Merton Local Studies Centre

Collections

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

The William Morris Collection
A small sized collection on the life and work of William Morris.,
(Art, Art styles, Artistic movements)

Merton 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 For access to Birth, Marriage and Death registers for the Merton area ( Colliers Wood, Merton, Mitcham, Morden, Pollards Hill, Raynes Park, West Barnes, Wimbledon ) please contact: Merton Registry Office, Morden Park House, Morden Park, London Rd. Morden. SM4 5QU http://www.merton.gov.uk/register -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Census returns Parishes of Merton and Morden: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 (bound volumes) Parishes of Wimbledon, Mitcham, Merton & Morden: 1881 (microfilm) Parishes of Wimbledon, Mitcham, Merton & Morden: 1891 (microfiche) Wimbledon 1841-1891 Parishes of Mitcham: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 (bound volumes) Parishes of Mitcham, Morden and Merton: 1881 (microfilm) Parishes of Wimbledon, Mitcham, Morden and Merton: 1891 (microfiche) Parishes of Wimbledon, Mitcham, Morden and Merton: 1901 (microfiche) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.Directories 3(a) County and Regional Directories Bound (complete) street directories for the following years: 1891, 1892 Kelly's directory of Wimbledon, Merton, Mitcham, Sutton 1905/96, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1911/12, 1912/13, 1913/14, 1915/16 Kelly's directory of Wimbledon, Merton, Mitcham and Morden Bound (complete) street directories for the following years: Kelly's directories: Wimbledon, Merton, Mitcham and Sutton: 1891, 1892, 1905/1906 Wimbledon, Merton, Mitcham and Morden: 1909/1916 Wimbledon: 1918-1923; 1931-1940 Wimbledon & Merton: 1924 Wimbledon, Merton & Morden: 1925-1930 Trim's directories: Wimbledon & Merton: 1899-1908 3(b) City and Town Directories Photocopies of the residents' and commercial sections for Mitcham, Morden, Merton and Wimbledon from street directories (Post Office, Pigot's, Kelly's, Robson's etc.) from 1824-1899 Photocopies of the residents' and commercial sections for Mitcham from street directories for 1903, 1905, 1907, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1934 S.W. London (various, coverage depending on year, but including Wimbledon) 1824-1950 3(c) Telephone Directories Directory for London borough of Merton: 1972 to date Thomson Directory for Sutton-Merton area: 1981/82 to date London Borough of Merton: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 Kingston, Wimbledon and district. 1955 to date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Electoral registers and polls books 3(a) Electoral Registers Surrey N.E. 1891-1898 Wimbledon 1906-1909; 1927 to date Merton and Morden (i.e. South Wimbledon): 1891-1898 Merton and Morden (i.e. South Wimbledon): 1927-1939; 1945 to date Parish of Mitcham: 1891-1898 Mitcham: 1932-1939/40; 1945 to date 3(b) Poll Books -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. International Genealogical Index (IGI) 1992 edition for the United Kingdom (microfiche) 1992 edition: parish registers of Surrey (microfiche) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Unpublished Indexes In-house indexes to census: For Merton: 1841 (complete surname index; incomplete street index); 1851 (complete surname index; incomplete street index); 1861 (incomplete street index) For Morden: 1841 (complete surname index; incomplete street index); 1851 (complete surname index; incomplete street index); 1861 (incomplete street index) Wimbledon biography Index to houses/streets in Wimbledon Times obituaries available at Wimbledon Reference Libraries In-house indexes (hand written on cards): Street index to bound volumes of census, 1841-1871 Name indexes to bound volumes of census, 1841-1861 (complete); 1871 (incomplete) 'Dictionary' catalogue to local history collection holdings received from 1933-mid-1970s (typed cards) Author/title classified catalogue to local collection holdings received from mid-1970s to late 1980s (typed cards) Subject index to local newspapers 1933 to date -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Parish Registers Many Harleian Society registers for London. Some Surrey parish registers published by Surrey Parish Register Society The Church of St Peter and St Paul (Mitcham Parish Church): microfiche of transcriptions and indexes for baptisms and burials, 1779-1812 Also Monumental Inscriptions from St. Mary the Virgin, Merton, 1675-1995 on microfiche. Wimbledon Parish: 1538/9 to 1812, transcript (bound volume), including index of names and places Morden Parish: 1634-1812, transcript, bound volume Re: Parish registers transcribed by the Harleian Society - Please note, these are currently held in the store at: Mitcham Library, 157, London Rd. Mitcham. CR4 2YR Tel. 020 8648 4070 If you wish to view a particular register at Merton Local Studies Centre, please contact us in advance on 020 8545 3239 or via email:local.studies@merton.gov.uk and we will make the necessary arrangements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material Visitations of....Harleian Society (many volumes) [at present held at Wimbledon Reference Library] Surrey Record Society (many volumes) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Other material Wimbledon and Merton Roll of Honour (First World War) Collection of photographs, early years of nineteenth century to date Collection of maps, nineteenth century to date -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Guides to Collections Merton Library Service. Notes on Local History no. 12. Materials for the Local History of the London Borough of Merton. 3rd ed. 1993. Free (Contains brief details of holdings of parish registers, directories, maps, etc. and details of local record offices etc.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Local Record Offices Surrey History Centre 130 Goldsworth Road Woking GU21 1ND Tel: 01483 594594 Fax: 01483 594595 Email: shs@surreycc.gov.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other information: Further information regarding the collections of Merton Local Studies Centre can be obtained from the Heritage Officer. Contact: Sarah Gould Merton Local Studies Centre, Merton Civic Centre, London Rd. Morden SM4 5DX Tel. 020 8545 3239 email:sarah.gould@merton.gov.uk 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)