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Livery Companies
108 livery companies have operated in London. Wikipedia maintains a list of The City Livery Companies, along with links to company websites.


 * The Livery Companies Database is a helpful resource that supplies contact details for each active company.
 * The Records of London's Livery Companies Online (ROLLCO): A site providing records of Apprentices and Freemen in the City of London Livery Companies between 1400 and 1900. This a partnership between the Centre for Metropolitan History, The Clothworkers' Company, The Drapers' Company, The Goldsmiths' Company and The Mercers' Company to provide a fully searchable database of their members over time.

Histories
Histories have been written on many London livery companies. The British Library has compiled a detailed list.

Guildhall Library
The original records of most London livery companies are deposited at the Guildhall Library.

Web Sites

 * City Freedom Archives (London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) Information Leaflet)
 * Livery Company Records and Furthering Your Ancestry (free online lesson)
 * Livery Company Membership Guide, Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section
 * The Membership Records of the Merchant Taylors' Company (LMA Information Leaflet)
 * Records of the Company of Watermen &amp; Lightermen (LMA Information Leaflet)
 * Searching for Members or Those Apprenticed to Members of City of London Livery Companies (LMA Information Leaflet)
 * Sources for Tracing Apothecaries, Surgeons, Physicians and Other Medical Practitioners (LMA Information Leaflet)