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* Certified copies of ecclesiastical records, with the seal of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, can be ordered from the British Library - current cost (2012) is £18 each. These are transcriptions of the data from the original record. However, for most family historians copies of the microfilmed entry will suffice , or are preferable and these can be obtained cheaply from the microfilm copiers in the reading room. Both the microfilmed entry and the certified copy should contain the same biographical information but the former will not be acceptable for official purposes. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-03/1330688795 post] advises that a certified copy of a baptism did not contain the name of the church.

The British Library can be contacted via the means below. The Library will provide a limited research service and can supply copies of records and documents, particularly, if you have the reference of an item you would like and cannot visit - charges apply. For baptisms, marriages and burials, consider whether you need a certified copy, refer above, as for genealogical purposes, a photocopy of the record may be preferable. When obtaining copies on CD, please check what format they will be in so that you can make sure you will be able to view them. [[APAC]] also hold a list of professional researchers familiar with the collections. Please, however, note that, as mentioned above, FIBIS can provide research assistance and copies of documents for [http://www.new.fibis.org/membership FIBIS members] unable to visit the Library. Some India Office records from the British Library, including all the ecclesiastical records, are available on [[LDS]] microfilms - refer [[IGI]] for links to the LDS Library catalogue and [[Family History Centres]] for information about ordering microfilms or using the [[LDS]] photocopy service.