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==Obtaining Copies of Records==
Certified copies of ecclesiastical records, with the seal of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, acceptable for official purposes, can be ordered from the British Library -current cost (2012) is £18 each. These contain details from the ecclesiastical registers held in the British Library which are "contemporary copies of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials sent to London for the information of the East India Company and the India Office"<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/ecclesiastical/eccrecords.html British Library Ecclesiastical Records]</ref>. The certified copies are transcriptions with data extracted from the ecclesiastical records. Because of the possibility of error with any transcription, for family history purposes copies of the microfilmed register pages are preferable. These Copies can be obtained at no cost by using the microfilm digital copying machines which scan to email or memory stick. Hard copies can be obtained cheaply from the microfilm copiers in the reading room. Note that sometimes the name of the church may be on a different page to the record you require. The records for a church may extend over several pages and the name of the church usually appears either at the beginning, or possibly at the end of these records, included in the words of certification by the chaplain/minister/priest for that church. [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/copy/stpcopyprices/rrcopyprices.html Reading Room Copy Service prices] '''A great many of these images are now also available on the pay site [[Findmypast|findmypast]]''', which would be the most common option used by those who cannot personally visit the British Library.
The British Library’s "Help for Researchers" regarding the ordering of records [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/servdeliv.html Online or by post] includes further sections
== External links ==
*[http://www.bl.uk/ British Library] including [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1327320208246&vid=BLVU1&fromLogin=true Search the Main Catalogue] and [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1336721805856&vid=IAMS_VU2&fromLogin=true Search our Catalogue Archives and Manuscripts], the latter link including Visual Arts items and catalogue details for photographs. To search for online photographs, select the link for Search the Main Catalogue, then select "Our website", then enter your search details.
*[httphttps://www.bl.uk/reshelpsubjects/bldept/apac/apacoll/apac.html Asian south-asia Resources for the study of South Asia Past and African StudiesPresent]British library website
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/index.html Online Gallery Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections]. Searchable prints, drawings photographs and maps which may be viewed online. Part of the [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/index.html Online Gallery]. The Search defaults to the "Our website" section of Search the Main Catalogue, refer above.
*[https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/ Digitised Manuscripts Search]
:*Subject index – p893 (p171)
:Users may find the search function useful (either the binoculars icon on the left hand side of the screen or ctrl+F).
*[httphttps://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asiacollection-guides/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/familyresearch.html Help for researchers: -office-records-family-history India Office Recordsand Private Papers: Family History Sources] Includes a link to ‘Private Research Agents who offer to carry out paid research’ dated November 2011 (as at 2018/01) bl.uk:[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/glossary/glossaryhub.html Glossary for family history researchers] bl.ukBritish Library website
*[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/search/pdf/howsearch.pdf Explore The British Library: How do I search for..?]
*[http://copac.ac.uk/search/ Copac Search], a search of over 70 UK and Irish academic national & specialist library catalogues, includes the British Library catalogue. Includes a keyword search. Copac also includes the [http://copac.ac.uk/about/libraries/blrps.html British Library Register of Preservation Surrogates]. Some India related items, stated to be available at the British Library were noted in the BLRPS e.g. this [http://copac.ac.uk/search?title=School%20memorials.%20%3A%20Chapel-West%20Door.&crns=74000041880%20&rn=1&show-library=Register%20of%20Preservation%20Surrogates Sanawur : Lawrence Royal Military School entry]
