Records of the Greater London Western Coroner's District, comprising case papers, 1965-1997. Please note these records are subject to a 30 year closure period.

For the closed period researchers are advised to consult local newspapers for references to inquests. In very rare cases where medical or legal questions are involved, information from closed records may be made available. It will be necessary to contact the Coroner currently in charge of the court concerned, who has the power to release transcripts or details of inquests to suitable applicants.

Records of the City and Liberty of Westminster Coroner's District, comprising case papers, 1927-1928.

Records of the parish of St Paul, Hammersmith, including parish registers, registers of church services, PCC and vestry minutes, financial records, and records relating to staff, parish boundaries and benefice, church fabric, church hall, parochial charities and church schools.

NB: The collection includes records previously catalogued as DD/0071 and DD/0746.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Staines, including registers of baptisms, banns, marriages and burials; registers of church services; notes for sermons and talks; papers relating to tithes and endowments; offertory bank books; papers of the Churchwardens including financial accounts, rates, funds, correspondence, papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings, insurance, visitations and regulations.

Vestry meeting minutes, agendas, notices and papers of the Vestry clerk; minutes of the Parochial Church Council and Finance Committee; records of the Overseers of the Poor including financial accounts, rates, requests for poor relief, papers regarding settlement, maintenance and apprenticeship, the workhouse, and the almshouses; papers of the Surveyors of the Highway including accounts, rates and correspondence; papers of the Beadle and Constable; papers relating to parish charities.

Papers relating to parish schools including the National Boy's School, Staines School Board, Bridge Street School, London Road School and the Sunday School; papers of the Trustees for Building a New Church, including minutes, accounts and correspondence.

Also papers of church societies including the Coal and Clothing Club, Provident Sick Club, Mothers' Meeting, Friendly Socieities and Church Travellers' Club; notes on the history of St Mary's Church and monuments; church magazines and year books.

Records of the Parish of Saint Giles, South Mimms, including registers of baptisms, banns, marriages, confirmations and burials; registers of services; papers relating to the benefice and tithes; Churchwarden's accounts, inventories and papers relating to the maintenance of the church building; Vestry meeting minutes; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including accounts, grants to the poor, settlement certificates and papers regarding the workhouse; minutes, accounts and correspondence of the Surveyors of Highways; papers of parish charities; papers of the South Mimms Church of England School; enclosure award for South Mimms; photographs of the church; minutes of the Parochial Church Council; papers relating to the maintenance of the church, church hall, vicarage and churchyard; and maps of parish boundaries.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Sunbury on Thames, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns, marriages and burials; service registers; papers relating to endowments; papers of the churchwardens including accounts, rates, and papers regarding the maintenance of the church and churchyard; Vestry meeting minutes; Overseers of the Poor financial accounts; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Sunbury National Schools including minutes; papers of Sunbury Parochial Committee; papers of the Church Rebuilding Campaign; papers relating to the cemetery; Enclosure Acts and awards; and maps of the parish.

Records of the Parish of St John the Baptist, Pinner, including registers of baptisms, banns, marriages and burials; registers of services; marriage licences; correspondence regarding parish boundary changes; papers relating to tithes and endowments; Churchwardens' papers relating to rates, financial accounts and the maintenance of the church and burial ground; Vestry meeting minutes; papers of the Overseers of the Poor relating to rates and the workhouse; minutes, reports and correspondence of the Parochial Church Council; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Pinner National School; minutes of the Bell Ringers Association; minutes of St Johns Social Club (later Pinner Church Youth Club); copies of parish magazines; and historical notes relating to the church and parish.

Records of the church of Saint James the Great, Friern Barnet, including registers of births, confirmations, banns of marriage, marriages and burials; registers of services; papers relating to parish boundaries including maps; papers relating to the chaplaincy of Friern Hospital; papers relating to tithes and endowments; Churchwardens' accounts and papers relating to maintenance of the church, church hall and churchyard; Vestry meeting minutes; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including rates, accounts, and settlement papers; papers relating to parish charities including almshouses; papers relating to parish schools including St James's School, Cromwell Road School, St John's Schools, St Peter's School and St Paul's School; photographs; copies of parish magazines; and papers of the Parochial Church Council including minutes, accounts and reports.

Papers of the church of Saint John the Evangelist, Friern Barnet, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns of marriage, marriages and burials; registers of services; financial accounts; printed items and papers of the Churchwardens relating to the maintenance of the church.

Papers of the church of Saint Peter le Poer, Friern Barnet, including correspondence relating to the site of the church; papers relating to parish boundaries and letters regarding financing the building of the church.

Records of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Stanmore, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns of marriage, marriages, and burials; papers relating to the consecration of the new church; papers relating to tithes; Churchwardens' records including accounts, endowments and papers relating to the maintenance of the church, church fabric and churchyard; Vestry meeting orders and minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes, reports and accounts; minutes and papers of various church committees; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including accounts, settlement orders, and apprenticeship orders; accounts of the Surveyors of the Highways; papers of church societies including the choir, Cricket Clubs, Church Lad's Brigade, Knitting Guild, Mother's Union, Friends of the Parish Church of St John and Saint John's Fellowship, Women's Fellowship and Junior Church; papers of various parish charities; papers relating to the National School; Great Stanmore Enclosure award and map; drawings, prints and photographs; parish magazines; and printed items including history and orders of service.

Covering dates of parish registers: Christenings 1559-1911; Marriages 1599-1989; Burials 1599-1934.

Records of the Parish of St George, Hanworth, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, services and confirmations; papers relating to parish boundaries; papers relating to church lands and property; Churchwardens' accounts and papers relating to the maintenance of the church and churchyard; Vestry meeting minutes; papers of the Parochial Church Council including minutes, accounts, and papers relating to the church hall, war graves and parish magazine; accounts of the Overseers of the Poor; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Hanworth National School; historical notes; prints and drawings; maps and plans.

Records of the parish of Saint Martin, Ruislip, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, confirmation, graves, offerings and church services; Churchwardens' papers including accounts, correspondence and papers regarding the maintenance of the church; Vestry meeting minutes; minutes, accounts and correspondence of the Parochial Church Council; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including accounts, valuations, settlement, bastardy and apprenticeship orders and papers regarding the workhouse; papers of parish officers including the constable and the surveyors of highways; papers of related organisations including the Bishop Winnington Ingram School, the Friends of Saint Martin's, and Bishop Ramsey School; photographs; and papers of the War Emergency Committee (First World War).

Records of the Parish of All Saints, Laleham, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and church services; papers relating to glebe lands, benefices and tithes; Churchwarden's accounts; faculties and other papers relating to the maintenance of the church building, fittings and churchyard; Vestry minute books; Parochial Church Council cash books; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Laleham School; financial accounts of the Overseers of the Poor; enclosure awards and maps; and some correspondence.

Records of the parish of St Mary the Virgin, Stanwell, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and services; papers relating to parish boundaries; papers relating to the benefice, glebe lands and tithes; papers of the Churchwardens relating to accounts, visitation, and the maintenance of the church fabric and the churchyard; Vestry minutes and papers; Parochial Church Council minutes and papers; papers of the Overseers of the Poor relating to rates, financial accounts, the workhouse, settlement and poor relief; financial accounts of the Surveyor of the Highways; notices of the Constable; and papers of parish charities, the Church of England School and church societies.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Northolt, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, confirmations and church services; papers relating to tithes and glebe lands; faculties relating to the maintenance of church buildings and fittings; Parochial Church Council minutes; records of the Overseers of the Poor including papers regarding the workhouse; historical notes; parish magazines and photographs.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Acton, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, and church services; preachers' books; parish map; papers relating to tithes; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings and the churchyard; Churchwardens' financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minutes and financial accounts; Vestry minutes; Overseers of the Poor financial accounts; parochial reports; papers regarding parish charities including almshouses; parish magazines; press cuttings; and orders of services.

Records of the parish of Saint Lawrence, New Brentford, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials; banns of marriage, and church services; papers relating to tithes and income; Churchwardens' papers; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings; Vestry minutes; papers relating to parish charities; minutes of the Trustees and managers of New Brentford Charity Schools (later the National Schools); National Schools log books and attendance registers; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including settlement examinations; Parochial Church Council minutes; parish magazines and photographs.

Records of the parish of Saint John the Baptist, Hampton Wick, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, banns of marriage, marriage licenses and church services; papers relating to church staff; papers regarding parish boundaries; papers relating to the benefice; papers of the Churchwardens; papers relating to the maintenance of the church fabric, churchyard and church hall; financial accounts; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to Parochial Charities; papers relating to the Endowed School, papers of the Overseers of the Poor and Surveyor of the Highways.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary the Virgin, Harefield, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, burials, preachers and church services; financial accounts; Churchwardens' accounts, reports, and papers relating to the maintenance of the church buildings and the churchyard; Vestry minutes; financial accounts of the Parish Constable and the Surveyors of Highways; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including settlement, bastardy and apprenticeship orders, and papers relating to pauper lunatics; papers of parish charities and schools.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary the Virgin, Bedfont, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, and church services; financial accounts; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers of the Overseers of the Poor; tax assessments; and papers regarding parish charities.

Records of the parish of St John Horselydown, Bermondsey, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; papers relating to parish finances; faculties; papers relating to parochial charities and terrier.

Records relating to civil functions including Overseers of the Poor accounts; workhouse admission and discharge registers; poor relief book; and register of settlement examinations.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; registers of preachers; church services registers; papers relating to the parish school; faculties; papers relating to the churchyard; Easter Vestry meeting minutes; Parochial Church Council meeting minutes; cash book; and parish magazines.

Records relating to civil functions including copies of Acts of Parliament; bye-laws of the Directors of the Poor and Overseers of the Poor account books.

Records of the parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; Churchwardens' account books; legal documents relating to parish properties; papers relating to parish boundaries including maps; faculties; orders of service; papers relating to tithes; and history of the church.

Records relating to the civil functions of the parish including records relating to the poor rates; papers of the Overseers of the Poor; removal orders from and to the parish; settlement examinations; bastardy examinations; Workhouse Committee minutes; workhouse admission and discharge registers; and other papers relating to poor relief.

Records of the parish of Saint John, Hampstead, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and confirmations; registers of church services; preachers' books; orders of service; parish administrative files; Parochial Church Council minutes; Ruri-Decanal Chapter and Conference minutes; papers relating to parish boundaries including maps; legal documents relating to ownership of parish lands; papers relating to the church building, parsonage and churchyard, including correspondence, petitions, drawings and plans, agreements, surveys and minutes; papers of the Churchwardens including financial accounts; fee books; pew rents; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to the parish schools including minutes, log books and plans; parish magazines and newspaper cuttings.

Also papers relating to the civil functions of the parish including papers of the Overseers of the Poor; settlement examinations; apprenticeship indentures; and papers of the Surveyors of the Highways.

Records relating to civil functions of the parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, Holborn, including settlement examinations, orders of removal inwards and outwards, apprenticeship indentures, reception orders for lunatics, and papers relating to the workhouse including minutes of Heston Workhouse Committee.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Upper Street, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns; registers of preachers and church services; minutes of Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; Churchwardens' financial accounts and correspondence; statistics; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of the church buildings including plans and elevations, faculties and correspondence; legal documents relating to church property, such as deeds; parish magazines; papers relating to parochial charities and schools; and records of the Mutual Assurance Society and other parish societies.

Church rate books and papers relating to the collection of rates; minutes of various committees including the Trustees of the Parish and committees relating to highways and the workhouse; papers relating to civil functions of the parish, including the appointment of watchmen and constables, regulation of weights and measures, surveyor's papers, sanitation and medical care, workhouse and poor relief, apprentices, settlement examinations and removal orders.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary at Lambeth, Lambeth Road, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; church services registers; legal documents relating to property ownership; papers relating to parish boundaries and the creation of new parishes and tithes.

Records of the Overseers of the Poor; minutes of the Workhouse Committee and other papers relating to the Workhouse; minutes of the Select Vestry; poor rate books; records of poor relief payments; settlement examinations; removal orders (to and from Lambeth); bastardy examinations; register of poor-law apprentices; minutes of the Surveyors of the Highways.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Paddington Green, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; banns books; graves books; papers relating to parish finances including fees and bequests; church newsletters; orders of service.

Records relating to the workhouse including admissions register; Overseers of the Poor financial accounts; and other papers relating to poor relief.

Records of the church of Saint George the Martyr, Borough High Street, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; burial report books; burials fee books; church services registers; orders of service; maps showing parish boundaries; faculties, plans and other papers relating to the restoration and maintenance of the church building, particularly after war damage; Churchwardens' financial records and other accounts; Parochial Church Council minute books and correspondence.

Papers relating to civil functions including vouchers of the Surveyors of Highways; papers relating to poor relief; settlement examinations and removal orders; Overseers of the Poor vouchers; papers relating to the workhouse.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Kennington Park Road, Newington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Churchwardens' records; minutes of the Vestry, the Parochial Church Council and the Church Building Committee; registers of preachers; financial records; records relating to the construction of the new church including plans; papers relating to St Mary Newington National Schools; parish magazines.

Also minutes of the Governors and Guardians of the Poor; removal orders; records of the workhouse including admission and discharge records; registers of children at the South Metropolitan District Schools; financial accounts relating to poor relief.

Records relating to the parish of Saint Saviour, Borough High Street, Southwark; also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overy. This is a large and extensive collection and it is recommended that researchers consult the detailed catalogue. Summary of some of the major holdings:

• papers relating to the maintenance of the church building including bills for work and repairs done in the church, contracts, and faculties;
• token books;
• marriage licences and registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials;
• financial records;
• records of the Vestry including minute books and papers of the clerks;
• minutes of other committees;
• legal documents relating to parish properties including leases, agreements, conveyances and deeds;
• papers relating to legal cases;
• papers relating to poor relief including petitions to the wardens from the poor and sick asking for assistance;
• plans and drawings of parish properties;
• records of constables and other parish officers;
• records relating to local taxation including poor rates and church rates;
• papers of parochial charities;
• papers relating to Saint Saviour's Free Grammar School;
• registers of apprenticeship indentures;
• papers relating to Parliamentary elections for the Borough of Southwark, including lists of persons entitled to vote;
• papers relating to Borough Market;
• records of the parish of Saint Margaret, Southwark, including financial accounts and depositions.

Records of the parish of Christ Church, Commercial Street, Spitalfields, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; preachers' books; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts; legal documents (such as deeds, leases and conveyances) relating to parish property; papers relating to the maintenance of the church fabric; records relating to church personnel; correspondence and working papers of the incumbents; records of the parish school and parish charities; papers relating to parish boundaries and the benefice; parish newsletters and printed items. Also papers of the Overseers of the Poor.

The collection includes a large amount of material relating to the restoration of the church building by the Friends of Christ Church, including minutes, administrative papers, plans and reports; and a set of papers relating to the work of the Spitalfields Crypt Trust including minutes, press cuttings and photographs.

Records of the parish of Saint George in the East, Cannon Street Road, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; registers of church services; papers of the parish constable; papers of the St George in the East workhouse; records relating to poor relief; settlement examinations; papers of the incumbents; faculties; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; parish magazines and historical notes.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Stoke Newington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, banns and church services; preachers' books; legal documents relating to church property; financial records and papers relating to parish expenditure; Churchwardens' accounts; papers relating to parochial schools; parish magazines and notices.

Also papers of the parish constable; records of poor relief distributed; papers of the Overseers of the Poor; papers of the Surveyors of Highways.

Records of the parish of All Saints, High Street, Wandsworth, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; Churchwardens' accounts; plans of the church and faculties; papers relating to parish boundaries, including maps; financial records; papers of the Vestry; papers relating to the benefice and tithes; and papers of the Overseers of the Poor.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, High Street, Putney, including registers of baptisms, marriage, burials and banns; registers of church services; curates' licences; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; papers of parish charities, church societies and the parish school; certificates of redemption of tithe rent charges; Parochial Church Council and other committee minutes; parish magazines; photographs; administrative papers; and papers relating to the restoration of the church and hall.

Also church rate books; church building rate books; Overseers of the Poor accounts and vouchers; Vestry Clerk's correspondence relating to poor relief.

Records of the parish of Holy Trinity, Clapham Common North Side, Clapham, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; church services registers; Trustees minutes; Vestry minutes; annual parochial reports; papers relating to the construction of the church; financial and administrative papers; papers relating to tithes; records of the parish schools; parish magazines; curates' licences; papers relating to parish boundaries; papers of the Parochial Church Council.

Papers relating to the workhouse; settlement examinations; poor rate assessments; financial accounts of the Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor and Highways Surveyors; and other papers relating to poor relief.

These scrapbooks consist of press cuttings from the national and local press relating to 'women's organisations' ‘'he dangerous trades', 'child labour', 'home industries' and 'sweating'.

This scrapbook consists of press cuttings relating to lectures held by the Bureau and to the periodical Women's Employment, 1917-1953.

Scrapbook of press cuttings on women in domestic service, restaurant work, catering, household management, and related fields, 1915-1935.

Scrapbook of press cuttings, 1909-1941, concerning the activities of the Women's Employment Publishing Company, including the publications 'The Fingerpost', 'Careers and Vocational Training'.

The archive consists of Minutes of the Council (Jun 1912-Jun 1919) and the executive committees (Feb 1910-Mar 1911, Apr 1911-Oct 1913, Oct 1913- Jun 1919) and for the finance and settlement (Nov 1913-Jul 195, Nov 1915-Dec 1919), County Organisation (Mar 1912-Jul 1914) and literature (Nov 1913-Jul 1915) subcommittees; Reference volume of abstracts on Canada; volume of Annual reports (1910-1919).

The archive consists of the records of the Female Middle Class Emigration Society (FMCES): Annual reports: May-Oct 1862, Nov 1862-Jul 1872, Jan 1880-Dec 1882, Jan 1883-Dec 1885; correspondence (in the form of letter-books); pamphlets.

The archive consists of the following.

Executive Committee: minutes including a report from Lady Malmesbury's Committee of Enquiry and a draft letter; Finance Committee: volume of minutes and unbound duplicate minutes; minutes of the shipping, Rhodesia, Rhodes Hostel, Transvaal, Orange River, Cape Colony and Natal subcommittees; Annual Reports: 1903-1905, 1908-1909, 1910-1912, 1913-1916, 1916-1919; volumes of correspondence.

The archive consists of minute books of the Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women (SOSBW) Council, executive, finance and various committees and of Junior branch, training centre, Africa, Rhodesia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and schoolgirl tours subcommittees; minutes of the Overseas Settlement Committee and War Services Committee; duplicate minutes for meetings of Joint Council for Women's Emigration Societies; annual reports; title deeds and legal documents; Legal, finance and hostel correspondence files; general correspondence files; pamphlets; Overseas Settlement Committee annual reports and Overseas Settlement Board reports.

This archive consists of annual reports (1926-1938, 1941, 1947-1956, 1959, 1961, 1963-5); agendas and resolutions of Annual Meetings (1948-1963); memoranda (1929-1957); printed leaflets and pamphlets (1926-c.1947)

Abbreviations used include:

Cmd - Command Paper;

ILO - International Labour Organisation (United Nations);

ODC - Open Door Council;

ODI - Open Door International;

UNESCO - United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

This archive consists of minutes of board meetings (1947-1973), reports and conference resolutions (1929-1966), conference papers (1952-1957), constitutions and charters (1929-1970), correspondence files of president and honorary secretary (1947-1974); incomplete series of the publication Open Door (1929-1938), circular letters (1949-1959), leaflets and pamphlets (1929-1964), headed stationery, reports and publications of other organisations including United Nations commissions and International Labour Organisation. Most of the papers originate from the organisation's Honorary Secretaries.

The archive consists of minutes of the Executive Committee (1935-1937, 1939-1980), Annual General Meeting papers and reports (1931-1979), papers and correspondence files of the treasurer, honorary secretaries, chairs and vice-chairs (1932-1977), papers of the Hampshire (1964-7) and Northwest (1973-7) Branches, administration papers including publicity material, financial items and correspondence regarding the dissolution of the group, correspondence, printed materials and papers related to various campaigns (1937-1976), weekend conference materials (1948-65) and meetings papers (1943-1979), leaflets of and correspondence with other organisations (1938-1979), newsletters and circulars (1941-1979), issues of Time and Tide (1921-1929) and press cuttings (1920s-1970s), correspondence of the Honorary Secretary (1950-1981)

The archive consists of greetings cards, postcards and posters produced by Wildcat Cards; a selection of cards produced by women; slides, negatives, mock ups and proofs, photographs and some original artwork; advertisements and press releases, catalogues, order forms, price lists, artists briefs and press cuttings; correspondence, administrative and financial papers.

The archive consists of minutes of the Council of Women Civil Servants (CWCS) Executive Committee (1920-1959), Standing Joint Committee of Women in the Civil service (1920-1924), Committee of Representatives (1932-1952) and Equal Opportunity Sub Committee (1951,1955-6); Annual General Meetings papers (1923-1958); annual reports (1940-54); subject and correspondence files (1925-1957), publications (1935-1958); membership documents; circular letters of the British Federation of Business & Professional Women (1948-1955); Administrative papers including Parliamentary reports, memoranda and Whitley Council papers.

Note concerning provenance of papers (1995); photocopies of press-cuttings (1995).