India Genealogy

Getting started with India research (Your text or images here) Jurisdictions (Your text or images here) Research Tools Dictionary of Indian Biography http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/ http://www.bacsa.org.uk/ http://www.indiaman.com http://www.fibis.org http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/welcome.asp Hindu Pilgrimage records www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp Maithil Brahmin genealogical records www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp BYU Research Resources for India (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an articleor short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Articles that Need Editing India Jurisdictions India Archives and Libraries Dictionary of Indian Biography by Charles E. Buckland Featured Content Browse by topic: Pages for India Today's featured article is: Families in British India Society Did you know? The first British outpost in South Asia was established by the English East India Company in 1619 at Surat on the northwestern coast. The British subsequently expanded their influence in India  Read more... After a massive rebellion against foreign rule in 1857, the British government decided to place India under the direct control of the Crown. The East India Company was abolished and Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1858. The British National Archives has made available online information about immigrants in the 19th century. Genealogical Records of Medieval India (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News Hot off the Press! more... Events Click here for guided Genealogy Tours of India Visit the sites of the British in India and visit the graves of your ancestors from the days of the East India Company to Indian Independence. Current Events Archives and Libraries Biography Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church History Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration Gazetteers Genealogy Genealogy Software Historical Geography History Land and Property Language and Languages Maps Military Records Names Personal Naturalization and Citizenship Newspapers Occupations Periodicals Probate Records Schools Societies Taxation Useful Websites Websites