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 == Archives ==
-'''London Metropolitan Archives'''<br>40 Northampton Road<br>City of London EC1R 0HB UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 7332 3820<br>E-mail: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk]<br>[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Website]<br>
+'''London Metropolitan Archives'''<br>40 Northampton Road<br>City of London EC1R 0HB UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 7332 3820<br>Email: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk]<br>[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Website]<br>
 [https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/376088194/4/2/25?RECORD&DATABASE=RESEARCH_GUIDES Family History at London Metropolitan Archives]<br>
 [https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/376088194/4/1/13?RECORD&DATABASE=RESEARCH_GUIDES Parish Registers at London Metropolitan Archives (Information on history, content, etc.)]<br>
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 London  EC1R 0HB, UK<br>
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-E-mail:enquiries@archivesforlondon.org<br>
+Email:enquiries@archivesforlondon.org<br>
 [http://www.archivesforlondon.org/ Website]<br>
 [https://archivesforlondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/London-for-Researchers-Guide-2017.pdf London for Researchers Guide 2017] List of archives throughout London with links.
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 Telephone:+44 (0) 20 8856 3951<br>
-E-mail:office@rght.org.uk<br>
+Email:office@rght.org.uk<br>
 [https://www.greenwichheritage.org/ Website]
 :Our archive resources include photographs, manuscripts, records, prints, newspapers, and books. These documents cover Royal Greenwich, the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich, and their predecessors (Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke).
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 :The Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds a variety of sources for local and family historians and people researching the history of a building or house. Our archives date from the 14th century and relate to every town, village and parish in Bexley.
 ====Essex====
-'''Barking and Dagenham Archives and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Valence House<br>Becontree Avenue<br>Dagenham, London RM8 3HT UK<br>Telephone: 020 8227 2033<br>Email: [mailto:localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/leisure-parks-history-and-culture/museums-history-and-culture/local-archive-and-history-information Website]
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-'''Havering Local Studies Library'''<br>Central Library<br>St. Edwards' Way<br>Romford, London RM1 3AR UK<br>Telephone: 01708 432392<br>Email: [mailto:localstudies@havering.gov.uk localstudies@havering.gov.uk]<br>
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+*'''Barking and Dagenham Archives and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Valence House<br>Becontree Avenue<br>Dagenham, London RM8 3HT UK<br>Telephone: 020 8227 2033<br>Email: [mailto:localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/leisure-parks-history-and-culture/museums-history-and-culture/local-archive-and-history-information Website]<br>
-'''Newham Archives and Local Studies Library'''<br>Stratford Library (First floor)<br>3 The Grove<br>Stratford, London E15 1EL UK<br>Telephone: 020 3373 6881<br>Email: [mailto:archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.newham.gov.uk/libraries-arts-culture/local-history-archives/1 Website]
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+*'''Havering Local Studies Library'''<br>Central Library<br>St. Edwards' Way<br>Romford, London RM1 3AR UK<br>Telephone: 01708 432392<br>Email: [mailto:localstudies@havering.gov.uk localstudies@havering.gov.uk]<br>
-'''Redbridge Archives and History'''<br>Redbridge Central Library<br>Clements Road<br>Ilford, London IG1 1EA UK<br>Telephone: 020 8708 2414<br>Email: [mailto:info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk]<br>
+[https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20039/libraries/683/local_studies_library Website]<br>
-[https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/libraries/archives-and-history/ Website]
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-'''Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library'''<br>Vestry House Museum<br>Vestry Road<br>Walthamstow, London E17 9NH UK<brTelephone: 020 8496 4381<br>
+*'''Newham Archives and Local Studies Library'''<br>Stratford Library (First floor)<br>3 The Grove<br>Stratford, London E15 1EL UK<br>Telephone: 020 3373 6881<br>Email: [mailto:archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.newham.gov.uk/libraries-arts-culture/local-history-archives/1 Website]<br>
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+*'''Redbridge Archives and History'''<br>Redbridge Central Library<br>Clements Road<br>Ilford, London IG1 1EA UK<br>Telephone: 020 8708 2414<br>Email: [mailto:info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk]<br>
+[https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/libraries/archives-and-history/ Website]<br>
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+*'''Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library'''<br>Vestry House Museum<br>Vestry Road<br>Walthamstow, London E17 9NH UK<brTelephone: 020 8496 4381<br>
 Email: [mailto:vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk]<br>
 [https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/content/waltham-forest-archives-and-local-studies-library Website]
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+====Hertfordshire====
 '''Barnet Local Studies Centre'''<br>The Burroughs<br>Hendon<br>London NW4 4BQ UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 8359 3960<br>Email: [mailto:library.archives@barnet.gov.uk library.archives@barnet.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/libraries/local-studies-and-archives.html Website]
 :'''Barnet was part of Hertfordshire until 1963.'''
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 '''The British Library'''<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB UK<br>Telephone:  0843 208 1144<br>Email: [mailto:Customer-Services@bl.uk Customer-Services@bl.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.bl.uk The British Library]
+[https://www.bl.uk Website]
 :The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the second largest library in the world by number of items catalogued. It holds well over 150 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK.
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 ==Civil Registration Offices==
-*[https://www.ukofficialrecords.co.uk/family_history/district/family-history-greater-london.asp '''Family History Certificates for Greater London'''] inludes contact information for registration offices around Great London.
+The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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+Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/LND.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in London].
+===Ordering Certificates and Individual Office Information===
+*[https://www.ukofficialrecords.co.uk/family_history/district/family-history-greater-london.asp '''Family History Certificates for Greater London'''] Includes links for copying certificates and contact information for registration offices around Great London.
 == References ==