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Your brick wall is in India! Did your European or Anglo-Indian ancestors live or work in India or South Asia between 1600 and 1947? FIBIS can help your research.

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The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their ancestors and the background against which they led their lives in ‘British India’. As your research progresses, we hope you will contribute your successful results to our pages for the benefit of others.

04/10/2026

THE FRONTIER ABLAZE - LIFE AND DEATH ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER

There will be a change of speaker at the next open meeting on Saturday 24 October 2026. Mike Tickner will be replacing Dr David Veevers. Join this free meeting at the Union Jack Club opposite Waterloo Station and learn more about India's North-West frontier Province. Details are below.

https://www.fibis.org/event/fibis-autumn-open-meeting/

01/10/2026

Thank you for your continued support, it really means a lot to FIBIS. Onwards and upwards into the next month and good luck with your research!

29/08/2026

The programme of guest speakers is now confirmed for the Families in British India Society Open Meeting on 24 October 2026 at the Union Jack Club, London.

FIBIS BiteSize Presentations.

• The Indian Police Service. Xandra Sherman.

• British Library archival shelf-marks. Hedley Sutton.

• William Hickey's Diary. Dr Richard Morgan.

From Bengal to Balgonie: the girl from Calcutta who became a mill owner in late Georgian Scotland. Shankara Angadi. University of Warwick.

'Inhabitants of the Universe': The Racialisation of English Families in the World of Asian Trade, 1600 – 1800. Dr David Veevers. Bangor University.

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Major (Retd) Paul Whittle TD.

See the FIBIS website for more details.

28/08/2026

Do you want to discuss a family history research problem? Meet FIBIS at The Family History Show at Kempton Park Racecourse on 3 October 2026 10am - 4pm.

24/06/2026

Have you booked in for the FIBIS annual general meeting and open meeting on Saturday 27 June 2026? Three excellent speakers and air conditioning. Free entry. More details and booking details in the link below.

https://www.fibis.org/event/open-meeting-and-agm/

13/06/2026

Do you have a set of medals like this? Do you know the story behind them? Do you know what each medal means? Find out more at the FIBIS open meeting on Saturday 27 June 2026 at the Union Jack Club in London. Nathan Smith is the curator of the RASC and RCT medal collection will explore some of the medals associated with India and its Army. The audience can then discuss their family medals with the curator. Register for your free tickets using this link: https://www.fibis.org/event/open-meeting-and-agm/

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