Births, Marriages and Death Records for British in India

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British recorded birth, marriage and death records for Protestant and Catholic churches. The original records are housed in the India Office Library in London. The Family History Library has a collection of these records for the following time periods.


 * Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bombay, 1709-1948
 * Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras, 1698-1948
 * Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, 1713-1948

Indexes are arranged alphabetically within each year. If you don't know which presidency, search all of them. To find the film numbers in the catalog, go to:

India – Church records