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Offline TonyR

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Online & Searchable - The India Office Records at British Library
« on: Sunday 04 November 07 03:20 GMT (UK) »
Hello all, unable to sleep & trawling the web, I came across this searchable website for 'The India Office Records' at the British Library.  Haven't seen any reference to this on Rootschat, so here's the link.  The following information in qoutes is direct from the British Library website.

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx

"Use this website to search: 300,000 births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials in the India Office Records

biographical notes from a variety of sources for mainly British and European people in India c.1600-1949.

for people in other countries connected with the history of the British in India

About tells you what is and is not in this index.

Dictionary explains abbreviations, references and unusual terms

The India Office Records is the custodian of the archives of
East India Company (1600-1858)
Board of Control (1784-1858)
India Office (1858-1947)
Burma Office (1937-1948 )

The India Office Records’ collections contain much information of great interest to family historians, mainly relating to European and Eurasian people.

There are biographical sources for official and non-official inhabitants of the many overseas areas where the East India Company and India Office had influence, and also for home staff based in Britain The records include details for

civil servants
military personnel
mariners
medical staff
chaplains
railway workers
law officers
non-official inhabitants such as merchants and planters, free mariners, and missionaries.

The main British Library website includes details of all India Office Records, not just those of interest to family historians".


As a non-military person, I found the dictionary particularly useful, as it explains what units / regiments the abbreviations used refer to.

I'm not sure, but maybe some of the records could tie in nicely with Kevwood's offer of searching the 'Indian Mutiny Rolls', perhaps Kev could let us know.  Enjoy & good luck.  Regards, TonyR.
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Re: Online & Searchable - The India Office Records at British Library
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 04 November 07 11:10 GMT (UK) »
Hello Tony

Thank you so much for posting this link - I am sure it is new.

I have just spent an hour adding to my Lewin information and am now going to start on my other families  :)

Barbara
Joy, Larkin, Twort, Baker, Whibley - Brenchley and Horsmonden area Kent
Fewell and Speller - Essex and London
Headington and Bateman - London
Feltwell - Norfolk and London
Lewin - India and NZ
Evan-Thomas - Wales and London
Purser and Cook - Hunts

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Re: Online & Searchable - The India Office Records at British Library
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 04 November 07 11:23 GMT (UK) »
Good site. Found 5 new distant cousins.

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Re: Online & Searchable - The India Office Records at British Library
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 04 November 07 14:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi TonyR,

thanks for this link. 

So it doesn't get "lost", I've added it here:
Topic: INDIA: Resources for Ancestors in British India
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,30580.0.html

Bob
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Re: Online & Searchable - The India Office Records at British Library
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 04 November 07 14:59 GMT (UK) »
Hi Tony

Many Many Thanks for the Link... I Just Found 3 Births Of Edwin Harold and Rita Joan? all born India..Edwin was a Lt and Qm of the 10/1st Punjab Regt 1938


Thanks again for all Your help

Regards

Iria
Harold Liverpool and Warwickshire
Slater Liverpool
 Murray Liverpool
Garner  Liverpool
Lister/Lester Liverpool and Cambridgeshire
Norris Liverpool and Ireland


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Re: Online & Searchable - The India Office Records at British Library
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 04 November 07 16:02 GMT (UK) »
Hiya Tony,

I have just found two marriages  :)

Thankyou for the link

Jacky  ;D

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 04 November 07 20:04 GMT (UK) »
You're all very welcome, small payback for all the help I've got in the past from fellow Rootschatters.  Shame I couldn't find any of my lot though ;D  Regards, TonyR.
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