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Did your ancestors come from the UK? Then there's a fair chance they lived in, or near London. Or perhaps they passed through that great city on the way to Australia. Many of us have roots in, or connections with London. And that's why we have a LONDON group at WAGS. Or, strictly speaking, ‘The London and Home Counties Special Interest Group'. This means we cover London, Middlesex, Surrey, and where London has spread into the adjoining counties of Kent, Essex, Herts, Bucks and Berkshire. We meet quarterly and keep in contact by e-mail in between meetings. At each meeting, one of our members leads a discussion about a London-based topic. In the last few meetings we've had talks about: the coming of the Railroads, the Thames legacy (watermen, lightermen and pilots), the London Blitz and, of course lots of problem-solving discussions. Our goal is to increase our understanding of London and its history, to help us with our research - where our ancestors might be found, what they did, how they lived. We also help each other with queries and problems... we may not be able to solve your problems but we can often come up with ideas to follow up. And we're very sympathetic! Come along to one of our meetings - you'll be very welcome. LMA records on Ancestry - a great resource for Londoners Last year Ancestry.com released a large number of parish records for London, including images of original baptism and marriage entries, taken from the London Metropolitan Archives. Marriages (1754-1921) are fully searchable; baptisms and burials are searchable from 1813, and earlier records (back to 1538 in some cases) are browsable by parish and by approximate date. If you have a subscription to ancestry you'll find them at 'new records'. If you haven't, book a time on the computer at WAGS and have a look! |
Special Interest Groups 
London Group Minutes - Jun 09