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*'''The commercial website [[findmypast]] digitised the India Office Church records and they were released online on 29 January 2014'''. Note that some India Office Records will not be found in the findmypast database, (for technical or other reasons).
:For privacy reasons be aware that currently (20192020) a limited transcription only is available on findmypast with no digital images for births '''after 19181919''', and for marriages '''after 19331934'''. Currently there appear to be additional records added on an annual basis, although this has not been consistent in past years.::Images of records after these dates can be obtained from digitised [[FamilySearch]] microfilm, viewable at a [[FamilySearch Centres|FamilySearch Centre]]. The other option is to visit the British Library, or request a copy of the record (for which a charge applies) from the [[British Library]], which may be the preferred option if you a FamilySearch Centre is not geographically convenient for you.
*Many of the indexes have been previously transcribed by FIBIS Volunteers and are available in the [https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/index.php FIBIS Search database] under the heading Ecclesiastical Records.
*Some records, a small proportion of the whole, have been transcribed and are searchable on the British Library's [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ India Office Family History Search].
===Geographic location===
Most of the records relate to British India and in particular to the three [[Presidencies]] of Bengal, Madras and Bombay, whose boundaries varied over time.
Some Army (East India Company and Indian Army) cantonments were geographically located outside of British India, in areas in [[Princely States]], leased by the Government in India. However, for record purposes these cantonments were considered to be part of British India and located in one of the Presidencies. The records from churches in these cantonments will generally be found in the Presidencies' records.
In contrast, railway colonies located in Princely States were not considered to be part of British India, even if the Railway was British owned, and records will not be found in the Presidency records. A possible source is the Indian States N/5 records mentioned below in [[Church records#Regional breakdown of ecclesiastical records|Regional breakdown of ecclesiastical records]], but many railway colony records are not included.
=== Anglican Records ===
