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Welcome to The East of London Family History Society, comprising over 3,500 members who share an interest in family history in one of the most fascinating and historic areas of London.

OUR AREA OF INTEREST

The Society’s geographic area of interest is that part of Greater London, north of the Thames, east of the old City of London gates of Aldgate and Bishopsgate, and through the modern day London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge to the edge of Metropolitan Essex at Havering.

  
The Society promotes and encourages the study of family history in the area and holds regular Branch Meetings at four locations within our area of interest.

 Visitors are always most welcome, so please, visit our Branch page for details about your nearest branch.

At these meetings talks are given by guest speakers and there are various resources available; from bookstalls and libraries to fiche readers and computers and of course our most valuable resource, our members, some of whom have an interest in specific aspects of life in the east of London area.

Whether you are new to studying family history or a seasoned genealogist, we hope you will find something of interest to you.

Stephen Park
Chairman
The East of London Family History Society

ARNOLD CIRCUS BANDSTAND CENTENARY

Arnold Circus bandstand celebrates its 100th birthday this year, and the whole bandstand area and gardens are being fully restored.

A series of events for 2010 have been arranged to celebrate these events.

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LONDON EVENTS in AUGUST




Photographs of historic housing schemes available online at the Tower Hamlets Ideastore Digital Gallery.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES PODCAST
Tracing marriages in 18th century England & Wales.

The Clandestine Marriages Act of 1753 marked an important development in the history of marriage by putting the requirements for a valid marriage on a statutory basis for the first time.
FREE NAME SEARCHES!


See which Family names our members are researching.

PLACES IN OUR AREA OF INTEREST

BARKING and DAGENHAM Barking, Becontree, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham East, Dagenham Heathway, Dagenham Village, Rush Green, Upney.

HACKNEY Clapton, Dalston, Hackney, Haggerston, Homerton, Hoxton, Kingsland, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington.

HAVERING Collier Row, Corbets Tey, Cranham, Elm Park, Emerson Park, Gidea Park, Harold Hill, Harold Wood, Havering atte Bower, Hornchurch, Rainham, Romford, Upminster, Wennington.

NEWHAM Beckton, Canning Town, Custom House, East Ham, Forest Gate, Little Ilford, Manor Park, North Woolwich, Plaistow, Silvertown, Stratford Langthorne, Upton Park, West Ham.

REDBRIDGE Barkingside, Chigwell, Clayhall, Cranbrook, Fairlop, Fullwell Cross, Gants Hill Cross, Goodmayes, Hainault, Ilford, Great Ilford, Little Heath, Newbury Park, Redbridge, Seven Kings, Snaresbrook, South Woodford, Wanstead, Woodford, Woodford Bridge, Woodford Green.

TOWER HAMLETS Aldgate, Artillery Liberty, Bethnal Green, Bishopsgate, Bow, Bromley by Bow, Bromley St Leonard, Isle of Dogs, Limehouse, Mile End, Millwall, Norton Folgate, Old Ford, Poplar, Ratcliff, Shadwell, Spitalfields, St George in the East, Stepney, Stratford le Bow, Tower Liberty, Wapping, Whitechapel.
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