The East of London Family History Society currently comprises more than 2,400 people from all over the world who share a common interest in furthering family history and genealogical research in the historic area to the east of the City of London, England. We currently have members in the following countries:
Australia, Barbados, Canada, Finland, France, Guyana, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
We focus on a wide variety of aspects of life in the area during the 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Society has no central offices, telephones or paid staff and all services are provided by volunteers. 
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
- Members' Message Board
- On-line Surnames of Interest Lists
- Free quarterly “Cockney Ancestor” magazine
- Strays Index from our area of interest is maintained
MESSAGE BOARD
ON-LINE SURNAMES OF INTERESTS LISTS
FREE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
- All members receive free copies of our 56 page quarterly journal “Cockney Ancestor” containing:
- Book reviews
- Computer hints
- Information about new Family History sources
- Member articles, letters and photographs
- Research tips
PUBLISHING PROGRAM
Articles published in “Cockney Ancestor” are generally contributed by members but we do publish articles from non members if the Editorial committee feel they are of significant interest.
Our publications list is updated regularly and details item for sale on CD, microfiche and in print including:
- Census indexes
- Ordinance Survey Maps
- Research Guides
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