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The LDS To find out details of microfilms which may be ordered from FamilySearch, use the '''[httphttps://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp '''old version catalog-search FamilySearch Library Cataloguecatalogue]'''] is still in existence for all the LDS microfilms, and there is also a catalogue available on the new site. Currently July 2012, the catalogue on the new website has some problems, and it is recommended you continue to use the old version Library Catalogue.<br>
IGI
,→India records
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.
A new Family Search website was introduced in 28 April 2010, and for a period of time there were two websites in existence, the new and the old. There is now only the one website, with the exception of the Library Catalogue which still exists in two versions, the new and the old. ''' Changes introduced 28 April 2010'''<br>'''Family Search placed new records on a new website [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]'''. <br>Details:<br>First click on Search. To access the India and Ceylon records, then click on the map for “Asia and Middle East” and select either India or Sri Lanka. However, India related baptisms, marriages and burials can be researched more directly at [https://familysearch.org/search/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. An India List post gives some hints for browsing these [[Ceylon]] images.<ref>India List post [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-02/1297851646 "LDS - Asia & Middle East - Sri Lanka/Colombo"] dated 16 February 2011 </ref> Another series of images, (added March 2013), accessible from the same link is [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/India,_Gujarat_Diocese_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) '''India, Gujarat Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1854-2012'''] Some of the records are in the Hindi and Gujarati languages, but there are some records in English, as evidenced by one of the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/File:India,_Gujarat_Diocese_Church_Records_DGS_7251285_3_Baptism.jpg sample records] shown.
If you are searching for a name which could have various spellings, you can search using a single letter replaced by a wildcard question mark '''?''', or the multiple character wildcard asterisk ''' *''' <ref> [https://familysearch.org/blog/en/searching-wildcards-familysearch-2/ Searching with Wildcards in FamilySearch] FamilySearch Blog</ref>
[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.
