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Black African and Caribbean histories
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Explore how to research the history of people of Black African and Caribbean heritage in London![highgate-cemetery](/image-library/highgate-cemetery.x2a7d0775.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Court of Orphans
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Discover records of the Court of Orphans which functioned to protect the underage orphans of freemen in the City of London![court-room](/image-library/court-room1.x8595ce06.jpg?h=600&w=861&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Criminal court cases: an overview
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Investigate how to search for criminal court cases in London![old-bailey-court-in-session](/image-library/old-bailey-court-in-session.x4ee525fb.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Criminal court cases: City of London Sessions
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Find criminal trials heard at the City of London Sessions including at the Old Bailey![witnesses-leaving-court](/image-library/witnesses-leaving-court.xaf0d9412.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Criminal court cases: County of London Sessions
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Locate criminal trials heard at the County of London Sessions![clerkenwell-sessions-court-room](/image-library/clerkenwell-sessions-court-room.x0fde165d.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Criminal court cases: Middlesex Sessions post 1889
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Discover criminal trials heard at the Middlesex Sessions from 1889![middlesex-sessions-house](/image-library/middlesex-sessions-house.xd40ca8cd.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Criminal court cases: Middlesex Sessions up to 1889
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Locate criminal trials heard at the Middlesex Sessions including at the Old Bailey![men-looking-down-sewer](/image-library/men-looking-down-sewer.x567ff254.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Drainage applications and plans
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Find drainage applications and plans for the inner London area![dora-russell-campaigner](/image-library/dora-russell-campaigner.xa14d486f.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Electoral registers
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Look for individuals in London and Middlesex who were able to vote in elections![1930s-london-fire-engine](/image-library/1930s-london-fire-engine.x87b6e2ab.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Fire Brigade records
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Find information on fires and fire brigade staff in London and Middlesex![great-fire-of-london-ludgate](/image-library/great-fire-of-london-ludgate.x13a096ee.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Freedom of the City of London
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Trace individuals who were granted the Freedom of the City of London![boundary-estate](/image-library/boundary-estate.x5f6d6b3c.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Livery company members and apprentices
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Trace individuals who were members or apprenticed to members of City of London livery companies.![lloyds-captains-room](/image-library/lloyds-captains-room.xc5b73c14.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Lloyd's of London Captains' Registers
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Find a mariner who was active between 1869 and 1947 in the Lloyd's Captains' Registers![wedding-scene](/image-library/wedding-scene.xed26f3f3.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Marriage licences, bonds and allegations
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Search for marriage licences issued in the City of London and the counties of Middlesex and Surrey![middlesex-radial-map](/image-library/middlesex-radial-map.xf921959e.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Middlesex Deeds Registry
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Locate deeds from 1708 to 1938 in the Middlesex Deeds Registry![wesleyan-chapel-liverpool-road](/image-library/wesleyan-chapel-liverpool-road1.xc1a2be20.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Nonconformist records
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Find nonconformists in London including Methodists, Congregationalists, Baptists and Presbyterians![st-mary-aldermanbury-church](/image-library/st-mary-aldermanbury-church.x093480e5.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Parish registers
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Search for Church of England baptisms, marriages and burials in London![poor-law-union-map](/image-library/poor-law-union-map2.x227de77a.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Poor Law records from 1834 onwards
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Discover how to search post-1834 poor law records including workhouse admissions![lcc-bomb-damage-map-st-pauls](/image-library/lcc-bomb-damage-map-st-pauls.xe83c5c82.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Second World War: bomb damage
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Search for information on Second World War bomb damage in London![archery-301396](/image-library/archery-301396.xaa78b9fa.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Stock Exchange records
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Discover how to search the Stock Exchange collection for listed companies and members![trade-card-ackworth](/image-library/trade-card-ackworth.x09db27df.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Trade directories
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Learn how to find businesses and individuals in trade directories for London![north-lee-lighthouse](/image-library/north-lee-lighthouse.x508d10ae.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Trinity House records
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Discover records of the Corporation of Trinity House which was responsible for lighthouses and maritime pilots![rowing-on-the-thames](/image-library/rowing-on-the-thames.x2b2fc87d.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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Watermen and lightermen
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Find individuals who worked as watermen or lightermen on the River Thames![clerks-writing](/image-library/clerks-writing.x1884596f.jpg?h=768&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp)
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