London, England Genealogy

England London Guide to London ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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

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.

Websites

 * London &amp; Middlesex Resources and help pages on RootsChat London &amp; Middlesex Resources and help pages. (Free).
 * To view an excellent list of web sites for London, visit FHLFavorites.info and/or FHLFavorites.com.
 * FamilySearch Historical Record Collections index 90% of London christenings and marriages
 * Findmypast has central and inner London church records
 * Ancestry.com's massive outer 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
 * Stuck in London: resources at the Society of Genealogists and elsewhere. Free online Power Point slides by Else Churchill.
 * List of Greater London Parishes and Chapels Pre-1910
 * Tracing London and Other Large City Immigrants From Abroad
 * Victorian London A-Z Street Index (61,000 references)

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.