Yes, from what you have said you could be classed as Anglo-Indian if you wish. According to the Indian Government, a person who has any white heritage on the father's side and part-Indian or pure Indian on the mother's, is classed as an Anglo-Indian. However, if it is the other way about and a European woman married an Indian, then the child would be classed as Indian. For example, Sonia Gandhi's sons are classed as Indian even though she is Italian and her husband was Indian. However, formerly the term Anglo-Indian was used for people of purely white origin being born in India - like Rudyard Kipling, and the mixed-race community were referred to as Eurasian. However, at the turn of the last century Eurasians wished to be called Anglo-Indians too. The people of pure white descent born in India then began to call themselves "Domiciled Europeans." All a bit confusing what? James Sinclair jimsin12@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: india-request <india-request@rootsweb.com> To: india <india@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 8:24 Subject: INDIA Digest, Vol 10, Issue 131 Today's Topics: 1. Anglo Indian? (Sue Gutheridge) 2. Re: Anglo Indian? (pat benham) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 10:15:58 +0100 From: Sue Gutheridge <suegutheridge@hotmail.co.uk> Subject: [INDIA] Anglo Indian? To: "india-l@rootsweb.com" <india-l@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <DUB121-W171E03B53968F54AF4440AE7720@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi All, Not sure if anyone can answer this but apart from having a DNA test I wonder if I would come under the title of Anglo India or indeed have any Indian 'blood'. On my fathers side - My Great Grandfather was quarter Indian (his mother was half Indian his father white) On my fathers side his grandmother, the above wife - My Great Grandmothers mother and father were both half Indian ( they both had 1/2 Indian fathers. Their mothers were full Indian. Sorry if this is a little complicated but its the best I can explain it. Any info would great Sue