ABOUT US

The British Ancestors in India Society

The Indiaman Magazine and the British Ancestors in India Society were both founded in 1995 by Paul Rowland. The magazine was originally the journal of the Society and was immediately well received as being a ground breaking genealogical magazine.

"I received my 'Indiaman' this morning and felt I must write to you straightaway to congratulate you on an excellent first issue. It is not only nicely produced but also full of very interesting articles and valuable information. I don't think, in 21 years association with the Federation of Family History Societies as either Chairman or President, that I can remember any society who produced such a good first issue..."

Colonel Iain Swinnerton, Federation of Family History Societies.

The Indiaman Magazine

Interest in the magazine and the Society grew at a phenomenal rate with professional researchers, academic bodies and institutions joining the many amateur family history researchers around the world who all communicated, and who still comunicate with one another, through the pages of The Indiaman Magazine.

In 1998, the decision was taken to fold the Society but to continue with the production of The Indiaman Magazine. From day one, with members in a multitude of countries The Indiaman Magazine was seen to be of greater service to the membership than the Society was itself. The magazine was the vessel that united the members, and today, the magazine continues to provide the same helpful and friendly service that it did when it was the journal of the Society. Today, readers of The Indiaman Magazine can be found in 25 countries around the world.

Readership

The majority of our readers are descendants of the Europeans, Indians and Anglo-Indians who lived and died in India initially serving the Honourable East India Company, the British Army and in some instances the Dutch and French East India Companies, up to the days of the British Raj and Indian Independence.