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'''IGI''' stands for '''International Genealogical Index'''. The IGI is an This terminology originally applied to the entire enormous database created and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or [[LDS]], also known as the Mormons, but now has a more restricted meaning. This Please note this page is '''not''' an official LDS page.

==What is the IGI?==The Mormons have an extensive program to microfilm vast numbers of old records which are an aid to genealogy. For example, they microfilm records of churches of all denominations, ancient land tax records, military records, shipping lists, census records and so on. They make these microfilms available to all people, regardless of religion, and depending on your location, the microfilms can be viewed for free or for a small postage specified charge.

There are two ways an entry can be made into the IGI: * When a parish record (The Church of Jesus Christ of any denomination) is microfilmedLatter-Day Saints or LDS, the now has a website [[LDShttps://familysearch.org FamilySearch]] church extracts the names and details of all christenings and marriages. These appear on the IGI as ''Extracted Records'' and are highly accurate. The record will include the film number.* Members may be found in two sections of the LDS church submit their own information. These appear on website under the IGI as ''Submitted by LDS Member''. These entries are of variable accuracycategory Search, subcategories Records (also called Historical Records) and Genealogies.

The IGI database has hundreds Records found in the Historical Records category include index transcriptions of millions of names on it. If you microfilmed records, and are new to genealogyaccurate records, apart from transcription errors or if you omissions. In addition, there are beginning to research a new family linedigital pages of images of church, and other, the IGI is a great place to startrecords which have not been transcribed, but please bear in mind that so it is not a complete coverage of all events, and that entries submitted by LDS members can sometimes be inaccuratenecessary to browse these collections.

===India The category Genealogies contains records===and family trees submitted by users. The Indian section website states: "Accuracy of the data in these genealogies varies from tree to tree; we encourage you to validate all data". The term IGI deals almost exclusively with Europeans and Anglo-Indians (Eurasians). In 1994, there were about 240,000 names for India. If you have is now restricted to a more up-to-date count, then please update this pagesubcategory of submitted records in Genealogies.

A new Family Search website was introduced in April 2010, and for a period of time there were two websites in existence, the new ==India records==The transcribed Historical Records deal almost exclusively with Europeans and the old. There is now only the one websiteAnglo-Indians (Eurasians), with the exception of the Library Catalogue which still exists in two versions, the new and the oldas they are records from Christian churches.

''' Changes introduced 28 April 2010'''<br>'''Family Search placed new The details following refer to records on a new website [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]'''. First click on Search. To access the India and Ceylon records, then click on the map for “Asia and Middle East” and select either India or Sri Lanka. However, India related baptisms, marriages and burials can be researched more directly at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=ASIA_MIDDLE_EAST '''Asia and Middle East Records''']from Christian churches.

From this link A new website was introduced 28 April 2010. '''Sri Lanka, Colombo District Dutch Reformed Church Records 1677-1990[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]''' are also available with images online. Note, this web page takes some time to load. An India List post gives some hints for browsing these [[Ceylon]] images'''This is a free website'''.<refbr>India List post [httpDetails://archiver<br>First click on Search.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-02/1297851646 "LDS - Asia & To access the India and Ceylon records, then click on the map for “Asia and Middle East - East” and select either India, or Sri Lanka/Colombo. Click on "Start researching in India"] dated 16 February 2011 </ref> Another series of images, .This will bring you to a Search facility which searches all the searchable databases for India (added March 2013a handy new feature available from c October 2014), accessible from the same . The direct link is [https://familysearch.org/learnsearch/wikicollection/enlocation/India,_Gujarat_Diocese_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) 1927063 '''India, Gujarat Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1854-2012'''] . Some of the records are in the Hindi and Gujarati languagesIf you want to search a particular database (for baptisms, marriages or burials), but there are some records in Englishclick on "view all collections". India related baptisms, as evidenced by one of the marriages and burials can also be researched at [https://familysearch.org/learnsearch/wikicollection/en/File:list#page=1&region=ASIA_MIDDLE_EAST '''Asia and Middle East Records''']. The searchable Indiarecords are '''transcriptions''',_Gujarat_Diocese_Church_Records_DGS_7251285_3_Baptism.jpg sample are described as index records] shownand do not contain images.

To confuse mattersFrom this group of records, [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sri_Lanka, the _Colombo_District_Dutch_Reformed_Church_Records_(smallFamilySearch_Historical_Records) number of records '''Sri Lanka, Colombo District Dutch Reformed Church Records 1677-1990'''] are also available with images online, but are not searchable. Note, the images may take some time to load. An India List post gives some hints for "other" areas in Asia such as browsing these [[MacaoCeylon]], images.<ref>India List post [[Singapore]http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-02/1297851646 "LDS - Asia & Middle East - Sri Lanka/Colombo"]dated 16 February 2011 </ref> Another series of images only (not searchable)(added March 2013), accessible from the same link is [[Bencoolenhttps://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/India,_Gujarat_Diocese_Protestant_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) '''India, Gujarat Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1854-2012''']] etc available on Some of the Family Search website now records are not found in the Asia categoryHindi and Gujarati languages, but there are some records in the “All Published Collections” category English, in a group as evidenced by one of records called "World Miscellaneous" and may be accessed through the following links[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/File: India,_Gujarat_Diocese_Church_Records_DGS_7251285_3_Baptism.jpg sample records] shown. A further set of images only (not searchable) was added May 2015, [https://familysearch.org/searchlearn/wiki/collectionen/1783956 India,_Madras_Diocese_Protestant_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) '''India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990'''], baptisms, marriages and burials from World Miscellaneous Births and Baptismsthe Church of South India, Madras Diocese. These are the type of records known as [[Church records#Bishops' Transcripts|Bishop's Transcripts]], copies sent by parishes to the Diocesan Office. '''Note''':The category date range allocated by FamilySeach for these latter records may be very unreliable. As an example for [https://familysearch.org/searchpal:/collectionMM9.3.1/1809045 World Miscellaneous TH-1942-37715-183-8?cc=2174941&wc=3NH8-16F:1584404203 Marriages: 1872 Jul-1877 Jun], page 1 shows some marriages from 1843, and the majority of the records on the first four pages are either earlier or later than the dates specified. (The images for Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records appear to be extracted from, or perhaps may be the complete set, of eighteen microfilms, [https://familysearch.org/search/collectioncatalog/1809046 World Miscellaneous Deaths and Burials1123389?availability=Family%20History%20Library catalogue entry]).

To confuse matters, the (small) number of records for "other" areas in Asia such as [[Macao]], [[Singapore]], [[Bencoolen]] etc available on the FamilySearch website now are not found in the Asia category, but in the “All Published Collections” category, subcategory "Other", in a group of records called "World Miscellaneous" and may be accessed through the following links:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1783956 World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms], [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1809045 World Miscellaneous Marriages], [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1809046 World Miscellaneous Deaths and Burials]'''. Included in this group are records from [[St. Helena]], [[China]] and a small number from [[Indonesia]], [[Iran]], previously Persia, and a few records from India and Bangladesh.<ref>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/World_Miscellaneous_Births_and_Baptisms,_Coverage_Table_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)] FamilySearch Wiki. Retrieved 19 September 2014</ref> The LDS website previously described the transcribed records for India as "Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records" for births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. The current description is "Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City". They in fact appear to be based on the India Office [[Church records|church records]] at the British Library , including the N/5 [[Princely states|Indian States]] records.<ref>India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-10/1286947107 post 13 October 2010]</ref> However, it appears that the records from the [[LDS Microfilms for Church Records outside of the usual Presidencies#Madras Ecclesiastical Returns - Omissions and Corrections 1777-1884|Madras Ecclesiastical Returns - Omissions and Corrections 1777-1884]] are '''not''' included.<ref>Email to User:Maureene dated 20 July 2011 indicates two brothers, Joseph Thorpe, 18, who died 23 Dec 1853 and was buried in the "Old Cemetery" at Guntoor, Hyderabad Residency and George Benjamin Thorpe, 23, who died 29 Jun 1858 at Jaulnah , who appear in the Omissions Film for Madras Burial (“film B265”) are '''not''' included in the Family Search data.</ref> Please note that on an individual basis the LDS record does not show all the details available on the original. Also not every India Office church record is recorded in the LDS database. Some individual entries are known to have been '''omitted''', probably due to error.<ref>

The LDS [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp '''old version Library Catalogue'''] is still in existence for all Note that the LDS microfilms, and there is FamilySearch transcribed databases are also a catalogue available on the new pay site. Currently July 2012Ancestry, (world wide subscription) under the catalogue on the new website has some problemstitles "India, Select Marriages 1792-1948"; "India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948"; "India, Select Deaths and it is recommended you continue Burials, 1719-1948". These records are transcriptions without images.The privacy restrictions appear to be the same as the FamilySearch restrictions.  To find out details of microfilms which may be ordered from FamilySearch, use the old version '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Library Catalogue.catalogue]''' <br>

'''If you have found a transcribed record from the India Births, Marriages or Burials on Family SearchFamilySearch, as stated previously please be aware that this is not a full record. It is recommended that you view the original entry from the microfilm quoted.''' This will almost always contain occupational information which may provide a valuable clue for the location of further records. In addition, you can check that there have been no transcription errors. '''Information about ordering microfilms or photocopies may be found in the article [[Family History Centres]]'''. Photocopies are free in the majority of circumstances. Note also that there is an alternative way to obtain a copy of a record, as '''most of the record images are now available on the pay website Find My Past[[Findmypast|findmypast]]'''. If the image is available on findmypast, this will be the most convenient method for most people.