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===British India Related records===
===Other records of interest to the British India Family Historian ===
* GRO indexes relating to army returns and consular records of baptism, marriage and burials covering a period from 1761. Also includes indexes showing births and deaths at sea (1839-1965) and similar other overseas events. To browse what is covered enter GRO in [http://62.32.98.6/S10312UKStaff/OPAC/ SOG Catalogue]
*Microfilms of WO97 British Army attestation and discharge papers, which relate to soldier’s discharged to pension, are located in the Lower Library. These microfilms duplicate information found at [[The National Archives]] and cover years 1760-1854.
Deleted items are available online elsewhere
The [http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml Society of Genealogists] (SOG) in London has information largely relating to family history in England, including its publication, the ''Genealogists' Magazine''. However, the Society also contains an impressive selection of material in its libraries relating to British India.
These include:
*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, available from August 2017, and are believed to include some microfilms of original church registers in India. <ref>[http://www.sog.org.uk/news/article/sog-refurbishment-and-microfilm-update SOG update 7 July 2017]</ref>
*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>
These include…
*Books relating to British Army – including Annual Army Lists and regimental histories.
*Material relating to the British Navy .
* Computers in the [http://www.sog.org.uk/the-library/open-access-area/ Open Access Area] provide free access to selected subscription websites including Ancestry, Origins and Find My Past and also TNA Documents Online. (This Area is open to all without charge).
==Membership==
For details of membership, costs for individual research sessions and opening times, please refer to the [http://www.sog.org.uk/ SOG website].
