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== Christian Records ==
'''See also general article: [[Church records]]'''
If your ancestors converted to Christianity and were baptised, married or buried in a European church in British India, then the church records should have been transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they would later have been forwarded on to London. If your ancestors were mixed race (Indian and European) then they would generally have been recorded in European churches. These records were indexed and about 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. You can access these records at the [[APACBritish Library]] in the British Library in London, or at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The FIBIS website has extensive information on locating [[church records]] on microfilm for British India.
Many Christian denominations had separate "European" and "Native" congregations. The records of "Native" congregations were not usually returned to London and so are not part of the [[APAC]] British Library holdings. However, a large number of records of non-British churches have now been microfilmed by the LDS. A listing of [[Non-British Church Records]] has been made available by FIBIS.
The Syrian Orthodox Church of India has existed for several centuries, and possibly a millennium or more. At present, there is only one microfilm of their church records available. They are the ''Syrian Orthodox Church records of Kottayam, Kerala''. They cover the period 1833-1992, but this varies from church to church.
== Emigration ==
Many records have been microfilmed by the LDS and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The following are related to emigration from India:
''Indian immigration passes to Fiji, 1879-1916''. There are 42 microfilms and the index is microfilm no. '''833098'''. Unfortunately, this microfilm can only be viewed at the LDS Family History Centre in Salt Lake City, although I believe that the original records are kept by the Central Archives of Fiji & Western Pacific High Commission
== Genealogy ==
Many records have been microfilmed by the [[LDS]] and are available at [[LDS]] [[Family History Centres]]. The following are related to genealogy of Indians :
''Maithil Brahmin genealogical records''. There are 71 microfilms of Microfilm of original records of Pandit Chandrakant Mishra at Saurath, Madhubani District, Bihar, India. Microfilm nos. start at '''1785629'''.
