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Title: India - Church Records
Post by: snowyw on Monday 10 March 14 13:52 GMT (UK)

I am trying to look up births, marriages & deaths for Cawnpore Bengal
I have found a few on FindMyPast and familysearch.
Is there anywhere else I can search?

Thanks  ::)

Title: Re: India - Church Records
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 10 March 14 13:57 GMT (UK)

Have you tried FIBIS? Families in British India Society (http://www.fibis.org/).

Click on FIBIS Database, and search from there.

Title: Re: India - Church Records
Post by: snowyw on Monday 10 March 14 13:58 GMT (UK)

Thanks.  I'll give it a go.

Title: Re: India - Church Records
Post by: snowyw on Monday 10 March 14 19:39 GMT (UK)

No luck.  :(

Title: Re: India - Church Records
Post by: dawnsh on Monday 10 March 14 19:52 GMT (UK)

Hi snowy

The records online at FindMyPast are taken from the collection at the British Library.

The India Office at the British Library reckon they are only about 65-70% complete.

If you have check FindMyPast and the originals at the British Lbrary then there is every chance the records you are looking for do not survive, or are still in India.

The LDS also has a large collection on microfilm that has not been transcribed and put on FamilySearch.

There's a link here

http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=329&p=Indian+Subcontinent,India

click on Bengal for further details.

Dawn