India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Church Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection has Church records for the Diocese of Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It contains baptism, marriage and burial records. The years include 1800-2000.

Reading These Records
Example: These records are in English and Hindi. For assistance with the Hindi language, see these helps:
 * English to Hindi translation

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Baptisms
 * Name
 * Date and place
 * Age and date of birth
 * Gender
 * Religion
 * Parents
 * Residence
 * Former name
 * Father's profession

Marriages
 * Name
 * Date and place
 * Martial status
 * Age
 * Profession
 * Residence
 * Father
 * Witnesses

Burial
 * Name
 * Age
 * Profession
 * Date of death
 * Date of burial
 * Cause

Collection Content
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How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence
 * Estimated birth, marriage or death year

View the Images
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 * 2) Select next browse level
 * 3) Select final browse level to view the images.

View the Images (Only for Fakey Browse Collections with a DFNL page)
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 * 1) Look at the [DFNL URL Link Text] article to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
 * 2) Go to the Browse Page
 * 3) Select the Film number to view the images

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How Do I Analyze the Results?
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What Do I Do Next?
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Citing This Collection
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