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Description: | A collection of family and local history resources as follows:
1. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations No
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2. Census returns
1811 Walthamstow
1821 Leyton, Walthamstow
1831 Leyton, Walthamstow
1841 Chingford, Leyton, Walthamstow (part only has survived for Walthamstow)
1851-1891 inclusive Chingford, Leyton, Walthamstow
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3. Directories
3a) County and Regional Directories
~see attached list$
3(b) City and Town Directories
~see attached list$
3(c) Telephone Directories
Waltham Forest 1973 to date (incomplete)
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4. Electoral registers and polls books
4(a) Electoral Registers
Chingford 1939 to date
Leyton 1893 to date
Walthamstow 1906-1921, 1932 to date
4(b) Poll Books
Essex 1734, 1763, 1768, 1774, 1810, 1830
North Essex 1865
South Essex 1859, 1865
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5. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1988 edition, English counties; microfiche
Information Services at Walthamstow Central Library hold: 1992 edition, English counties; microfiche (tel. 0181 520 3031)
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6. Unpublished Indexes
Census returns:
Street index: Chingford 1891; Leyton 1841-1891; Walthamstow 1841-1891
Name index: Chingford 1851-1891; Leyton 1821-1881; Walthamstow 1811-1831, 1851-1881
Deed Indexes:
Leyton and Walthamstow: selected deeds series, c.16th century - 20th century
General Names Indexes:
Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow: indexes cover selected parish registers and other parish records pre-1880 approximately
Newspaper Index:
c. late 19th century to c.1970s. Mainly Walthamstow area (very selective)
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7. Parish Registers
~see attached handlist$
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8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
Waltham Forest Family History Society Newsletter
Essex Family Historian
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9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
None published
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10. Other material
Waltham Forest Deanery: parish records
Chingford Mount Cemetery: registers 1884-1970
Nonconformist Church records, school records, charity records, manorial records: we hold series of records for each of these categories. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
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11. Guides to Collections
None published
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12. Local Record Offices
Waltham Forest Archives and Local History Library
Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 9NH
Tel: 0181 509 1917
Fax: 0181 509 9539
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Other information:
All resources described in response to questions in this survey are available at Waltham Forest Archives and Local History Library, Vestry House Museum, unless stated otherwise in individual entries.
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): LND, ESS | Subjects: | Registration of birth Registration of death Population censuses Registration of marriage Local history Genealogical records Electoral registers Genealogy Parish records Poll books | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Telephone: | 020 8509 1917 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8570 | Go to resource |
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