Dear Harshoo, You asked: The following is a mesage froma non-member, Mr Richard Madge. Can you help him? Replies may be sent directly to his address, with a copy to the List. Dear Sir or Madam. My name is Richard Madge and I am trying to trace mine & my father's birth certificates. My father's name is Clarence Dealtry Madge, born 20th September 1910 in Calcutta, baptised on the 24th September 1910 at Sacred Heart church, 3 Dharamtala street Calcutta. I was born on the 6th February 1949 in Calcutta & baptised on the 19th February 1949, at St Ignatius church, 51, Ekbalpore road, Kidderpore, Calcutta. All I have are mine & my father's baptism certificates. I would be very greatful for any assistance you can give me, in tracing our birth certificates. --ooOoo-- Dear Richard You may find details of your grandfather's birth on familysearch.org in the India Births and Baptisms 1786-1947 section. Here you will find: name: Clarence Dealtry Culby Madge gender: Male baptism/christening date: 19 Feb 1871 baptism/christening place: Calcutta, Bengal, India birth date: 09 Dec 1870 birthplace: Chr. Calcutta Bengal India death date: name note: race: father's name: Walter Culby Madge father's birthplace: father's age: mother's name: Jane Dealtry mother's birthplace: mother's age: indexing project (batch) number: C75022-3 system origin: India-EASy source film number: 499041 reference number: v 135 p 13 FamilySearch copies the data from the India Office Records which are sometimes more complete in the original version which are held in the British Library. Generally, they are taken from the Baptismal Records, although Birth Certificates from the local Registrar which became increasingly common from about the 1880s, are included in this series. FindMyPast are currently digitizing these records to make available on line and it is still hoped that these will be available early in 2013. If you would care to look at the familsearch.org website, you may well find further details about your family. I hope that this helps Good Hunting Peter Bailey Chairman Families in British India Society www.fibis.org