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==Starting out your 'British India' research==
The FIBIS online ''Beginners' Guide'' will continue to be expanded in the future. It is recommended that you read through all of this information before contacting FIBIS for personal research services (Members) or research advice (non-Members). You may also find Peter Bailey's slideshow [http://www.fibis.org/BL.pps "Your First Visit to the IOR"] helpful. (The slideshow takes about a minute to download with broadband). The slideshow is also available on [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CSjQMdsMZZQ YouTube ] *[[Birth, marriage and death records]]*[[Church records]]
==Scope of FIBIS' Interest==
Also note that administrative boundaries changed from time to time and it is important to check 'border' districts in the adjoining area. The above map is adapted from Plate 21 of the (1931) revised atlas of the ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Such small scale maps cannot show every enclave of territory, and this map is not to be taken as an authority for boundaries. For more detail see the provincial maps in the ''Imperial Gazetteer'' atlas, and large scale published ''Survey of India'' topographical maps.
==Main sources Recommended steps for informationyour research== ===The very first steps===*Search the archives of the India List. You may find that someone else has already researched the family tree you are interested in. Read how to do this, and more about the India List, in the Fibiwiki link [[Mailing listsLists]] *Search the main online data bases. There are three of these, FIBIS; the IGI index on Family Search, the website of the LDS or Latter Day Saints Church (Mormons); and the British Library site, India Office Family History Search. Depending on the dates you are interested in, one site may provide more information than another. Unfortunately there is not a lot of information available for the 1900’s. To access the links for these data bases, and for more information, read** [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/index.php FIBIS database]. **[[IGI]]**[[Church records#Records at the British Library|Church records- Records at the British Library]] – Asian & African Studies Reading Room – . *When you have some identifying details of a person such as name, date and place(presidency), join the India List (see above) and send an email to the list, asking whether anyone has any knowledge of the family. ===The next steps=== *Read the Fibiwiki article [[APACBirth, marriage and death records]] (Asiaand all the associated links *By now, Pacific and Africa Collections)you may have some occupational details. **For officers and soldiers in the Military, read [[The National ArchivesArmies in India]] (TNA) – formerly and all the Public Records Office (PRO) associated links which are relevant to your research.** Look at [[General Register OfficeCategory:Occupations|Occupations]] (GRO) ===Further steps===*Read [[National Army MuseumCategory:Research methods|Research methods]] (NAM)*Browse the different categories on the Fibiwiki [[National Maritime MuseumMain Page]] (NMM)
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