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London Family History Centre

The London Family History Centre (formerly the Hyde Park Family History Centre) is one of more than 4,500 Family History Centres of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the largest such Centre outside of North America, and one of more than 100 Centres in the British Isles.

The Centre holds a growing collection of finding aids and a significant collection of primary records, mostly on microfilm.

Records are chiefly drawn from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Highlights of Available Resources

Computer & Subscription Resources
Free access to the following sites:
  • FamilySearch
  • Ancestry
  • FindMyPast (indluces the England & Wales 1911 Census)
  • The National Archives
  • The Origins Network
  • The Genealogist
  • Ireland 1901 & 1911 Census
  • FreeBMD
  • GENUKI
  • British Library Newspapers
  • HeritageQuestOnline
  • Godfrey Memorial Library (London Times)
  • WorldVitalRecords
    • England & Wales Resources
  • Microfilms of church records of more than 8500 English and Welsh parishes
  • GRO civil registration indexes (1837-2004)
  • Hundreds of directories
  • English and Welsh 1841-1901 census indexes and images
  • Principal Probate Registry Indexes (1858-1953)
  • Prerogative Court of York Calendars and wills
  • Abstracts of Welsh wills from the Diocese of St David's
  • Many other records from virtually all British probate jurisdictions
    • Irish Resources
  • Irish BMD indexes 1864-1959
  • Church records from about 800 parishes
  • Griffiths Valuation indexes and entries
  • Tithe Applotment Books
  • Registry of Deed indexes
  • Many films of Birth Entries are available
  • Many Irish 1901 and 1911 census returns are available
  • Irish ordnance survey maps
    • Scottish Resources
  • Scottish BMD indexes 1855-1955
  • Old Parochial Registers from more than 800 parishes on film
  • A 10 million-name searchable database from Old Parochial Registers (in old FamilySearch)
  • A good collection of Scottish census films, especially from 1851 and 1881
    • Other Resources
  • The largest UK collection of Caribbean records, particularly Jamaica and Barbados
  • A significant collection of records of interest to Jewish researchers, including Jewish materials from Poland, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, etc.
  • Records from the British in India, Goa and Sri Lanka
  • US census indexes and images from 1780 to 1930, the Canadian 1881 census, and many other US data sets.

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    Upcoming Events

    SCHEDULED TALKS AND CLASSES: 

  • 24 Aug 2010, 14.00 - Emmigration/Immigration Records at LFHC - Sister Sherrie Harbrecht
  • 31 Aug 2010, 14.00 - Indexing Records - Sister Gerry Price
  • 7 Sept 2010, 14.00 - Resources for Reading Old Handwriting - Elder Bob Harbrecht
  • 14 Sept 2010, 14.00 - 25 Useful English Websites - Elder James Price
  • 18 Sep 2010, 11.00 - Searching Jamaican Records class, Part 1 - Sharon Tomlin
  • 21 Sep 2010, 14.00 - Website Focus: FamilySearch Wiki - Elder John Crandall
  • 28 Sep 2010, 14.00 - Probate Records: A Primer - Elder Robert Harbrecht

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    London FHC News

    • FindMyPast has enhanced their Parish Record Collection, with the addition of Dorset, Wiltshire, Thames-side, and Medway Parish records.

    • The National Probate Calendar, Index to England and Wales wills and Administrations, from 1861 - 1941, is now available on Ancestry.

    •The Irish 1901 Census in now online and available at the London FHC! This includes 4.5 million records, covering some 850,000 households on the night of 31 March 1901.

    • Family Search's RECORD SEARCH PILOT, has added massive updates to it's European databases. (Fifty new ones). Worldwide, several hundred new databases are now searchable online! Includes new Jamaican records.

    • Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records, 1883-1900 - now available on line (at Find My Past).

    • PCC Admon (Administrations), Register and films, 1719-1858 - now available in the London FHC Library.

    • Dorset Marriage Index and Directories of Ireland now available online.

    • London Parish Records now available online, (LMA through Ancestry).

    • British Library Newspaper Collection now available online at the London Family History Centre.

    • 1911 Census [England & Wales] - Now Available Free on Every Terminal at the London Family History Centre (at Find My Past)!

    • Post 1858 Record Copy Wills from the Principal Probate Registry (1858-1925) - Set of 1020 Microfilm reels now available in the London FHC Library.

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