Ancestors from the Indian subcontinent

Many Indian students came to study at universities such as Oxford and Cambridge and so will be mentioned in J and J A Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 volumes, Cambridge, 1922-54) and J Foster, Alumni Oxonienses (eight volumes, Oxford, 1888-91). 

The Medical Directory, which lists the names and addresses of doctors, from 1845 onwards.

Moving Here (opens new window) - This is a website put together by TNA which has many useful pointers and links. However, please note that it has been archived and is therefore no longer being updated.

FamilySearch (opens new window) have filmed some of the following relevant genealogical sources:

• Baptisms, marriages and burials from Christian churches throughout the subcontinent

• Records of some Hindu pilgrimages from Haridwar, Kurukshetra, Pehowa, Chintpurni, Jawalapur and Jawalamukhi

• Records of Muslim marriages for Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Qazi-Muslim marriage records (1881-1982) and Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) and Qazi-Muslim marriage records (1921-55)