India, Bihar, Koilukh, Pandit Kirtinand Jha, Maithil Brahmin Genealogical Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
This collection will include Maithil Brahmin family registers, also known as genealogical records, from Pandit Kirtinand Jha in Koilukh, Bihar, India. The records span from 1750-1990.

These records are written Hindi.

Collection Contents
These family registers may contain the following information:
 * Person’s Name
 * Date and Place of Birth
 * Person’s Gender
 * Person’s Age
 * Parents’ Names and Other Family Relationships
 * Residence
 * Date and Place of Marriage
 * Date and Place of Death
 * Age at time of Death
 * Cause of Death

How Do I Search the Collection?
This section provides information on how to search the collection, what to do with information once found, some tips on how to find records, and what to do if no record is found.

When searching: As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your:
 * ancestor's given name and surname
 * estimated years in which your ancestor lived
 * family relationships.

To search by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select “Browse through images” on the initial collection page ⇒Select the “Volume and Description” category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Hindi. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:
 * India Language and Languages
 * Hindi to English Translation

General Information About these Records
Maithil Brahmins are are a Hindu Brahmin community from the Mithila region in India, residing mainly in Bihar and the neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. They are noted for panjis, the extensive genealogical records maintained for the last twenty-four generations.

Panjis were traditionally written on palm leaves measuring 16 x 3 and threaded by a central perforation. Some were also written on old indigenously made paper called ‘basaha. In the modern age they are increasingly written on paper. Panjikars (genealogists) are expected to diligently copy and memorize the old records.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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