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==Introduction==
 
''[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]'' has indexed 90% of London christenings and marriages. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk Findmypast] has central and inner London church records. [http://landing.ancestry.com/lma/default.aspx Ancestry.com] has many outer London church record collections.


== Parishes  ==
== Parishes  ==
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Historically, there were 109 parishes in London. Over the centuries, many of the parishes consolidated.  
Historically, there were 109 parishes in London. Over the centuries, many of the parishes consolidated.  


[[All Hallows Barking|All Hallows Barking]]{{·}} [[All Hallows Bread Street with St John the Evangelist|All Hallows Bread Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane|All Hallows Honey Lane]]{{·}} [[All Hallows, Lombard Street|All Hallows Lombard Street]]{{·}} [[All Hallows, London Wall|All Hallows London Wall]]{{·}} [[All Hallows Staining|All Hallows Staining]]{{·}} [[All Hallows the Great and All Hallows the Less|All Hallows the Great]]{{·}} [[All Hallows the Great and All Hallows the Less|All Hallows the Less]]{{·}} [[Barnard's Inn|Barnard's Inn]]{{·}} [[Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane|Christ Church Newgate Street]]{{·}} [[Furnival's Inn, Middlesex|Furnival's Inn]]{{·}} [[St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less|Holy Trinity the Less]]{{·}} [[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|Holy Trinity Minories]]{{·}} [[Lambe's Chapel|Lambe's Chapel]]{{·}} [[St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street|St Alban Wood Street]]{{·}} [[St Alphage London Wall|St Alphage London Wall]]{{·}} [[St Andrew by the Wardrobe with St Ann Blackfriars|St Andrew by the Wardrobe]]{{·}} [[Holborn St Andrew|St Andrew Holborn]]{{·}} [[St Mary at Hill with St Andrew Hubbard|St Andrew Hubbard]]{{·}} [[St Andrew Undershaft with St Mary Axe|St Andrew Undershaft]] {{·}} [[St Andrew by the Wardrobe with St Ann Blackfriars|St Ann Blackfriars]] {{·}} [[St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary|St Ann and St Agnes]] {{·}}[[St Antholin with St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook|St Antholin]] {{·}} [[St Augustine with St Faith|St Augustine]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange|St Bartholomew by the Exchange]]{{·}} [[St Bartholomew the Great|St Bartholomew the Great]]{{·}} [[St Bartholomew the Less|St Bartholomew the Less]]{{·}} [[St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink|St Benet Fink]]{{·}} [[St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap|St Benet Gracechurch]]{{·}} [[St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf|St Benet Paul's Wharf]]{{·}} [[St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog|St Benet Sherehog]]{{·}} [[St George Botolph-Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate|St Botolph Billingsgate]]{{·}} [[St Botolph Aldersgate|St Botolph Aldersgate]]{{·}} [[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|St Botolph without Aldgate]]{{·}} [[St Botolph without Bishopsgate|St Botolph without Bishopsgate]]{{·}} [[St Bride Fleet Street|St Bride Fleet Street]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange|St Christopher le Stocks]]{{·}} [[St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar|St Clement Eastcheap]]{{·}} [[St Dionis Backchurch|St Dionis Backchurch]]{{·}} [[St Dunstan in the East|St Dunstan in the East]]{{·}} [[St Dunstan in the West|St Dunstan in the West]]{{·}} [[St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons|St Edmund the King]]{{·}} [[St Ethelburga|St Ethelburga]]{{·}} [[St Augustine with St Faith|St Faith]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Pattens with St Gabriel Fenchurch|St Gabriel Fenchurch]]{{·}} [[St George Botolph-Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate|St George]]{{·}} [[St Giles without Cripplegate|St Giles without Cripplegate]]{{·}} [[St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul|St Gregory by St Paul]]{{·}} [[St Helen Bishopsgate|St Helen Bishopsgate]]{{·}} [[St James' Duke's Place|St James Duke's Place]]{{·}} [[St James Garlickhithe|St James Garlickhithe]]{{·}} [[St Antholin with St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook|St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook]]{{·}} [[All Hallows Bread Street with St John the Evangelist|St John the Evangelist]]{{·}} [[St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary|St John Zachary]]{{·}} [[Precinct of St Katherine by Tower|St Katherine by Tower Precinct]]{{·}} [[St Katherine Coleman|St Katherine Coleman]]{{·}} [[St Katherine Cree|St Katherine Cree]]{{·}} [[St Lawrence Jewry with St Mary Magdalene Milk Street|St Lawrence Jewry]]{{·}} [[St Mary Abchurch with St Lawrence Pountney|St Lawrence Pountney]]{{·}} [[St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap|St Leonard Eastcheap]]{{·}} [[Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane|St Leonard Foster Lane]]{{·}} [[St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane|St Magnus the Martyr]]{{·}} [[St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane|St Margaret New Fish Street]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange|St Margaret Lothbury]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Bread Street with St Margaret Moses|St Margaret Moses]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Pattens with St Gabriel Fenchurch|St Margaret Pattens]]{{·}} [[St Martin Ludgate|St Martin Ludgate]]{{·}} [[St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar|St Martin Orgar]]{{·}} [[St Martin Outwich|St Martin Outwich]]{{·}} [[St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy|St Martin Pomeroy]]{{·}} [[St Michael Royal with St Martin Vintry|St Martin Vintry]]{{·}} [[St Mary Abchurch with St Lawrence Pountney|St Mary Abchurch]]{{·}} [[St Mary Aldermanbury|St Mary Aldermanbury]]{{·}} [[St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle|St Mary Aldermary]]{{·}} [[St Mary at Hill with St Andrew Hubbard|St Mary at Hill]]{{·}} [[St Andrew Undershaft with St Mary Axe|St Mary Axe]]{{·}}[[St Swithun London Stone with St Mary Bothaw|St Mary Bothaw]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch|St Mary Colechurch]]{{·}} [[St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane|St Mary le Bow]]{{·}} [[St Lawrence Jewry with St Mary Magdalene Milk Street|St Mary Magdalene Milk Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul|St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw|St Mary Mounthaw]]{{·}} [[St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw|St Mary Somerset]]{{·}} [[St Michael Wood Street with St Mary Staining|St Mary Staining]]{{·}} [[St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw|St Mary Woolchurch Haw]]{{·}} [[St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw|St Mary Woolnoth]]{{·}} [[St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap|St Matthew Friday Street]]{{·}} [[St Michael Bassishaw|St Michael Bassishaw]]{{·}} [[St Michael Cornhill|St Michael Cornhill]]{{·}} [[St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane|St Michael Crooked Lane]]{{·}} [[St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael le Querne|St Michael le Querne]]{{·}} [[St Michael Royal with St Martin Vintry|St Michael Paternoster Royal]]{{·}} [[St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less|St Michael Queenhithe]]{{·}} [[St Michael Wood Street with St Mary Staining|St Michael Wood Street]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Bread Street with St Margaret Moses|St Mildred Bread Street]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch|St Mildred Poultry]]{{·}} [[St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons|St Nicholas Acons]]{{·}} [[St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave|St Nicholas Cole Abbey]]{{·}} [[St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave|St Nicholas Olave]]{{·}} [[St Olave Hart Street|St Olave Hart Street]]{{·}} [[St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy|St Olave Old Jewry]]{{·}} [[St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street|St Olave Silver Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane|St Pancras Soper Lane]]{{·}} [[St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul|St Paul's Cathedral]]{{·}} [[St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap|St Peter Cheap]]{{·}} [[St Peter Cornhill|St Peter Cornhill]]{{·}} [[St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink|St Peter le Poer]]{{·}} [[St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf|St Peter Paul's Wharf]]{{·}} [[St Sepulchre|St Sepulchre]]{{·}} [[St Stephen Coleman Street|St Stephen Coleman Street]]{{·}} [[St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog|St Stephen Walbrook]]{{·}} [[St Swithun London Stone with St Mary Bothaw|St Swithun London Stone]]{{·}} [[St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle|St Thomas the Apostle]]{{·}} [[St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael le Querne|St Vedast Foster Lane]]{{·}} [[Staple Inn|Staple Inn]]{{·}} [[Thavie's Inn|Thavie's Inn]]{{·}} [[Temple, The|The Temple]]  
[[All Hallows Barking|All Hallows Barking]]{{·}} [[All Hallows Bread Street with St John the Evangelist|All Hallows Bread Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane|All Hallows Honey Lane]]{{·}} [[All Hallows, Lombard Street|All Hallows Lombard Street]]{{·}} [[All Hallows, London Wall|All Hallows London Wall]]{{·}} [[All Hallows Staining|All Hallows Staining]]{{·}} [[All Hallows the Great and All Hallows the Less|All Hallows the Great]]{{·}} [[All Hallows the Great and All Hallows the Less|All Hallows the Less]]{{·}} [[Barnard's Inn|Barnard's Inn]]{{·}} [[Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane|Christ Church Newgate Street]]{{·}} [[Furnival's Inn, Middlesex|Furnival's Inn]]{{·}} [[St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less|Holy Trinity the Less]]{{·}} [[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|Holy Trinity Minories]]{{·}} [[Lambe's Chapel|Lambe's Chapel]]{{·}} [[St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street|St Alban Wood Street]]{{·}} [[St Alphage London Wall|St Alphage London Wall]]{{·}} [[St Andrew by the Wardrobe with St Ann Blackfriars|St Andrew by the Wardrobe]]{{·}} [[Holborn St Andrew|St Andrew Holborn]]{{·}} [[St Mary at Hill with St Andrew Hubbard|St Andrew Hubbard]]{{·}} [[St Andrew Undershaft with St Mary Axe|St Andrew Undershaft]] {{·}} [[St Andrew by the Wardrobe with St Ann Blackfriars|St Ann Blackfriars]] {{·}} [[St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary|St Ann and St Agnes]] {{·}}[[St Antholin with St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook|St Antholin]] {{·}} [[St Augustine with St Faith|St Augustine]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange|St Bartholomew by the Exchange]]{{·}} [[St Bartholomew the Great|St Bartholomew the Great]]{{·}} [[St Bartholomew the Less|St Bartholomew the Less]]{{·}} [[St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink|St Benet Fink]]{{·}} [[St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap|St Benet Gracechurch]]{{·}} [[St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf|St Benet Paul's Wharf]]{{·}} [[St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog|St Benet Sherehog]]{{·}} [[St George Botolph-Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate|St Botolph Billingsgate]]{{·}} [[St Botolph Aldersgate|St Botolph Aldersgate]]{{·}} [[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|St Botolph without Aldgate]]{{·}} [[St Botolph without Bishopsgate|St Botolph without Bishopsgate]]{{·}} [[St Bride Fleet Street|St Bride Fleet Street]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange|St Christopher le Stocks]]{{·}} [[St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar|St Clement Eastcheap]]{{·}} [[St Dionis Backchurch|St Dionis Backchurch]]{{·}} [[St Dunstan in the East|St Dunstan in the East]]{{·}} [[St Dunstan in the West|St Dunstan in the West]]{{·}} [[St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons|St Edmund the King]]{{·}} [[St Ethelburga|St Ethelburga]]{{·}} [[St Augustine with St Faith|St Faith]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Pattens with St Gabriel Fenchurch|St Gabriel Fenchurch]]{{·}} [[St George Botolph-Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate|St George]]{{·}} [[St Giles without Cripplegate|St Giles without Cripplegate]]{{·}} [[St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul|St Gregory by St Paul]]{{·}} [[St Helen Bishopsgate|St Helen Bishopsgate]]{{·}} [[St James' Duke's Place|St James Duke's Place]]{{·}} [[St James Garlickhithe|St James Garlickhithe]]{{·}} [[St Antholin with St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook|St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook]]{{·}} [[All Hallows Bread Street with St John the Evangelist|St John the Evangelist]]{{·}} [[St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary|St John Zachary]]{{·}} [[Precinct of St Katherine by Tower|St Katherine by Tower Precinct]]{{·}} [[St Katherine Coleman|St Katherine Coleman]]{{·}} [[St Katherine Cree|St Katherine Cree]]{{·}} [[St Lawrence Jewry with St Mary Magdalene Milk Street|St Lawrence Jewry]]{{·}} [[St Mary Abchurch with St Lawrence Pountney|St Lawrence Pountney]]{{·}} [[St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap|St Leonard Eastcheap]]{{·}} [[Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane|St Leonard Foster Lane]]{{·}} [[St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane|St Magnus the Martyr]]{{·}} [[St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane|St Margaret New Fish Street]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange|St Margaret Lothbury]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Bread Street with St Margaret Moses|St Margaret Moses]]{{·}} [[St Margaret Pattens with St Gabriel Fenchurch|St Margaret Pattens]]{{·}} [[St Martin Ludgate|St Martin Ludgate]]{{·}} [[St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar|St Martin Orgar]]{{·}} [[St Martin Outwich|St Martin Outwich]]{{·}} [[St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy|St Martin Pomeroy]]{{·}} [[St Michael Royal with St Martin Vintry|St Martin Vintry]]{{·}} [[St Mary Abchurch with St Lawrence Pountney|St Mary Abchurch]]{{·}} [[St Mary Aldermanbury|St Mary Aldermanbury]]{{·}} [[St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle|St Mary Aldermary]]{{·}} [[St Mary at Hill with St Andrew Hubbard|St Mary at Hill]]{{·}} [[St Andrew Undershaft with St Mary Axe|St Mary Axe]]{{·}}[[St Swithun London Stone with St Mary Bothaw|St Mary Bothaw]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch|St Mary Colechurch]]{{·}} [[St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane|St Mary le Bow]]{{·}} [[St Lawrence Jewry with St Mary Magdalene Milk Street|St Mary Magdalene Milk Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul|St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw|St Mary Mounthaw]]{{·}} [[St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw|St Mary Somerset]]{{·}} [[St Michael Wood Street with St Mary Staining|St Mary Staining]]{{·}} [[St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw|St Mary Woolchurch Haw]]{{·}} [[St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw|St Mary Woolnoth]]{{·}} [[St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap|St Matthew Friday Street]]{{·}} [[St Michael Bassishaw|St Michael Bassishaw]]{{·}} [[St Michael Cornhill|St Michael Cornhill]]{{·}} [[St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane|St Michael Crooked Lane]]{{·}} [[St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael le Querne|St Michael le Querne]]{{·}} [[St Michael Royal with St Martin Vintry|St Michael Paternoster Royal]]{{·}} [[St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less|St Michael Queenhithe]]{{·}} [[St Michael Wood Street with St Mary Staining|St Michael Wood Street]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Bread Street with St Margaret Moses|St Mildred Bread Street]]{{·}} [[St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch|St Mildred Poultry]]{{·}} [[St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons|St Nicholas Acons]]{{·}} [[St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave|St Nicholas Cole Abbey]]{{·}} [[St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave|St Nicholas Olave]]{{·}} [[St Olave Hart Street|St Olave Hart Street]]{{·}} [[St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy|St Olave Old Jewry]]{{·}} [[St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street|St Olave Silver Street]]{{·}} [[St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane|St Pancras Soper Lane]]{{·}} [[St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul|St Paul's Cathedral]]{{·}} [[St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap|St Peter Cheap]]{{·}} [[St Peter Cornhill|St Peter Cornhill]]{{·}} [[St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink|St Peter le Poer]]{{·}} [[St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf|St Peter Paul's Wharf]]{{·}} [[St Sepulchre|St Sepulchre]]{{·}} [[St Stephen Coleman Street|St Stephen Coleman Street]]{{·}} [[St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog|St Stephen Walbrook]]{{·}} [[St Swithun London Stone with St Mary Bothaw|St Swithun London Stone]]{{·}} [[St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle|St Thomas the Apostle]]{{·}} [[St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael le Querne|St Vedast Foster Lane]]{{·}} [[Staple Inn|Staple Inn]]{{·}} [[Thavie's Inn|Thavie's Inn]]{{·}} [[Temple, The|The Temple]] {{·}} [[Westminster Abbey or the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Middlesex Genealogy|Westminster Abbey]]
 
==Online Resources==
*'''1889-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62285/ Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1889-1970] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


== Records  ==
== Records  ==


Most of&nbsp;the City of London's&nbsp;parishes,&nbsp;Inns of court, and liberty precincts&nbsp;are held at the [[Guildhall Library]]. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 Ancestry.com] has digitized London's parish registers. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473014 FamilySearch] has indexed more than 90% of the christenings and marriages. Transcripts of many London parishes have been published and are now out of copyright (published before 1923). Consequently, many parish register transcripts have been digitized and are available for free at [http://books.google.com Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive]. To determine if your ancestor's parish has been digitized or indexed, refer to individual parish pages.  
Most of the City of London's parishes, Inns of court, and liberty precincts are held at the [[Guildhall Library]]. *'''1538-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[England Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images has indexed more than 90% of the christenings and marriages. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 Ancestry.com] has digitized London's parish registers with the exception of All Hallows Barking. Transcripts of many of the City of London parishes have been published and are now out of copyright (published before 1923). Consequently, many parish register transcripts have been digitised and are available for free at [http://books.google.com Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive]. To determine if your ancestor's parish has been digitised or indexed, refer to individual parish pages.  
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[[Image:{{LondonGreatFire}}]]The Great Fire of London (1666) destroyed many London churches and their records. Registers from only 30 parishes pre-date 1620.<ref>Banks, Charles Edward. 'London Subsidies 1596 to 1641 and Rent Rolls 1638' {{FSC|187050|item|disp=FS Library Film 1550095 item 20}}.</ref><br>


[[Image:{{LondonGreatFire}}]]The Great Fire of London (1666) destroyed the records of many London parishes. Historians have concluded that a great deal of underregistration of baptisms, marriages, and burials occurred in early modern London parishes.<ref>E.A. Wrigley and R.S. Schofield, ''The Population History of England, 1541-1871: A Reconstruction'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981).</ref>
<br>Clandestine places to marry in London (1674-1753):  


<br> Clandestine places to marry in London:  
*[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ Fleet Prison]
 
*Fleet Prison  
*[[St James' Duke's Place|St James's Duke's Place]]  
*[[St James' Duke's Place|St James's Duke's Place]]  
*[[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|St Botolph Aldgate]]  
*[[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|St Botolph Aldgate]]  
*[[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|Holy Trinity Minories]]
*[[St Botolph Without Aldgate with Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex|Holy Trinity Minories]]  
*Mayfair Chapel, Curzon St
*Grosvennor Chapel, South Audley St
*Trinity Chapel, Conduit St<ref>Tony Benton, ''Irregular Marriages in London Before 1754.'' London: Society of Genealogists, 2000. {{FSC|1554067|item|disp=FS Library Book 942.1/L1 K2bt}}.</ref>


Large indexes to London church records include:  
<br><br>Large indexes to London church records include:  


*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index] ($) - excellent coverage of pre-1754 London marriages;<ref>Else Churchill, [http://www.sog.org.uk/events/pdf/2011-Show-Handouts/Stuck-in-London-resource-at-SoG.pdf "Stuck in London: resources at the SOG and elsewhere."] Presentation, Society of Genealogists, 2011. Slides available online.</ref> includes 135,000+ names from London Diocese marriage licences, chapel marriages, Huguenot marriages, Jewish marriages<br>  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Baptisms, marriages. Coverage [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/genealogy/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLondon_including_Middlesex_(A-M).htm A-M], [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/genealogy/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLondon_including_Middlesex_(N-Z).htm N-Z].
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index] ($) - includes most London parishes from 1780 to 1837<br>
*[http://landing.ancestry.com/lma/default.aspx London Parish Records from 1538] at Ancestry (£). Images of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials.
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index] (£) - excellent coverage of pre-1754 London marriages;<ref>Else Churchill, [http://www.sog.org.uk/events/pdf/2011-Show-Handouts/Stuck-in-London-resource-at-SoG.pdf "Stuck in London: resources at the SOG and elsewhere."] Presentation, Society of Genealogists, 2011. Slides available online.</ref> includes 135,000+ names from London Diocese marriage licences, chapel marriages, Huguenot marriages, Jewish marriages<br>  
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index] (£) - includes most London parishes from 1780 to 1837  
*[http://achievements.co.uk/family_tree_names/london_marriages_database.html Crisp's London Marriage Licences]<br>  
*[http://achievements.co.uk/family_tree_names/london_marriages_database.html Crisp's London Marriage Licences]<br>  
*[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-wlm.aspx Webb's London Marriages] ($)  
*[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-wlm.aspx Webb's London Marriages] (£) - includes 50,000 City of London marriages from 1538 to 1837<br>
*Catholic Marriage Index ($) - indexes marriages from 60 London/Essex parishes 1837 to 1870. Searchable by correspondence with the [[Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies]].<ref>Jeremy Gibson and Elizabeth Hampson, ''Marriage and Census Indexes for Family Historians,'' 8th ed. (Bury, UK: Federation of Family History Societies, 2000), 24.</ref> CD can be purchased [http://www.parishchest.com/index.php?cmd=viewproduct&cat=&id=P80695&pageOffset=0 online].
*[http://prtsoc.frontis.co/bin/index.php Catholic Baptism Index] (£) - indexes primarily adult baptisms from London and Essex<br>  
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/parish-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0&event=D Boyd's London Burial Index] ($) - index to adult male burials 1600s to 1800s<br>  
*[http://prtsoc.frontis.co/bin/index.php Catholic Marriage Index] (£) - indexes marriages from 60 London/Essex parishes 1664 to 1940
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/london-burials City of London Burials] ($) - principally nineteenth-century burials  
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/parish-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0&event=D Boyd's London Burial Index] (£) - index to adult male burials 1600s to 1800s<br>  
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5968 Pallot's Baptism Index] ($)  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140210011811/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/london-burials City of London Burials] (£) - principally nineteenth-century burials  
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/nbi/nbi-coverage.php National Burial Index] (3rd ed.) (CD)
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5968 Pallot's Baptism Index] (£)
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/burials/nbi-overview.php National Burial Index] (3rd ed.) (CD) -- the 2nd ed. is available on [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Findmypast] (£)<br>


Few bishop's transcripts survive for City of London parishes before 1800. The exceptions being large numbers of returns that survive for the years 1629-1630 and 1639-1640.<ref>Cliff Webb, ''My Ancestors were Londoners: A Guide to London Sources for Family Historians'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 2009), 23.</ref><br>  
Few bishop's transcripts survive for City of London parishes before 1800. The exceptions being large numbers of returns that survive for the years 1629-1630 and 1639-1640.<ref>Cliff Webb, ''My Ancestors were Londoners: A Guide to London Sources for Family Historians'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 2009), 23.</ref><br>  


Michael Gandy has concluded that even though most Londoners baptized their children Anglican in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many were actually irreligious and simply performed this rite to qualify their children for poor relief.  
[https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/london-and-middlesex-registers-and-records London & Middlesex Registers & Records] at Findmypast is a collection of six historical publications that contain more than 3,000 pages of aldermen, freeman, and criminal records (also parish registers from Chapel of Holy Trinity and St Nicholas Acons).


*[http://parishmouse.co.uk/2011/10/30/marrying-in-london-living-london-1902/ ''Marrying&nbsp;London'' by Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes]: 'Penny Weddings'
Michael Gandy has concluded that even though most Londoners baptized their children Anglican in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many were actually irreligious and simply performed this rite to qualify their children for poor relief. Historians have also concluded that a great deal of underregistration of baptisms, marriages, and burials occurred in early modern London parishes.<ref>E.A. Wrigley and R.S. Schofield, ''The Population History of England, 1541-1871: A Reconstruction'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981).</ref> Church of England burial registers help alleviate lack of registration of deaths by the civil government in London prior to 1866.<ref>Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-LondonBurials.aspx 'About Greater London Burials 1545-1909,'] ''British Origins,'' accessed 4 April 2013.</ref>
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=K9c-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Marrying+London+by+Mrs.+Belloc-Lowndes&source=bl&ots=4_M6tImTXP&sig=8SCZKhaGR7vCVgLOe48tF7K-gtU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cW_GT92eFMK-2gXY3dWtAQ&ved=0CFMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Marrying%20London%20by%20Mrs.%20Belloc-Lowndes&f=false ''Marrying London'' by Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes]: 'Penny Weddings'


=== Guildhall Library  ===
=== Guildhall Library  ===
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Original City of London parish registers are held at the [[Guildhall Library]]. The registers have been digitized by Ancestry.com and microfilmed by FamilySearch.<br>  
Original City of London parish registers are held at the [[Guildhall Library]]. The registers have been digitized by Ancestry.com and microfilmed by FamilySearch.<br>  


=== Family History Library<br>  ===
=== FamilySearch Library ===


The [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City has just over 90 percent of the City of London's original parish registers on microfilm. These can circulated to any one of its 4500 family history centers worldwide.  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City has just over 90 percent of the City of London's original parish registers on microfilm. These can circulated to any one of its 4500 FamilySearch centers worldwide.  


Christening and marriage data has just about been completely transcribed and indexed and made available for most of the above 90 percent of the City of London's parish register holdings at the FHL and is available online in {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} and {{RecordSearch|1473015|England Marriages, 1538-1973}} databases (formerly the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]]) at FamilySearch.org. The following parishes are not currently included:  
Christening and marriage data has just about been completely transcribed and indexed and made available for most of the above 90 percent of the City of London's parish register holdings at the FS Library and is available online in  
*'''1538-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[England Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images and *'''1538-1973''' {{RecordSearch|1473015|England Marriages, 1538-1973}} at FamilySearch - [[England Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images The following parishes are not currently included:  


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=== Society of Genealogists  ===
=== Society of Genealogists  ===


The [[Society of Genealogists Library]] in London has collected microfilm copies or transcripts of most of London's parish registers. Their unique collections are described by Cliff Webb, see [[London Church Records#Websites|Websites]].<br>  
The [[Society of Genealogists Library]] in London has collected microfilm copies or transcripts of most of London's parish registers. Their unique collections are described by Cliff Webb, see [[London Church Records#Online_Research_Guides|Online Research Guides]].<br>
 
== Nonconformists ==
*'''1863-1903''' [https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/other/index-creator/17/797146/21583784 Den danske menighed i London: Kontraministerialbog (1863-)] (The Danish congregation in London: Counterministerial book) at Rigsarkivet - images; contains birth/baptisms, confirmations, marriages, death/burials<br>
To learn more about Nonconformist churches in England, visit: [[England Nonconformist Church Records]].
 
== Marriage Licences  ==
 
==== Online  ====
*'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images ($)
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-russian-orthodox-church-in-london-browse Britain, Russian Orthodox Church In London Browse] at Findmypast ($), images
*'''1520-1610''' - ''Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London, 1520 to 1610'' at [http://archive.org/details/allegationsform01londgoog Internet Archive] - free.
*'''1521-1869''' - ''London Marriage Licences'' at [http://archive.org/details/londonmarriageli00fost Internet Archive] - free.
*'''1597-1921''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2056 London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921] at Ancestry (£).
*'''1611-1828''' - ''Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London, 1611 to 1828'' at [http://archive.org/details/AllegationsForMarriageLicencesIssuedByTheBishopOfLondonV.26 Internet Archive] - free.
 
==== In Print  ====


== Nonconformists  ==
*'''1597-1648''' - ''A Calendar of the Marriage Licence Allegations in the Registry of the Bishop of London.'' London, 1937. {{FSC|242804|item|disp=FS Library Book 942 B4b v. 62 1979}}.
*'''1660-1700''' - ''A Calendar of the Marriage Licence Allegations in the Registry of the Bishop of London.'' London, 1940. {{FSC|295039|item|disp=FS Library Book 942 B4b v. 66}}.


*Moens, William John Charles. ''The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers, 1571 to 1874, and Monumental Inscriptions, of the Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars, London. With a Short Account of the Strangers and Their Churches''. Lymington: King and Sons, Printers, 1884. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=_vQ1wYEf4SgC Google Books].
==== Microfilms  ====
 
*Marriage license allegations in the Register of the Bishop of London, Diocese of London, 1597-1900. {{FSC|292204|item|disp=FS Library Film 563011 (1st of 279 films)}}.


== Parish Chest Records  ==
== Parish Chest Records  ==
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== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


England Jurisdictions 1851 maps are based on multiple sources produced about 1851. Parish boundaries, contiguous parishes, civil registration districts and more are in this Web site. Go [http://maps.familysearch.org/ here] to access.  
England Jurisdictions 1851 maps are based on multiple sources produced about 1851. Parish boundaries, contiguous parishes, civil registration districts and more are in this Web site. Go [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ here] to access.  


== Historical Background  ==
== Historical Background  ==


Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ here] to read a contemporary description of the parishes within the environs of the City of London from James Elmes,&nbsp;''<span id="1267206418766S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>Topographical Dictionary of London ''(published in 1831). Each parish is listed under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St Mary Abchurch, will be listed under the "M" section under "Mary", or, St Lawrence Jewry will be listed under the "L" section under "Lawrence", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "A" section under "Andrew".  
Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ here] to read a contemporary description of the parishes within the environs of the City of London from James Elmes, ''<span id="1267206418766S" style="display: none"> </span>Topographical Dictionary of London ''(published in 1831). Each parish is listed under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St Mary Abchurch, will be listed under the "M" section under "Mary", or, St Lawrence Jewry will be listed under the "L" section under "Lawrence", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "A" section under "Andrew".
 
Click [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=730390&word=NULL here] to read a description of the City of London from John Marius Wilson, ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).'' ''
 
Photographs of many of London's churches may be viewed online at the [http://www.london-city-churches.org.uk/ Friends of the City Churches] website. (See Indexes of Churches.)
 
[https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/files/19528031/STEER_Burial_and_Commemoration_in_Medieval_London_c_1140_1540.pdf 'Burial and Commemoration in Medieval London, c. 1140-1540'] by Christian Oliver Steel (Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. of London, 2013).


Click [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=730390&word=NULL here] to read a description of the City of London&nbsp;from John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).''&nbsp;''
== Online Research Guides  ==


Photographs of many of London's churches may be viewed online at the [http://www.london-city-churches.org.uk/ Friends of the City Churches] website. (See Indexes of Churches.)
*[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA49.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Baptism Registers &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb
*[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
*[http://www.wsfhs.org/assets/documents/researchaids/RA53.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Nonconformist Registers digitised by Ancestry.com] by Cliff Webb
*[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/16i.htm Anglican Churches, Chapels and Parishes. Records of Anglican Parishes], Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section
*[https://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/RESEARCH_GUIDES/web_detail_rg/SISN+81?SESSIONSEARCH Non-Anglican Register Transcripts], Research Guide 60 at the London Metropolitan Archives


== Websites  ==
== Archives ==


*[http://www.wsfhs.org/AdobeFiles/RA49.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Baptism Registers &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb
'''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>
*[http://www.wsfhs.org/AdobeFiles/RA50.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Marriage Registers - Pre-1837 &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb
[https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/376088194/4/2/25?RECORD&DATABASE=RESEARCH_GUIDES Family History at London Metropolitan Archives]<br>
*[http://www.wsfhs.org/AdobeFiles/RA51.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Burial Register Indexes &amp; their Online Availability] by Cliff Webb
[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>
*[http://www.wsfhs.org/AdobeFiles/RA5331Oct10.pdf London &amp; Middlesex Nonconformist Registers digitised by Ancestry.com] by Cliff Webb
[https://search.lma.gov.uk/london-generations-pdfs/London-Generations-Index-of-parishes.pdf Index to church parishes in London]<br>
*[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/16i.htm Anglican Churches, Chapels and Parishes. Records of Anglican Parishes], Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section<br>
*The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is the principal local government archive repository for the Greater London area, including the City of London: it is the largest county record office in the United Kingdom.
*The size and shape of what we call London has changed greatly over the years. London has grown from the original ancient City of London to the current area of Greater London which is made up of the 32 London boroughs. Understanding this expansion and the various boundary changes that took place will give you an idea where you will find the archives that you want to see.
*Of course, the part of London and home counties that our documents cover varies depending on the type of collection. For example, our '''Anglican parish records cover the ancient City of London and the old Counties of London and Middlesex.''' These are areas that were considered a part of London prior to 1965 and in terms of modern local London Boroughs include the following, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, parts of Richmond Upon Thames (north of the River Thames), Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.
*'''We do not hold parish records for the boroughs that were considered parts of Essex, Kent and Surrey until 1965 when they became a part of the Greater London Council.''' This includes Bexley and Bromley (both previously Kent) Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest (all previously Essex) and Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, parts of Richmond upon Thames (South of the River Thames) and Sutton (all previously Surrey). For these areas it's likely that the parish records will be held at the relevant county record office, with copies potentially held by the local borough archive.
*Furthermore, it is important to remember that not every parish may have chosen to deposit their records. Some may still retain them; others may have deposited material at the '''local borough archive.''' This is the case for the '''ancient parishes of the City of Westminster, whose records are held at Westminster City Archives.'''
*To find out which part of London and the home counties other collections such as wills and electoral registers cover, we suggest that you consult our Research Guides.
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'''City of Westminster Archives Centre'''<br>10 St Ann's Street<br>London SW1P 2DE UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 76415180<br>Email: [mailto:archives@westminster.gov.uk archives@westminster.gov.uk]<br>
[https://www.westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-community/westminster-archives Website]<br>
[https://www.westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-community/oldarchive/researching-family-history-archives-centre Researching family history at the Archives Centre]<br>
[https://www.westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-community/archives/researching-family-history-archives-centre/parish-registers Parish Registers]<br>
[https://www.westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-community/archives/researching-family-history-archives-centre/non-conformist-and-catholic-records Non-conformist and Catholic records]<br>
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*[http://www.archivesforlondon.org/ '''Archives for London''']<br>
c/o London Metropolitan Archives<br>
40 Northampton Road<br>
London  EC1R 0HB, UK<br>
<br>
E-mail: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.
*London’s archive repositories range from the magnificent National Archives facility at Kew, to one room of local and family archives in North Kensington. Manuscripts of war and peace, of sport and travel, of education and entertainment, of religious worship and political activity are located throughout the Capital.
===Archives for Areas formerly in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, and Surrey===
====Kent====
'''For Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke once in Kent until 1885, now in London:'''<br>
<br>
'''Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust'''<br>
Charlton House<br>
Charlton Road, London<br>
SE7 8RE, UK<br>
<br>
Telephone:+44 (0) 20 8856 3951<br>
E-mail: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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'''In 1965, the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley were created from nine towns formerly in Kent.'''<br>
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'''Bromley Historic Collections'''<br>2nd floor Central Library<br>High Street<br>Bromley, London BR1 1EX UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 8461 7170<br>
Email: [mailto:historic.collections@bromley.gov.uk historic.collections@bromley.gov.uk]<br>
[https://www.bromley.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/209/history_and_heritage Website]
<br>
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'''Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre'''<br>Central Library<br>Townley Road<br>Bexleyheath, London DA6 7HJ UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 3045 3369<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@bexley.gov.uk archives@bexley.gov.uk]<br>
[https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/archives-and-local-history Website]<br>
[https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/research-enquiries Local history research enquiries] including baptism and marriage certificates<br>
: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>
[https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20039/libraries/683/local_studies_library Website]
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'''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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'''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]
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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]
====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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Introduction

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections has indexed 90% of London christenings and marriages. Findmypast has central and inner London church records. Ancestry.com has many outer London church record collections.

Parishes

Historically, there were 109 parishes in London. Over the centuries, many of the parishes consolidated.

All Hallows Barking · All Hallows Bread Street · All Hallows Honey Lane · All Hallows Lombard Street · All Hallows London Wall · All Hallows Staining · All Hallows the Great · All Hallows the Less · Barnard's Inn · Christ Church Newgate Street · Furnival's Inn · Holy Trinity the Less · Holy Trinity Minories · Lambe's Chapel · St Alban Wood Street · St Alphage London Wall · St Andrew by the Wardrobe · St Andrew Holborn · St Andrew Hubbard · St Andrew Undershaft · St Ann Blackfriars · St Ann and St Agnes · St Antholin · St Augustine · St Bartholomew by the Exchange · St Bartholomew the Great · St Bartholomew the Less · St Benet Fink · St Benet Gracechurch · St Benet Paul's Wharf · St Benet Sherehog · St Botolph Billingsgate · St Botolph Aldersgate · St Botolph without Aldgate · St Botolph without Bishopsgate · St Bride Fleet Street · St Christopher le Stocks · St Clement Eastcheap · St Dionis Backchurch · St Dunstan in the East · St Dunstan in the West · St Edmund the King · St Ethelburga · St Faith · St Gabriel Fenchurch · St George · St Giles without Cripplegate · St Gregory by St Paul · St Helen Bishopsgate · St James Duke's Place · St James Garlickhithe · St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook · St John the Evangelist · St John Zachary · St Katherine by Tower Precinct · St Katherine Coleman · St Katherine Cree · St Lawrence Jewry · St Lawrence Pountney · St Leonard Eastcheap · St Leonard Foster Lane · St Magnus the Martyr · St Margaret New Fish Street · St Margaret Lothbury · St Margaret Moses · St Margaret Pattens · St Martin Ludgate · St Martin Orgar · St Martin Outwich · St Martin Pomeroy · St Martin Vintry · St Mary Abchurch · St Mary Aldermanbury · St Mary Aldermary · St Mary at Hill · St Mary Axe · St Mary Bothaw · St Mary Colechurch · St Mary le Bow · St Mary Magdalene Milk Street · St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street · St Mary Mounthaw · St Mary Somerset · St Mary Staining · St Mary Woolchurch Haw · St Mary Woolnoth · St Matthew Friday Street · St Michael Bassishaw · St Michael Cornhill · St Michael Crooked Lane · St Michael le Querne · St Michael Paternoster Royal · St Michael Queenhithe · St Michael Wood Street · St Mildred Bread Street · St Mildred Poultry · St Nicholas Acons · St Nicholas Cole Abbey · St Nicholas Olave · St Olave Hart Street · St Olave Old Jewry · St Olave Silver Street · St Pancras Soper Lane · St Paul's Cathedral · St Peter Cheap · St Peter Cornhill · St Peter le Poer · St Peter Paul's Wharf · St Sepulchre · St Stephen Coleman Street · St Stephen Walbrook · St Swithun London Stone · St Thomas the Apostle · St Vedast Foster Lane · Staple Inn · Thavie's Inn · The Temple · Westminster Abbey

Online Resources

Records

Most of the City of London's parishes, Inns of court, and liberty precincts are held at the Guildhall Library. *1538-1975 England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images has indexed more than 90% of the christenings and marriages. Ancestry.com has digitized London's parish registers with the exception of All Hallows Barking. Transcripts of many of the City of London parishes have been published and are now out of copyright (published before 1923). Consequently, many parish register transcripts have been digitised and are available for free at Google Books and Internet Archive. To determine if your ancestor's parish has been digitised or indexed, refer to individual parish pages.

Great Fire of London (1666)
The Great Fire of London (1666) destroyed many London churches and their records. Registers from only 30 parishes pre-date 1620.[1]


Clandestine places to marry in London (1674-1753):



Large indexes to London church records include:

Few bishop's transcripts survive for City of London parishes before 1800. The exceptions being large numbers of returns that survive for the years 1629-1630 and 1639-1640.[4]

London & Middlesex Registers & Records at Findmypast is a collection of six historical publications that contain more than 3,000 pages of aldermen, freeman, and criminal records (also parish registers from Chapel of Holy Trinity and St Nicholas Acons).

Michael Gandy has concluded that even though most Londoners baptized their children Anglican in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many were actually irreligious and simply performed this rite to qualify their children for poor relief. Historians have also concluded that a great deal of underregistration of baptisms, marriages, and burials occurred in early modern London parishes.[5] Church of England burial registers help alleviate lack of registration of deaths by the civil government in London prior to 1866.[6]

Guildhall Library

Original City of London parish registers are held at the Guildhall Library. The registers have been digitized by Ancestry.com and microfilmed by FamilySearch.

FamilySearch Library

The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has just over 90 percent of the City of London's original parish registers on microfilm. These can circulated to any one of its 4500 FamilySearch centers worldwide.

Christening and marriage data has just about been completely transcribed and indexed and made available for most of the above 90 percent of the City of London's parish register holdings at the FS Library and is available online in

St Mary Woolnoth in London
  1. All Hallows Barking
  2. All Hallows Lombard Street
  3. St Alphage
  4. St Bartholomew the Less
  5. St Benet Gracechurch
  6. St Dunstan in the West
  7. St Katherine Coleman
  8. St Leonard Foster Lane
  9. St Michael le Querne
  10. St Michael Crooked Lane
  11. St Nicholas Olave
  12. St Olave Silver Street
  13. St Paul's Cathedral
  14. The Temple
  15. Most of the Inns, liberties

Society of Genealogists

The Society of Genealogists Library in London has collected microfilm copies or transcripts of most of London's parish registers. Their unique collections are described by Cliff Webb, see Online Research Guides.

Nonconformists

To learn more about Nonconformist churches in England, visit: England Nonconformist Church Records.

Marriage Licences

Online

In Print

Microfilms

Parish Chest Records

Many parish chest records, such as churchwardens' accounts, vestry minutes, and rate assessments survive for the City of London. Most are held at the Guildhall Library, as identified in their online Anglican Churches, Chapels and Parishes guide. FamilySearch has microfilmed many of these records.

The Guildhall Library has also produced detailed guides to City of London parish chest records:

  1. Churchwardens' Accounts of Parishes within the City of London, 2nd ed., 1969
  2. Vestry Minutes of Parishes within the City of London, 2nd ed., 1964
  3. London Rate Assessments and Inhabitants' Lists, 2nd ed., 1968[7]

Maps and Gazetteers

England Jurisdictions 1851 maps are based on multiple sources produced about 1851. Parish boundaries, contiguous parishes, civil registration districts and more are in this Web site. Go here to access.

Historical Background

Click here to read a contemporary description of the parishes within the environs of the City of London from James Elmes, Topographical Dictionary of London (published in 1831). Each parish is listed under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St Mary Abchurch, will be listed under the "M" section under "Mary", or, St Lawrence Jewry will be listed under the "L" section under "Lawrence", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "A" section under "Andrew".

Click here to read a description of the City of London from John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (published in 1870-72).

Photographs of many of London's churches may be viewed online at the Friends of the City Churches website. (See Indexes of Churches.)

'Burial and Commemoration in Medieval London, c. 1140-1540' by Christian Oliver Steel (Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. of London, 2013).

Online Research Guides

Archives

London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
City of London EC1R 0HB UK

Telephone: 020 7332 3820
E-mail: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Website
Family History at London Metropolitan Archives
Parish Registers at London Metropolitan Archives (Information on history, content, etc.)
Index to church parishes in London

  • The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is the principal local government archive repository for the Greater London area, including the City of London: it is the largest county record office in the United Kingdom.
  • The size and shape of what we call London has changed greatly over the years. London has grown from the original ancient City of London to the current area of Greater London which is made up of the 32 London boroughs. Understanding this expansion and the various boundary changes that took place will give you an idea where you will find the archives that you want to see.
  • Of course, the part of London and home counties that our documents cover varies depending on the type of collection. For example, our Anglican parish records cover the ancient City of London and the old Counties of London and Middlesex. These are areas that were considered a part of London prior to 1965 and in terms of modern local London Boroughs include the following, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, parts of Richmond Upon Thames (north of the River Thames), Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.
  • We do not hold parish records for the boroughs that were considered parts of Essex, Kent and Surrey until 1965 when they became a part of the Greater London Council. This includes Bexley and Bromley (both previously Kent) Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest (all previously Essex) and Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, parts of Richmond upon Thames (South of the River Thames) and Sutton (all previously Surrey). For these areas it's likely that the parish records will be held at the relevant county record office, with copies potentially held by the local borough archive.
  • Furthermore, it is important to remember that not every parish may have chosen to deposit their records. Some may still retain them; others may have deposited material at the local borough archive. This is the case for the ancient parishes of the City of Westminster, whose records are held at Westminster City Archives.
  • To find out which part of London and the home counties other collections such as wills and electoral registers cover, we suggest that you consult our Research Guides.

City of Westminster Archives Centre
10 St Ann's Street
London SW1P 2DE UK

Telephone: 020 76415180
Email: archives@westminster.gov.uk
Website
Researching family history at the Archives Centre
Parish Registers
Non-conformist and Catholic records

c/o London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB, UK

E-mail:enquiries@archivesforlondon.org
Website
London for Researchers Guide 2017 List of archives throughout London with links.

  • London’s archive repositories range from the magnificent National Archives facility at Kew, to one room of local and family archives in North Kensington. Manuscripts of war and peace, of sport and travel, of education and entertainment, of religious worship and political activity are located throughout the Capital.

Archives for Areas formerly in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, and Surrey

Kent

For Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke once in Kent until 1885, now in London:

Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
Charlton House
Charlton Road, London
SE7 8RE, UK

Telephone:+44 (0) 20 8856 3951
E-mail:office@rght.org.uk
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).

In 1965, the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley were created from nine towns formerly in Kent.

Bromley Historic Collections
2nd floor Central Library
High Street
Bromley, London BR1 1EX UK

Telephone: 020 8461 7170
Email: historic.collections@bromley.gov.uk
Website

Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre
Central Library
Townley Road
Bexleyheath, London DA6 7HJ UK

Telephone: 020 3045 3369
Email: archives@bexley.gov.uk
Website
Local history research enquiries including baptism and marriage certificates

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
Valence House
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham, London RM8 3HT UK
Telephone: 020 8227 2033
Email: localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk
Website

Havering Local Studies Library
Central Library
St. Edwards' Way
Romford, London RM1 3AR UK
Telephone: 01708 432392
Email: localstudies@havering.gov.uk
Website

Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
Stratford Library (First floor)
3 The Grove
Stratford, London E15 1EL UK
Telephone: 020 3373 6881
Email: archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk
Website

Redbridge Archives and History
Redbridge Central Library
Clements Road
Ilford, London IG1 1EA UK
Telephone: 020 8708 2414
Email: info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk
Website

Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library
Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road
Walthamstow, London E17 9NH UK<brTelephone: 020 8496 4381
Email: vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
Website ====Hertfordshire Barnet Local Studies Centre
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BQ UK

Telephone: 020 8359 3960
Email: library.archives@barnet.gov.uk
Website

Barnet was part of Hertfordshire until 1963.

References

  1. ↑ Banks, Charles Edward. 'London Subsidies 1596 to 1641 and Rent Rolls 1638' FS Library Film 1550095 item 20.
  2. ↑ Tony Benton, Irregular Marriages in London Before 1754. London: Society of Genealogists, 2000. FS Library Book 942.1/L1 K2bt.
  3. ↑ Else Churchill, "Stuck in London: resources at the SOG and elsewhere." Presentation, Society of Genealogists, 2011. Slides available online.
  4. ↑ Cliff Webb, My Ancestors were Londoners: A Guide to London Sources for Family Historians (London: Society of Genealogists, 2009), 23.
  5. ↑ E.A. Wrigley and R.S. Schofield, The Population History of England, 1541-1871: A Reconstruction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981).
  6. ↑ Cliff Webb, 'About Greater London Burials 1545-1909,' British Origins, accessed 4 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Cliff Webb, My Ancestors were Londoners: A Guide to London Sources for Family Historians (London: Society of Genealogists, 2009), 54 f31.




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