THE RAJ Re-Examined: a lecture series on British India presented by the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia in association with the South Asia Centre, London School of Economics. Lecture 1: Monday 5 November The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience British people settled in India shortly after the reign of Elizabeth I […]
Bombay Times arrival and departure notices for 1840 have now been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. The data consists of 1,654 arrivals and 926 departures, a total of 2,580 new entries. Our thanks go to David Edge and his wonderful team of volunteers! View Bombay Times arrival and departure notices Related articles Newspapers – […]
Unfortunately the British Library Asian and African Studies Reading Room has to close for essential engineering work to be carried out on Saturday, 20 October and Saturday, 17 November 2018. There will be a limited enquiry desk service out of the Rare Books & Music Reading Room on the first floor. More details can be found […]
Bombay Times arrival and departure notices for 1838 and 1839 have now been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. The data consists of 751 arrivals and 622 departures giving a total of 1,373 new entries. Our thanks go to David Edge and his wonderful team of volunteers! View Bombay Times arrival and departure notices Related articles Newspapers […]
Unfortunately, one of our delegates has had to withdraw, which means that we have a single room available on Friday and Saturday. This is the only vacancy remaining on Saturday. If you would like to join us, please contact Penny Tipper, [email protected] to make arrangements.
Our photographer has photographed the graves at Kamptee Christ Church Cemetery and the monument inscriptions have now been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. Photographs of the graves are also available for a small donation. You can view the index here. Our thanks go to Peter Summers for transcribing these images and to The Pilgrim Trust […]
Bombay Times arrival and departure notices for 1841 have now been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. The data consists of 3,225 arrivals and 1,448 departures giving a total of 4,673 new entries. Our thanks go to David Edge and his wonderful team of volunteers! View Bombay Times arrival and departure notices Related articles Newspapers – Fibiwiki […]
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