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Your brick wall could be in India!
Whether you are a genealogist, family historian or social historian researching India or South Asia between 1600 and 1947 our website can help you with your research. Let FIBIS help you break down those brick walls in your research. The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their British India family history and the background against which their ancestors led their lives in India under British rule.
Membership
Membership from only £15 a year
- Two FIBIS Journals per year
- Research provided by our Research Officer
- Members Only area
- Access to members only data
- Society events
- A Membership Research Interest List
- Discounts from the FIBIS Shop
Researching Ancestors in the Army in India
An Introduction to Family History Sources in Asian and African Studies
Births, marriages and deaths from Asiatic Annual Register 1803
BBC Asian Network Partition discussion in Birmingham
Times of India arrival and departure notices for 1853
The history of Lumsden’s Horse
FamilytreeDNA Friends and Family Sale
Times of India arrival and departure notices 1854
British India Family History Facebook Group
Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1790-1839
Events
- An Introduction to Family History Sources in Asian and African Studies on 23/08/2017 12:00
- An Introduction to Family History Sources in Asian and African Studies on 21/09/2017 12:00
- An Introduction to Family History Sources in Asian and African Studies on 18/10/2017 12:00
- Researching Ancestors in the Army in India – FREE Workshop on 26/10/2017 14:00
- AGM and Open Lecture Meeting on 28/10/2017 10:00
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FIBIS database
Search our database of more than 1,258,000 individual namesFibiwiki
Find out more about the lives your ancestors lived with guides, lists sources and general background information about the culture, society and history of India during the period from 1600 to 1947.Image Gallery
Browse or search our growing collection of images of British IndiaFIBIS library
FIBIS Google Books library includes books on topics related to its aims.FIBIS Social Network
Connect with other people searching for your ancestors using the Facebook style FIBIS Social Network area. You can create your own photo albums and special interest groups and watch videos of past lectures.FIBIS Store
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For cemeteries contact our sister organisation
British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA)
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