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- 1871-[1899] (Creation)
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12 production units.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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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).
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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- English