MAILING LISTS
London Tradesmen's Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century
Universal British Directory 1791
In addition to the 2 for 1 offer from Parish Chest during March - all
new customers buying for the first time receive this one FREE
1819 London Post Office Directory
1825 Pigot's Directory
1833 London Blue Book
1847 Boyles Directory
1848 Kelly's Post Office Directory
1851 Post Office Directory
1856 Post Office Directory
1860 London Blue Book
1890 Kelly's Middlesex
1902 London Post Office (Kelly's) Directory
A Collection of Curious and Interesting Epitaphs of Highgate Cemetery,
St Pancras
Cansick 1869
St. Luke's Chelsea Parish Registers
Phillimore's Middlesex Marriages
London Parish Registers
More London Parish Registers
The Marriage Registers of St Mary le Bone, Middlesex and Oxford Chapel,
Vere Street
1903 London Street Atlas
Middlesex - Little Guide
Old and New London
London Vanished and Vanishing
Wonderful London
Fulham Old and New
Gentlemans Magazine - London
London Lanes
Lyson's London
Middlesex County Records
Bygone Southwark
List of the Streets & Places within the Administrative County
of London - 1929
The full catalogue of Parish Chest CDs can be seen at
http://www.parishchest.com/
Just scroll down to the London or Middlesex section of that web page.
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The London & Middlesex Lookup Month takes place on both the London
and Middlesex mailing lists at British-Genealogy.com
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There are quite a lot of London & Middlesex books on CD!
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40 London & Middlesex Directories
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67 Parish Registers in London & Middlesex
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5 sets of volumes of marriage licences books
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The Parish Chest Middlesex 1861 and London 1871 Census CDs
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3 books of pedigrees from the 1500s and 1600s
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26 Wonderful history resources that provide the real meat on the bones of
your family history research
Many of you already have these CDs, and this is the opportunity for:
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folks to ask for lookups and information from the CD books
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you to help others from the Parish Chest CDs that you may own.
Mailing lists are all about helping each other
So.... start asking for lookups in any of these CDs from Parish Chest
REPLIES *ON THE MAILING LIST* ARE GOOD!
It lets people see the sort of things that can be found in these books...
and will prompt them to ask their own questions. Replies on the mailing
list also lets others know that the answers have been found, which saves
duplicating work!
If you have any of these CDs from Parish Chest, then *DO* help others
by doing the lookups and finding information for them.
And.... at the end of the month we'll be rewarding
TEN people, chosen at random from those who help others with their research
on the Middlesex and London mailing lists, with a choice of a FREE
CD
To coincide with the lookup month there is a special offer for people who
purchase Parish Chest London & Middlesex CDs
for ONE MONTH ONLY
Order any *two* CDs from the London or Middlesex
sections of the Parish Chest catalogue.... and be charged for just one!
Or order 4, and be charged for 2.
THIS CD OFFER ENDS 9.00am (British Time) 1 April 2004
The on-line order form will list the full price of two, but as credit cards
are processed manually, you will get the cheapest one of the two free. (This
offer *excludes* census sets, and CDs which are subject to advance orders
being placed).
The full catalogue of Parish Chest CDs can be seen at
http://www.parishchest.com/
Just scroll down to the London or Middlesex section of that web page.
These are the CDs where you can ask others for lookups on the mailing list.
There are a lot of them! Directories, parish records, history books, pedigrees
in the 1500s and 1600s, etc.
London & Middlesex DIRECTORIES, etc. on CD
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London Tradesmen's Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century
A fascinating source of information from the 1600s in London. Tradesmen,
taverns and coffee houses had their own tokens (a currency), and they are
described and listed in this excellent book published in 1855.
What makes this an important resource for genealogists and historians is
that it is one of the very few reference sources to people with trades in
London in the seventeenth century. Effectively a trades directory of
the 1600s.
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The Universal Directory of Great Britain - 1791
a huge amount of information for London people. Not just businesses! You
will even find labourers listed in this one.
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Post Office London Directory 1819
A huge listing of those people with trades.
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London 1822 Pigot's Directory
The first of the Pigot's directories of London. An extremely rare book. A
historical and descriptive account of London, Post Office rates, collection
times, etc. Official Directory. A huge classified Trades Directory, plus
an alphabetical listing of traders, cross referenced to the Trade Directory.
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London 1825 Pigot's Directory
another huge one.
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Pigot's 1826 Directory of Middlesex and the Towns and Villages within
12 miles of London
Included in the Directory are: Acton and East Acton, Bedfont, Ashford, Feltham
and Stanwell, Bow, Bromley and Old Ford, Brentford, Camden Town, Chelsea,
Chipping Barnet, East Barnet and Fryern Barnet, Chiswick, Turnham Green and
Little Sutton, Clapton and High Hill Ferry, Ealing and Little Ealing, Edgware,
Edmonton, Enfield, Finchley, Fulham, Parsons Green, Walham Green and North
End, Greenford, Northolt etc, Hackney, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton
Court, Hampton Wick and Hanworth, Hanwell, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Sipson,
and Longford, Harrow, Hayes, Hendon, Highgate, Holloway, Homerton, Hornsey,
Hounslow and the Villages of Harlington, Cranford Bridge, and Heston, Isleworth,
Kensington and Gravel Pits, Notting Hill and Bayswater, Kentish Town, Kilburn,
Kingsland, Dalston and Shacklewell, Knightsbridge and Brompton, Lower Halliford
and Shepperton, Pinner and neighbourhood, Ponders End, Ruislip and Ickenham,
Shepherd's Bush, Southgate and Winchmore Hill, Staines, Laleham and parish
of Littleton, Stamford Hill, Stanmore, Stoke Newington, Sunbury, Tottenham
High Cross, Twickenham and Teddington, Uxbridge, Cowley and the villages
of Great and Little Hillingdon, Wilsdon and Kingsbury.
Plus lots of other places in Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire
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London 1833 Royal Blue Book
The Royal Blue Book is in two parts: a complete street by street listing
(with house numbers) for central London in 1833, together with a complete
alphabetical listing of all heads of household, their occupation where
applicable, and address. It also includes Institutions, Societies, Public
Offices, Hotels, Coffee-Houses and Taverns, Army and Navy Agents, and Bankers,
followed by a section containing advertisements.
An 1831 street map of London has also been included on the CD. (The original
book never did have a map, but this one is taken from the 1831 Lewis'
Topographical Dictionary of England).
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1839 Pigot's Directory of London
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1839 Pigot's Directory of Middlesex
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1843 London Post Office Directory
Official directory, Commercial directory (people with trades), Court directory
(private residents and their addresses, in alphabetical order, but not all),
Parliamentary directory, Postage directory, Banking directory, Churches and
Chapels directory, Schools, etc.
Over 1600 pages.
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Boyle's April 1847 London Court & Fashionable Guide
With over 1000 pages this is an extremely comprehensive directory of the
fashionable and well off inhabitants of London
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London 1848 Post Office Directory
Covers central London, and large parts of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent and
Essex.
The contents include: The Official directory, 80 pages of the names of persons
holding situations under The Crown. The Commercial and Professional directory,
over 500 pages of people's names, trades and addresses. The Court directory,
80 pages of private individuals names and addresses.
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Middlesex 1851 Post Office (Kelly's) Directory
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Six Home Counties 1851 Post Office Court & Trade Directory
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Post Office Directory London 1851
A very large book with over 1000 pages. This directory, unlike the 1848 Post
Office directory, includes a full street by street directory of people in
the London area in 1851, plus the commercial directory. However, the real
beauty of this absolutely invaluable genealogical resource is this: Find
your ancestor's address on the CD and you have a starting point for searching
the census records. That's right, it's a virtually complete London index
for the 1851 census.
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Post Office Directory London 1856
This massive 2650 page book is probably the most comprehensive London directory
we have ever seen.
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London Royal Blue Book 1860
Contains a street by street directory of the more fashionable parts of central
London and an excellent alphabetical list of the people who lived there.
With well over 1000 pages this is an extremely comprehensive directory and
the date of 1860 is an important one as it might provide an address to help
you with searches in the 1861 census.
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1861 Middlesex Census Registration Districts
(excludes Metropolitan London)
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1866 Middlesex Post Office Directory
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Middlesex 1873 Return of Owners of Land
Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name,
place, extent of land and its value.
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1878 Middlesex Post Office (Kelly's) Directory
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1890 Kelly's Middlesex Directory
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The London Diocese Book 1890
A Church calendar and general almanack for 1890 containing a variety of
information for clergy and laity under the sanction of the Bishop of London.
Contents include an alphabetical list of parishes, chapelries and ecclesiastical
districts plus a directory of every member of the clergy in every parish
in the Diocese of London
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1898 Kelly's Middlesex Directory
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Post Office Directory London 1902
This massive directory, with over 3,500 pages! is a list of
most heads of households and traders in London excepting those areas covered
in the Suburban Directories. Alongside the Commercial and Trades directories
is a huge street by street list of private residents, which is an incredibly
useful tool for genealogists.
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Post Office Directory 1902 - London Northern Suburbs
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Post Office Directory 1902 - London Southern Suburbs
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Hughes' 1921 Business Directory of London
An enormous book with over 1400 pages which contain alphabetical and classified
lists of people and their trades and businesses. Every imaginable occupation
is included, from stockbrokers to dog biscuit makers!
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Kelly's Directory of Middlesex 1926
An extremely comprehensive directory. Each town and village in the county
is described in great detail with historical information, population data
and descriptions of local services and amenities. Each place has a very large
directory of private residents and their addresses plus local tradesmen with
their occupation and address.
There follows a directory of private residents and their addresses which
runs to more than eighty pages with an average of more than two hundred names
per page giving a total of more than 16,000 householders. Also included is
an excellent classified trades directory.
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Aubrey's Directory of Middlesex 1931
A very rare and unusual directory. It is purely a classified trades directory,
organised by listing each place alphabetically, then each trade is listed
with the name and address of each person with that occupation.
With 524 pages this book is far more comprehensive than the classified trade
directories included with the Kelly's of this period.
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Kelly's Directory of Middlesex 1933
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1934 London Post Office Directory
A massive book with 3,770 pages including a street by street directory, a
list of private residents, commercial tradespeople and a classified trades
directory
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Kelly's 1936 Directory of Kilburn, Willesden, Cricklewood & Harlesden
&c
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Kelly's 1936 Directory of Marylebone & St John's Wood
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Kelly's Directory of Middlesex 1937
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1938 London Post Office Directory
Very similar to the 1934 directory described above, but it is amazing to
see how transient the citizens of London still were at this time
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Chiswick 1938 Kelly's Directory
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Kensington 1939 Kelly's Directory
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Acton 1939 Kelly's Directory
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Hammersmith 1939/40 Kelly's Directory
With a selection like that, its no surprise
that Parish Chest are the major producers of directories on CD
for historians and genealogists!
But it doesn't end there....
Church Records on CD for London & Middlesex
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Parish Registers of St. Luke's Chelsea - 1559 to 1958
Facsimile copies of the original hand written pages of the parish
registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
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A Collection of Curious and Interesting Epitaphs of Highgate Cemetery,
St Pancras
Cansick 1869 - 3 large volumes
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London Church Registers
Books of transcripts by the Harleian Society
(see London Church Registers page of the Parish Chest catalogue
for more details)
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The Registers at St George's Chapel, Mayfair 1740-1754
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The Registers of St James, Clerkenwell 1551-1754
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The Registers of St Mary, Aldermary, London, 1558-1754
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The Registers of St Michael, Cornhill 1546-1754
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The Registers of St Dionis, Backchurch, London, 1538-1754
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The Registers of St Paul's Cathedral
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The Registers of St Martin in the Fields, London 1550-1619
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The Registers of St Thomas the Apostle, London 1558-1754
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The Registers of St Stephen's, Walbrook and St Benet, Sherehog, London
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The Registers of St Benedict & St Peter, Paul's Wharf, London
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The Registers of St Peter's, Cornhill, London
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The Registers of St Antholin, Budge Row & St John Baptist, Wallbrook-London
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The Marriage Registers of St George, Hanover Square London 1725-1837
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The Registers of St Olave, Hart St, London 1563-1700
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The Registers of Charterhouse Chapel
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The Registers of St Helen's Bishopsgate 1575-1837
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The Registers of Christ Church, Newgate, Greyfriars - Baptisms, Marriages
& Burials 1538-1753
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The Registers of St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London
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The Registers of St Vedast & St Michael le Quern, London
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The Registers of St Martin Outwich 1670-1873
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The Registers of Kensington 1539-1675
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The Marriage Registers of St Mary le Bone, Middlesex and Oxford Chapel, Vere
Street
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The Registers of St Mary Somerset, London 1558-1853
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The Registers of St Mary Mounthaw, London 1568-1849
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The Registers of St Lawrence Jewry and St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London
1538-1812
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The Registers of St Mary Magdalen, Mik Street and St Michael Bassishaw, London
1558-1853
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The Registers of St Clement, Eastcheap and St Martin Orgar, London 1539-1853
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The Registers of St Dunstan in the East, London 1558-1799
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The Registers of St Katherine by the Tower, London 1584-1726
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The Registers of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, London 1538-1859
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The Registers of St Matthew, Friday Street, London 1538-1812
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The Registers of St Margaret's, Westminster, London 1660-1699
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The Register of St Martin in the Fields, London 1619-1636
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The Register of the Temple Church, London 1628-1853
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Phillimore's Marriages - Middlesex Parish Registers
Transcripts of marriage registers, the full set of all nine volumes.
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Volume one: Acton 1566-1812, Heston 1559-1812, Hanwell 1570-1812, Harlington
1540-1812 and Greenford 1539-1812.
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Volume two: Hillingdon 1559-1812, Hayes 1557-1812, Northolt 1575-1812, Ickenham
1558-1812, Cowley 1563-1812 and West Drayton 1568-1812.
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Volume three: Hampton 1657-1812, Twickenham 1538-1812 and Teddington 1560-1837.
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Volume four: New Brentford 1618-1812, Hounslow 1708-1812, Stanwell 1632-1812,
Sunbury 1566-1812, Ashford 1696-1812, Feltham 1634-1812, Hanworth 1732-1837
and Pinner 1654-1837.
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Volume five: Uxbridge 1538-1694, Harefield 1546-1837, Great Stanmore 1599-1837
and Enfield 1551-1837.
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Volume six: Edmonton 1557-1837.
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Volume seven: Finchley 1560-1837, South Mimms 1558-1837 and Monken Hadley
1619-1837.
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Volume eight: Ealing 1582-1837
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Volume nine: Tottenham 1558-1837
Marriage Licences
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London Marriage Licences 1521-1869
Note that these contain lists of licences granted in a particular diocese,
but they include details of marrige licences relating to people all over
the country, and are very valuable sources of family history information,
as they also often include parents' names, villages & towns of residence,
etc. The book's title is a little misleading, as there are few licences post
1800 included. The work is not totally comprehensive, but does contain many
thousands of marriage licences. Not just for those with London ancestors!
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Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London 1520-1828
Two Volumes. Published by the Harleian Society 1887. (A very different, and
more comprehensive publication than the "London Marriage Licences" CD above.
Arranged in date order, with full indexes. Includes licences granted to marry
in churches all over England. Not just London.
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Marriage Licences issued from the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of
Canterbury at London 1543-1869
Licences granted to marry in places all over Great Britain. This sort of
thing:
"Jan 14 1665 - Richard Holford, of Lincoln's Inn, bachelor, 29, & Sarah
Crew, of St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, spinster, about 16, her father
dead, & she in custody of her aunt Jane Struttey of Westonburt, co.
Gloucester, who consents; at St. Paul's Covent Garden, Middlesex."
"July 24 1796 - John Quincy Adams, Esq., of Boston in North America, Bachelor,
above 21, & Louisa Catherine Johnson, of All Hallows, Barking, London,
spinster, above 21; at All Hallows Barking aforesaid".
"March 17 1698 - Henry Heylin, of parish of St. John Baptist, co. Hereford,
Esq., bachelor, 40, & Ann Cooke of Churcham, co. Gloucester, spinster,
30, at her own disposal; alleged by Robert Cooke, of Bishop's Cleeve, co.
Gloucester, Clerk; at Llanvyhangell, co. Monmouth."
It is records such as these that are of immense value to family historians!
A couple, one from Herefordshire, the other from Gloucestershire, who were
issued with a licence in London to marry in a parish church in Monmouthshire,
Wales. That will certainly knock down the brick wall in someone's research.
It isn't at all difficult to find such instances. The books are full of them!
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Marriage Licences: Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury
1660-1694
(4 vols.) Published by the Harleian Society 1890
Four large volumes, with a wealth of information for family historians. Marriage
licences give so much valuable information such as ages, places of residence,
and importantly in many cases, fathers' names, etc. which are not stated
in the parish registers until as late as 1837! The majority of the licences
recorded in these books were issued were to couples residing in the home
counties in and around London, but there are also many from other parts of
Great Britain, giving couples the right to marry in other counties.
"March 14 1692 - William Vavasour, of Weston, Co. York, Esqr. Batchelor,
aged 23, & Mary Fawkes, of Farmely in the said county, spinster, aged
19, with consent of her father Thomas Fawkes, who attests, at St. James
Westminster."
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Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster 1558-1678.
Also for those Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury
1660-1679
Published by the Harleian Society 1886. Note that although the "Canterbury"
licences appear to overlap those of the 4 volume set above, they contain
different licence records.
And the Census
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From the Parish Chest CDs of the 1861 Middlesex Census Registration
Districts.
(Note that these do not contain the registration districts of Metropolitan
London)
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From the 1871 London Census Districts - Parish Chest will be shipping
these CDs in separate district sets starting the first week in March.
And Pedigrees....
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The Visitation of London 1568
Published by the Harleian Society. Full pedigrees (tree diagrams) of families,
in alphabetical order, as at 1568. (An index is included, as each family
also contains names of other people marrying into the family) Also includes
transcripts of parish registers and other notes relating to some families.
The pedigrees in many cases go back many generations before 1568 to Norman
times.
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The Visitation of London 1598
These books also include illustrations of the coats of arms of these people
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London Visitation Pedigrees 1664
And finally...
A host of wonderful history resources that provide the real meat on the bones
of your family history research
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Chronicles of the Mayors & Sheriffs of London 1188-1274
& The French Chronicle of London 1259-1343
Henry Riley 1863
The first, Chronicles of the Mayors & Sheriffs of London, was translated
fron the original Latin and Anglo-Norman of the 'Liber de Atiquitis Legibus',
attributed to Arnald Fitz-Thedmar, Alderman of London in the reign of Henry
III.
The second, The French Chronicle of London, is translated from the original
Anglo-Norman of 'The Croniques de London'.
A very useful resource for medieval historians and genealogists.
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Mediaeval Towns of London. The Story of London
by Henry B Wheatly, 1909. This book therefore is not intended as a history
but as, to some extent, a guide to the manners of the people and to the
appearance of the city during the Mediaeval period."
A good description of the book and its uses for genealogists and
historians!
Chapters include descriptions of London in Roman, Saxon, Norman, Medieval
times to the 1900's. The chapters discuss, Health, Disease and Sanitation,
Chaucer and Poets of his time, Manners, Commerce and Trade, Governors of
the City, the Church and Education. The book is full of well illustrated
maps and pictures.
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London Maps Through the Ages
A excellent collection of maps of London through the ages taken from various
publications. London street map at the time of the great fire, lots of detailed
street maps of different years during the 1800s and through to 1939. Also
contains maps of London in Roman times, etc. Some have street indexes with
grid references so that you can locate places easily.
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List of the Streets & Places within the Administrative County of London
- 1929
Invaluable to London researchers this book details alterations in street
names and numbering since 1856 and shows localities, postal districts, parishes,
boroughs map references. The book's introduction states that this is a second
revision of the original 1901 edition and a new feature is the addition of
notes on the origins of street names given in recent years. The number of
streets in the County of London at the time numbered 17,660.
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The History of London From its Foundation to the Present Time - William
Maitland 1756
Original copies of this world famous book are extremely scarce, often cost
several thousand pounds to buy and most are to be found without the illustrative
plates. This appears to be a complete copy and is one history book that no
serious London researcher should be without.
'The Whole illustrated with One Hundred and Twenty one copper plates, exhibiting
the plans of the wards in London, of the city of Westminster, and parishes
adjacent; and views of the City at different times, and of all the churches,
palaces, bridges, halls, hospitals, &c. and a map of the country ten
miles around this great City.'
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London Life in the 18th Century - M Dorothy George
A superb book which gives a great insight into how people lived in London
in the 1700's and one which later historians have often consulted as a reference
in their own works. It covers just about every conceivable subject including
life and death, housing and growth, immigrants and emigrants, people and
trades, parish children and the uncertainties of life, plus much, much
more.
There are extensive notes to sources and references plus excellent appendices
which include statistics regarding infant mortality, epidemics and housing
rating plus a wonderful section of apprentice hearings in the Middlesex Sessions
Records
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Old and New London - A Narrative of its History, its People and its
Places
Walter Thornbury 1897 - 6 Volumes
"Writing the history of a vast city like London is like writing the history
of an ocean - the area is so vast, its inhabitants are so multifarious, the
treasures that lie in its depths are so countless."
"In histories, in biographies, in scientific records, and in chronicles of
the past, however humble, let us gather materials for a record of the great
and the wise, the base and the noble, the odd and the witty, who have inhabited
London and left their names upon its walls".
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London Vanished and Vanishing - 1905
By Philip Norman, 1905
"Until the beginning of the nineteenth century time had dealt kindly with
our great Capital, at least from the point of view of a lover of the past.
In the confines of the city there were still many houses of timbered or half
timbered construction, which had evidently existed before the Great Fire,
and the plain but well-proportioned buildings which came into being shortly
after that catastrophe were so common that they hardly attracted notice".
The writer of this wonderful book (published in 1909) has, for many years,
employed his time in examining those older portions of London which were,
to a great extent "improved" away. He visited them again and again, making
notes and sketching the old surviving buildings threatened with destruction.
He hunted up old documents relating to them, and searched out anecdotes and
stories relating to them and their inhabitants and visitors. It is these
records, notes and pictures that form the content of this publication, which
makes absolutely fascinating reading. The pictures alone are an absolute
delight, for they are not of the major "tourist" buildings, but small lanes,
yards and courts. Places where our ancestors lived.
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Wonderful London
Published in the 1920's in three large volumes with, literally, hundreds
of superb photographs of all aspects of London life. Rich or poor, old or
young, the slums and palaces, there are even some which are captioned 'a
view of xxxx from an exciting new vantage point' (an aeroplane!!).
The text matches the quality of the images and is wonderfully evocative.
It is quite sad to realise that very little of what we can see in this book
remains standing today due to slum clearance, war-time bombing and the inexorable
march of 'progress'.
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Fulham Old & New
Charles James Feret, 1900
A superb and incredibly detailed historical and topographical study of this
ancient parish with wonderful maps, illustrations and photographs to illustrate
the world in which your ancestors lived.
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Middlesex County Records - III Edward VI to 1603
Published in four volumes by the Middlesex Record Society. Printed transcripts
of Middlesex Sessions' Rolls from 1549 to 1603, including indictments, coroner's
inquests post mortem and recognizances. Unique accounts of criminal and civil
proceedings in London and Middlesex which involve people from all over the
country. A superb index in each volume helps to locate both names and places.
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Middlesex County Records - Sessions Books 1689-1709
A continuation of the earlier works by the Middlesex Record Society. Unique
accounts of criminal and civil proceedings in London and Middlesex which
involve people from all over the country
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Lyson's. The Environs of London being a Historical Account of the Towns,
Villages and Hamlets within Twelve Miles of that Capital
The full set of this incredibly rare and expensive set of books. This is
probably one of the most useful London history books ever written and has
been an invaluable reference tool for generations of eminent London historians.
Superb historical account of towns, villages and hamlets within twelve miles
of the capital with numerous references to family names, extract from registers
and dozens of beautiful illustrations. Each volume carries its own excellent
index. Originally published in 1791, this set has been bound into six books
with the contents as follows:
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Volume one - part one: The county of Surrey.
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Volume one - part two: The counties of Kent, Essex and Herts.
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Volume two - part one: The county of Middlesex. Acton - Heston.
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Volume two - part two: The county of Middlesex. Hornsey - Wilsdon.
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Volume three: Those parishes in the county of Middlesex which are not described
in The Environs of London.
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Volume four: The counties of Herts, Essex and Kent.
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A Calender to the Feet of Fines for London & Middlesex, Richard I-
Elizabeth I
Ancient records of land and property ownership in London and Middlesex from
1189 to 1569 which often have important genealogical information within them.
These types of documents, along with taxation records and wills are the only
way to obtain valuable clues and so they are incredibly important to historians
and genealogists alike.
A random example; "Michelmas 1510. William Lowthe, James Spencer and Robert
Sayles 'and' Edmund Wotton and Matilda, his wife, one of the daughters and
heirs of William Palmer. Premises in Harowe and Pynnore."
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The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, London
(3 Volumes) The original Gentleman's Magazine contained articles on a vast
array of subjects, including lots of wonderful topographical pieces. In 1891
George Gomme republished all of these topographical articles but edited and
indexed them into county specific order. An absolute goldmine of information
about London, its people and its places.
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London Lanes
An invaluable resource for all those researching their London ancestors.
The book is best described by quoting from the preface; 'This book needs
no excuse. It is an attempt to enumerate, name and describe, as far as possible,
all the lanes-old and new-of London. I have discovered considerably over
nine hundred names of these lanes, actually, at some time, or now, so called.
Many are still in existence.'
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South London - Walter Besant 1899
Published in 1899 this is a superb account of the history of South London
and the people who lived there. A must for all of those researching their
ancestors in this part of London.
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East London - Besant
Published in 1902 this is a superb account of the history of East London
and the people who lived there. A must for all of those researching their
ancestors in this part of London
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Bygone Southwark
Published in 1895 this is a wonderful history of the Borough of Southwark
from it's earliest days. The name 'Southwark' did not appear until 1023 and
the borough was thought to be older than the City of London itself.
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Greater London - A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its
Places
These books are an absolutely invaluable resource for those with ancestors
in the greater London area in the 1800s. Every place is described in superb
detail, together with lovely illustrations that can be used in your family
history files. Bear in mind that at the time the book was written, such places
were tiny villages out in the countryside, and with very small populations.
To read about the conditions and facilities in each of them is not only
fascinating, but it adds so much useful background information about how
your ancestors lived. Incorporate it into *your* history!
In two volumes. Fold out Map of London of the 1880's. Written by Edward Walford.
Published by Cassell & Company, Limited: London, Paris, New York &
Melbourne. There is no copyright date, but these volumes followed the "Old
and New London" and probably date from the 1880's. Illustrated with numerous
engravings. Vol. I has 576 pages. Vol II has 560 pages. Large books. Each
measures 10 1/2" by 7 1/2".
Contents: Acton, Addington, Addiscombe, Aldborough Hatch, Aldenham, Ashford,
Banstead, Barking, Barnes, Beckenham, Beddington, Bedfont, Bexley, Bickley,
Brentford, Bromley, Buckhurst Hill, Bushey, Bushey Park, Carshalton, Caterham,
Cheam, Cheshunt, Chessington, Chigwell, Chingford, Chislehurst, Chiswick,
Claremont, Colney Ridge, Colney Hatch, Coulsdon, Cranford, Croydon, Cowley,
Dagenham, Downe, Ealing, East Barnet, East Ham, East Wickham, Edgware, Elstree,
Enfield, Epping, Epping Forest, Epsom, Erith and Lesnes, Esher, Ewell, Farley,
Farnborough, Feltham, Finchley, Friern Barnet, Great Stanmore, Gunnersbury,
Hadley, Hainault Forest, Halliford, Ham, Hampton, Hampton Court Palace, Hanwell,
Hanworth, Harefield, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Harrow, Harrow School, Harrow
Weald, Hayes, Hendon, Heston, High Barnet, High Beech, Hillingdon, Hounslow,
Ickenham, Ilford, Isleworth, Keston, Kew, Kew Gardens, Kingsbury,
Kingston-on-Thames, Laleham, Leyton, Leytonstone, Limehouse, Little Ilford,
Little Stanmore, Long Ditton, Loughton, Malden, Merton, Millwall, Mitcham,
Molesey, Morden, Mortlake, Nonsuch, Norwood, Northaw, Petersham, Pinner,
Plaistow, Plumstead, Ponder's End, Poplar, Radlett, Richmond, Roehampton,
Ruislip, Sanderstead, Sewardstone, Shenley, Shepperton, Shirley, Sidcup,
Sion House, Snaresbrook, South Mimms, Southall, Southgate, Staines, Stanwell,
Strand-on-the-Green, Sunbury, Sutton, Talworth, Teddington, Thames Ditton,
The Crays, The East and West India and Millwall Docks, The River Lea, The
River Ravensbourne, The University Boat-Race, The Valley of the Thames, Theydon
Bois, Theobalds, Tooting, Totteridge, Turnham Green, Twickenham, Uxbridge,
Waddon, Wallington, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Powder Mills, Walthamstow, Wanstead,
Warlingham, West Wickham, West Drayton, West Ham, Whetstone, Wimbledon, Woodford,
Woodmansterne, Woodside, Woolwich.
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London - Bartholomews Atlas of London & Suburbs 1917
Fabulous! A complete street atlas of London
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The London Perambulator
First published in 1925 this is a wonderful picture of London, and Londoners,
as seen through the eyes of its author, James Bone, with a little history
and some lovely illustrations thrown in for good measure. This is a charmingly
written book and one that all of those with ancestors in London in the 1920's
should read.
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Memorials of Old Middlesex - Perry 1909
Published in 1909 this is a wonderful history of the county of Middlesex
from ancient times. It contains details of the origin and evolution of the
towns, folklore and customs, Middlesex schools, old county families and changes
in land ownership and much more.
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Acton, Middlesex - By W. King Baker 1912
Published in 1912 this is an excellent historical and topographical portrait
of this once rural Middlesex village which is now a part of Greater London.
This book has been extremely well researched and contains dozens of illustrations
and photographs of Acton throughout the ages.
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Middlesex: Little Guide
First published in 1906 this guide book is indeed 'little' in size but contains
an enormous amount of information about the whole of the county. Each place
is described in great detail and there are lots of photographs and plates
of towns and villages in Middlesex. General information about the county
includes situation and boundaries, extent and population, physical features
and scenery, geology, rainfall, woods and commons, history, agriculture and
industries, rivers and waterways, roads and green lanes, railways and
antiquities.There is also an incredibly detailed map of Middlesex.
The following is a list of all of the places covered:
Acton, Alperton, Bedfont, Bedford Park, Brentford, Brent Street, Brondesbury,
Bushey Park, Childs Hill, Chiswick, Collin Dale, Colnbrook, Colney Hatch,
Cowley, Cranford, Cricklewood, Crouch End, Dollis, Ealing, Eastcote, Edgeware,
Edmonton, Enfield, Feltham, Finchley, Friern Barnet, Golders Green, Greenford,
Gunnersbury, Hadley, Halliford, Hampton, Hampton Court, Hanwell, Hanworth,
Harefield, Harlesden, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Harringay, Harrow on the
Hill, Hayes, Headstone Manor, Hendon, Heston, Highgate, Hillingdon, Hornsey,
Horsendon Hill, Hounslow, Ickenham, Isleworth, Kenton, Kilburn, Kingsbury,
Laleham, Littleton, Mill Hill, Neasden, New Southgate, Northolt, Northwood,
Norwood, Osterley House, Page Street, Perivale, Pinner, Ponder's End, Preston,
Roxeth, Ruislip, Shepherd's Bush, Shepperton, Southall, Southgate, South
Mimms, Staines, Stanmore, Stanwell, Strand on the Green, Stroud Green, Sudbury,
Sunbury, Syon House, Teddington, The Hyde, Tottenham, Turnham Green, Twickenham,
Twyford, Uxbridge, Wembley, West Drayton, Whetstone, Whitchurch, Whitton,
Willesden, Winchmore Hill,Wood Green and Yiewsley.
For more details (and photographs) of these books see the web page at:
http://www.parishchest.com/
and scroll down to the Middlesex or London sections.
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