Familia: London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden

Contents
Principal Public Libraries with family history resources
Research services Registrar General's Index Census records Directories Electoral registers	Poll books International Genealogical Index Unpublished indexes Parish registers Periodicals	Published transcripts Other materials Guides to collections Record Office address Other information

Library Services URL: http://www.camden.gov.uk/learn/libraries/local_studies_fr.htm
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): LND

2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources

Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre
Holborn Library
32-38 Theobalds Road
London
WC1X 8PA
Tel: 020-7974 6342
Fax: 020-7974 6284
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Richard Knight. Principal Officer: Local Studies and Archives
Website: http://www.camden.gov.uk/localstudies
Appointments are needed to use some archives.

Opening hours:

Monday: 10.00-19.00
Tuesday: 10.00-18.00
Wednesday: closed
Thursday: 10.00-19.00
Friday: 10.00-18.00
Saturday: 10.00-13.00, 14.00-17.00

Other Libraries:

3. Research Service

Service available? No

Fee-based? -

Provided by local Record Office? Yes

4. Births, Deaths and Marriages

Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.

Locations None

5. Census returns

1801, 1811 Hampstead parish (originals)

1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901
Hampstead Registration District
Holborn Registration District (parishes in present London Borough of Camden only)
St Giles (in the Fields) Registration District
St Pancras Registration District

Street indexes. All censuses

Name indexes:
1851 All districts
1861 Hampstead and St. Pancras. St Giles in thr Fields
1871 Parts of St. Pancras
1881 All districts

6. Directories

6(a) County and Regional Directories

Incomplete files from 1800. Microfilm copies of some directories held in Guildhall Library (City of London) from 1749-1805.

6(b) City and Town Directories

Hampstead 1854, 1873, 1885/86, 1888/89, 1894/95-1970 (with some gaps).
NB Highgate is included in some of the Hampstead Directories.

Kilburn 1896, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1931-1940

St Pancras 1862,1864, 1963/64-1964/65.
NB Hampstead is included in the 1864 St Pancras Directory.

Camden and Kentish Towns 1867-1926/27 (incomplete)

6(c) Telephone Directories

Central London and parts of North-west London
Residential and business services 1954-1955, 1968 to date (gaps)
Yellow pages 1969 to date (gaps)

7. Electoral registers and polls books

7(a) Electoral Registers

Hampstead 1899-1963

Holborn 1893-1963

St. Pancras 1863/64, 1866-1963 (incomplete)

Camden 1964 to date

7(b) Poll Books

None

8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Microfiche. London and Middlesex
Family Search

9. Unpublished Indexes

No special indexes, other than those part of library catalogues

10. Parish Registers

The originals of these are either held by the incumbent or have been deposited at the
London Metropolitan Archives [formerly the Greater London Record Office], with the exception
of the registers of the parish of St Andrew Holborn. They are held at Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury. London EC2P 2EJ (tel: 020-7332 1863)

St George The Martyr, Queen Square

Baptisms 1710-1740
Marriages 1706-1772
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Printed transcript

St John, Church Row, Hampstead

Baptisms 1560-1840
Marriages 1560-1837
Burials 1560-1842
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Microfilm only

St Pancras. Indexes

Baptisms 1730-1774
Marriages 1730-1753
Burials 1730-1773
Baptisms at Percy Chapel 1766-1772
Transcript of marriages 1660-1754
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Microfilm

11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)

Local periodicals

Family history periodicals, local history magazines and journals, archive journals, London-wide history and archaeological journals

12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material

Some transcripts but no major series. See also Parish registers and Other material

13. Other material

Other material held by the Local Studies and Archives Centre which may be of special interest to those researching family history includes:

Archives of the local authority and its predecessor bodies including:

Parish records 1618-1900 including vestry and committee minutes, churchwarden accounts, poor law records, paving records and other items (but excluding parish registers).
District Boards of Works records 1856-1900.
Local commissioners and boards records 1850-1906.
Metropolitan Boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras records 1900-1965 including council and committee minutes.
London Borough of Camden records 1965-1980s including council and committee minutes. Restricted access to items less than 30 years old.

Ratebooks:

Highgate Cemetery burial registers and other records 1839-1984.
Muniments of title and other documents.
Personal papers.
Transcriptions of monumental inscriptions 1860s-1880s (manuscript and printed).

Other material held includes:

Local books and other printed materials.
Local newspapers.
Cuttings from local and national newspapers.
Ephemeral items including theatre programmes and posters.
Illustrations including B&W photographs, slides, prints, watercolours, drawings and other works of art.
Maps of London.
Ordnance Survey, parish and other local maps.
Oral history tapes, films, videos etc.

Special collections including:

14. Guides to Collections

Aston, Mark, Holmes, Malcolm J. and Knight, Richard G. Camden past and present: a guide to the Camden Local Studies and Archive Centre. ISBN 0 901389 99 4 (�2.95 - �3.60 by post in UK).

15. Local Record Offices

Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre
Holborn Library
32-38 Theobalds Road
London
WC1X 8PA
Tel: 020-7974 6342
Fax: 020-7974 6284
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.camden.gov.uk

London Metropolitan Archives [formerly the Greater London Record Office]
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R 0HB
Tel: 020-7332 3820
Fax: 020-7833 9136
Email: ask.lma:corpoflondaon.gov.uk
Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Other information