ABOUT THE DATABASE

The database is compiled from transcriptions of the original registers, stored at the London Metropolitan Archives and then manually entered onto an Access database.

Every attempt has been made to include the entry as it appears. Whilst most of the registers are fairly clear, there are some faded or illegible entries.

A blank field can indicate a missing or an illegible entry. The spelling of words is that given in the Register and not it's modern equivalent. Where an entry has obviously been misspelt, no correction has been made. Eg Niendroff/Niendorff.

There are many entries that are added out of sequence at a later date. This is particularly true of Baptisms of inmates at the St George in the East Infirmary and the St George in the East Workhouse, of which there are plenty.

Dates take the English format:Thus 05/01/1835 means the 5th of January 1835.Entries in the 20th Century take the format: 05/01/31,which means 5th January 1931.

Where the date of birth has been recorded outside the format dd/mm/yyyy, 1855 for example, the convention applied has been to include it as a note.

In the event of unmarried parents both being named, the entry has been recorded twice under the same Entry number, including both Surnames.

A street address by itself implies that it is within the boundaries of the Parish. When a town is mentioned it is usually outside the Parish boundaries. There are many examples throughout the Registers of "strays", from the next Parish, or as far away as San Francisco.

As you might expect from an area surrounded by the Docks and the River Thames, there are plenty of arrivals from Ireland and elsewhere. No doubt there are also plenty of people, like our family, who emigrated from here to all points of the Globe.

You are advised, as is the case with all family history sources, to check the original document for yourself.
The database is not case sensitive; for example, MacDonald can be entered macdonald.

Surnames of more than one word, like de Beauvoir, need to have a field space separating the two words.

You can search the database free of charge, for as many names and variations as you like.

We recommend that you search for many surnames and try different spellings of the same name until you get a good result.

All you need to do is select a Parish, enter the required Surname, optional forename, and press Search.

If you are searching for many occurrences of a name, it is more cost effective for you to search by surname. For example, one search of the name Jones will cost you £2.95 and return all occurrences of that name. Searching by forename and surname for say, John Jones,then searching for David Jones will cost you 2 x £2.95.

It is even more cost effective to purchase the CD if your name has many likely variations or if you are searching for many names in the database.

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