India Civil Registration

Online Collections
For British residents in India, see also Vital Records in Newspapers. Birth Marriage Death
 * 1628-1969 UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1676-1914 India (French Overseas) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1676-1914, index and images, Archives nationales d'outre-mer
 * 1786-1947 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
 * British India Office Births & Baptisms at Findmypast - index ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, India at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 * 1792-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch - images
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, India at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 * British India Office Marriages at Findmypast - index ($)
 * 1719-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 * British India Office Deaths & Burials at Findmypast - index ($)
 * British Subjects Who Died In The Service Of The Indian Empire at Findmypast - index ($)


 * 1664-1961 British in India at Findmypast - index ($)
 * India Office Family History Search, British Library

Offices to Contact
The records are not centrally located. Some are in the capitals of the states, but others are scattered in district and municipal offices. For a list of India's states and their capitals, see List of state and union territory capitals in India. For lists of the districts within each of India's states, see List of districts in India.

Records of the India Office are at: The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom

Customer Services Telephone: +44 (0)1937 546060 Customer Services Email: [mailto:Customer-Services@bl.uk Customer-Services@bl.uk]

Historical Background
Registration of births and deaths began about 1751. However, not until 1969 was there a uniform registration for all of India, excepting the 1886 Act for voluntary registration. The British involvement in India started in 1619. For more information, see British Presence in India.

Information Recorded in the Records
The following information may be found in these records: Birth • 2 Some states also collect information about age of mother and order of birth. Birth records do not always have the child’s name recorded as in some areas it is customary to give children names two or three weeks after birth. For additional information, see India Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Marriage • 2 For additional information, see India Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Death • 2 For additional information, see India Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records.