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**PWD Civil Lists 1861-1940 [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_5&cid=1-2#1-2 '''IOR: V/13/195-226]'''
**Once the whereabouts of your ancestor in a given year has been established, a useful next step is the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_5&cid=1-1#1-1 '''IOR V/12''' Service Histories].There are an alarming 434 volumes of Service Histories, and as well as whole sequences of volumes for the 3 Presidencies, there are more sequences for India, Assam, Bihar & Orissa, United Provinces, Punjab, North West Frontier, Central Provinces, Burma and Hyderabad! The earliest date from 1879 and the latest 1948, though dates for particular regions vary. The later you can get in your ancestor’s career the better, as the information appears to be cumulative.
** Records of Staff and Students of Cooper's Hill Engineering College 1871-1906 are held in series IOR/L/PWD/8witht those of students also on [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=913 FIBIS database]
*The publication ''Indian Engineering'' is held by the [[British Library]]. For comments about this publication, refer the online editions, below. The British Library catalogue shows the following issues are held: "1910-1952; Vol.47 - vol.130, no.1. ; Deficient: vol.64, no.17 - vol.67, 1918-20"
* From c June 2013 the following records have been availble on the pay site Ancestry.com
