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The '''India List ''' or '''India Office List''' was published quarterly for much of British rule in India by the [[India Office ]] for much of British rule in India. It gave the names and positions of all senior officials and officers of the India Office, the Indian Government, the [[Indian Army ]] and the [[British Army ]] in India. An annual version was also published giving more detail on a subset of these officials.

An annual version ==History==The '''''East-India register''''' provided complete lists of the servants (employees) of the [[East India Company]] both at home and abroad including civilians, military and marine personnel, also Europeans and mariners with interests in India, but not in the service of the Company, for a particular year. It was superceded by what was also published giving more detail on a subset initially called ''The Indian army and civil service list''. This later series is collectively referred to as ''The India list''. The [[LDS]] (Mormon) Family Search Library has microfilmed editions of this from 1861 through to 1947 and these officialsare listed in Library Catalogue under the title An East-India register and directory.

==Availability==Incomplete runs are held in the [[British Library ]] APAC collection ([[India Office Library)(admission restrictedRecords]]), the Cambridge University Library (admission restricted) and elsewhere. The [[LDS]] (Mormon) Family Search Library has microfilmed editions from 1861 through to 1947 and these are listed in their Library Catalogue under the title An East-India register and directory. ===Online===Links to online editions:*[[Directories_online#East-India_Register_.26_Directory|East India Register]] - online editions by year*[[Directories_online#General Indian directories|East India Register]] - for more info, including further details of LDS holdings*[[Directories_reading_list#Civil_Service_directories|India List]] - further details of holdings*[[Directories_online#India_List_and_India_Office_List|India List and India Office List]] - links to some online editions ==Related articles==*[[Directories]]  [[Category:Research methods]]