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Many European, Anglo-Indian and other businessmen were named in the Directories of their day. The most prominent Directory was Thacker's, which originally only covered [[Bengal]], but eventually encompassed all of British India. If your ancestors were merchants or businessmen, there is a good chance that they would have been listed in Thacker's Directories. A complete set is now housed at the [[APAC]] in London, but most major libraries will hold a few copies for given years. For a comprehensive description, and lists of where they can be located, please visit the informative [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/directories.html Thacker's Directories].

In the early years of British rule in India, the East India Company sometimes hired whole regiments from European countries to supplement their own forces. For example, ''The Swiss Regiment'' was stationed in [[Madras ]] in 1801. If you know that your ancestor served with a European military unit in India, then you will need to search the records of the country of origin of the regiment. If they served in a British or HEIC unit, then their records are described on this website.

If you know your ancestor's occupation in India (e.g. tea planter, [[Teacher|teacher]]) then it may be possible to find out information from occupational records. Please see the [[:Category:Occupations|Occupations]] section in FIBIwiki.