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*:"British Subjects Who Died In The Service Of The Indian Empire", (introduced 2018/08/10).<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-subjects-who-died-in-the-service-of-the-indian-empire British Subjects Who Died In The Service Of The Indian Empire] findmypast.</ref> No details of the source of this database is provided, but it is most likely taken from the Naval & Military Press reprint ''Soldiers Of The Raj'', originally in two volumes published in 1910 as ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest''. The latter two volumes are available online, (free), see [[Cemeteries#Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions in online books]]. and note that the content does not appear to be restricted to "Armed Forces & Conflict".
** See [[South Africa]] for details of the database "South Africa Roll Of Honour 1914-1918".
*findmypast category "Newspapers and periodicals". Online newspapers. Includes ''The Times of India'' database 1861-1888, with planned extension to 1889. See [[Newspapers]].
*findmypast category "Census, Land & Surveys"
**Census records may be useful for locating children at school in Britain, whose parents are in India. Census records are also available on Ancestry. Note: 1911 Census of Scotland is not included - this is available on ScotlandsPeople.
**This category also contains electoral registers which may be useful if you are tracing a person who has returned or immigrated to the UK. The main database is "England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932", although there are gaps in the records for various years, and not all constituencies are included (ongoing project). These records are displayed as pdf documents. There is also the associated dataset "England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932 Image Browse". Read the findmypast Search tips. There are also electoral registers on Ancestry.
*findmypast category "Newspapers, Directories & Social History/Directories & Almanacs", **"British In India, Directories 1792-1948 Browse",<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-in-india-directories-1792-1948-browse British In India, Directories 1792-1948 Browse] findmypast.</ref> introduced 2018/05/18. Of the titles examined as a sample, most were freely available elsewhere, (and in fact may be the same digital files), see the Fibiwiki pages [[Directories online]], [[Newspapers and journals online]] and [[Indian Army List online]], but one volume not seen elsewhere is ''Times Of India Bombay Directory, 1936''. Additionally, it is necessary to use the search, (or browse) to find the exact years of publication available. These publications are '''not''' currently searchable by name. The findmypast viewer for this database is slow, and it would be quicker to view a volume elsewhere.**"Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973"<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/britain-royal-and-imperial-calendars-1767-1973 Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973] findmypast.</ref> introduced 2020/01/31. "The Imperial Calendars provide a valuable resource for tracing the whereabouts and careers of persons employed in various posts in the public sphere from the 1800s to 1973". The early calendars include persons serving in the East India Company and it seems likely there would also be later references to persons in India.
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