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Angela

Angela Report 5 Sep 2011 22:05

Hi Everyone,
I just thought I'd let eveyone know what's going on with the London Family History Centre.

London Family History Centre services are moving temporarily to The National Archives in Kew from Tuesday 13 September 2011.

It is estimated that the stay in Kew will last 7-8 months.
Click on this link to find out more http://www.londonfhc.org/

The Archives held by London Family History Centre
Computer & Subscription Resources
Free access to the following sites:
FamilySearch
Ancestry
FindMyPast (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

Irish Resources:
Irish BMD indexes 1864-1959
Many films of Birth Entries are available
Church records from about 800 parishes
Griffiths Valuation indexes and entries
Tithe Applotment Books
Registry of Deed indexes
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.

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

Thanks for your time.

Angela