Sources for family history research (a brief indication of the sort of material available)
| 1. | Biographical Index | 295,000 entries for civil and military persons and their families and for non-official Europeans living in India. |
| 2. | Ecclesiastical records |
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| 3. | Wills and Administrations |
Wills - 1618-1948 Administrations - 1774-1948 Probates granted by District Courts from 1865 Registers of probates and admons. 1787 -1974 referring to UK residents only (mainly official pensioners) Inventories - 1780-1938 Military estate papers - 1850-1937 |
| 4. | Pension funds |
Poplar Pension fund Lord Clive Military Fund Bengal Military Fund Bengal Military Orphan Society Madras Military Pension Fund Madras Medical Fund Bombay Military Fund Bengal, Madras and Bombay Civil Funds Indian Military Service Family Pension Fund |
| 5. | EIC Army |
Entry papers for Officer Cadets 1789-1860 Service records for officers, surgeons, departmental warrant officers & sometimes NCOs & privates Recruitment registers and embarkation lists for ORs NB. For officers of the Bengal Army 1758-1834 see V C P Hodson "List of Officers of the Bengal Army" |
| 6. | Indian Army |
Queens India Cadetships 1858-1930 Sandhurst cadets commissioned into the Indian Army 1859-1940 Wellington and Quetta cadets 1915-18 Assistant Surgeons' & Surgeons' papers 1804-1914 Service records for officers, surgeons, departmental warrant officers. |
| 7. | Naval Service |
Baptism & certificates of age for marine officers
1780-1820 Baptism & competence certificates for midshipmen 1820-30 |
| 8. | Civil Service |
Writers petitions 1749-1856 Service records for high ranking officers appear in the India Office List 1886-1947 Civil lists for officials from 1840 Uncovenanted Civil Service - railways, police, works, post office etc lists 1818-1900 & 1922-28 |
| 9. | Europeans in India | European inhabitants in Bengal, Madras and Bombay Yearly lists 1702-1830 |
| 10. | Private papers | Diaries, personal records etc, manuscript and printed |
| 11. | Reference library | Wide selection of books on India and related subjects. |