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*A large collection of [[FamilySearch]] microfilms, previously to be found in the London Family History Centre (part of FamilySearch), were transferred to the Society of Genealogists' collection in June 2017, and are believed to include some microfilms of original church registers in India.
* The card index of Lt Col H K Percy Smith (1897-1975) contains records drawn from diverse sources - e.g army records, baptismal, marriage and burial records, newspaper cuttings and a sample of documents presented when British subjects from India applied for right of stay in the UK after 1948. Microfilms of these cards are in the Lower Library in the overseas filing cabinets. These comprise about 40 reels arranged alphabetically. Some of the baptism, marriage and burial information has been typed into lists by Lt Col Bullock (and others) and are on the open shelves in the Upper Library. At least some of these cards are now available online through the pay site [[Findmypast|findmypast]], but they are probably only a selection.
:Note that there are further Percy Smith card indexes/papers at the [[National Army Museum]], the [[Bengal Pilot Service#National Maritime Museum (Greenwich)|National Maritime Museum's records in respect of the Bengal Pilot Service]] and in the [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] archive at the British Library. The BACSA card indexes have been transcribed and now appear in the FIBIS database.
* Some church records are available and these include some records not found in the N series at the British Library . [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025072558/http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/overseas.shtml Church records of India at SOG] (click on India or scroll down) is now an archived page, but indicates what was available in October 2012. Search the catalogue for current information.
* The Upper Library also houses a great many books, directories and lists relating to British India. Particularly useful is the open access to the volumes of Bengal Past and Present (although, regrettably, these do not appear to be a complete run).
* Boxes of Anglo Indian research correspondence relating to the period directly after independence from persons born in India, seeking to prove their nationality under the 1948 British Nationality Act. For relevant family names see [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=FIBIS_Journals Fibis journals no 2, 3 & 4]. Note however, a name index attached to the SoG papers supersedes that published by FIBIS. <ref>page 35 ''Ancestors Magazine 57''</ref>
