Collection GB 0074 CLC/464 - HOVENDEN, Robert (1830-1908)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/464

Title

HOVENDEN, Robert (1830-1908)

Date(s)

  • 1871-[1899] (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

12 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Robert Hovenden (1830-1908) of Croydon was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and master of the Worshipful Company of Barbers. He transcribed and compiled genealogical records and notes in the late 19th century.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/464 1871-[1899] Collection 12 production units. Hovenden , Robert , 1830-1908 , antiquarian researcher

Robert Hovenden (1830-1908) of Croydon was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and master of the Worshipful Company of Barbers. He transcribed and compiled genealogical records and notes in the late 19th century.

Deposited in Guildhall Library via the Bishopsgate Institute in 1967, and catalogued in 1967-8 by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Robert Hovenden, antiquarian researcher. The records comprise: transcript of the apprentice bindings book of the Barber Surgeons' Company; collectanea towards the genealogy of the Hovenden family; extracts from the parish registers of All Hallows London Wall, St Magnus the Martyr, St Mary at Hill, St Margaret Moses, St Andrew Hubbard, St Mildred Bread Street and All Saints Edmonton; copies of mural tables and ledger stones of St Michael Queenhithe; and extracts from wills relating to Hackney.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See also extracts from Saint Magnus the Martyr City of London baptism register 1560/1-1712, probably compiled by Robert Hovenden, of Croydon, Surrey, antiquary (P69/MAG/A/016/MS12002).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Hovenden , Robert , 1830-1908 , antiquarian researcher

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in Guildhall Library via the Bishopsgate Institute in 1967, and catalogued in 1967-8 by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Robert Hovenden, antiquarian researcher. The records comprise: transcript of the apprentice bindings book of the Barber Surgeons' Company; collectanea towards the genealogy of the Hovenden family; extracts from the parish registers of All Hallows London Wall, St Magnus the Martyr, St Mary at Hill, St Margaret Moses, St Andrew Hubbard, St Mildred Bread Street and All Saints Edmonton; copies of mural tables and ledger stones of St Michael Queenhithe; and extracts from wills relating to Hackney.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also extracts from Saint Magnus the Martyr City of London baptism register 1560/1-1712, probably compiled by Robert Hovenden, of Croydon, Surrey, antiquary (P69/MAG/A/016/MS12002).

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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