India, Gujarat Diocese Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains church records of baptisms, marriages, and deaths for the time period 1854-2012 from churches that became part of the Church of North India, Diocese of Gujarat. The form information on these records is printed in English, but the individuals' information is in the Hindi or Gujarati languages. Civil registration did not begin in India until 1872.

Protestant church records contain information about baptisms, marriages, deaths, and Vastipatrak for the Protestant Diocese of Gujarat, India. Vastipatrak are compilations of family information which pull together the members of families, indicate relationships, and record some vital record information.

Reading These Records
These records are written in English, Hindi, and Gujarati. For help with reading them see India Language and Languages.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: Baptism • 2 Marriage • 2 Death • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of parents
 * Approximate year of birth or event
 * Residence

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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 * Church of North India. Gujarat Diocese, Church records, 1854-2012

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Índia, Diocese de Gujarat, Registros da Igreja Protestante (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)