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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> They are not online; 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> Record survival is identified on individual [[London Parishes|London parish]] pages. | 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> They are not online; 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> Record survival is identified on individual [[London Parishes|London parish]] pages. | ||
[[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. 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. Click here to see a list of the census surname indexes for local places and parishes in this county. | ||
=== Local Census Indexes<br> === | === Local Census Indexes<br> === | ||
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*'''1332 - '''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=177 Finance and trade under Edward III - The London lay subsidy of 1332], courtesy: [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: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] (Local historical study, rather than a transcript of names.) | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
*'''1589 - ''' | *'''1589 - '''{{FSbook|84665}} London Subsidy Roll, c.1589, courtesy: [http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archives] (see pages 148-164) | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
*'''1666 - '''[http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/752/ Cheape Ward 1666, names of persons whose houses were destroyed by the fire of London 1666], courtesy: [http://www.sas.ac.uk/ School of Advanced Study, University of London] - free. (Filename Destroyed_Houses_Cheap_And_Cordwainer_1666.xls) | *'''1666 - '''[http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/752/ Cheape Ward 1666, names of persons whose houses were destroyed by the fire of London 1666], courtesy: [http://www.sas.ac.uk/ School of Advanced Study, University of London] - free. (Filename Destroyed_Houses_Cheap_And_Cordwainer_1666.xls) | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
*'''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] | *'''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] | ||
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Census Records[edit | edit source]
For online access to the 1841 to 1911 London censuses, see the England Census article.
Earlier censuses, dated 1801 to 1831, survive for several London parishes.[1] They are not online; most are kept at the Guildhall Library.[2] Record survival is identified on individual London parish pages.
London Records at the Family History 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.
Local Census Indexes
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The London Census Surname Index page describes local census indexes in the Family History Libary collection.
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. The Domesday Book (1086) does not include the City of London.[3]
- 1292, 1319 - Two Early London Subsidy Rolls (1292, 1319), courtesy: British History Online
- 1332 - Finance and trade under Edward III - The London lay subsidy of 1332, courtesy: British History Online (Local historical study, rather than a transcript of names.)
- 1541, 1582 - Two Tudor subsidy rolls for the city of London - 1541 and 1582, courtesy: British History Online
- 1589 - FamilySearch Digital Library London Subsidy Roll, c.1589, courtesy: Family History Archives (see pages 148-164)
- 1642 - City of London War Loans 1642, courtesy: British History Online
- 1662 - London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662, courtesy: British History Online
- 1664 - London Hearth Tax: Westminster 1664, courtesy: British History Online
- 1666 - London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666, courtesy: British History Online
- 1666 - Cheape Ward 1666, names of persons whose houses were destroyed by the fire of London 1666, courtesy: School of Advanced Study, University of London - free. (Filename Destroyed_Houses_Cheap_And_Cordwainer_1666.xls)
- 1693/1694 - Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4 - The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex, courtesy: British History Online
- 1695 - London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695, courtesy: British History Online
- 1695 - London Marriage Duty Assessment 1695, courtesy: British History Online
- 1696 - Association Oath Rolls for City of London Livery Companies, 1696, courtesy: British Origins ($); also available in book form: FHL Book 942.21 B4r v. 40.
The 1709 London Census of Palatines was published by The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Most of these Germans stayed a few years in London and then emigrated to the Colony of New York. This serialized article is available online:
- 1709 - 'List of Germans from the Palatinate Who Came to England in 1709,' The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan. 1909):49-54; Vol. 40, No. 2 (Apr. 1909):93-100; Vol. 40, No. 3 (Jul. 1909):160-167; Vol. 40, No. 4 (Oct. 1909):241-248; Vol. 41, No. 1 (Jan. 1910):10-19. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 40-41. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 40 and Vol. 41 - free.[4]
Gibson identifies additional 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Colin R. Chapman, Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles, 5th ed. (Dursley, UK: Lochin Publishing, 2002), 65-74.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, 'Domesday Book,' in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book, accessed 13 January 2012.
- ↑ 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.