is possible.::A Browse database "Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973 Browse" was introduced 14 April 2023, consisting of a selection of editions from the Search database, 39 at date of introduction, approximately 20% of the volumes in the Search database.:: Some online volumes available elsewhere give an indication of the content:::[http://www.cse.psu.edu/~deh25/post/Timeline_files/British-Imperial-Calendar.html 1811-1856] (broken range) cse.psu.edu. Links to Google Books or HathiTrust editions.:::1887 edition is available on a FamilySearch digitised Film # 005589525 (you need to be signed into FS to view), commencing [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SN-49YC?i=360&cat=274338 image 361], [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SN-49GS?i=361&cat=274338 Index] image 362, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SN-183349SC?i=530&cat=274338 image 531] page 218 Indian Political Department: Residents at Foreign Courts..Political Agents*Findmypast category "Education & Work"**Database "East India Register Company Madras Records Of Service 1741-1858" located in subcategory "Colonial Service". This record set is transcribed index records from a book of the same title by Charles Prinsep, published 1885, which is available online, see [[Indian Civil Service#Lists|Indian Civil Service]]. ==External links==*[https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2114&awinaffid=201071&clickref=&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.findmypast.co.uk findmypast] website. Under the tab "Search records" is a category [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetRegion=World&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.fibis.org&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114 "A-Z of record sets"] which is a listing of all the record databases. Searching in the World record sets using the keyword India produces these [http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2114&awinaffid=201071&clickref=& Army List 1855p=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.findmypast.co.uk%2Fhistorical-records%3FSearchedRecordsetName%3DIndia%26Region%3DWorld datasets]*[http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2114&awinaffid=201071&clickref=&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.findmypast.co.uk%2Farticles%2Fworld-records%2Fsearch-all-uk-records%2Fspecial-collections%2Fbritish-india-office-collection FindmyPast British India Office Collection]. Additionally the following have been added to this dataset, (some of which are '''not''' from the British Library India Office)**Indian Army '''2019'''/March/08, some records relating to endowment registers were added to the database "British India Office Deaths & Civil Service List 1873Burials". These appear most likely to be transcriptions from Kabristan Archives, from an ebook [https://www.kabristanbookshop.com/product/india-publications/endowed-graves-in-north-india-1897-1947-e-book-pdf-format/ ''Endowed Graves In North India 1897-1947''] by Eileen Hewson. Probable fuller records, or the ebook may be purchased from Kabristan Archives. This ebook is available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01017615656**'''2019'''/May/03, more records were added to the database "British India Office Deaths & Burials". The findmypast transcriptions indicate they are from Kabristan Archives, (an example<ref>[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/INDIA-KABRISTAN2/006214 Thomas Beer] died Dibrugarh 1921. Findmypast (You must be signed in to Findmypast to view the link)</ref>) but the exact publications from which they originate is not stated but most likely appear to be part, or all, of the following publications: ebook [https://www.kabristanbookshop.com/product/india-publications/burials-in-assam-n-e-india-1793-1974-pdf-format/ ''Burials In Assam & N.E. India 1793-1974''] by Eileen Hewson. (Previously published under the two separate titles; both [[BACSA]] publications, so available on the BACSA database) ; [https://www.kabristanbookshop.com/product/india-publications/the-forgotten-irish-memorials-of-the-raj/ ''The Forgotten Irish: Memorials of the Raj'']; [https://www.kabristanbookshop.com/product/india-publications/kashmir-and-ladakh-india-burial-inscriptions-records-pdf-format/ ''Kashmir And Ladakh India Burial Inscriptions & Records''](PDF format) (Revised edition with extra data, previously published under the two separate titles); [https://www.kabristanbookshop.com/product/india-publications/the-scots-cemetery-calcutta-burial-records-1827-1941-cd-format/ ''The Scots’ Cemetery Calcutta Burial Records 1827-1941''] (CD Format); [https://www.kabristanbookshop.com/product/india-publications/simla-himachal-pradesh-burial-records-1829-1945-cd/ ''Simla & Himachal Pradesh Burial Records 1829-1945''] (CD Format). Probable fuller records, or the publications may be purchased from Kabristan Archives. Most of the publications are available at the British Library.**'''2022'''/June/24. More records were added to the databases "British India Office List 1933Births and Baptisms" and "British India Office Marriages"<ref>[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/ireland-newspaper-notices Discover 150,000 new records from Ireland to India and beyond] 24 June 2022 Findmypast blog.</ref>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180306070051/https://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/britishinindia/index.html The British In India collection] British Library official description of records on Findmypast with references and dates covered at March 2018, now an archived webpage. *[http://www.fibis.org/british-india-records-findmypast-10-tips-searching/ British in India records on findmypast – 11 tips for searching] fibis.org*[https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/sharpen-up-your-online-search-skills-1908545425.html 5 Smart Search Skills You Need to Know] by Else Churchill from London's [[Society of Genealogists]]. 07 July 2016 Findmypast blog. Includes “Use Wildcard Character Replacements”.*[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/family-records/25-million-new-british-in-india-records-released "Does your family tree have roots in British India?"] 5 February 2020 Findmypast blog.