London Genealogy

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Help with your Family History in London, including the Middlesex, Kent, Essex and Surrey borders
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  • Need help understanding a location - 1861 census.

    Hello!I was hoping someone could help me better understand the location in which I found my gg-grandfather's family (found thanks to Caroline Bradford - Charles W. Metcalfe, Charlotte, Charles H. and George T.) on the 1861 census. I've attached a jpeg image of the sheet.Although it seems clear that…

    By Kathleen Fox Allen

    Aug 24, 2009

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  • Need help reading baptismal record entry for Charles Metcalfe.

    I've attached an image of the record for Charles Wilson Metcalfe's baptism on 23 October 1829 in Christ Church, St. Marylebone (right page, top row.)I can make out the first 4 columns:  Oct 23; Charles Wilson; John & Emma; Metcalfe.  However, I'm having a hard time with the 5th and 6th…

    By Kathleen Fox Allen

    Jul 3, 2010

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  • Shadwell, near Smithfield" records - help

    Can anyone tell me where to search for records for "Shadwell near Smithfield London"?The info is from an Australian death certificate, and the man was born around 1800.I have already tried most common online resources, but don't know which Parish registers I might try as a last resort.RegardsRosie

    By Rosie

    Feb 16, 2010

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  • Henry Tarbox / Wendy Forrest Gray

    In reply to the following, ancestry.co.uk have Henry Tarbox in the criminal records, sentenced for larceny in in January 1857A message from Wendy Forrest Gray to all members of London Genealogy on Genealogy Wise!Can anyone offer suggestions on what I should do next!!Looking for Henry TARBOXI have…

    By Irene Blackburn

    Dec 4, 2009

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  • Gould - Bermondsey and Chelsea

    I am looking for two families of Goulds - hoping I might be able to link them. The Bermondsey line include two Johns who were merchant seamen and have proved impossible to find in census returns so far!The Chelsea line have confusing members John and Hugh and were part of a family who were…

    By Lindsey Dedden

    Jul 18, 2009

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  • Stagg

    Daniel Stagg was a coachman in 1795 when his granddaugher married in Nottingham. Seeking additional info,Herb Hart in Philadelphia, PA , USA

    By Herbert Hart

    Oct 24, 2009

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  • Thomas Alexander HUNTER born 1868 London?

    Hello,I am trying to find the birth of Thomas Alexander HUNTER about 1868 - he is thought to have come from London?Thanks,Linda

    By Linda Moorhouse

    Jul 23, 2009

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  • Have you ever heard of the "Brixton Hill School" in London?

    Some research on my great-grandfather, George Thornton Metcalfe (b.1859 or 1865, England; d.1918, New York,) indicated that his father, Henry, was the Superintendant of the Brixton Hill School in London. I have done some online research in an attempt to find this school, but have been…

    By Kathleen Fox Allen

    Jul 12, 2009

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