Family History - guide to relevant collections
Research guides and resources
Family History Resources
The London Archives are an essential destination for anyone researching people who lived and worked in the London area.
There are a multitude of ways to research your family history at The London Archives. Whether you are a beginner or looking for help with a particular subject, we can point you in the right direction. Many resources to get you started are available on the Ancestry website, which is free to access in the Information Area. Here, we highlight some of our key collections, and how you can access them.
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Court of Orphans
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Discover records of the Court of Orphans which functioned to protect the underage orphans of freemen in the City of London
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Electoral registers
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Look for individuals in London and Middlesex who were able to vote in elections
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Freedom of the City of London
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Trace individuals who were granted the Freedom of the City of London
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Livery company members and apprentices
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Trace individuals who were members or apprenticed to members of City of London livery companies.
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Lloyd's of London Captains' Registers
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Find a mariner who was active between 1869 and 1947 in the Lloyd's Captains' Registers
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Marriage licences, bonds and allegations
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Search for marriage licences issued in the City of London and the counties of Middlesex and Surrey
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Nonconformist records
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Find nonconformists in London including Methodists, Congregationalists, Baptists and Presbyterians
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Parish registers
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Search for Church of England baptisms, marriages and burials in London
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Poor Law records from 1834 onwards
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Discover how to search post 1834 poor law records including workhouse admissions
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