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=== Census Records  ===
=== Census Records  ===


For online access to the 1841 to 1911 London censuses, see the [[England Census Records and Indexes Online|England Census]] article.  
For access to the 1841 to 1911 London censuses, see the [[England Census|England Census]] article.  


Earlier censuses, dated 1801 to 1831, survive for several London parishes.<ref>Colin R. Chapman, ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles,'' 5th ed. (Dursley, UK: Lochin Publishing, 2002), 65-74.</ref> Most are kept at the [[Guildhall Library|Guildhall Library]].<ref>Cliff Webb, ''My Ancestors were Londoners: A Guide to London Sources for Family Historians'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 2009), 11-13. Webb identifies the repositories and references for each census return.</ref> Findmypast has digitised [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/london-westminster-marylebone-census-1821-and-1831 'London, Westminster Marylebone Census 1821 & 1831.'] Record survival is identified on individual [[London Parishes|London parish]] pages.  
Earlier censuses, dated 1801 to 1831, survive for several London parishes. Record survival is identified on [[London_Parishes|London parish]] pages.


[[London Records at the FamilySearch Library|London Records at the FamilySearch Library]] describes London census holdings, parish-by-parish, available at that facility. Click here to see a list of the census surname indexes for local places and parishes in this county.
[[London Records at the Family History Library|London Records at the Family History Library]] describes London census holdings, parish-by-parish, available at that facility.  
 
=== Local Census Indexes<br>  ===
 
The [[London Census Surname Index|London Census Surname Index]] page describes local census indexes in the FamilySearch Library collection.  


=== Census Substitutes  ===
=== Census Substitutes  ===


A variety of lists of historic residents of London have been preserved. Most list adult taxable males. A few identify family units. The Domesday Book (1086) does not include the City of London.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, 'Domesday Book,' in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book, accessed 13 January 2012.</ref><br>
A variety of lists of historic residents of London have been preserved. Most list adult taxable males. A few identify family units.  


*'''1292, 1319 -''' [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=11 Two Early London Subsidy Rolls (1292, 1319)] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]
*'''1292, 1319 -'''&nbsp;[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=11 Two Early London Subsidy Rolls (1292, 1319)], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British&nbsp;History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1332 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=177 Finance and trade under Edward III - The London lay subsidy of 1332]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] (Local historical study, rather than a transcript of names.)  
*'''1332 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=177 Finance and trade under Edward III - The London lay subsidy of 1332], courtesy:&nbsp;[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;(Local historical study, rather than a transcript of names.)  
*'''1411-1412''' [https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-1132-1/dissemination/pdf/044/044_056_082.pdf London Lay Subsidy 1411-1412]
*'''1541, 1582 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=160 Two Tudor subsidy rolls for the city of London - 1541 and 1582], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1541, 1582 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=160 Two Tudor subsidy rolls for the city of London - 1541 and 1582] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1589 - '''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH34,25183 London Subsidy Roll, c.1589], courtesy: [http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archives] (see pages 148-164)  
*'''1576''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170729183857/http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ahnelson/SUBSIDY/subs.html London Subsidy Returns for 1576] at Alan H. Nelson website
*'''1642 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=1281 City of London War Loans 1642], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1582''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20170729183857/http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ahnelson/SUBSIDY/subs.html London Lay Subsidy Returns for 1582] at Alan H. Nelson website
*'''1662 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=16 London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1589 - '''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/388409-visitation-of-london-1568-with-additional-pedigrees-1569-90-the-arms-of-the-city-companies-and-a-london-subsidy-roll-1589?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] London Subsidy Roll, c.1589at [http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archives] (see pages 148-164)  
*'''1664 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=1275 London Hearth Tax: Westminster 1664], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1593-1600''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150418012535/http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ahnelson/SUBSIDY/indexes.html Lay Subsidy Returns for London, Middlesex, Surrey (north) 1593-1600] at Alan H. Nelson website
*'''1666 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=15 London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1638''' [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-tithe-assessments/1638-72 All Hallows Honey Lane Tithe Assessment 1638]
*'''1693/1694 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=26 Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4 - The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1640''' - List of the Principal Inhabitants of London 2:[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101019652807&view=1up&seq=53&q1=doylley 35-37], [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101019652807&view=1up&seq=69 51-53],  [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101019652807&view=1up&seq=86 68-72], [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101019652807&view=1up&seq=103 85-88], [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101019652807&view=1up&seq=129 107-110], [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101019652807&view=1up&seq=136 114-116].
*'''1695 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=31 London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1642 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=1281 City of London War Loans 1642] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1695 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=1276 London Marriage Duty Assessment 1695], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]&nbsp;
*'''1651 - '''[https://archive.org/details/londoncitizensin00whituoft London Citizens in 1651, transcript of Harleian MS. 4778] at [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive]
*'''1696 - '''[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-aor.aspx Association Oath Rolls for City of London Livery Companies, 1696],&nbsp;courtesy: [http://britishorigins.com/ British Origins] ($); also available in book form:&nbsp;{{FHL|1416796|item|disp=FHL Book 942.21 B4r v. 40}}.
*'''1662 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=16 London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]
*'''1664 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=1275 London Hearth Tax: Westminster 1664] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1666 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=15 London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1666''' - ''London and Middlesex Hearth Tax,'' 2 vols. (2014). {{FSC|2460250|item|disp=FS Library British Books 942 B4b v. 129-130}}
*'''1666 - '''[http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/752/ Cheape Ward 1666, names of persons whose houses were destroyed by the fire of London 1666] at [http://www.sas.ac.uk/ School of Advanced Study, University of London] - free. (Filename Destroyed_Houses_Cheap_And_Cordwainer_1666.xls)
*'''1672''' [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-tithe-assessments/1638-72 St Pancras Soper Lane Tithe Assessment 1672]
*'''1672''' [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-tithe-assessments/1638-72 St Mary le Bow Tithe Assessment 1672]
*'''1681''' [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-tithe-assessments/1638-72 All Hallows Honey Lane Tithe Assessment 1681]
*'''1693/1694 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=26 Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4 - The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1695 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=31 London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]
*'''1695 - '''[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol45 London Inhabitants Outside the Walls 1695] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]  
*'''1695 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=1276 London Marriage Duty Assessment 1695] at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]
*'''1696 - '''[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-aor.aspx Association Oath Rolls for City of London Livery Companies, 1696], courtesy: [http://britishorigins.com/ British Origins] (£); also available in book form: {{FSC|1416796|item|disp=FS Library Book 942.21 B4r v. 40}}.


The 1709 London Census of [[New York Emigration and Immigration#Germans|Palatines]] was published by [[New York Genealogical and Biographical Society|The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society]]. Most of these Germans stayed a few years in London and then emigrated to the Colony of [[New York Genealogy|New York]]. This serialized article is available online:  
Gibson identified lists of London census substitutes:  


*'''1709''' - 'List of Germans from the Palatinate Who Came to England in 1709,' ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan. 1909):49-54; Vol. 40, No. 2 (Apr. 1909):93-100; Vol. 40, No. 3 (Jul. 1909):160-167; Vol. 40, No. 4 (Oct. 1909):241-248; Vol. 41, No. 1 (Jan. 1910):10-19. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/ New York Genealogical and Biographical Society] (£); {{FSC|161380|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 40-41}}. Internet Archive has digitized [https://www.archive.org/details/newyorkgenealog040newy Vol. 40] and [https://www.archive.org/details/newyorkgenealog41newy Vol. 41] - free.<ref>WeRelate contributors, 'Source:New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society),' in ''WeRelate,'' http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:New_York_Genealogical_and_Biographical_Record_%28New_York_Genealogical_and_Biographical_Society%29, accessed 9 February 2012.</ref>
*Gibson, J.S.W. and Heather Creaton. ''Lists of Londoners''. Bury, UK: Federation of Family History Societies in Association with the Centre for Metropolitan History, c1999. {{FHL|833177|item|disp=FHL Book 942.1/L1 D43g 1999}}.<br>


Gibson identifies additional London census substitutes:
== References ==
 
*Gibson, J.S.W. and Heather Creaton. ''Lists of Londoners''. Bury, UK: Federation of Family History Societies in Association with the Centre for Metropolitan History, c1999. {{FSC|833177|item|disp=FS Library Book 942.1/L1 D43g 1999}}.<br>
 
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Census Records[edit | edit source]

For access to the 1841 to 1911 London censuses, see the England Census article.

Earlier censuses, dated 1801 to 1831, survive for several London parishes. Record survival is identified on London parish pages.

London Records at the Family History Library describes London census holdings, parish-by-parish, available at that facility.

Census Substitutes[edit | edit source]

A variety of lists of historic residents of London have been preserved. Most list adult taxable males. A few identify family units.

Gibson identified lists of London census substitutes:

  • Gibson, J.S.W. and Heather Creaton. Lists of Londoners. Bury, UK: Federation of Family History Societies in Association with the Centre for Metropolitan History, c1999. FHL Book 942.1/L1 D43g 1999.

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