Pakistan Genealogical Records

Pakistan Birth & Baptism Records

British India Births and Baptisms (1710-1960)

Digital images, searchable by a name and place index, of registers recording over 700,000 baptisms in British India. They comprise largely of baptisms performed in Anglican and Presbyterian churches, but include records of other faiths, such as Catholic and Armenian Apostolic.

European Births and Baptisms in India (1786-1947)

An index of baptisms from European churches in India. The records typically record the child's name, date of birth & baptism, and parents' names. Original records can be viewed at the British Library or LDS centres.

British Civil Service Evidence of Age Index (1752-1948)

An index to evidences provided to the British Civil Service Commission to establish the age of prospective and current civil servants. The index includes date & place of birth and provides a reference to surviving documents.

Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects (1627-1965)

Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials containing over 160,000 entries from over 30 countries. These largely relate to British subjects.

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Pakistan Marriage & Divorce Records

British India Marriages (1710-1983)

Digital images, searchable by a name and place index, of registers recording over 450,000 marriages in British India. They comprise largely of marriages performed in Anglican and Presbyterian churches, but include records of other faiths, such as Catholic and Armenian Apostolic.

European Marriages in India (1792-1948)

An index to marriages solemnised in European churches in India. The records typically record the date of marriage, names of those to be wed and their father's names. Original records can be viewed at the British Library or LDS centres.

Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects (1627-1965)

Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials containing over 160,000 entries from over 30 countries. These largely relate to British subjects.

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens abroad registered with the British Consul or the UK High Commission.

Pakistan Death & Burial Records

British India Deaths and Burials (1710-1959)

Digital images, searchable by a name and place index, of registers recording over 450,000 burials in British India. They comprise largely of burials recorded by Anglican and Presbyterian churches, but include records of other faiths, such as Catholic and Armenian Apostolic.

European Deaths and Burials in India (1719-1948)

An index of burials registered by European churches in India. They typically record the name of the deceased, date of death and date of burial. Original records can be viewed at the British Library or LDS centres.

Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects (1627-1965)

Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials containing over 160,000 entries from over 30 countries. These largely relate to British subjects.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Commonwealth WWII Civilian Deaths (1939-1945)

This database contains seven volumes listing civilians in the British Commonwealth and Empire who died during World War II.

Newspapers Covering Pakistan

Allen's Indian Mail (1845-1873)

A periodical containing birth, marriage & death announcements, military appointments, announcements & casualties, passenger lists and many other details, including news of the British Empire in the East. Most editions up to 1873.

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper (1842-1900)

A moderate liberal newspaper published in London, but covering news throughout the British Empire. Regularly published births, marriages and deaths.

Reynold's News (1850-1900)

A 'radical' liberal magazine published for the working class.

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay (1841-1954)

A periodical that covers various facet's of India's history.

Morning Chronicle (1801-1865)

A national newspaper with a Whig allegiance. The newspaper was the first to report on the proceedings of Parliament. It gave a large amount of column-space to politics, but covered literature and other topics.

Pakistan Wills & Probate Records

British India Wills & Probate (1774-1948)

Digital images of wills, inventories, administrations and other probate documents of residents of the Indian Empire. The documents can be searched by a name and place index. They relate largely to British subjects, but also contain other Europeans, Indians, Jews etc.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (PPV) (1384-1858)

A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. A copy of each will may be purchased for digital download.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (Subscription) (1384-1858)

An index and digital images of PCC wills, available on a subscription basis.

Dougal's Unclaimed Money Register (1650-1910)

A register of over 70,000 unclaimed estates.

Index to Heirs at law (1700-1872)

A list of names, primarily of those who left unclaimed estates, but also relating to debts and legal cases.

Pakistan Immigration & Travel Records

Australian Convict Transportation Registers (1791-1868)

Registers recording those who by their criminal deeds were sentenced to be transported to Australia. Records include name, date & place of conviction, term of sentence, ship sailed on, departure date and the name of the colony they were to be sent to.

Transportations to New South Wales (1788-1842)

Digital images of registers recording British convicts being transported to New South Wales. Records may include age, crime, physical description, nativity, marital status, number of children, trade and more. Searchable by a name and place index.

New South Wales Convict Ship Records (1790-1849)

This database consists of ship muster lists of convicts being transported from the British Empire to New South Wales.

Devonians in the Colonies (1900-1901)

An index to records detailing the ancestry of some 300 people of Devonian descent living in British colonies and the Unite States.

Pakistan Military Records

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

British India Army & Navy Pensions (1772-1945)

A collection of various records that can detail biographical, genealogical and military details of British soldiers in the Indian Empire. The records can be searched by a name index, which is linked to digital images of documents.

UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls (1914-1920)

An index to over 6.5 million medals and awards bestowed on British military personnel. The awards are the British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, 1914 Star, Territorial War Force Medal and Allied Subjects Medal; the latter of which contains many French, Belgians and Dutch.

Indian Army List, 1 Jan 1912 (1912)

A transcript of a work that cataloged the names, military particulars and sometimes other details such as date of birth for over 40,000 officers in the British Indian Army.

Great Britain Army War List (1893)

A listing of officers from the War Office, HQ staff, volunteer infantry brigades, RMC, field marshals, colonels, unemployed officers and more.

Perry's Bankrupt Gazette (1828-1867)

A publication giving brief details of bankruptcies, including the names of parties and companies involed.

Dougal's Unclaimed Money Register (1650-1910)

A register of over 70,000 unclaimed estates.

Calendar of State Papers Colonial (1513-1739)

Calendars to records relating to British colonies.

Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations (1704-1782)

Records of the meetings of a body that promoted British trade.

Index to Heirs at law (1700-1872)

A list of names, primarily of those who left unclaimed estates, but also relating to debts and legal cases.

Pakistan Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Clergy Directory (1909)

A directory of the Church of England, its institutions and ministers.

The East India Register (1844)

A searchable copy of a book that lists those in the employ of the East India company. It also contains much official information and birth, marriage and death notices.

The Court & City Register (1783)

Books containing information of use to the upper class of the time, including notes on the royal families of Europe, British peers, MPs, military officials, government officials, important institutions and their officers, leading professionals of the Empire, calendars and more.

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Medical Directory (1898)

A directory of licensed medical professional in Britain, Ireland, the Empire & British military. Also contains statistical and general information of the universities, colleges, schools, hospitals, dispensaries, lunatic asylums, societies, sanitary medical service etc.

Pakistan Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Pakistan Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay (1841-1954)

A periodical that covers various facet's of India's history.

Calendar of State Papers Colonial (1513-1739)

Calendars to records relating to British colonies.

Pakistan Occupation & Business Records

East India Company & Civil Service Pensions (1762-1947)

Registers recording pension applications and payments for the British East India Company and the Civil Service in British India. Can contain details on the pensioner, their family, marriages, deaths, births and other details. Contains digital images of the registers.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

East India Register and Directory (1855)

A list of the servants of the East India Company, including civilians, military and marine personnel, European residents and mariners with interests in India. This is a searchable database, linked to digital images of the book.

East India Company Pensions (1793-1833)

Contains the name, rank, when the pension was granted, rate and source of annual pension, the period the pension was granted and the grounds on which the pension was granted for East India Company employees. Contains digital images of the registers.

India Office List (1933)

A directory of the civil service of the Government of India and military, including the dates of appointment, promotions and qualifications, recipients of medals and awards. Includes the rules and regulations of the Civil Service.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Pakistan

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Pakistan Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

British Imperial Calendar (1895)

A listing of the key persons of royal (and associated) institutions, from the royal family & peerage to parliament and the British Museum.

Pakistan Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Biographical Directories Covering Pakistan

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Pakistan Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Pakistan Reference Works

FIBIS Wiki (1600-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching your Ancestry in British India. Contains numerous categorised sources.

Most Common Surnames in Pakistan

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Khan14,211,6061:13
2Ali10,946,2081:16
3Hussain7,129,7891:25
4Ahmad6,976,4941:26
5Mohammad3,950,2561:45
6Muhammad3,486,6821:51
7Bakhash3,175,0721:56
8Shah3,150,8401:57
9Bibi3,131,4091:57
10Ahmed2,450,7201:73
11Allah2,379,1881:75
12Iqbal2,080,8171:86
13Ullah1,718,3921:104
14Din1,517,7041:118
15Nawaz1,368,3251:131
16Akhtar1,151,1001:155
17Abbas1,092,0811:164
18Khaw1,072,2931:167
19Mehmood1,066,7101:167
20Aslam1,066,1211:168
21Gul1,013,2941:176
22Begum899,8911:199
23Rehman853,6361:209
24Ashraf848,6931:210
25Hassan831,7071:215
26Uddin813,7391:220
27Bi728,3761:245
28Saleem726,5461:246
29Akram707,6371:252
30Rasool701,6571:255
31Ramzan688,7581:259
32Imran632,5861:282
33Bux629,2961:284
34Akbar628,3891:284
35Siddique615,7581:290
36Zaman610,1641:293
37Parveen608,3771:294
38Anwar605,4981:295
39Hayat594,2031:301
40Afzal574,2511:311
41Javed559,7221:319
42Maseeh553,6941:323
43Arshad527,5931:339
44Raza525,2831:340
45Khatoon514,6971:347
46Asif506,5701:353
47Riaz502,6621:355
48Haider502,5141:356
49Shahzad502,1711:356
50Rasheed501,9241:356
51Jaan500,2281:357
52Yousaf485,2571:368
53Sharif474,7681:376
54Sadiq474,3531:377
55Farooq468,7171:381
56Qadir459,2941:389
57Saeed448,9771:398
58Arif439,4071:407
59Mustafa437,5151:408
60Ibrahim431,9351:414
61Nadeem423,6561:422
62Nabi413,0491:433
63Alam408,7971:437
64Sher407,8571:438
65Ramadan399,5111:447
66Malik398,1641:449
67Rafeeq384,6591:464
68Khalid376,9391:474
69Majeed375,2481:476
70Dad374,4221:477
71Asghar372,7591:479
72Yar369,6111:483
73Hameed369,3811:484
74Latif366,5661:487
75Shahid361,1211:495
76Yaqoob357,9271:499
77Jan355,3571:503
78Aziz353,2841:506
79Tariq352,8851:506
80Shafi348,4301:513
81Dutt344,0261:519
82Alrehman343,6031:520
83Usman342,6931:521
84Ishaq339,8641:526
85Irfan333,6401:535
86Sultan330,7921:540
87Ur Rehman330,2581:541
88Mahmood330,2241:541
89Yaseen326,7921:547
90Sarwar313,9191:569
91Bano311,6251:573
92Ismail309,5211:577
93Ameen309,2001:578
94Razzaq302,4161:591
95Naeem300,3591:595
96Ahammad298,6601:598
97Younis293,3141:609
98Qasim285,7701:625
99Hanif284,5601:628
100Bilal283,1751:631
101Azam280,5571:637
102Butt278,4821:641
103Kausar273,7761:653
104Zada270,1231:661
105Al Rahman267,1351:669
106Qureshi264,2741:676
107Shabbir262,6331:680
108Fatima262,1351:681
109Yousuf261,5241:683
110Haneef258,8681:690
111Maie255,9551:698
112Tahir253,5881:704
113Ilyas250,3571:714
114Bashir250,0761:714
115Naz247,6761:721
116Nasir246,1121:726
117Shareef245,0621:729
118Noor238,0681:750
119Ditta236,3801:756
120Mushtaq230,2871:776
121Shafique229,9591:777
122Deen226,3941:789
123Server221,2561:807
124Rashid217,5671:821
125Sardar217,0341:823
126Zaib216,9811:823
127Ghafoor216,2981:826
128Bhatti213,1811:838
129Rafique212,3341:841
130Basheer211,4401:845
131Ijaz210,9021:847
132Kumar206,0411:867
133Jameel205,5951:869
134Memon203,8741:876
135Baig201,9391:885
136Zahid200,9471:889
137Khaliq197,5181:904
138Wali195,6121:913
139Amin195,6031:913
140Murtaza193,9761:921
141Bahadur193,4071:924
142Waheed193,2751:924
143Nawab192,1051:930
144Lal191,9941:930
145Abbasi191,5391:933
146Ghani189,7131:942
147Amir189,5361:943
148Muneer188,2911:949
149ul Haq187,5481:953
150Abdul Rahman186,3181:959
151Nazeer185,4411:963
152Ghaffar185,4221:963
153Alhaq184,0181:971
154Sajjad183,1781:975
155Sajid182,6981:978
156Zafar182,3811:980
157Asamaoil181,5971:984
158Farid181,2861:985
159Naveed180,6621:989
160Murad179,1341:997
161Fareed176,8731:1,010
162Elahi173,8051:1,028
163Azeem173,0881:1,032
164Karim172,0031:1,039
165Kareem171,8901:1,039
166Sabir169,8901:1,052
167Awaya168,9491:1,057
168Nazir168,1611:1,062
169Ishfaq167,1581:1,069
170Abadalalh165,5571:1,079
171Abdullah165,2551:1,081
172Syed164,3571:1,087
173Bakhsh160,8431:1,111
174Irshad159,0511:1,123
175Umer157,5341:1,134
176Zubair156,8091:1,139
177Begam156,5311:1,141
178Masih155,8401:1,146
179Sheikh154,9941:1,153
180Wahid154,3411:1,157
181Anjum153,8861:1,161
182Badshah153,2921:1,165
183Habib150,6091:1,186
184Awan150,5201:1,187
185Datah149,6121:1,194
186Amjad149,4231:1,196
187Rizwan148,2091:1,205
188Rahim146,2441:1,222
189Waseem146,0251:1,223
190Sohail145,3291:1,229
191Raheem143,8471:1,242
192Rauf143,4161:1,246
193Pervez143,2451:1,247
194Rakha143,1741:1,248
195Shaheen142,2871:1,256
196Rafiq139,7931:1,278
197Hashim138,0881:1,294
198Abid137,0811:1,303
199Sattar136,9871:1,304
200Shakeel136,6621:1,307