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:[http://web.archive.org/web/20060705205925/http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Plaza/6143/contents.htm This archived unofficial website] has a range of information on modern activities of the school, as well as a brief history of the school.
:*''Domicile and Diaspora: Anglo-Indian Women and the Spatial Politics of Home'' 2006 by Alison Blunt page 115 [http://books.google.com/books?id=YEykMG3QIXMC&pg=PA115 Limited View Google Books] has a reference. :*''Dr Graham of Kalimpong'' by James R Minto 1974 and 1995. The story of the children’s homes founded for the children of [[Tea Plantation|tea workers]]. The 1974 edition is available at the [[British Library]].
:[http://homepage.mac.com/kshagen/IndiaTrip/PhotoAlbum10.html Photos taken in 2003] by Karl Hagen.
**India-British- Raj List post [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ/2013-08/1376895885 Manor House during the Raj] with a copy of an article by Man Singh Panwar, a student from 1946*'''St Joan's School''', [[Kashmir]]. Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1943-45. *'''St John's Vestry School''', [[Trichinopoly]]. Extract from the autobiography of [[Richard Harington Martin]], the Chief Engineer of [[South Indian Railway]]s, 1928-36. Reproduced in "Southern Railway Heritage Centre - Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951" pages 251-255 and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_Vestry_Anglo_Indian_Higher_Secondary_School Wikipedia "St John's Vestry School"]; Retrieved 23 Jun 2016</ref>
*'''[http://www.vsdh.org/vsdh.html Victoria School]''', [[Kurseong]]. This is the website of former student, John Feltham.
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-12/1354398898 post] suggests searching in the relevant England Census, (taking age into account), for children born in India sent to England for schooling
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*[http://www.baldwinboyshighschool.org/ '''Baldwin Boys' High School'''] [[Bangalore]]. Previously known as the Episcopal Methodist School
*'''[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/bhs.html Barnes School]''', [[Deolali]]. Deolali (now Devlali) is near Nasik (Nashik), which is northeast of Bombay, across the Ghats. It was formerly a British school, then an Anglo-Indian school. This site contains a history of Barnes School. Also refer [[Orphans]], Bombay. [http://www.telusplanet.net/public/darouxl/Memories.html Barnes School Memories] has some photos of Barnes School, along with other photos of India and Anglo-Indians.
*'''Bene-Israel Girls Vernacular School ''' Rastya Peth, [[Poona]], est 1882
*'''Bishop Cotton School''', [[Simla]].
:[http://bishopcottonshimla.com The official website] contains a history of the school. (Simla is now called Shimla.)
:[http://www.oldcottonians.org Old Cottonians Association] also has the following:
::[http://www.oldcottonians.org/ocs1863-2004_listing.htm Listing of Boys at the School 1863-2004]
*'''Bombay Scottish School''', [[Bombay]]. Established in 1847 as the 'Scottish Female Orphanage', in 1856 as the 'Orphanage for the Sons of Presbyterians', the school was combined in 1863 to become the 'Bombay Scottish Orphanage'.
*'''[http://hebronooty.org/ BreeksBreek's Memorial School]''', [[Ootacamund]], now called amalgamated with '''Hebron School''' (see below). Rodney Hall’s [http://rmhh.co.uk/ooty.html My first schooldays]
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*'''Carman School''', [[Dehra Dun]].
*'''Christ Church School''', [[Cawnpore]]. Run by the S.P.G. [Society for the Propogation of the Gospel], it was first known at the S.P.G. Mission School, or Mission School and grw into a College affiliated with the Calcutta University in 1866. [http://www.christchurchcollegekanpur.com/about.htm Christ Church College, Kanpur].
*'''Church Missionaries’ Children’s Home'''. This school in England was run by the Church Missionary Society for the children of missionaries. It was founded in 1850 at Highbury , London and moved in 1887 to Limpsfield, Surrey. Further details in [http://www.archive.org/stream/churchmissionary04stocuoft#page/494/mode/2up/search/Limpsfield ''The history of the Church Missionary Society Volume 4''], page 474 by Eugene Stock 1916. Between the period 1907-1916 the school became known as '''St. Michael's School''' Limpsfield. [http://two.archiseek.com/2010/1887-childrens-home-limpsfield-surrey Opening in 1887] Archiseek.com [http://theweald.org/m13.asp?PicIdto=9901659 Postcard 1907] TheWeald.com. The England and Wales censuses show the children at the school at the census dates. *'''Church Mission High School''', [[Dera Ismail Khan]]. [[Henry Campbell Guyer]] served as its Principal. *'''Clarence School''', Bangalore.
*'''Colonel Brown Cambridge School''', [[Dehra Dun]].
*'''Convent of Jesus & Mary''', [[Lahore]].
*'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20071130105652/http://www.geocities.com/scn_pk/convent_jesus_mary_murree.html Convent of Jesus & Mary]''', [[Murree]].(Archived Site). Also see See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convent_of_Jesus_and_Mary_%28Murree%29 Convent of Jesus and Mary , Murree] Wikipedia.
*''' [http://www.schoolsindia.com/jesusmarymussoorie/home.htm Convent of Jesus & Mary]''', [[Mussoorie]]. Girl’s Catholic School in Waverley established in 1845.
===D===
*'''[http://www.drgrahamshomes.co.uk/ Dr Graham’s Homes]''', [[Kalimpong]]. The Homes were set up in 1900 by Dr Graham of the Church of Scotland to house, feed, educate and train abandoned Anglo-Indian children. Dr Graham's Homes are still in existence today and this website for the UK Committee has many photos of the Homes and the children. The [http://www.drgrahamshomes.org/aboutdgh_previous.htm official website] provides a history and advises it was known as St. Andrew’s Colonial Homes until 1947. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Graham's_Homes Wikipedia]
:*''Dr Graham's Homes: a Century of Service'' by Douglas Evans FIBIS Journal No 17 (Spring 2007) For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]]
:*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912023140/http://milnamowandjahansfamilyhistory.com/html/1923_letters.html 1923 letters written to Dr Graham seeking admission] from milnamowandjahansfamilyhistory.com, now an archived webpage.:*[http://www.kalimpongkids.org.nz/project.php Kalimpong Kids : Anglo-Indian settlers in New Zealand] "Between 1908 and 1938, approximately 130 young Anglo-Indian settlers arrived in New Zealand from Dr Graham’s Homes in Kalimpong, India. This website is for descendants of these emigrants and anyone with an interest in the Kalimpong community in New Zealand." Jane McCabe established this website as part of her PhD research. Includes a list of the 130+ surnames associated with this diasphora.*'''[[Duke of York's Military School]]'''. A school in Dover, England for sons of soldiers and officers serving in India. This unofficial website is to help ‘Old Boys and Old Girls’ keep in contact via the Internet.
===E===
*'''Hallett War School''', [[Naini Tal]]. Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1941-42. A history of the school can be found at the [http://www.birlavidyamandir.com/index.asp Birla Vidyamandir School] website.
*'''[http://hebronooty.org/ Hebron School]''', [[Ootacamund]]. Formerly Breeks Amalgamation of Hebron School, Conoor (originally Miss Orlebar's School est. 1899), Breek's Memorial School and Lushington Boys' Schoolat the Lushington Hall site in Ooty. An unindexed history and memories of the school was published as ''Rain on a tin roof : 100 years of Hebron experiences'' by Rod Gilbert. Ootacamund, India: Centenary Committee of Hebron School Council, 1999
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===M===
[[Image:La Martiniere College.jpg|thumb|300px|La Martiniere College]]
*'''[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/lmc.html La Martiniere College]''', [[Lucknow]]. This is David King's website about La Martiniere College in Lucknow. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1999-04/0924859689 thread] indicates the school St Xavier’s in Kipling’s story ''Kim'' was based on La Martiniere.
*'''Mission School''', [[Cawnpore]]. See '''Christ Curch School'''
*'''Mount Hermon School''', [[Darjeeling]]
:Founded by Emma Knowles and previously called '''Queen's Hill''' (see below).
:[http://oldmhs.com/ Old Mount Hermon Students' Association (UK)] (secretary: Hazel CraigCindy Gibbs).
:[http://www.success.co.th/mthermon/ Another alumni (unofficial) website].
===N===
*'''[http://www.st-georges.info/ St George's College]''', [[Mussoorie]], near [[Dehra Dun]]. Founded by the Capuchin Fathers in 1854, it has been run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order, since 1894. Also known as '''Manor House'''.
**[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Historyhistory/1950s/Locksley011219-locksley01.html Memoirs of an IAF Technical Signal Officer] Wg Cdr Locksley Percival Fegredo attended St George’s 1938-44. bharat-rakshak.com
**[http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/LifeinIndia/Boarding_School.htm Life in the Hills] from [http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/ An Indian Childhood] by Eugene Blanchette born 1933 from his website. He attended the Irish Patrician Brothers boarding school from 1945 for two years, from age 11. his parents then decided it had become too dangerous to travel by train to Dehra Dun.
*'''St Joseph's Academy''', [[Dehra Dun]].
*'''St Joseph's Boys Higher Secondary Schoool''', [[Coonoor]]. A school founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order. [http://www.archive.org/stream/nilgiriguideandd031416mbp#page/n311/mode/2up An advertisement] from ''The Nilgiri Guide and Directory 1916'', where it is called St Joseph's College
*'''[http://www.sjcnorthpoint.com/ St Joseph's College]''', Northpoint, [[Darjeeling]]. The official school website. . A Jesuit school, also known as '''North Point'''. [http://www.sursumcorda.org Another] school website. [http://sites.google.com/site/npschoolsite/home St Joseph's College, Darjeeling] - Arijit Sen's website. [http://www.npalumni.org/ North Point Alumni Association Of North America]. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DMhMlGkawTQC&pg=PA75 "The Toy Train"] from ''One hell of a life: an Anglo-Indian Wallah's memoir from the last decades of the Raj'', page 75 by Stan Blackford 2000 describes the train trip back to school.
*'''[http://sjc470002.tripod.com/ St Joseph's Convent School]''', [[Saugor]]
*'''St Patrick's High School''', [[Karachi]]
*''' St Paul's, [[Jalapahar]]''', [[Darjeeling]]. A very expensive school, attended by the children of the highest Imperial officials. [http://www.spsdarjeelingstpaulsdarjeeling.com/ Official website]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_School,_Darjeeling Wikipedia]. [http://www.oldpaulites.in The Paulite Web] Alumni website.
*'''St Teresa's Girls' High School''', [[Darjeeling]].
*'''[http://aubpages.net/VADHA/ Victoria School and Dow Hill Schools]''', [[Kurseong]]. This is the Alumni Website for these two schools developed and run by Aubrey Ballantine.
*'''[http://victoriaboysschool.org/index.html Victoria School]''', [[Kurseong]]. This is the official website of Victoria School Kurseong.
*'''Victoria Girls High School''' [[Poona]], est 1876
*'''Wellesley Girls High School''', [[Naini Tal]]. Founded by Emma Knowles, who also founded '''Mount Hermon''' (see above). Boys attended until their 9th birthday.
*'''[http://www.woodstock.ac.in/ Woodstock School]''', Landour, [[Mussoorie]]. Founded in 1854 as the "Protestant Girls' School," in Cainville House, Mussoorie, Woodstock passed through several .**[http://www.woodstockschoolwoodstock.in/uploaded/About/documents/WoodstockSchoolHistoryac.pdf manifestations] (girls school, finishing school, college) before emerging as one of the leading international schools in India with a significant roll of expatriates. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_School WikipediaWoodstock School offical website]. **[http://www.farewellthewinterlinewoodstock.comac.in/HTMLBook/Chapter3-45-46.html "Woodstock: A World Apart"School], chapter 3 of [http://www.farewellthewinterline.com/HTMLBook/copyrightpage.htm ''Farewell the Winterline''] by Stanley Elwood Brush, born 1925wikipedia
*'''[http://www.wynbergallen.com/ Wynberg-Allen School]''', [[Mussoorie]], was opened in 1887 with a Nonconformist leaning and moved to the Wynberg estate in 1894. [http://www.wynbergallen.com/history.asp History], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynberg_Allen_School Wikipedia].
==Records==
*An India List post by Michael Quin- Conroy dated 19 January 2014 advised that results Results of the Junior and Senior Cambridge examinations are available from the Cambridge University Library Archives.<ref>''Rootsweb India List '' post [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/INDIAindia.rootsweb.com/2014-01thread/312052/1390074317 postSt Michael and All Angels School, Maymyo] by Michael Quin- Conroy dated 19 18 January 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2018. Also see [http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/our-research/archives-service/ Cambridge Assessment: Archive service]</ref> These results were reprinted in Indian newspapers
==See also==
*''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj'' by Dane Kennedy, 1996 contains information in Chapter 6 about schools. [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press]
*''Problematic spaces, problematic races: defining 'Europeans' in late colonial India'' by Elizabeth Buettner. Article in Women's History Review, Volume 9, Issue 2 June 2000, pages 277 – 298. [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~db=all~content=a768371327~fulltext=713240930 Read] the article in Women's History Review, Volume 9, Issue 2 June 2000, pages 277 – 298. Mentions schooling.
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