TRACING ANCESTORS
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People from all round the world write to us at St Dunstan's, asking for help in tracing their ancestors who were born or married in Stepney. The only records we keep here at St Dunstan's are Marriages from 1962 and Baptisms from June 1954. All Registers and Church information prior to those dates are held by The London Metropolitan Archives:
THE LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES 40 NORTHAMPTON ROAD LONDON EC1R 0HB 0207 332 3820 (General Enquiries) 0207 332 3822 (Library) 0207 833 9136 (Facsimile) http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk Their office opening times are: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 09:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday: 10:00am - 7:00pm Thursday: 09:00am - 7:00pm Saturday: 09:30am - 5:00pm (closed on Bank Holidays) The nearest underground station is Farringdon, which is on the Hammersmith/City and Circle lines. The permission of the Rector is required before a document may be copied, but usually this is only a formality. For your information the Family records centre has now permanently CLOSED and all inquiries should be directed to: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk For more information about the history of Stepney, you might like to visit the Tower Hamlets Libraries website: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/1001-1050/1034_local_history__archives.aspx For a good general introduction to tracing your family tree in Britain, we recommend the BBC's history website at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history Unfortunately, we simply do not have the resources here at St Dunstan's to offer you individual help in tracing your Stepney ancestors or to help you identify graves in the churchyard. Many of which have lost their headstones over the years. We are sorry that we cannot help you further here, but you will find the archivists at the Archives most helpful. |
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