Make your Message relevant

This is the London List, and London has, at times, included parts of Middlesex, Surrey, Essex and Kent. Questions to the list should be relevant to London.

If you need to say 'Offtopic', then don't post your message

Make the subject line of your message reflect the question you are asking.

A question such as '1841' 'Surname', or 'Help', may not get a response. Instead, use '1841 census Pimlico', 'Surname BRADLEY', or 'Help with identification of street'. These are just examples.

Use uppercase letters for any SURNAME. It will stand out and catch the eye of anyone who is also interested in that Surname.

Before you ask your question, look at the archives, search and see if the question has been asked before, or check out our FAQ page.

Many postings can be totally irrelevant and can take up valuable time of Listers looking to help with research.

Please read the full LIST GUIDELINES for what is acceptable for posting, and what is not.

Newbies Guide

John Brown has written an excellent guide for Newcomers to London Genealogy. It is not necessary for me to repeat it here, he says it so well.

As well as a guide to how to get the most from a posting, he has gathered together a wealth of useful URL's.

Although we will be adding to that guide as new sites become available, this one is the most helpful when joining the list.

Take a look before you post, read and digest the information he provides, and your posting will be more succesful.

Johns site is HERE

Where to Look
Has your question been asked before?

HARDY PERRENIALS

Our listers have come up with some 'Hardy Perennials', questions that have been asked over and over onlist. I recommend that these should be your first port of call. You can find those HERE

LIST ARCHIVES

Another worthwhile place to look would be the list archives. Your question may have been asked and answered before. For instance, a search for 'electoral rolls', entering electoral rolls in the search box, will bring up many instances.

The list archives may be searched HERE

GOOGLE

Google is your friend! A well phrased search term in Google will bring many results. A guide to how to search in Google can be found HERE

MAPS

Also an invaluable research tool. Invest in a good modern street atlas, you will need it.

BOOKS

Books on local history are another great resource. Search on Google, or Amazon.

RESEARCH GUIDES

The National Archives have excellent research guides , you can find those HERE

LISTERS

Our listers have also come up with some links that may be useful to you. There is a list, broken into sections HERE