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You can view the Indian data online using the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp Advanced There are currently two Family Search] on the LDS’s [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp sites, which we will call "Family Search] website. Select country "India" (, or Singapore etc) You can also search using the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true IGI new website and "Previous version Family Search]. The data is almost", but not quite as extensive. Select region “Asia”. Then select country “India” or "All countries" for a wider area including countries such as Singapore, Malaysia etc. There is a facility to add batch numbers, see below.Pv Family Search
The '''Previous version Family Search'''<br> You can view the Indian data online using the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp Advanced Search] on the LDS’s [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp Previous version Family Search ] website . Select country "India" (or Singapore etc) You can also includes a search using the [http://pilotwww.familysearch.org/recordsearcheng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/startsearch_IGI.html#start Record asp&clear_form=true IGI Search Pilot]. The data is almost, but not quite as extensive. Select region “Asia”. Then select country “India” or "All countries" for a wider area including countries such as Singapore, which Malaysia etc. There is a pilot project facility to access online images of data. Currently (June 2010) it contains the data mentioned in the following paragraphadd batch numbers, but this may change in the futuresee below.
'''Recent Changes 28 April 2010'''<br>'''The Pv Family Search has placed new records on website also includes a beta ("under construction") website, [httpshttp://betapilot.familysearch.org/ beta.FamilySearch.org]'''. To access the India and Ceylon records from this site, scroll down the page to “Browse by location” and select “Asia and Middle East”. However, India related records can be researched more directly at [https:/recordsearch/beta.familysearchstart.org/s/collection/listhtml#page=1®ion=ASIA_MIDDLE_EAST '''Asia and Middle East Records'''start Record Search Pilot] From this link '''Sri Lanka, Colombo District Dutch Reformed Church Records 1677-1990''' are also available with which is a pilot project to access online images onlineof data. NoteCurrently (June 2010) it contains the data mentioned in the following paragraph, but this may change in the web page takes some time to loadfuture.
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The Indian section of the IGI deals almost exclusively with Europeans and Anglo-Indians (Eurasians). In 1994, there were about 240,000 names for India. If you have a more up-to-date count, then please update this page.
''' Changes intoduced 28 April 2010'''<br>'''Family Search has placed new records on a new website, (which is still "under construction") [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]'''. To access the India and Ceylon records from this site, scroll down the page to “Browse by location” and select “Asia and Middle East”. However, India related records can be researched more directly at [https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/list#page=1®ion=ASIA_MIDDLE_EAST '''Asia and Middle East Records''']. From this link '''Sri Lanka, Colombo District Dutch Reformed Church Records 1677-1990''' are also available with images online. Note, this web page takes some time to load. The original website [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp Previous version FamilySearch] continues and in time the two sites will be merged into the new site.
The LDS website description of the records is "Index to selected India" births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. They appear to be based on the India Office [[Church records|church records]] at the British Library , including the N/5 [[Princely states|Indian States]] records. Please note that on an individual basis the LDS record does not show all the details available on the original. Also not every India Office church record is recorded in the LDS database. There appear to be no records shown for dates of birth after January-March 1910, or marriages after January-March 1935. Death records are available to 1948. Some of the records contain the description Race: White. This should be disregarded as it is a fabrication as the original IOR church records do not contain a classification for race at all. (The few records that do have a classifation for race use the terminology European not white).
In addition, the Previous version Family Search website contains the LDS [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Library Catalogue] for all the LDS microfilms, as does the new beta site. Currently June 2010, the catalogue on the beta new website has some problems, and it is better to use the original website for the Library Catalogue. [http://www.londonfhc.org/ London Family History Centre] has a film catalogue for the [http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?p=Indian+Subcontinent Indian Subcontinent] and for [http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=221&p=Indian+Subcontinent,India India] in a different format to the main catalogue, classified by geographical region.
You can view all online data at [[Family History Centres]] (FHC) if you do not otherwise have online access. You may need to book a computer at the FHC.
