Welcome to the world of family history in India

The Gateway to India
Did your European or Anglo-Indian ancestors live or work in India or South Asia between 1600 and 1947?
This site can help your research. You can:
- Search a database of more than 580,000 individual names (fibis database) FREE
- Find out more about the lives your ancestors lived (fibiwiki) FREE
- Contact other people searching for your ancestors (members area) MEMBERS ONLY
- Learn more about researching British India with beginner to expert guides (FIBIS Research and FIBIS Books)
The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their ancestors and the background against which they led their lives in 'British India'.
As your research progresses, we hope you will contribute your successful results to our pages for the benefit of others.
Good hunting,
Peter Bailey, Chairman, FIBIS







