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.