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Hannah Cunliffe - Historical Researcher

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I have experience of all the major London record offices, the General Register Office, Belfast, and the National Archives in Dublin.  In many circumstances, it has been necessary to consult parish records so I have also visited local county record offices throughout the country.

The following are some details of the London repositories which I use most frequently and the records which they hold:

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

To visit this site please click here http://www.nmm.ac.uk

The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum is an excellent facility with over 100,000 books concerning matters of the sea. 

The National Archives, Kew

To visit this site please click here http://www.tna.gov.uk

This building houses an incredible collection of records which cover most topics in the history of England.  Beginning with the Domesday Book and running to the present day, it also includes a useful library and facilities for taking copies of the records.

The Family Records Centre, Islington

To visit this site please click here http://www.ons.gov.uk

This contains indexes for all the birth, marriage, and death certificates of England running back to 1837.  Upstairs, the census records from 1841-1901 are available on microfilm.  For genealogical enquiries, the FRC is a key starting point.

Other record offices I have worked in:

Genealogical Office, Dublin

The National Archives, Dublin

London Metropolitan Archives

The Guildhall Library, London

The Imperial War Museum

The British Library

British Library Newspaper Library, Colindale

The Records of Mass Observation Unit

Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office

Hampshire Record Office

Dorset Record Office

Devon Record Office

The Principal Probate Registry

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Society of Genealogists Library

The Bodleian Library, Oxford

The National Library of Wales