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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' | ||
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== Historical Background of London's Parishes == | == Historical Background of London's Parishes == | ||
Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Topographical+Dictionary+of+London&source=bl&ots=9Dz0wTPzA5&sig=C3a57FH0nUZQ4puka46jGlBdU_E&hl=en&ei=WOqHS4KzDZOmNvOKkNoO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false here] to read a description of each parish within London City's environs 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 Jewery 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&printsec=frontcover&dq=Topographical+Dictionary+of+London&source=bl&ots=9Dz0wTPzA5&sig=C3a57FH0nUZQ4puka46jGlBdU_E&hl=en&ei=WOqHS4KzDZOmNvOKkNoO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false here] to read a description of each parish within London City's environs 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 Jewery 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=815120&word=NULL here] to read a description of the City of London from John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).'' '' | Click [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=815120&word=NULL here] to read a description of the City of London from John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).'' '' | ||
== Parishes == | |||
Click on parishes by the name of patron saint to which it was dedicated. You can view a [[List of London City Parishes]] and their complete names, here.<br> | |||
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| [[London Parishes A-F|A-F]] | |||
| [[London Parishes G-R|G-R]] | |||
| [[London Parishes S-St C|S-St C]] | |||
| [[London Parishes St D-H|St D-H]] | |||
| [[London Parishes St I-S|St I-S]] | |||
| [[London Parishes St T-Z|St T-Z]] | |||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== Census Records === | === Census Records === | ||
England and Wales census records for all available years--including the 1911 census are indexed and imaged on the [http://www.FindMyPast.com findmypast.co.uk] website, which is accessed for a per-use fee. Census records for 1841 through 1901 are indexed and imaged on both the [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk The Genealogist] and http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] websites, which are accessed by subscription fee or may be available for free at libraries near you. All three websites are available to patrons at no cost at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library ]in Salt Lake City, and at some [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Regional Family History Centers in Los Angeles, Provo, UT, Maryland, New York City, and London]. | England and Wales census records for all available years--including the 1911 census are indexed and imaged on the [http://www.FindMyPast.com findmypast.co.uk] website, which is accessed for a per-use fee. Census records for 1841 through 1901 are indexed and imaged on both the [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk The Genealogist] and http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] websites, which are accessed by subscription fee or may be available for free at libraries near you. All three websites are available to patrons at no cost at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library ]in Salt Lake City, and at some [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Regional Family History Centers in Los Angeles, Provo, UT, Maryland, New York City, and London]. | ||
The [http://www.dfhs.org.uk/ City of London Family History Society] has created surname indexes to the 1851 and 1891 censuses. The indexes are available at the Family History Library. | The [http://www.dfhs.org.uk/ City of London Family History Society] has created surname indexes to the 1851 and 1891 censuses. The indexes are available at the Family History Library. | ||
=== Church Records === | === Church Records === | ||
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==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
Add unique information about the censuses. Add links to online census records, and/or link to the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=595219&disp=Census+returns+for+Pilton%2C+1841-1891++ film/fiche numbers.] | Add unique information about the censuses. Add links to online census records, and/or link to the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=595219&disp=Census+returns+for+Pilton%2C+1841-1891++ film/fiche numbers.] | ||
==== Church Records ==== | ==== Church Records ==== | ||
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See also links to sources for Dale Abbey at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/DaleAbbey/index.html GENUKI.org.uk]. | See also links to sources for Dale Abbey at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/DaleAbbey/index.html GENUKI.org.uk]. | ||
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<br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | <br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||