British Newspaper Archive approaches 33 million pages

As the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) approaches 33 million pages of content, these are the additions to the site over the last 30 days:

Bristol Times and Mirror
1897, 1900-1907, 1911

Witness (Edinburgh)
1840-1841, 1847, 1852, 1855-1856, 1858, 1860, 1862

The Queen
1887, 1889-1891, 1893-1896

Labour Leader
1894-1896, 1898-1919

Reading Evening Post
1989-1990

Women's Gazette & Weekly News
1888-1889

Football Post (Nottingham)
1973

Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser
1855

Harrow Observer
1895-1898, 1906-1921

Huddersfield Daily Examiner
1871, 1885, 1888, 1896-1897, 1905-1909

Express and Echo
1866-1868

Clarion
1891-1913, 1928-1932

Liverpool Daily Post
1877, 1911

Aberdeen Press and Journal
1983-1987

Forward (Glasgow)
1916-1919, 1921-1922

Calcutta Gazette
1784-1815

Aberdeen Evening Express
1985-1987

Lake's Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser
1912

Perthshire Advertiser
1885, 1946

Field
1853-1856, 1858, 1860, 1862-1863, 1865-1877, 1879-1881, 1884-1900, 1902-1911

John o' Groat Journal
1912

Oban Times, and Argyllshire Advertiser
1875

Hamilton Advertiser
1875, 1898-1899

Motherwell Times
1959

Liverpool Echo
1894-1896

Manchester Evening News
1891

Salisbury and Winchester Journal
1912

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
1959

Lichfield Mercury
1956, 1959-1963

Grantham Journal
1959

Sligo Champion
1931-1941, 1949, 1952, 1959-1963

Newcastle Journal
1880, 1883

Chelmsford Chronicle
1838

Norfolk Chronicle
1846

Royal Cornwall Gazette
1912

Strabane Chronicle
1904-1906, 1909-1911

Crawley News
1998

Harefield Gazette
1998-1999

Coventry Standard
1919

Pinner Observer
1998

Sandwell Evening Mail
1989

Kingston Informer
1998

Tablet
1865

Walsall Observer, and South Staffordshire Chronicle
1873-1878, 1880-1887, 1894, 1896, 1898-1899, 1901

Staffordshire Sentinel
1903-1910, 1918-1919

Newcastle Evening Chronicle
1894, 1913, 1919

The People
1946-1949

Newcastle Chronicle
1875-1896, 1899-1900

Surrey Advertiser
1909

Limerick Chronicle
1825

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FIBIS adds Dhobi Ghat cemetery photos

The Families of Briis India Society (FIBIS) has announced that it has added photographs of graves at Dhobi Ghat Cemetery in India to its database, along with transcriptions, thanks to the efforts of Jack Thornton and The Pilgrim Trust.

The index is available at https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=2357&s_id=694

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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The Scots in British India talk by Sir Tom Devine

Thanks to Valmay Young at the Families in British India Society (https://www.fibis.org) for notice of the following:

Scotland’s Empire: The Scots in British India

Scotland’s EmpireThe British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (www.bacsa.org.uk) invites those of Scots/British India ancestry, and all interested in the history of the Scots in India, to attend a lecture on ’Scotland’s Empire: The Scots in British India’ by Sir Tom Devine, Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Edinburgh. Sir Tom Devine is Scotland’s pre-eminent historian and the leading authority on the Scottish Diaspora. His books include Scotland’s Empire, To the Ends of the Earth and The Scottish Clearances.

In this lecture Sir Tom considers the role of Scots in India in administration, the military and trade with special reference to the period from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Among the themes examined are the scale of Scottish ‘colonisation’ of the East India Company, the reasons for this and the impact of the India connection on Scotland itself.

The lecture will be followed by a wine reception and book sales. It is the final in this year’s series of lectures on British India, ‘THE RAJ Re-Examined’ (BACSA in association with the South Asia Centre, LSE).

Time/place/price
Monday 8 April, 6.30-8.00pm

Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, London School of Economics, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ

Tickets: £8.50 (BACSA members £6) includes a glass of wine
Online booking: http://www.bacsa.org.uk/?page_id=2180

Chris

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FIBIS Annual General Meeting and Open meeting 2019

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org):

FIBIS AGM and Open Meeting 2019
Sat, 15 June 2019 10:30 – 17:00 BST
356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA

Programme

10.30 FIBIS experts answer your research questions
12.00 Break for Lunch.
13.15 AGM
14.00 "The East India Company Civil Servant who created a New Method of Language Learning" by Professor Marjorie Lorch, PhD. Birkbeck, University of London
Thomas Prendergast wrote a series of bestseller foreign language learning manuals in the 1860s and 1870s. He is now viewed as an influential British educator whose legacy continues today. However, surprisingly little was known about his life. He was born in 1807 into a notable family. He spent his life working for the Honourable East India Company in Madras. In 1858, at the age of 52, Prendergast retired and went blind shortly afterwards. At this time, he began writing his books which enjoyed great popularity and remained in print for decades after his death in 1886.

In this presentation Marjorie will describe her efforts to reconstruct the details of his life in Madras and England using a range of resources and strategies. These revealed information about his family background and early life in Madras, schooling in England, training at the East India College, his career through his various posts and promotions as a civil servant in the HEIC and finally details of his life in retirement in Cheltenham and the activities that included his late contributions to education. These fascinating biographical details provide a picture of Prendergast's intellectual and social character and bring to life a man of his time in 19th century British India.

15.00 Break
15.30 "‘Almost-mothers’: exploring your family’s ayahs" by Dr Jo Stanley, FRHistS.

On the stiff brown sugar-paper pages of most Anglo-Indian family photograph collections – maybe in your own, too – there is a sepia photo or two showing a sari-clad Asian nanny: the ayah. Occasionally she’s resplendently central, displaying the latest baby for the professional photographer. In most cases she’s to the side of the family group, holding Baba, along with any number of little Missie Sahibs and Master Sahibs, behind the Sahib and the Memsahib. Often she’s the sole Asian servant in the group. But who was she?

16.30 – 17.00 Networking

ALL WELCOME! FREE ADMISSION

To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fibis-agm-and-lecture-meeting-tickets-54773775838

Chris

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FIBIS adds Jalna Christian Cemetery in India images and transcriptions

From the Families in British India Society (https://www.fibis.org):

Jalna Christian Cemetery – over 100 graves photographed and transcribed

Photos from the old cemetery at Jalna, East of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, have now been transcribed and uploaded to the FIBIS database. Almost all the graves are between 150 and 200 years old. Our thanks to The Pilgrim Trust for funding the photography and to Sandra Seage for the transcriptions.

You can view the index of Jalna Christian Cemetery headstones via https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1182&s_id=359


FIBIS Cemeteries Project

FIBIS has hired a photographer who is currently visiting cemeteries in India and taking two photographs of every gravestone: one of the whole and one of the inscription. Mindful that many Indian cemeteries are in a dilapidated condition that is only going to deteriorate further, we are looking for donations to enable us to continue this important project.

In the meantime, the photographer is receiving from FIBIS a modest fee and necessary expenses for travel. Therefore, we are asking for suggested donations of £3 (Three pounds sterling) for one image or £5 (Five Pounds sterling) for two.

How to donate to the FIBIS cemeteries project and order an image

Please make donations via the PayPal button on the Cemeteries Project page (https://www.fibis.org/about-2/cemeteries/cemeteries-project/) to ensure donations go to the correct project. Please quote the Cemetery and Image Reference in the “Add special instructions to recipient” section of the “PayPal Review your payment” screen. Photographs will be sent by email. If you experience any problems making your donation please email treasurer@fibis.org.

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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FIBIS AGM and Open Lecture Meeting

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org):

FIBIS AGM and Open Lecture Meeting – 16 June 2018

This years FIBIS AGM and Open Lecture Meeting will be held on Saturday 16 June at the Union Jack Club, Sandell St, Lambeth, London, GB SE1 8UJ. (View map) Please note that you MUST register your attendance in advance for security reasons.
Programme

10.30 FIBIS experts answer your research questions
12.00 Break for Lunch.
13.15 AGM
14:00 Presentation by Iain Shore on the refurbishment of the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur
15:00 Refreshment break
15:30 Paddy Walsh will present a film made by Mark Probett on the Cawnpore Massacre, to be followed by a short QA session

Please register your attendance online at https://www.fibis.org/store/events/fibis-agm-open-lecture-meeting-2018/. If you experience any problems booking email valmay@fibis.org.

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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FIBIS adds Bombay arrival and departures notices from 1846

The Families in British India Society (https://www.fibis.org) has added arrival and departure notices for the year 1846 for Bombay, as sourced from the Bombay Times. This now brings the years available to 1846-1851.

To search and view the notices, visit https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1145&s_id=108

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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Ancestry adds London directories and East India Company records

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added a new collection of London directories and records of interest for India - here are the descriptions:

London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=61265
Source: London Directories held by the London Metropolitan Archives, London, England. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB (email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk). Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.

About London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943

This database is a collection of directories for London from 1736 to 1943. Various types of directories exist, including:

• Street: listing of residents, businesses, and tradesmen according to street address
• Commercial: includes businesses, but may also include private residences; generally an alphabetical listing of traders
• Trade: not just for businesses, but anyone with a recognized trade or profession; an alphabetical listing of trades and businesses
• Court: lists wealthy residents and government officials
• Post Office: listing of householder's names and addresses

UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=61468
Source: The Wohl Library of the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London, England, Registers of Employees of the East India company from 1707 to 1861 and the India Office from 1862 to 1947.

About These Records

The records list the employees, both civil and military, of the East India Company and later, the India Office. You may be able to find (where available):

• Name
• Military Rank
• Place of residence or military service
• Date of death
• Place of death
• Date of marriage
• Name of parents

Chris

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FindmyPast adds Devon records and Suffragette material

The following is this week's update to FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk):

Suffragette Collection Update
An additional 3,000 records have been added to our recently released Suffragette collection. The new additions consist of fully indexed newspaper reports taken from The Suffragette (later The Britannia). The paper was edited by Christabel Pankhurst and was the official organ of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). In 1915, the newspaper title changed its name to reflect the WSPU's patriotic ideals and was used to campaign for the war effort while retaining a focus on women's issues.

Suffragette Newspaper Collection Browse
Browse 271 issues of the Suffragette and Britannia. The collection holds issues from 1912 up to 1918 when publication ceased.

Missouri, Moniteau County Roman Catholic Marriages
Discover your ancestor's marriage details from this index pertaining to Moniteau County, Missouri.

Devon Baptisms
Over 30,000 new records have been added to our collection of Devon baptisms. The collection now contains over 2.6 million records of baptisms spanning 400 years of the county's history. Individual entries will contain an image and transcript of and original document. Records will reveal a combination of your ancestor's date of baptism, place of baptism, parent's names, father's occupation and parent's residence.

Devon Banns
An additional 39,325 records have are now available to search within our collection of Devon Banns. Banns of marriage, more commonly known simply as the 'banns' or 'bans' (from a Middle English word meaning 'proclamation', rooted in the Old French) are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an impending marriage. Their purpose is to prevent invalid marriages by allowing anyone to raise any canonical or civil legal impediment to the marriage.

Devon Marriages
Over 79,000 new records have been added to our collection of Devon Marriages. The collection covers the years between 1507 and 2002 and consists of images and transcripts that have been made available online thank to the assistance of volunteers of the Devon Family History Society.

Devon Burials
31,351 new records have been added to our collection of Devon Burials. The collection consists of original Anglican parish registers and burial registers from Ford Park Cemetery and Torquay Cemetery.

Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Parish Registers Browse
This week's new additions to our collections of Devon parish baptisms, banns, marriages and burials are also available to browse.

British in India
Over 56,000 records have been added to our collection of British in India records. The new additions consist contain biographical and service data on the families and officers of the East India Company taken from an index compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Kendall Percy-Smith.

For further details visit https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/findmypast-friday-2532662129.html

Chris

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FIBIS adds Bombay Times travel notices from 1847

The Families in British India Society (https://www.fibis.org) has added Bombay Times arrival and departure notices for the year 1847 to the FIBIS database website.

The data consists of 3,118 arrivals and 1,740 departures, a total of 4,858 entries, and was created by a team of volunteers led by David Edge.

To access the data for this year, and the full range available so far from 1847-1851, visit https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1145&s_id=108.

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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FIBIS 20th Anniversary Conference

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org):

FIBIS 20th Anniversary Conference

The next FIBIS residential conference celebrates the society’s 20th birthday and will run from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September at the Hawkwell House Hotel in Iffley, Oxford. We have lined up speakers on a range of topics which we hope will fill in some gaps and encourage delegates to pursue their own investigations.

There will be opportunities over the weekend to consult FIBIS and other experts on individual research problems, and also to view examples of past FIBIS transcriptions and research results and to browse a gallery of photographs.

There will be some tutorials; such as research or practical advice on the use of the FIBIS and other websites, and in contributing to FIBIS database, Wiki and Gallery

We will also have space for discussion groups on specific topics of common interest suggested by delegates and run by themselves. And of course there will be time to network with fellow delegates.

Timings

The event will start at 13.00 on Friday with an open forum session and other tutorial or discussion opportunities. Formal lectures will begin at 14.30. We will have afternoon lectures and one shorter after-dinner lecture. There will be a full day of talks on Saturday, including an after-dinner speaker, and two further talks plus a plenary session on Sunday morning. The conference will close at 13.00 on Sunday.

Not a FIBIS member? Join FIBIS today and benefit from the reduced member rate.

For further details on the programme, speakers, how to book, and how to join FIBIS if not a member, please visit https://www.fibis.org/events/fibis-20th-anniversary-conference/.

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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FIBIS AGM and autumn lecture

News of this year's Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org) AGM:

FIBIS AGM and Autumn Lecture Meeting 2017

The FIBIS AGM and Autumn Lecture Meeting will be on Saturday 28th October 2017 at the Resource For London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA.
Programme

10.00 FIBIS experts answer your research questions
12.00 Break for Lunch. There is a café on the premises for light lunches.
13.15 AGM
14.00 Film and presentation by Andrew McMeekin: “Thomas McMeekin’s Tea Times,” a story of life on a tea plantation.
15.00 Break
15.30 Introduction by Ian Smith to his new book : “The Bitter End of the British Raj” – (a family’s experience of Partition)
16.30 - 17.00 Networking

The Meeting is free and open to all interested in the study of British India whether or not they are members of FIBIS. Please register you attendance via Eventbrite below or email membership@fibis.org

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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FIBIS Conference 2018

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org):

FIBIS Conference 2018

Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September 2018

2018 marks the Families in British India Society’s 20th anniversary and trustees plan to mark the occasion with a residential conference near Oxford.

We are currently planning the content and activities and will post updates on the FIBIS website, www.fibis.org, at regular intervals.

To register an interest and receive updates direct, please complete the FIBIS Conference 2018 Interest Form (available at https://www.fibis.org/fibis-conference-2018-interest-form/) or contact Penny Tipper, Events Manager, events@fibis.org

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

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New talks added to PRONI YouTube channel

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni) has just added the following lecture to its You Tube channel:

Glentoran & The Community of East Belfast: The Ties That Bind
Published on 16 May 2017

PRONI hosted an event on 5th May 2017, examining the history of Glentoran Football Club and its role at the heart of a developing and changing community. The 2 speakers were Sam Robinson & Alan Carr.

The talk is available at https://youtu.be/Q_iuOJRo97o or can be viewed below:

PRONI also recently uploaded the following:

From Ireland to India - Women of Change
Published on 21 Mar 2017

To mark International Women's Day, PRONI hosted an afternoon event which explored the role of Irish women in India. This event took place on 8th March 2017.

The lecture is available at https://youtu.be/9wFTSoYs2B4 or can be viewed below:

The PRONI YouTube channel is available at https://www.youtube.com/user/PRONIonline

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course commences Sept 11th 2017 - details at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102.
For details on my Scottish & Irish genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
For my genealogy research service, please visit http://www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk.

TheGenealogist adds India collection and English parish records

From TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk):

TheGenealogist launches millions of new Parish records as well as their New British in India Collection

TheGenealogist has just announced three important releases to coincide with the Who Do You Think You Are? Live show covering Britain and British India.

Over 2.5 Million people in the latest release of Parish records!

Augmenting the substantial Parish Records that are already av
ailable on TheGenealogist comes the release of more than 2.5 million people for two major counties:

Hampshire Parish Records (Bishop’s Transcripts) (886,616 individuals)

This brings our total number of records to 3,199,820 with coverage of

Baptisms: 2,379,836 (1538 to 1940)
Marriages: 495,034 (1538 to 1940)
Burials: 324,950 (1538 to 1940)

Durham Parish Records (1,697,206 individuals)

This brings our total number of records to 1,850,068 with coverage of

Baptisms: 1,253,273 (1556 to 1919)
Marriages: 198,845 (1540 to 1896)
Burials: 397,950 (1538 to 1939)

These will be a boon to Family Historians looking for key events in the lives of their ancestors.


The British in India Collection

The TV series ‘Indian Summers’ starring Julie Walters created in many a fascination with India under British rule. This new record set reveals information about those ancestors that lived in the subcontinent, their lifestyle and the communities that they lived in.

Millions of British people went out to India in the past and so many family historians will have an ancestor that made the journey. For some, India would turn out to be their last resting place and among their ranks were merchants, soldiers, sailors, civil servants, missionaries and their families.

* Parish Records of British in India* Headstone Records of British Cemeteries in India
* British War Memorials in India
* East India Registers
* Indian Army and Civil Service Lists
* Image Archive - British in India

The release of The British in India Collection on TheGenealogist now allows family historians to search for ancestors who went out to British India in a very broad-ranging set of resources ranging from the early 1800s up to the 1920s.

(With thanks to Nick Thorne)

Chris

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Asiatic Annual Register records indexes on FIBIS

The Families in British India Society has added indexes to birth, marriage and death records from the Asiatic Annual Register for the years 1806 and 1807 to its online database at http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1038 - adding to the entries already indexed from 1798-1801 and 1815. The records have been indexed by Pat Sewell and S. Seager.

Note that several editions of The Asiatic Annual Register; or, A view of the history of Hindustan, and of the politics, commerce and literature of Asia from 1799-1810/11are freely available to view on The Internet Archive (www.archive.org).

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

More Times of India notices added to FIBIS database

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org) team:

Times of India arrival and departure notices 1858 have been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. The data consists of 5703 arrivals and 3049 departures, a total of 8752 new entries.

Our thanks go to David Edge and his wonderful team of volunteers!

The database entries are accessible at http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=985.

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Peter Bailey stands down from FIBIS Chair

With thanks to FIBIS (www.fibis.org) for the following announcement:

In August, Peter Bailey, the long-standing Chairman of the Families in British India Society, announced his intention of standing down. This, along with the appointment of Pat Scully as our new Chairman, were minuted at the September Trustee meeting, as was the proposal that a new position, that of Life President should be created for Peter. Both decisions were ratified at our AGM on Saturday, October 29th.

Peter will still be playing a large part in FIBIS, continuing to transcribe records, give talks and no doubt much more, but, we hope, will have more free time to enjoy with his family.

The members who attended the AGM gave him a good send-off with gifts, a card signed by all present, a slideshow of notable FIBIS moments and a farewell video made by our Australian team, Mary-Anne Gourley and Sylvia Murphy.

COMMENT: Congratulations to Peter Bailey on his achievements as Chair of one of the most professional and lively family history societies on this planet - and to him for his new appointment as Life President!

UPDATE: Peter has expressed his own thank you at http://www.fibis.org/a-few-words-of-thank-you-from-peter-bailey/

(With thanks to Valmay Young via http://www.fibis.org/fibis-chairman-peter-bailey-stands/)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Times of India travel notices from 1861 online

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org):

Times of India arrival and departure notices for 1861 have been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. The data consists of 1974 arrivals and 1508 departures, a total of 3482 passengers.

Our thanks go to David Edge and his wonderful team of volunteers!

View Times of India departure and arrival notices (http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=985)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Times of India travel notices for 1863 and 1865 online

From the Families in British India Society (www.fibis.org):

Times of India arrival and departure notices for 1863 and 1865 have been uploaded to the FIBIS database website.

Entries for 1863 consist of 2532 arrivals and 1924 departures. The year 1865 consists of 2662 arrivals and 2087 departures. A total of 9205 new entries.

Our thanks go to David Edge and his wonderful team of volunteers!

View Times of India departure and arrival notices at http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=985.

(With thanks to Valmay Young)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.