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''[[Asia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[India Genealogy|India]]'' {{India-sidebar}} | ''[[Asia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[India Genealogy|India]]'' {{India-sidebar}} | ||
''For information about records for non-Christian religions in India, go to the [[India Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | |||
Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names and dates and on places of births, marriages, and deaths. Many people who lived in India have information recorded about them in a church record. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1872, church records are the best source for family information before that date. | Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names and dates and on places of births, marriages, and deaths. Many people who lived in India have information recorded about them in a church record. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1872, church records are the best source for family information before that date. | ||