Wednesday 17 April 2013

More London records on Ancestry

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has released two new collections for London

London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1828-1930

This database contains Poor Law records relating to settlement and removals for the unions of Bethnal Green, Hackney, Poplar, Shoreditch, and Stepney.

Full details at http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2651


London, England, Overseer Returns, 1863-1894

These documents list parish residents who have claimed the right to vote.

Full details at http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2464

Both collections are sourced from London Metropolitan Archives.

Chris

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