London, England Genealogy

England 

Welcome to the London page
''This page is about the City of London proper (one square mile). For Greater London see Essex, Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey.''

Unique genealogical features:


 * FamilySearch Historical Record Collections index 90% of London christenings and marriages
 * Ancestry.com's massive London church record collections
 * Society of Genealogists Library
 * London Family History Centre
 * Apprenticeship registers identify fathers and migrations
 * Pallot's Marriage Index
 * Boyd's London Inhabitants
 * Before 1858, Londoners proved wills in 1 of 10 probate courts

London is the United Kingdom's capital. 'The Square Mile' included 109 parishes. Today, Greater London has expanded into Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, and Essex. What is the difference between London and Greater London? Read more.

Featured Content

 * Stuck in London: resources at the Society of Genealogists and elsewhere. Free online Power Point slides by Else Churchill.


 * Tracing London and Other Large City Immigrants From Abroad

Historic London Parishes

 * Historic London Parishes

Major Repositories

 * The British Library
 * Guildhall Library
 * Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
 * London Family History Centre
 * London Metropolitan Archives
 * Society of Genealogists Library

Research Tools
More than one hundred higher education institutions, learned societies, livery companies and cultural groups have made descriptions of their collections and of which are searchable at AIM25. AIM25 includes London repositories mostly within and surrounding the M25 area.

Did You Know

 * Archives for London is passionate about archives in or about London. It is the independent voice for archives in the UK's capital city and brings together everyone interested in London's documentary history - users, practitioners and enthusiasts. Through free seminars, exclusive behind-the-scenes archive tours, an annual conference and other events everyone can find out more about the documents, photographs and films that tell the many stories of London and Londoners. Visit Archives for London for more details.

Websites

 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy and Family History Network - London

To view an excellent list of web sites for London, visit FHLFavorites.info and/or FHLFavorites.com.

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