Registers of marriage, 1943-1973.

Registers of marriage, 1943-1973.

Registers of marriages, 1931-1963.

Registers of marriages, Bath Road Methodist Church, 1960-1971.

Registers of marriages, 1948-1965.

Register of marriages, 1934-1935.

Registers of marriages, 1929-1939.

Registers of marriages, 1918-1951.

Registers of marriages, 1942-1969.

Register of marriages, 1961.

Registers of marriages, 1906-1939.

Registers of marriages, 1926-1961.

Registers of marriages, 1927-1960.

Records of the Harrow Methodist Church, 1860-1879, including committee minutes, financial records, papers regarding the construction of a Sunday School, article "Early Methodism in Harrow" by Edwin Field, "Handbook of Diamond Jubilee Celebration of The Methodist Church, Bessborough Road, Harrow, 1905-1965" and list of principal dates in history of Methodism in Harrow, 1809-1972.

Also register of baptisms for Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Enfield Highway, 1860-1879.

Records enrolled or filed with the Clerk of the Westminster Quarter Sessions of the Peace, 1552-1885. The records classified as WR/A are concerned with the registration of foreigners; WR/B are records produced by Building Surveyors; WR/F are returns of those eligible to serve on juries; WR/L/P covers the licensing of printing presses; WR/LV relate to Licensed Victuallers; WR/ML are concerned with Militia and Lieutenancy; WR/O are Oaths of Office; WR/P are papers concerning Parliamentary Elections; WR/PLT Land Tax; WR/R contains the records produced from the control and recording of all non-conformists; WR/S contains records concerned with Societies; and WR/U records deposited with the court concerning Public Undertakings.

Note on the Quarter Sessions records: Although Westminster has fewer surviving records than Middlesex, the City's sessions would have produced similar records to those of the County, but they would have been smaller in quantity, and have included less administrative material. Also, as with all Quarter Sessions records, "seeing that the Custos Rotulorum was a private gentleman or nobleman and the Clerk of the Peace an attorney with a private practice it is likely that many county records were (if not lost or destroyed) handed down to their families or their professional successors" and many may still remain to be found in private hands (Emmison and Gray, County Records, 1987). Those records that have survived are often difficult to read or understand because of the handwriting, use of Latin (until 1733), or legal jargon and abbreviations; although standardised legal formats were used and printed pro formas introduced by the nineteenth century.

For the Middlesex and Westminster records there may also be confusion over the records' arrangement resulting from the attempts at classification by previous generations of archivists which have left many records split up into unnatural groupings. Originally they would not have been sorted into any cohesive arrangement. These were records that were "kept for administrative convenience rather than as sources for future generations" (G. Jones, Quarter Sessions records in the Leicestershire Record Office).

Because of this overlapping between many classes of record, any study of the Westminster records should include consultation of those for Middlesex. There was in any case a lot of co-operation between the two courts during the period covered by the records. Judicial (Gaol Delivery Sessions for example) and administrative functions were shared, as were court personnel (including justices). Westminster prisoners could elect to be tried at the Middlesex sessions, as these were held more frequently than their own.

The sessions records are a very useful source for family history, studying trends in law and order, and the life of the City and its inhabitants over a relatively long period of time. The capital was an area with high levels of crime, the natural place for riot and conspiracy, and attracted a wide variety of people from the whole country and abroad. The main record of proceedings at the sessions will be found in the sessions rolls (MJ/SR and the uncatalogued WJ/SR - index in WJ/CB); the (partially uncatalogued) sessions books (WJ/SB, MJ/SB); and the (partially uncatalogued) sessions papers (WJ/SP, MJ/SP). City administrative work is in the records of the County Day sessions (WJ/O), and for one particular type, in the records of the street surveyors (WJ/SS). Records of judicial procedure are in the records of court fines (WJ/E), writs to summon juries (WJ/W), and the trial process (WJ/Y); Lists of prisoners made at various times during the trial process are in WJ/CC and WJ/CP.

Records of the London Central Mission Methodist Circuit, 1866-1976, including records of the circuit itself and the records of the following constituent churches and missions: St. John's Square Church, Clerkenwell (LMA/4008/SJS); Islington Central Methodist Church and its predecessors (LMA/4008/ICMC); Haggerston Church (LMA/4008/HAG); Maidstone Street Church/Harbour Light Church (LMA/4008/MSHL); Camden Street and Camden Town Churches (LMA/4008/CAM); Kings' Cross Mission, Crestfield Street (LMA/4008/KCCM); Kings' Cross Mission, Charlotte Street/Carnegie Street (LMA/4008/KCCS); Caledonian Road Primitive Methodist Church (LMA/4008/CRPM); Caledonian Road Wesleyan Methodist Church (LMA/4008/CRWM); Mayfield Road, Dalston Church (LMA/4008/MRD); Penton Hall/Twyford Hall Church (LMA/4008/PHTH); Railton Road, Herne Hill Church (LMA/4008/RRHH).

Records of the Camden Street Wesleyan Methodist Church and the King Street Primitive Methodist Church (later the Plender Street Methodist Church), including financial accounts, 1941-1947; correspondence regarding war damage, 1944-1951 and leaflets advertising mission events, 1954.

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Caledonian Road: register of baptisms, 1866-1916.

Papers of Haggerston Methodist Church, 1944-1958, including Trustees minutes; correspondence relating to war damage and proposals for redevelopment in the local area; London County Council plans for redevelopment of Benfleet Place; and correspondence regarding the appointment of a deaconess.

Records of Islington Central Methodist Church and its predecessors, including registers of baptisms for Drayton Park Methodist Church, Highbury, 1882-1931, and Islington Central Methodist Church, 1931-1963; minutes of Quarterly Meetings and Leader's Meetings; Trustees correspondence, minutes and financial accounts and papers relating to the Sunday School.

Records of the King's Cross Central Methodist Mission, Crestfield Street, 1933-1956 including correspondence regarding the freehold and leasehold of the Church and adjoining properties, and correspondence regarding a proposed hostel and community centre.

Records of the Dalston Methodist Church, Mayfield Road, 1943-1956, comprising correspondence and papers concerning war damage and re-building, and leaflet advertising Sunday School anniversary.

Records of the Maidstone Street Methodist Church, Haggerston, later the Harbour Light Church, Goldsmith's Row, Haggerston, including registers of baptisms, 1897-1944; papers regarding membership of the Church; minute books for Church Meetings, Leader's Meetings and other church committees; Trustees' meeting minutes, correspondence and financial accounts; papers of the Sunday School and leaflets, including a history of the church to 1946.

Register of baptisms for Penton Hall Methodist Church (later Twyford Hall Methodist Church), 1866-1890.

Herne Hill Methodist Church, Railton Road: Sunday School Teachers' minute book, 1910-1926.

Records of the Highgate Methodist Circuit and constituent churches, 1843-1981: Archway Road Church; Holly Park Church; Hornsey Road Church; Jackson's Lane Church; Kentish Town Circuit Records; Muswell Hill Church and Middle Lane Church, Hornsey.

Records include minute books, reports, financial accounts, papers relating to property, circuit plans, registers, pamphlets, papers relating to church groups and organisations, magazines, newsletters, publications and photographs.

Records of the Archway Road Methodist Church, including register of baptisms, 1865-1897; Leaders' Meeting minute books; financial accounts; Trustees' Meeting minute books; Trustees' correspondence and notes; papers of the Missionary Society and papers of the Sunday School.

Records of the Highgate Circuit, Methodist Church, 1873-1979, including Quarterly Meeting minute books; reports; financial accounts; minute books of other committees including the Ministerial Invitation Committee, the Finance Committee, the General Purpose Committee and the Local Preachers' Meeting; papers of the Performing Rights Society; papers regarding the management of manses [minister's residences] on the Circuit and Circuit preaching plans and directories.

Records of the Holly Park Methodist Church, including register of members, 1947-1972; Leaders' Meeting minute book; Finance Committee minute book; financial accounts; Trustees' Meeting minute book; Trustees' correspondence and plans relating to rebuilding of chapel and hall; papers relating to the Choir; leaflets, newspaper cuttings and photographs regarding the opening of the rebuilt chapel.

Records of Hornsey Road Methodist Church, including registers of baptism, 1843-1939; register of marriages, 1867-1913 and financial accounts.

Records of the Kentish Town Circuit, Methodist Church, 1866-1933, comprising Quarterly Meeting minute book; financial accounts; bills for work carried out and a resolution regarding church members serving in the Armed Forces, 1916.

Records of the Muswell Hill Methodist Church including registers of baptisms, 1892-1927 and 1939-1951; financial accounts and Finance Committee papers; Leaders' Meeting minute books; annual reports; pamphlets and correspondence.

Records of Hornsey Methodist Church, Middle Lane, 1873-1981, including Leaders' Meeting minute books; correspondence; financial records including accounts and correspondence; Trustees' Meeting minute books, Trustees' account books and Trustee's correspondence; papers regarding building work, alterations and repairs including plans; papers regarding staffing; pulpit notice books; papers relating to the Sunday School; issues of the Church newsletter; orders of service and programmes; pamphlets, including histories of the Church; leaflets, newspaper cuttings and photographs.

Records of Putney United Reformed Church including baptism and marriage registers, 1907-1992; minutes of the Session, later the Elders Meeting; minutes of the Board of Managers, later the Deacon's Court, later the Church Meeting; minutes of the Stewards' Meeting; minutes of other church committees; Communicant Books which were attested by order of the Session; papers relating to rebuilding work following World War Two bomb damage; newsletters, reports and other publications of the Church, including Church Notes which provides selected sermons given at the Church; war memorials; a file of press cuttings and photographs relating to special events; order of service sheets; histories of the Putney Church and photographs of centenary celebrations.

Records of Winchmore Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church, 1884-1981, including minutes of the Trustees, Finance Committee, Church Choir, Overseas Committee and Sunday School; original building tender for the new church; correspondence relating to the maintenance of the building; church accounts; Seat Rent; Collection Journals; plans and specifications for rebuilding and later developments; orders of service; Year books and magazines; a history of Winchmore Hill Church; Sunday school certificates all awarded to Gladys May Howard for scripture and religious knowledge and 3 Sunday school attendance medals.

Records of the Methodist Church London North East District, 1880-1992, including minutes of the Local Preachers' Committee and the Education Sub-Committee; correspondence with local preachers; a review of book At Satan's Throne: a history of Methodism in Bath; an original Primitive Methodist Circuit plan of 1880; leaflet "The Union Chapel: a famous Islington landmark" and booklet "Chislehurst Methodist Church: An Invitation to look and see for yourself".

Manuscript transcriptions of Noncomformist sermons given on a variety of Biblical texts, 1848-1858. The sermons were given by different preachers at various chapels including Surrey Chapel; Little Prescot Street Chapel; Hoxton Academy Chapel; New Baptist Chapel, Upper Street, Islington; Poultry Chapel; Weighouse Chapel; Barbican Chapel; London Road Chapel, Brighton; Sion Chapel; City Road Chapel; Holloway Chapel; Bingley, Yorkshire; Abingdon Baptist Chapel; Trinity Chapel, Brixton; Norwood and Margate. The time of day (morning or evening), date, chapel and name of preacher is provided for each sermon and the volumes have both been indexed by the texts being preached on. The first volume is also indexed by preacher.

Marriage registers for the Baptist Memorial Chapel, Twickenham Green, 1963- 1998.

Records of the London Mission (West) Circuit, 1927-1987, including administrative files consisting of material relating to Grove House Hostel for ex-borstal boys, Gilbert Goodliffe House for retired men and women, Saint Luke's and Saint Mary's House for men and women, Emerson Bainbridge House and Hopedene House for Mother and Babies; legal papers concerning legacies; material relating to Kingsway Hall Church including press cuttings and 10 volumes of Orders of Service; slides and photographs; and 106 exhibition boards of photographs and a brief history of the West London Mission created for the centenary exhibition in 1987 along with location maps from 1832 and 1987 showing activities of West London Mission.

Records of constituent churches of the United Reformed Church Southern Province Trust, 1808-1991, including: Battersea Bridge Road United Reformed Church baptism registers 1846-1991 and Church Meeting minute books; Plumstead United Reformed Church baptism registers, 1924-1977; Clapham Congregational Church committee meetings minute book; George Street Chapel, Croydon, committee meetings minute book; Camberwell Green United Reformed Church property trust papers and Hither Green Mission property trust papers.

Records of Kensal Rise Methodist Church, 1946-1998, relating to Church groups, organisations and societies, including minutes of Leaders, Church Council and Trustees; minutes of the Finance Committee; papers of the Sisterhood, Womens Fellowship and Monday Fellowship groups; and Sunday School Council minutes.

Register of marriages for Feltham United Reformed Church, 1972-1973.

Register of marriages, Kingsland Congregational Church and Institute, Hackney, 1936-1940.

Register of marriages for Dalston Congregational Church, Shrubland Road, 1952-1967.

Marriage registers for Lower Clapton Congregational Church, Downs Park Road, 1930-1962.

Marriage registers for Forest Gate Congregational Church, Sebert Road, Forest Gate, 1950-1972.

Registers of marriages for Trinity Presbyterian Church, Harrow, 1938-1975.

Registers of marriages for Bexley Congregational Church, 1966-1975.

Marriage registers for Sidcup Congregational Church, 1919-1976.

Registers of marriage for West Croydon Congregational Church, 1920-1980.