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[[Image:Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings.jpg]]  
[[Image:Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings, London]]


=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:''' [mailto:librarian@sog.org.uk librarian@sog.org.uk]<br>'''Address:'''  
'''E-mail:''' [mailto:librarian@sog.org.uk librarian@sog.org.uk]<br>'''Address:'''  


:Society of Genealogists<br>40 Wharf Road<br>London N1 7GS<br>United Kingdom
:Society of Genealogists<br>14 Charterhouse Buildings<br>Goswell Road<br>London EC1M 7BA<br>United Kingdom


'''Telephone:''' 020 7251 8799<br>'''Fax:''' 020 7250 1800  
'''Telephone:'''&nbsp; 020 7251 8799<br>'''Fax:'''&nbsp; 020 7250 1800  


'''Hours and holidays:''' Mon. closed; Tue. closed; Wed. 10:30-4:00 PM; Thu. 10:30 to 4:00 PM; Fri. 10:30 to 4:00 PM; 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month 10:30 to 4:00 PM  
'''Hours and holidays:'''&nbsp; Tue., Wed., Sat. 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Thu. 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation: '''accessible by the Underground (Angel and Old Street stations), bus, rail, and car. For further details, see: [https://www.sog.org.uk/research-hub/visit-us Visit our Library and Archive].
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''


'''Internet sites and databases:'''  
'''Internet sites and databases:'''
 
* [http://www.sog.org.uk/library/intro.shtml Internet site]  
*[http://www.sog.org.uk/library/intro.shtml Internet site]  
* [http://62.32.98.6/S10312UKStaff/OPAC/ Online catalogue].
*{{SOGCAT}}
*[http://www.origins.net/ Origins.net] - the Society's pay-per-view website. Includes British Origins, National Wills Index, Irish Origins, Scots Origins.


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


*Premiere collection of English parish register transcripts, monumental inscriptions, family and local histories, and will indexes
*Large collection of English parish register transcripts
*[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry.co.uk] and [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ findmypast] subscriptions
*Boyd's Marriage Index
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd%27s_Marriage_Index Boyd's Marriage Index]
*Boyd's Citizens of London
*Boyd's Inhabitants of London  
*Great Card Index
*Boyd's London Burials
*Surname studies
*Bernau's Index (mainly Chancery Proceedings 1715-1758)<br>
*Apprentices of Great Britain
*The Great Card Index  
*Surname Document Collection
*Apprentices of Great Britain  
*One-name Studies
 
Many of these collections are now available on the subscription website [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ findmypast]. For full details, see: [http://www.sog.org.uk/online/datsets.pdf SoG Data On Line].


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


*Members may enter the Library for free<br>
{Optional}
*Library entrance fees for non-members are £5 (2 hours), £10 (4 hours), or £18 (full day)<br>
*Digital cameras are permitted<br>
*Common room<br>
*Free lockers are available<br>
*Photocopiers, computer printers, and film and fiche printers are available<ref>'Visiting the Society,' ''Society of Genealogists: The National Library and Education Centre for Family History,'' http://www.sog.org.uk/membership/visiting.shtml, accessed 21 January 2012.</ref>


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*[http://www.sog.org.uk/library/libindex.shtml The Library Index] - subject guides to topics such as British, Irish, emigration, occupation, overseas, and religious records.<br>
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}
*[http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/intro.shtml Geographical Resources] - details of Library holdings for each English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish county, as well as the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and overseas resources.
 
=== Alternate Repositories  ===


Cliff Webb, FSG, has prepared online guides to parish register holdings of the Society of Genealogists Library, published by the [http://www.wsfhs.org/ West Surrey Family History Society]:
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}


#[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA49.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Baptism Registers &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
#[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA50.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Marriage Registers - Pre-1837 &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb
#[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA51.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Burial Register Indexes &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
 
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*<br>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City<br>  
*<br>  
*[[Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies]], Canterbury<br>
*<br>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[The British Library]]
*<br>
*[[Guildhall Library]]
*[[London Metropolitan Archives]]
*[[England The National Archives|The National Archives]]


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Society of Genealogists Library
Society of Genealogists, Charterhouse Buildings, London

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail: librarian@sog.org.uk
Address:

Society of Genealogists
14 Charterhouse Buildings
Goswell Road
London EC1M 7BA
United Kingdom

Telephone:  020 7251 8799
Fax:  020 7250 1800

Hours and holidays:  Tue., Wed., Sat. 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Thu. 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Directions, maps, and public transportation:

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

  • Large collection of English parish register transcripts
  • Boyd's Marriage Index
  • Boyd's Citizens of London
  • Great Card Index
  • Surname studies
  • Apprentices of Great Britain

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Society of Genealogists Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

Similar Collections



Neighboring Collections


Sources[edit | edit source]