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== Records == | == Records == | ||
Most of the City of London's parishes, Inns of court, and liberty precincts 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]]. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 Ancestry.com] has digitized London's parish registers with the exception of All Hallows Barking. [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 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 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. | ||
[[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> | [[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: | <br>Clandestine places to marry in London (1674-1753): | ||
*Fleet Prison | *[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ 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 | |||
Large indexes to London church records include: | Large indexes to London church records include: | ||