Hi Christine and others... Just in case the BDM events were for British soldiers stationed in Ceylon at the time...I will recap on my earlier message to Margo. "Army Chaplains Records of BDMs for Stations Abroard." These are GRO records for the British Army. They are an index of events for British soldiers, and they give you the index details to allow you to write to the GRO now the National Archives UK and obtain the birth Certificate... The microfiche you would need are for Births of Children:- Index to certified copies of registers of births (officers, soldiers, & their families) from chaplains to the forces at stations abroad, 1796-1880. Aar - Jed (GRO no F540) - fiche 1 Jef - Wil (GRO no F541) - fiche 2 Wil - Zam (GRO no F542) fiche 3 There are lots of other fiche such as for Marriages and Deaths... The full set of fiche are:- . G.R.O. Army Regimental Registers of Births and marriages 1761-1924, and deaths 1796-1987.There are several series, some of them overlapping, with an uncertain amount of duplication & omission.The name, place, year and regiment are required to carry out a conclusive search.These relate to events in U.K. and abroad. 2. Army Chaplains returns of Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths & Burials 1796-1880 which all relate to events abroad. These do not give the regiment, only name. place, and date range. Index to entries in the army regimental registers of births and baptisms, 1761 - 1924 - 8 microfiche - Supplement A-Z NOTE: "Should be used in addition to the (previous) index." This is where I found the children of my Guard (Index to certified copies of registers of births (officers, soldiers, & their families) from chaplains to the forces at stations abroad, 1796-1880. Aar - Jed (GRO no F540) - fiche 1 Jef - Wil (GRO no F541) - fiche 2 Wil - Zam (GRO no F542) fiche 3) 6137109 Index to Certified copies of Deaths at Stations abroad 1786-1880 6137131 Consular Death Indices - 1871-1875 (3 fiche: GRO nos F031-F033) 6137132 Consular Death Indices - 1876-1880 (3 fiche: GRO nos F034-F036) 6137330 Index to Certified Copies of Registers of Births (officers, soldiers & their families from Chaplains... at Stations Abroad 1796-1880 (3 fiche: Aar-Jed (GRO no F540) * as above Jef-Wil (GRO no F541) *as above Wil-Zam (GRO no F542).* as above 6137403 Index to Entries in the Army Regimental Registers of Births & Baptisms - 1761-1924 - Supplement A-Z (8 fiches) NOTE "Should be used in addition to (previous) index. 6137413 Index to Certified Copies of Registers of Marriages (officers, soldiers & their families) at stations abroad 1796-1955. 1796-1880 (2 fiche GRO nos F1023-F1024). 6137491 Great Britain Military Records - a list of regiments, corps and departments from which records of marriages, births, baptisms and deaths have been extracted - the GRO numbers for this fiche are F1190-F1191. If searching the catalogue on CD-Rom for the fiche , do a Keyword search for Great Britain - Civil Registration - Indexes Great Britain, Military Records, Army (241 matching titles) England, Military Records, Army (171 matching titles) Cheers Gay Research Names: http://www.perthdps.com/research/fie01.html -- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Miller" <chrismiller@forestcats.freeserve.co.uk> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Jefferies & O'Brien 1840s > Hello Jane, > > You're quite right about no replies from the records office in Sri Lanka. > Over the past few years I've emailed & also written several 'proper > letters' > to them, with no response at all. > > My G Grandfather was born there in 1847/8 [Point de Galle] and I would > love > to find his birth record in order to find out who his Mother was. My G G > Grandfather was a planter, which makes it even more difficult. > > Would appreciate a contact address for the Bishop if you still have it. > > Best wishes, > Christine > > Jane wrote - > > >>I tried the front door policy but not the National Records office as they >> never answer any Emails, not sure why they even have an Email address! >> However, if you know the church the family belonged to, it is possible to >> find records through this avenue. I contacted the Church of England >> Bishop >> of Sri Lanka and had joy with a marriage for my Great Grandparents< > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I have saved the following instructions, given to me by an LDS member many years ago...I hope it helps others on the list.. I do not have any personal interest in EIC information but I have seen there is a lot on the LDS catalogue . 1. First go to the LDS site: http://www.familysearch.org/ . On the right hand side of the screen you will find several options.. >From those options select Family History Library Catalog a.. Click on the Family History Library Catalog (don't worry, you can check out some of the others later!) 4. When the FHLC screen comes up you will be given 3 search options. Now comes the fun - it is easy to miss finding a category of records by searching under 'wrong' or just 'different' criteria. Try these: a) All searches - Author - India_Office - Accountant General's Department b) Place - India - (eg) Military records - Indexes c) Place - Great Britian (&/or England) - then a subject, eg Military Records etc 5. Each search method will bring up a different list of continuation options. For example, a) above will bring up another list including pension records. wills indexes, click on the one you want. At each stage of the search a new screen with catalogue information and clickable links will pop up. 6. When the catalogue information screen is arrived at, there will usually by a clickable tab on the top right of the main frame which says: "View Film Notes". Click on this and you will then get a list of all the film numbers and brief description of what is contained on the film. You now have all the info needed to order a film for viewing at your local LDS Family History Centre. Of course, you didn't need to read the above waffle past item 3. as full instructions for using the Catalog are shown in the right frame as you progress through the site. Secondly, most (?all) LDS FHCs should have the Catalog available both on CD ROM and on microfiche (there are 3 fiche making up the India catalogue and they are good for a browse!!) Good luck and happy searching.