'It is of importance that individuals should be encouraged to study the history of their own families; not in the boastful and snobbish spirit which produced such a spate of false pedigrees in the nineteenth century, but on the scientific lines of modern genealogical research which demands proof of every statement and the recording of every fact, whether pleasant or unpleasant, for whatever view may be held on the merits of such research, all will agree that unless it be conducted with accuracy it is entirely futile.' ~ Society of Genealogists 1937

Don't miss our web pages devoted to helping you research your London ancestors, including information on -

• Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates for England & Wales only.
• Census Returns for England & Wales only.
• Wills & Admons for England & Wales only.
• Victorian London Street Index if you need to find where a street was situated in London.
• London Churches where your ancestors may have been baptised or married.
• London Cemeteries where your ancestors may have been buried.
• Victorian London Lodging Houses a useful guide for finding immigrant families in the 19th century.
• Irish Nests in Victorian London where the Irish families can be found.
• London Metropolitan Police Divisions showing the districts they covered.
• Victorian London Institutions a guide to the locations of Workhouses, Hospitals, Lunatic Asylums, Prisons, Gaols, Reformatories, Barracks, Orphan Asylums, Convents, and other Principal Charitable Institutions.
• Victorian London Inns, Taverns & Public Houses a list showing where they were situated.
• Victorian London Census Indexes a guide to the census film references.
• Glossary of Abbreviations & Acronyms used in Genealogy
• Glossary of Ranks, Professions, Occupations & Trades
• Census Returns for England & Wales 1841-1901 includes the dates the census was taken and the information they contain.
• Population of Great Britain & Ireland 1570-1931

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