New member needing help

[Nimrod]

Hi, I am a completely new member an wondered if anyone out there has any knowledge on how to find a birth in India.
I am looking for a Frederick Selwood who on the British 1901 census said that he was born about 1866 in Lucknow, on the 1911 census he said he came from Bombay but at least his year of birth was consistent.
Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

Many thanks
Nimrod

[Megan Roberts]

The British Library holds records for India when it was a colony.

https://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/

[Chris Doran]

You can also try the Families in British India Society website: new.fibis.org [www. in front]

[geneius]

Familysearch.org has the marriage

21 March 1896
St Marks Lincoln
Frederick George SELWOOD son of Frederick George SELWOOD to
Amy WILLIS dau of John WILLIS

You can order the Marriage record via the local familysearch resource centre, scroll down the opening page

This site also has India's BMD

[geneius]

gravestonephotos.com has details of the death of Frederick 1867 - 1933 / Amy 1877 - 1951 & son John 1912 - 1944

They are buried in St Mary Magdalen Altofts there is a site map as well

googling the name I found a now defunct RSA site ancestry24, however I was able to get the researchers e mail addy which I have sent via pm

Findmypast has seperate records for BMD overseas however FG SELWOOD is not listed so could his father either have been Indian by birth or Irish?

[Sue Mackay]

hallo Nimrod, and a warm welcome to BG. As your query was about India and there have been several replies which might interest others, I have moved this thread from Introduce Yourself to Indian Genealogy