London Census

England London  Census

Census Records
To access 1841 to 1911 London census records, see the England Census article.

Census Substitutes
A variety of lists of historic residents of London have been preserved. Most list adult taxable males. A few identify family units.


 * 1292, 1319 - Two Early London Subsidy Rolls (1292, 1319), courtesy: British History Online
 * 1332 - Finance and trade under Edward III - The London lay subsidy of 1332, courtesy: British History Online (Local historical study, rather than a transcript of names.)
 * 1541, 1582 - Two Tudor subsidy rolls for the city of London - 1541 and 1582, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1589 - London Subsidy Roll, c.1589, courtesy: Family History Archives (see pages 148-164)
 * 1642 - City of London War Loans 1642, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1662 - London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1664 - London Hearth Tax: Westminster 1664, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1666 - London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1693/1694 - Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4 - The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1695 - London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1695 - London Marriage Duty Assessment 1695, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1696 - Association Oath Rolls for City of London Livery Companies, 1696, courtesy: British Origins ($); also available in book form:.

Gibson identified lists of London census substitutes:


 * Gibson, J.S.W. and Heather Creaton. Lists of Londoners. Bury, UK: Federation of Family History Societies in Association with the Centre for Metropolitan History, c1999..

London Records at the Family History Library describes London census holdings, parish-by-parish, available at that facility.