Minet Library

Collections

The library contains the following collections (subjects are in brackets)

Lambeth Family and Local History Resources
A collection of family and local history resources as follows: 1. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855. Locations Births - 1837 - 1982 Marriages - 1837 - 1996 Deaths - 1837 - 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Census returns 1831 Streatham Parish 1841-1901 London Borough of Lambeth area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Directories 3(a) County and Regional Directories 1688-1990 London (but substantially only from 1800) 1850-1920 Surrey 1870-1930 London Suburban 3(b) City and Town Directories 3(c) Telephone Directories -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Electoral registers and polls books 4(a) Electoral Registers County of Surrey 1832-1875 Borough of Lambeth 1832 to date (includes various components) 4(b) Poll Books 1719, 1741-2, 1774, 1775, 1780 & 1826 (all County of Surrey) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. International Genealogical Index (IGI) London & Surrey 1992 microfiche Other English Counties 1988 microfiche -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Unpublished Indexes Personal name and place name to archive collections 1881 Census. County of Surrey 1851 Census. Parishes of Lambeth & Clapham 1831 Census. Parish of Streatham -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Parish Registers Microfilm copies of: Holy Trinity, Clapham Christenings 1679 - 1854 Marriages 1679 - 1876 Burials 1679 - 1854 St John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road Christenings 1825 - 1853; 1905 - 1954 Marriages 1825 - 1852 Burials 1825 - 1880 St Leonard, Streatham Christenings 1660 - 1850 Marriages 1660 - 1714; 1716 - 1889 Burials 1660 - 1812 St Luke, West Norwood Christenings 1825 - 1899 Marriages 1892 - 1900 Burials 1825 - 1894 St Mark, Kennington Christenings 1825 - 1854; 1865 - 1880 Marriages 1839 - 1852 Burials St Mary at Lambeth Christenings 1538 - 1877 Marriages 1538 - 1853; 1875 - 1876 Burials 1539 - 1777; 1788 - 1893; 1813 - 1860 St Matthew, Brixton Christenings 1825 - 1881 Marriages 1825 - 1872 Burials -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Other material -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Guides to Collections Mckenzie, Sue. Lambeth Born and bred. A guide to tracing your Lambeth family history. Lambeth Archives Department, 1999. Mckenzie, Sue. Lambeth Archives, a guide. Lambeth Archives Department, 1999. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Local Record Offices Lambeth Archives Department Minet Library 52 Knatchbull Road London SE5 9QY Tel: 020 7 926 6076 Fax: 020 7 926 6080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other information: Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): LND, SRY ,
(Electoral registers, Genealogy, Local history, Parish records, Poll books, Population censuses, Registration of birth, Registration of death, Registration of marriage)

Local Studies Collection
Lambeth Archives is the borough's record office and local history library and is open to the public, free of charge. Whether you want to trace a house history, discover the origins of your neighbourhood, trace your family history, or look at the records of Lambeth Council staff will guide and assist you through our collections of historical material. The archive is located in the Minet Library.,
(Genealogy, Local history)