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The Archives adventure packleaflets we produce are free to download and print for your own use. If you don't find the information you require in these leaflets, please contact our enquiry team. We have listed the leaflets under the following headings:

Genealogists | specific collections | City of London collections | research themes

Information useful to genealogists

These are the leaflets most often used by people doing family history research, eg Convicts Transported from Middlesex, has greatest relevance to genealogists in the former colonies. However, family history research can lead in many directions, and these leaflets are not intended as a inclusive guide.

Family History in London (257kb) 
Family History at LMA (240kb)
Convicts transported from Middlesex (258kb)
Wills in London Metropolitan Archives and elsewhere (666kb)
Poor law records in London and Middlesex (640kb)
Huguenot Society of London (612kb)
Jewish Genealogy sources (627kb)
Hospital patients (327kb) 
The International Genealogical Index (315kb)
Electoral registers (638kb)
City of London and Tower Hamlets cemetery (609kb)
Non-Anglican register transcripts (632kb)
Using the Internet for Family History (237kb)

Information on specific collections

These are leaflets either dealing with one particular archive collection, eg the Middlesex Deeds Registry, or a set of similar records, eg Anglo-Jewish archives.

Adoption Files Guidelines for Enquirers (706kb)
Adoption Files Guidelines for Counsellors (711kb) 
Anglo-Jewish community (655kb)
The Middlesex Deeds registry 1709-1938 (232kb)
Middlesex Sessions Records (644kb)
Directories of London and the home counties (638kb)
George Godwin and The Builder (616kb)
Vehicle registration and licensing (610kb)
Licensed Victuallers records (240kb)
London school attendance medals (539kb)
The Foundling Hospital (623kb)
Coroners records in London and Middlesex (275kb)

City of London collections

City Freedom Archives (19kb)
Sworn Brokers' Archives (18kb)
Transportation and Emigration (25kb)
The Whitechapel or Jack the Ripper Murders (11kb)
The City Arms (11kb)
Open Spaces (11kb)
Committee Records (10kb)
The Court of Common Council (145kb)
Records of Hospitals in CLRO (10kb)
Coroner's Inquests in CLRO (13kb)
Lists of City of London Inhabitants (12kb)
City of London Cemetery (10kb)
Sessions Records in CLRO (12kb)
School Records in CLRO (11kb)
King's Freemen' and Their Records in CLRO (9kb)
Sources on Lord Mayors of London in CLRO and Elsewhere (11kb)

Read about the history of the office of Lord Mayor or download a full list of Lord Mayors (158kb)

Information on research themes

These leaflets are on specific topics, eg London Theatres and Music Halls, and give details of the range of archive and library sources at LMA which may be of interest to someone researching in these areas.

The Great Dock Strike 1889 (605b)
History of Education (670kb)
Evacuation of Children from London during World War II (643kb)
Gardening and Horticulture (632kb)
The German Community in London (642kb)
History of Nursing (669kb)
Hospital Records (654kb)
Nonconformists in London (663kb)
Theatres and Music Halls (660kb)

Application forms

These are not information leaflets as such, rather the appropriate forms for our research and copying service. You can apply for the London Generations family history research service online. Information leaflets about the service and a copy of the application form are available to download here.

About the Family History Research Service (681kb)
Family History Research Service application form (15kb)

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Self-service photography

LMA allows users to bring their own cameras to take pictures of documents. You can apply for a self service photography permit which is valid for one day. A charge of £2.50 is payable per day for the permit which allows the use of digital and traditional cameras.

You need to complete the form below

Download the self service photography form here (722kb)

and comply with all listed conditions before using the service – please bring it along with your camera.

Copying prices

Click here to see our full range of prices for copying services. Please note that all orders not placed in person at LMA will incur an additional handling charge. Reproduction fees are usually payable for publishing images of LMA material. Contact our enquiry team for more information. 




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