Further research
This page provides a few selected links to external websites which may help you in your research. No responsibility is taken for the content of these external sites.
The East India Company
India Office Records is the name of the collection that holds the records of the East India Company. This is part of the Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections (known as APAC) held at the British Library in the UK.
Family History Search is a section of the British Library website which is very useful as a starting point to seach for individuals in the records.
Families in British India Society (FIBIS)
Families in British India Society (FIBIS) has a searchable database of over half a million names and has many links to useful resources.
Shipping
The Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild contains a wealth of information, especially passenger lists for numerous ships which carried immigrants, especially to the New World and Australia.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping has a selection of useful leaflets about sources for mercantile shipping worldwide. They also offer a paid historical research service.
Lloyd's Captains Registers are held at the Guildhall Library in London, but some indexes have been digitised and are online.
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