India Research Tips and Strategies

India Wiki Topics

India Beginning Research

Finding Town of Origin Getting Started Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies

Record Types

Business & Occupations Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Land & Property Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Newspapers Obituaries Online Genealogy Records Probate Records Religious Records Schools & Education Taxation Websites

India Background

Biographies Church History For Further Reading Gazetteers History Jurisdictions Languages Maps Naming Customs Periodicals Social Life & Customs

India Genealogical Word Lists

Hindi Latin Malayalam

Cultural Groups

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Center

India

Research Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The India Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for India. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

India Research Strategies

• Getting Started
• Online Learning - Video classes
• Record Finder - Record Finder
• Finding Town of Origin
• BYU Research Guide for India
• BBC - Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent
• Map and resources for India

British Citizens in India

• Families in British India Society 1600 to 1947 - list of resources
• Families in British India Society
• British Presence in India - list of resources

Armenians in India

• Armenian Family History in India 1600-1950 - includes links to a record sources with grave stone inscriptions and translations

Jews in India

• Jews of India

Language Helps

• Dictionary of Indian Biography
• Hindi Genealogical Word List
• Malayalam Genealogical Word List

India Research Tips

India Records

• Genealogical Records of Medieval India