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:The commercial site [[findmypast]] and the free [[IGI|Familysearch]] web site host a large volume of transcriptions based on the India Office [[Church records|church records]] housed at the British Library.
:'''Note''': Only [[findmypast]] contains images of the records, which generally contain '''additional''' information to the transcriptions, such as occupational details, which may be very helpful for your research.
:Some later records for baptisms and marriages are not available with full details for privacy reasons on [[findmypast]]. For those unable to visit the British Library, alternative records are available for later births and marriages on FamilySearch digitised microfilms, and previously issued microfilms, see [[FamilySearch]] and [[FamilySearch Centres]]. If FamilySearch Centres are not geographically convenient, copies of records may be requested from the British Library for a fee.
*Search the archives of the Rootsweb India List. You may find that someone else has already researched the family tree you are interested in. Read how to do this, and more about the now discontinued India List, in the Fibiwiki link [[Mailing lists]]. When you have some identifying details of a person such as name, date and place (presidency), you might wish to join the India List and send an email to the list, asking whether anyone has any knowledge of the family. '''Update 7 January 2020''': Beginning March 2nd, 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing Lists will be discontinued. Mailing list archives will remain available and searchable.
*Consider joining your local genealogy society as most large societies, in addition to other services, provide members free online access in their libraries to commercial sites such as findmypast and Ancestry. This is especially relevant as the church records at the British Library are now digitised and available through findmypast. Some libraries may also offer free access to websites such as findmypast and Ancestry, see [[Miscellaneous tips]]. Some of the larger genealogy societies have become FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries where it is possible to view many, but not all, 'restricted' FamilySearch digitised records which are not available on home computers. For more details see [[FamilySearch Centres]].
