Baptism Records for St Leonards, Shoreditch.

[Alex Nicole]

Hello All,

Can someone tell me where I can get hold of Baptism Records for St Leonards, Shoreditch? I'm looking for the period between 1790 - 1795.

Regards

Alex Nicole

[Colin Moretti]

Hello Alex

They're held at the Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2P 2EJ, here's their web site:
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/libraries_archives_museums_galleries/city_london_libraries/guildhall_lib.htm

Good luck

Colin

[Mythology]

Close.
Right operator (City of London web site), wrong building.

St Leonard, Shoreditch, registers are at the
London Metropolitan Archives (http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/corporation/family-research/)
not at the Guildhall Library.

[Colin Moretti]

Hello Myth

I bow to your superior knowledge, but I console myself that I'm not the only one with it wrong, I consulted the latest addition of Phillimore's Atlas! As I'm due to check them myself on my next visit to London are the films are available at both archives?

Colin

[Mythology]

"I bow to your superior knowledge"

Don't - I'll bow to Mr Phillimore's superior knowledge!

St Leonard Shoreditch is wholly outside the City boundary, not a split one like St Andrew Holborn, where the registers are at the Guildhall but there are film copies at both.
I've used the films at the LMA so I "know" they are there, a quick check of the LMA online catalogue showed that my memory hadn't gone AWOL, and I couldn't think of any reason why the Guildhall Library would have them, but ...

I rang them.

"For some odd reason" (the chap I spoke to is as puzzled as I am as to why) the Guildhall Library *do* have the St Leonard Shoreditch registers - and film copies thereof.

So, you're OK at either. :)