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        LMA/4056 · Collection · 1963-1998

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

        Baptist Union of Great Britain x General Baptists x Particular Baptists
        BAPTIST CHURCHES
        ACC/2824 · Collection · 1966-1987

        Marriage registers for the following Baptist churches: Broadway Baptist Church, High Street, Hounslow, 1929-1971; Baptist Free Church, Newton Avenue, Acton (known as the South Acton Baptist Church from 1960), 1946-1976; Grange Park Baptist Church, Lansbury Drive, Hayes, 1966-1987; Baptist Chapel, Bridge Street, Staines, 1978 and Baptist Chapel, North Road, Old Brentford, 1981.

        Baptist Union of Great Britain x General Baptists x Particular Baptists
        GB 0402 SSC/1 · 1788-1811

        Papers of Sir Joseph Banks, 1788-1811, comprise microfilm, and enlarged prints from the microfilm, of papers held in the Sutro Collection, State Library of California concerning subjects including the Africa Association.

        Banks , Sir , Joseph , 1743-1820 , 1st Baronet , President of the Royal Society
        Banks Photograph Collection
        GB 0102 MS 380389 · Created c1897-1949

        Papers, c1897-1949, of Alexander Banks, comprising photographs taken chiefly by Alexander Banks showing groups of missionaries, including the Banks, Hicks and Hodge families, Indian Christians, including the Das family, Hindus and Muslims, local festivals, buildings and views. Also included are copies of circular letters (1900-1902) and letters (1903-1906) from Alexander Banks; his diary (1899-1900); a record of orphanage children in India (1906) including photographs; and publications of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union.

        Banks , Alexander L , fl 1897-1949 , missionary
        BANKS COLLECTION
        GB 0074 ACC/0410 · Collection · 1486-1949

        Collection of research into the local history of Friern Barnet and environs, carried out by C.O. Banks. The papers include copies of court rolls, research notes, lectures, statistics, extracts from parish records, copies and extracts of wills, legal proceedings, notes on important buildings and people, newspaper cuttings, licences, geneaological notes, sales particulars, estate agents plans, reports, photographs, articles, books and pamphlets on the local history, and maps of Friern Barnet and surrounding areas.

        Banks , C O , fl 1925-1939 , local historian
        LMA/4153 · Collection · 1950-1971

        Marriage registers for Ballards Lane Presbyterian Church, Finchley Central, 1950-1971.

        Presbyterian Church of England
        GB 0402 ABA · 1873-1896

        Seven bound journals of Andrew F Balfour with enclosures including three journals covering Balfour's service on the HMS Challenger scientific expedition; one journal describing his command of the gunboat HMS Stork off east Africa (1889-1891); and three journals describing his command of HMS Penguin on a Pacific survey (1893-1896). Loose papers and newspaper cuttings are enclosed with the journals.

        Balfour , Andrew F , fl 1850-1890 , Commander RN
        Baldwin, Arthur
        GB 0102 MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Central Africa/FBN 12-13 (Box 608) · 1889-1902
        Part of (WESLEYAN) METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY/METHODIST CHURCH OVERSEAS DIVISION

        Papers, 1889-1902, of Arthur Baldwin, comprising diaries, 1889-1899, describing his journeys, work and life in Africa, including domestic activities and agricultural concerns; letters from Baldwin to his mother, 1889-1902, recounting his activities; letters from F Coillard to Baldwin, 1893-1895, concerning missionary work and concerns; undated manuscript notes on Coillard; undated map marked 'Proposal for a new mission Moomba'; letter to Mr Baldwin from F Pickering, 1897; letter to Mrs Baldwin from Mrs C Thackeray in New Zealand [1908]; nine photographs of southern Africa, mostly undated landscapes but including one of mission staff, 1899, among them some indigenous workers.

        Baldwin , Arthur , 1864-1937 , missionary
        GB 0402 SWB · 1844-1894.

        Papers of Sir Samuel White Baker including diaries (which include sketches) of expeditions to the Upper Nile between 1861 and 1873, and notes on hunting in Ceylon 1844-1853; cash book for 1869; observations taken in Central Africa, 1860-1873 and papers and letters to John Petherick (1863) and Mr Kerrison (1873).

        Baker , Sir , Samuel White , 1821-1893 , Knight , traveller and sportsman
        BAKER FAMILY
        GB 0074 CLC/423 · Collection · 1770-1824

        Papers of Edward Baker, mathematical instrument maker, comprising a letter book containing correspondence with family, and a genealogy of the Baker family 1650-1776. The papers were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1977.

        Baker , Edward , b 1757 , mathematical instrument maker
        GB 0113 MS-BAILW · 1854

        William Hunter Baillie's transcript of the autobiographic memoranda of his father, Matthew Baillie (1761-1823), 1854, copied from the original, with a letter from William Hunter Baillie commenting on the text of the memoranda

        Baillie , William Hunter , 1797-1894 , barrister
        GB 0114 MS0209 · c1929

        Papers of Helen Hunter Baillie, c 1929, comprising a typescript volume by Baillie, titled A biography of the Hunter Baillie Family in ten parts, followed by a section titled My Own Reminiscences in three sets also by Baillie. Including letters and a newspaper cutting relating to the death of Baillie, and a photograph of her.

        Baillie , Helen Hunter- , d 1929 , daughter of William Hunter Baillie x Hunter-Baillie , Helen
        GB 1538 S31 · 1933

        Private case records of Keith Vernon Bailey, bound in one volume, relating to cases treated by Bailey at Altrincham General Hospital, Cheshire, during 1933.

        Bailey , Kenneth Vernon , 1898-1989 , gynaecologist
        BACONS FREE SCHOOL
        GB 0074 A/BFS · Collection · 1703-1913

        Records of Bacon's Free School, Bermondsey, including copy of Josiah Bacon's will; copies of Chancery orders relating to the school; copy of articles of agreement for building the school; leases, releases and assignments of annuity relating to school property; minutes of Governor's and Trustee's meetings; financial records; reports; and school log-books.

        Bacon's Free School, Bermondsey
        BACON, John (1777-1859)
        GB 0074 E/BN · Collection · 1683-1866

        Papers relating to the estate of John Bacon the younger, sculptor, including title deeds and documents relating to the purchase, ownership and sale of properties in the City of London, Bethnal Green, Paddington, Marylebone, Hoxton, Shoreditch, Stepney, Knightsbridge, Westminster and Kent; correspondence; articles of co-partnership with Charles Manning; and lists of sculptural works underway.

        Bacon , John , 1777-1859 , sculptor
        BACON FAMILY
        GB 0074 ACC/0260 · Collection · 1815-1855

        Papers relating to property owned by the Bacon family, including copy of Act of Parliament to partition real estate devised by will of John Bacon of Friern Barnet containing an inventory of lands in question; notes of judgements in cases of debt brought against member of the Bacon family and accounts of debts and insolvency of Bacon family; legal opinion of liability of estates to creditors; agreement and conveyance for land in Muswell Hill.

        Various.
        LMA/4537 · Collection · 1685-1999

        Records of Ashurst Morris Crisp, 1685-1999, including partnership agreements; financial records; copy-out letters; client papers, including Fairey Aviation Company Limited and White Waltham Airfield; press cuttings; papers relating to firm's history; staff salary books; correspondence concerning staff matters; papers relating to Ashmor Musical Society; photographs of company dinners and functions; plans and deeds relating to firm's offices at Throgmorton Avenue; papers concerning the Ashurst, Morris and Crisp families.

        Green and Ashurst , 1823-1829 x Ashurst and Gainsford , 1835-1840 x Ashurst and Son , 1843-1864 x Ashurst and Morris , 1864-1865 x Ashurst Morris and Company , 1865-1877 x Ashurst Morris Crisp and Company , 1877-2003 x Ashurst LLP , 2003-
        ASHBURNHAM FAMILY ESTATE
        GB 0074 ACC/0524 · Collection · 1662-1894

        Papers relating to property owned by the Ashburnham family, including assignments of lease for premises in the precinct of the dissolved monastery of Westminster [later Ashburnham House, Dean's Yard]; agreements, leases, inventories, valuations and insurance documents for Ashburnham House, Dover Street, Piccadilly; and papers relating to property in Chiswick and Chelsea.

        Ashburnham , family , of Ashburnham, East Sussex
        GB 0074 P97/ASC · Collection · 1899-1942

        Records of the parish of the Ascension, Timbercroft Road, Plumstead, comprising minutes of Church Council and Parochial Church Council meetings.

        Parish of Ascension, Plumstead , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/105 · Collection · 1939-1975

        Records of the parish of the Ascension, Hanger Hill, comprising registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, confirmations and church services; and minute books of the Vestry and Parochial Church Council.

        Parish of the Ascension, Hanger Hill , Church of England
        GB 0074 P95/ASC · Collection · 1884-1952

        Records of the parish of Ascension, Malwood Road, Balham Hill, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; Churchwarden's financial accounts and other financial accounts.

        Parish of Ascension, Balham Hill , Church of England
        ARNOLD FAMILY {DRUGGISTS}
        GB 0074 F/ARN · Collection · 1800-1845

        This collection of nineteenth-century papers relating to the Arnold family comprises bills for schooling, apprenticeship indentures, and printed material including notice of attack on Mr Arnold by a footpad, with details of reward, and religious circulars.

        Arnold , family , druggists of Barbican, London
        ARCHWAY ROAD CHURCH
        LMA/4009/AR · Subfonds · 1865-1932

        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.

        Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist Church
        GB 0099 KCLMA Archer · Collection · 1889-1938

        Papers of Capt John Archer, 1889-1938, including: diaries, 1889-1896, 1901, 1908-1910, 1919, 1921-1922, 1925 and 1938; correspondence with family, friends and colleagues detailing his military experiences, 1893-1913; papers relating to Archer's career, including notebook containing details of service record, examinations passed, certificates gained and financial accounts, 1889-1894; list of warrant and non-commissioned officers at School of Musketry, Hythe, Oct 1895; printed map of Mashonaland, 1896; issues of The Rhodesia Herald, 1896, concerning the Mashonaland Uprising; general instructions for non-commissioned officers, 1897; timetable for movement of Archer's unit from Omdurman, 1898; poem 'The Night Attack on Surprise Hill', by Pte J Gibbons, 1899; sketch map of Lydenburg and the surrounding countryside, South Africa, by R Verney, 2 Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade, [1899]; lithograph map of Cairo, War Office, 1901; special orders announcing proclamation of peace, June 1902; Intelligence summaries, Jan and April 1902; order of service for Military Thanksgiving Service for the Restoration of Peace, Pretoria, Jun 8 1902; order of service for Coronation Day, 26 Jun 1902; parade service for visit of the Amir of Afghanistan to Agra, Jan 1907, with map showing locations of troop billets and plan of organisation of troop review; papers relating to Archer's time as POW, Germany and Holland, 1914-1918, and press cuttings, correspondence and reports relating to Archer's job as Superintendent of Prisons, Nyasaland, 1920-1936.

        Rifle and athletic meeting programmes, with press cuttings recording Archer's successes, 1898-1914. Photograph album showing manoeuvres, Malta, 1897; Crete, 1898; punitive raids on Transvaal farms, including taking Boer women into concentration camps, 1901; Middleburg and Groot Oliphant Camps, 1901-1902; views of Egypt including parades, inspections, sports and camps, 1902-1905; photographs of groups of POWs, Merseburg Camp and examples of paper money used in the Merseburg Camp, 1914-1919. Also copy of A Fine Chest of Medals: The Life of Jack Archer, Colin Baker (Mpemba Books: Cardiff, 2003).

        Archer , John , 1871-1954 , Captain x Archer , Jack
        ARCHER, Amelia (c 1885-1975)
        GB 0402 AAR · 1904-1944

        Two volumes of handwritten memoires describing the life of Amelia Archer on the Pampas in detail. There are 7 photographs of family groups and six postcards of scenes in the Pampas and at Punta Arenas held, also correspondence with Reading Museum, in a separate envelope.

        Archer , Amelia , c1885-1975 , emigrant
        GB 0074 A/ATB · Collection · 1676-1923

        Records of Archbishop Tenison's Secondary School for Boys, including deeds of title; leases; minutes; financial accounts; reports; vouchers mainly for repairs and taxes; correspondence; property management; records of boys admitted, school work and functions; the will of Archbishop Tenison and notes on his life; and records relating to the parish of Saint Martin in the Fields.

        Archbishop Tenison's Secondary School for Boys
        ANSELL, John (1860-1936)
        GB 0074 F/ANS · Collection · 1690-1935

        Personal correspondence of John Ansell, Chief Clerk of the Middlesex Deeds Registry, including letters from Lord Truro and papers relating to the administration and management of the Middlesex Deeds Registry.

        Ansell , John , 1860-1936 , Chief Clerk of the Middlesex Deeds Registry
        P89/ANN · 1869-2016

        Records of the church of the Annunciation, Bryanston Street, Marylebone, comprising registers of baptism, marriage and banns of marriage, service registers and parish magazines.

        Church of the Annunciation , Bryanstone Street, Marylebone
        ANGUER FAMILY
        GB 0074 ACC/0079 · Collection · 1547-1789

        Records of the Anguer family; comprising title deeds and legal documents relating to land and property in the Manor of Poplar, including Stepney, Stratford and Bromley by Bow.

        Various.
        GB 0074 CLC/024 · Collection · 1993

        Index of the register, 1669-1849, of the Hamburg Lutheran Church on the site of Holy Trinity the Less. The index was compiled by Mrs Pam Freeman and Len Metzner of the Anglo-German Family History Society.

        Anglo-German Family History Society
        ANGLICAN CHURCH IN FINLAND
        GB 0074 CLC/321 · Collection · 1920-1981

        Records of the Anglican Chaplaincy in Finland, comprising:
        minutes, 1922-67 (Ms 20884);
        papers of the chairman and/or secretary, 1941-70 (Ms 20885);
        financial records, 1949-67 (Ms 20886-7);
        annual reports, 1923-52 (Ms 20888);
        newsletters and other circulars, 1952-80 (Ms 20889);
        registers of services, 1920-73 (Ms 20890);
        roll of membership, [1900?]-1956 (Ms 20891);
        registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials and cremations, 1920-61 (Ms 20892-2A);
        papers relating to marriages, 1965-72 (Ms 20892B);
        architect's drawings of proposed new church, 1928 (Ms 20893); and
        correspondence and related papers, 1937-81 (Ms 20894-900).

        Finland Anglican Chaplaincy
        ANGLESEY {MARQUESS OF}
        GB 0074 ACC/0446 · Collection · 1232-[1838]

        Records of the Paget family relating to the manors of West Drayton, Dawley, Harlington and Harmondsworth, and properties owned by the family in London, Westminster, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Surrey. The papers include court rolls and books; court papers; customs; estate and financial management; court fines and estreats; wages; rentals; tenancy lists; surveys, valuations and inventories; maps and plans; enclosure records; tithe records; sales particulars; correspondence and muniments of title.

        Also papers relating to household management such as bills, receipts, inventories, valuations, insurance and correspondence; genealogies and pedigrees; business papers; records relating to appointments and commissions; personal financial accounts; diaries and legal papers.

        Paget , family , of Staffordshire and Middlesex
        ANGERSTEIN FAMILY
        GB 0074 F/ANG · Collection · 1692-1944

        Records of the Angerstein family of Woodlands, Blackheath, and some papers of the Nettleshipp family (Mary Ann Nettleshipp was married to William Angerstein). The personal section consists mainly of settlement deeds and appointments, and other probate and trust matters. There is also some business correspondence, and a few birth, marriage and burial certificates and family pedigrees. In the estate section, the records are divided into three subjects. These are deeds; sale and purchase papers; and management or administration of the estates. The premises are located in Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and Middlesex.

        Angerstein , family , of Woodlands, Blackheath
        ACC/3113 · Collection · 1958-1985

        Marriage register for Angel Baptist Church, Chadwell Street, 1958-1985.

        Baptist Union of Great Britain x General Baptists x Particular Baptists
        ANDREWS FAMILY
        GB 0074 ACC/1058 · Collection · 1721-1923

        Deeds and other papers, 1721-1923, relating to the estates of the Andrews and Weall families; including title deeds and other documents relating to the Andrews' estate in Pershore, Worcestershire (comprising various premises), 1744-1910, including references to various other individuals (Ref: ACC/1058/1-77); and records relating to the administration of the trust funds and estate of Margaret Andrews (Ref: ACC/1058/78-302), comprising title deeds and other documents relating to the Pinner estate (comprising various premises), 1721-1881, including references to various other individuals (Ref: ACC/1058/78-176), and records relating to the administration of trust funds, 1855-1923, comprising accounts of the trustees, correspondence and conveyances of the estate to property developers (Ref: ACC/1058/177-302).

        The trustees' correspondence throws light on the state of farming and agriculture in Middlesex during the 1880s. The papers also include records relating to Margaret Andrews' litigation against her trustees.

        Also papers of Dr James Andrews, 1852-1919, including insurance policies and conveyance of premises at Hampstead (Ref: ACC/1058/303-318).

        Various.
        Altmann Archive
        GB 0103 ALTMANN · [1920-1997]

        The Altmann collection, [1920-1997], comprises papers of Alexander Altmann; papers of his brothers, Manfred and Erwin Altmann, Altmann family papers and papers relating to the Institute of Jewish Studies. Includes memoirs, diaries, draft manuscripts, research papers, letters, photographs, audio-visual material, family research papers, financial and legal papers and papers relating to publications and conferences.

        Altmann , Alexander , 1906-1987 , rabbi Altmann , Manfred , 1911-1999 , chairman of the Institute of Jewish Studies Altmann , Erwin , fl 1920-1930 , brother of Alexander and Manfred Altmann
        GB 0074 ACC/1352 · Collection · 1887-1912

        Documents received from Altergo Limited, computer consultants, comprising a lease for a messuage known as "Witham House" on east side of London Road, Harrow on the Hill, with garden in front and at rear, 1887; a bond stating that George Chapman Briggs M.D. of Gothic House, Harrow, will pay George Tonge of 25 Brunswick Place, Brighton, Sussex, £504. 17s. 6d, 1891; and a deed of dissolution of partnership, assigning William and Arthur Hurley of 19 Windsor Road, Palmers Green a share and interest in business of wholesale label and tag makers, general printers, lithographers and manufacturing stationers at No. 7 Fann Street, City of London, including use of firm name of Sutcliffe and Hurley, 1912.

        Unknown
        ALMSHOUSES AND HOSPITALS
        CLA/064 · Collection · 1615-1991

        Papers of London Almshouses and Rogers' Almshouses, 1615-1991, including rules and regulations, financial accounts, reports, Committee of Management minute books, petitions for admission, Trustees minute books, warden's report books, and various other administrative papers.

        Papers of various London Hospitals, 1695-1983, including dockets of hospital leases and uses of the Hospital Seal for the Royal Hospitals; financial accounts and case books for the Denton Hospital (also known as the Port of London Sanitary Hospital) and historical information for the Bethlem Royal Hospital, Maudsley Hospital and St Andrew's Hospital, Dollis Hill. Please note that medical records are subject to a 100 year closure from the date of the last entry.

        Corporation of London
        GB 0402 WAL · 1665-1679

        Journal of William Alley describing fourteen voyages to India, Malaya and the East Indies in several ships. The typescripts cover most of the journal's text and include material from the records of the East India Company reporting Alley's activities.

        Alley , William , fl. 1660-1685 , merchant
        ALLEN-COOPER FAMILY
        GB 0074 ACC/0351 · Collection · 1528-1878

        Records of the Allen and Cooper families of Finchley; including family pedigrees; grant of arms; wills; marriage settlements; copies from parish registers; papers relating to family finances; papers relating to property owned by the families; insurance policies; letters; historical research; surveys; papers relating to enclosure; legal papers including Chancery proceedings; and copies from court rolls.

        Allen , family , of Finchley Cooper , family , of Finchley
        Allen, Benjamin (1663-1738)
        GB 0114 MS0036 · 1710-1723

        Papers of Benjamin Allen, 1710-1723, comprising two manuscript volumes with their original vellum bindings, titled Praxis Medica. Medical observations towards a knowledge and cure of diseases (1710) and Conclusions in several subjects as Anatomy Medicin, Nature, Problems of the State and Accidents of the World (1723). Both contain medical notes; descriptions of diseases; cases notes; natural history information; and astronomical information.

        Allen , Benjamin , 1663-1738 , physician and naturalist
        ALLEN AND SON {SOLICITORS}
        GB 0074 ACC/1318 · Collection · 1806-1899

        Papers, 1806-1899, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Chiswick and Pinner; and papers of the Sadler family. Papers include copies of court rolls, deeds of covenants, releases and probate of wills.

        Allen and Son , solicitors
        ALLDRIDGE, Lizzie (fl 1891)
        GB 0074 F/ALL · Collection · 1891

        Commonplace book compiled by Lizzie Alldridge. A commonplace book is a scrapbook in which reference notes or matters to be remembered are collected.

        Alldridge , Lizzie , fl 1891
        GB 0074 DRO/169 · Collection · 1867-2000

        Records of the parish of All Souls, St Margaret's-on-Thames, Twickenham. This collection includes parish registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and confirmations (1898-1986); registers of services and orders of service (1896-1995); duplicate returns of parish statistics (1907-1931); correspondence relating to staff (1959-1994) and parish boundaries (1967-1981); documents, drawings and photographs relating to the church building and its contents (1867-1994); documents and plans relating to church halls (1930-1993); bishop's visitation papers (1966-1969), Parochial Church Council and Vestry minute books and correspondence (1888-2000); financial statements, account books and ledgers (1886-1999); records relating to Wooldridge Legacy Trust (1957-1984) and Sick and Poor Fund (1911-1927) and parish magazines (1898-1971).

        Parish of All Souls, St Margaret's-on-Thames, Twickenham , Church of England
        GB 0074 P92/ALS · Collection · 1869-1956

        Records of the parish of All Souls, Grosvenor Park, Newington, including registers of baptisms and marriages; church services registers; and Parochial Church Council minutes.

        Parish of All Souls, Newington , Church of England
        GB 0074 P89/ALS · Collection · 1812-1990

        Records of the parish of All Souls, Langham Place, including registers of baptisms and marriages; preachers' books; financial accounts; plans, sketches and designs relating to changes to the church building; annual reports; parish magazines; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; orders of service; booklets; photographs; papers relating to the organ including music; papers relating to church social activities; and historical notes.

        Parish of All Souls, Langham Place , Church of England