Records of the Wood family, comprising 1695 marriage settlement between Edward Wood (son of Thomas and Dorothy) and Elizabeth Bridger of Guildford, mentioning land in Harmondsworth, Stanwell, Littleton, and Yorkshire. Also probate relating to money left by Thomas Wood of Littleton, 1856.
Sans titrePapers of Howard Lansell relating to Hampton Grammar School, including school prospectus, 1934; school reports, 1939; school photograph, 1938; The Lion school magazine, 1936-1990 (with some gaps); and papers relating to the Old Hamptonian Association, 1939-1990. Also school photograph for Twickenham County School, 1947.
Sans titreRecords of Samuel Fisher, local government officer. The collection reflects the range of his interests and involvement in public life. There are a large number of photographs and press cuttings as well as some family papers. The photographs show Fisher's activities as Mayor and as Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association, and include pictures of visits to Geneva, Australia, Gibraltar, New York, Israel and Belfast.
Sans titreRecords of the Candlewick Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise wardmote minutes, accounts, rate assessments, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.
Sans titreRecords of Cripplegate Ward, Corporation of London, comprising wardmote agenda papers and petitions to the Court of Common Council. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.
Sans titreThese records are exclusively for the part of Cripplegate Ward lying inside the City wall. The records comprise wardmote minutes, accounts and rate assessments. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.
Sans titreRecords of Dowgate Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise wardmote minutes, rate assessments and accounts, and petitions. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library at various dates.
Sans titreRecords of Farringdon Without Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise minutes and accounts, rate assessments and inhabitants lists, inquest and legal papers, title deeds and other administrative papers. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.
Sans titreTwo receipts signed by the deputies of the wards of Bridge and Candlewick for money received towards providing for the poor and list of jurors (inquest men) for the wards of Farringdon Within and Langbourn.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Maude Beaton, including bills for Maude's education, school reports, and circulars relating to Maude's further education at South West London College and the College of Preceptors.
Sans titreRecords of Maud Kitto, school teacher, mainly lesson notebooks and testimonials.
Sans titreRecords of philanthropist John MacGregor relating to his charitable work, including letters; scrapbook of pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, hymn sheets, and posters, mainly relating to the Shoe Black Society, the Ragged Schools and general missionary work; album of press cuttings; album of obituary notices for MacGregor; printed ephemera for various charities and sports clubs, including pamphlets and articles by MacGregor.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Robert W Ramsey, including diaries (some with glued in event programmes, invitations and newspaper cuttings); commonplace books and household financial accounts; articles by Ramsey on historical and literary subjects; poems and sketches; Ramsey family pedigree, 1688-1904; research on the Cromwell family; and general correspondence.
Sans titreAlbum of photographs, sketches and newspaper cuttings relating to Capt. JB Wyndham Drake's family, friends, and regiment.
Sans titreThe collection comprises diaries of William Hugh Burgess, a fifteen-year old boy from a family of Huguenot descent, who lived in Marylebone in the late eighteenth-century. They are rare examples of historical diaries written by a child.
In what became part of his daily routine from January 1788 until October 1790, William wrote about himself and his everyday life, simply recording what he did and what he saw.
Sans titreReport The Manuscripts of The County of Middlesex, In The Keeping of The Lord Lieutenant And Custos Rotulorum of The County. Handwritten, 162 pages. The report was possibly prepared by John Cordy Jeaffreson for the Historical Manuscripts Commission.
Sans titreThis is a collection of forty one letters from Lady Mary Clarke and one letter from her daughter Anne to their legal adviser Samuel Joynes, and four draft letters from Joynes to Lady Clarke.
Sans titreRecords of George Clement relating to property in Teddington.
Sans titreRecords of Charles Johnston, businessman, including property transactions, probates and administrations; papers relating to Johnston's marriage settlement; correspondence; financial accounts; sales catalogues; papers relating to charities in Cheshunt; papers regarding Johnston's insanity and his financial affairs; letters to Johnston in his capacity as the chairman of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank; papers of the New Granada Company including annual reports, prospectus, correspondence, shares and papers relating to liquidation.
Also papers of Edmund Johnston including property transactions, financial records and papers relating to his estate.
Sans titrePapers of Richard Wright, Middlesex County Librarian, 1922-1952, including letters and cards sent to Wright from members of staff serving in the Second World War; newsletters; newspaper cuttings; journal articles; and photographs of libraries.
Sans titrePapers of David Brown of Harrow Park, including title deeds and abstract of title; valuation of Harrow Park house and contents; papers relating to other property in Harrow owned by David Brown; insurance policies; papers relating to the will and estate of David Brown and papers of the trustees of his will.
Sans titrePapers of Parnel Seaton, including letters, receipts for payments, assessments for tax on houses, servants, carriages, horses, dogs, hair powder and armorial bearnings, and certificates of assessments for property in Twickenham.
Sans titrePapers concerning the property and estate of Richard Berridge of Bloomsbury, including papers relating to money left to various charities and institutions, and the executorship of Charles Tomkins.
Sans titrePapers of Thomas Bowrey, sea captain and merchant, including ledger; correspondence; diaries; drawings; charts; and maps; relating to travel and trade in India, Africa, Holland, France, Batavia (Jakarta) and Persia (Iran); the "Coffree" language of Delagoa and the Telenga language; shipping insurance and Lloyd's coffee house; whaling; and piracy.
Sans titreRecords of Joseph Croskey, textile merchant, consisting mostly of financial accounts and correspondence, some relating to the business of Brunswick and Company, furriers.
Sans titreResearch notes and plans of ancient earthworks in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Brecknockshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, London, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, North Wales, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire.
Sans titreRecords of Arthur William Dunk, Boer War soldier in the City Imperial Volunteers, comprising official papers; letters and postcards written home during his service; notebooks providing itinerary of travels in South Africa; and menu cards and programmes for dinners of the City Imperial Volunteers Old Comrades Association.
Sans titreRecords of William Herbert, comprising: topographical description of London, early 19th century; collections for a history of London monasteries, early 19th century; collections for histories of livery companies, c 1830; memoir of his life, c 1772-early 19th century; history of the Boar's Head Tavern in Eastcheap, early or mid 19th century; letters addressed to him, 1828-45; collection of antiquarian notes concerning the Priory and Church of St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, c 1838-1845; and memorandum relating to parish boundaries, 1830. They were catalogued at various dates by members of Guildhall Library staff.
Sans titrePapers of Cedric Jagger, historian of horology, comprising research notes for Jagger's publication on Paul Philip Barraud; and correspondence relating to clocks and watches to and from Cedric Jagger, arranged alphabetically by correspondent (makers, academics and experts, collectors, dealers, writers and booksellers).
Sans titreRecords of Charles James Johnson, comprising photograph of 1 Cornhill decorated for the coronation of George V, 1910; photograph of Johnson, c 1920; private ledger relating to underwriting marine risks and other business, 1934-65; and personal papers 1922-1974.
Sans titreRecords of Richard Stuart Lane, Baltic shipping agent and merchant, comprising: letter books 1858-68, note book on foreign clients 1856, private diaries 1875-82 and correspondence and accounts 1847-87.
Sans titreResearch notes of William McMurray, antiquarian, comprising: notes for a history of St Anne and St Agnes with St John Zachary; notes on parish clerks; extracts from various parish registers and churchwardens' accounts; lists of signs in London; extracts from diocesan and other sources; and notebooks concerning various antiquarian matters.
Sans titrePapers of Sir John Moore, merchant and Lord Mayor of London, including papers relating to Moore's civic and personal affairs; papers relating to Moore's mercantile buisness; estate papers; correspondence and letters to members of the Moore family; papers relating to property; notebooks and journals; and other family papers.
Sans titrePapers of banker David Francis Park including correspondence, newspaper cuttings, notes and other material relating to banks and banking.
Sans titreRecords of Engelbert Pickert, merchant, comprising a ledger, 1860-4; ships' and ships' insurance papers, 1867-70; and family papers, including the private accounts of Maria Pickert, his widow, 1851-85.
Sans titrePapers and correspondence of George Rae, banker, relating to various banking topics including the Companies Act of 1879, and the Institute of Bankers.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Reverend Charles John Todd, navy chaplain, comprising certificates of ordination as a deacon and priest, 1878-79; commission as a Navy chaplain, 1881; letters written home from Navy ships from Zanzibar, Suez, Sudan, India, Ceylon [Sri Lanka], and Japan; diaries and notebooks describing hunting expeditions in Ceylon and East Africa; diary of a diplomatic mission to King John of Abyssinia [Ethiopia], 1884; newspaper cuttings; photographs of Todd; and a description of Todd's Navy service, 1976.
Sans titrePapers of Sir William Turner, textiles merchant and Lord Mayor of London. The bulk of the collection is dated 1604-1714 and includes business records; some personal financial accounts, including expenses of the mayoralty; and deeds for property in Yorkshire. Ms 5112 (account book, 1729-1752) and Ms 5113 (deed of appointment, 1654) were deposited with the archives of Sir William Turner but do not relate directly to him.
Sans titrePhotocopies of the diaries of Elizabeth Tyrrell (1769-1835) and of her daughter Elizabeth (b 1802). Also photocopy of a Tyrell family pedigree spanning 1545 to the 20th century.
Sans titrePapers of architect Robert Phillips Whellock, comprising architectural sketchbooks including details of St Paul's Cathedral, 1858-83; and religious, family and autobiographical writings, 1818-84.
Sans titrePersonal papers of John Charles McGuire, schoolmaster. The records illustrate his career and the photographs in the collection relate to his school and its wartime evacuation to Newport Pagnell, Bucks (1939-1941).
Sans titrePersonal records of Eric and Jessica Huntley relating to non-publishing businesses, political campaigns, community and heritage initiatives, education work, concerns with the environment in the Caribbean and papers relating to their personal lives including family and friends.
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Sans titrePapers of Shui-wai Lee relating to her nursing training and permission to work in Britain.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Tom Lam, charity worker, including photograph of students at the School for Chinese in Vietnam; edition of Chinese poetry; scroll of Chinese calligraphic work; magazines and journals.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Jo Yiu Cheung, seaman, comprising photograph on board an ocean liner, and portrait in front of a Buddha statue.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Ting Kau Lam, restaurant owner, comprising passport and transcript of oral history My Life in London.
Sans titrePassports (British and Hong Kong) belonging to Yee Moon Lam, merchant.
Sans titreTranscript of oral history recording Our Laundrette in Birkenhead, describing Mrs Ling's early working life in her father-in-law's laundrette.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Muk Wan Li, restaurant owner, including travel documents relating to his immigration to Britain; financial papers, and family letters.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Chun Loy So, including passports, financial records, transcript of oral history recording The London I have seen, and photographs.
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