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*Mayfair Chapel, Curzon St  
*Mayfair Chapel, Curzon St  
*Grosvennor Chapel, South Audley St  
*Grosvennor Chapel, South Audley St  
*Trinity Chapel, Conduit St
*Trinity Chapel, Conduit St<ref>Tony Benton, ''Irregular Marriages in London Before 1754.'' London: Society of Genealogists, 2000. {{FHL|1554067|item|disp=FHL Book 942.1/L1 K2bt}}.</ref>


<br><br>Large indexes to London church records include:  
<br><br>Large indexes to London church records include:  
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== 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 style="display: none" id="1267206418766S">&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,&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://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;''  
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;''  
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