Soho Genealogical Records
Soho Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Soho between 1847 and 1850. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.
Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names and more.
Baptism records from people born in and around Soho between 1800 and 1810. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.
Soho Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St Peter On Great Windmill Street, Soho. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.
Marriage records from people who married at St John the Baptist On Great Marlborough Street, Soho between 1839 and 1936. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature.
The Marriage registers of St Anne, Soho, document marriages 1686 to 1946. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.
A name index connected to either abstracts or original marriage licences from London and its environs. Marriage licences can contain details supplementary to those found in marriage registers.
Soho Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Records of burial for people buried at St Anne, Soho between 1813 and 1849. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
Burial records for people buried at St Anne, Soho, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1800 to 1810.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at St Anne, Soho. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
An index connected to original images of most early Middlesex & London burial registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Surrey, Essex and Kent.
Soho Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
An index to over 10 million names recorded in local tax records. The index is linked to images of the rate books, which record a property's owner and occupier, a description of the property, address, type of tax, amount paid and the date paid or notes on defaults.
An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.
Lists of those registered to vote in London, including their residence and sometimes other supplementary details. Useful for tracing families in between censuses and can be used as a post-1911 census substitute, as listings are ordered by residence. A name index connected to original images.
Newspapers Covering Soho
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the London area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A popular newspaper, which gives most of its coverage to the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth.
A newspaper, focusing on the City of Westminster, the houses of government and financial entities.
An independent newspaper covering local news, births, marriages, deaths etc.
A weekly, liberal newspaper published in London. It contains family notices.
Soho Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex. These records can help trace families back to the late 16th century.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Consistory Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
Soho Immigration & Travel Records
Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Soho Military Records
Service records for various voluntary corps and regiments from London and Middlesex at large.
A general history of the yeomanry, focusing on the involvement of its men in WWI.
Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.
Soho Court & Legal Records
A collection of records that detail the forced removal and assisted settlement of people in the London area.
Digital images of over 3 and a quarter million records relating to the administration of the needy poor in London. The records can be searched by a name index.
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.
Registers recording details of around 9,000 prisoners held in ships stationed in Kent. Records describe a convict's name, age, place of birth, physical description, offence, conviction, sentence, discharge and conduct report.
Soho Taxation Records
An index to over 10 million names recorded in local tax records. The index is linked to images of the rate books, which record a property's owner and occupier, a description of the property, address, type of tax, amount paid and the date paid or notes on defaults.
A history of coal duties paid on coal coming into the City of London and environs. Contains an investigation into posts marking where duty was due.
Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.
Records listing those who were assessed for taxation based on the number of hearths they possessed.
The details of income taxes paid by several thousand individuals and institutions in Surrey and Middlesex.
Soho Land & Property Records
An index to over 10 million names recorded in local tax records. The index is linked to images of the rate books, which record a property's owner and occupier, a description of the property, address, type of tax, amount paid and the date paid or notes on defaults.
Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.
An index to and images of books recording money paid for maintenance of the sick and poor. The records list the name of the owner and occupier of a property, the type of dwelling, the name or situation of the property, how much rent was collected, and the rates paid.
Soho Directories & Gazetteers
Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.
Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.
Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.
Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.
Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.
Soho Cemeteries
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.
Soho Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Soho Histories & Books
Detailed descriptions of Metropolitan London.
Detailed histories of parishes in the London area.
Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.
Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Soho School & Education Records
Records or admission and discharge for over 1 million pupils attending over 800 state schools in London. Records are indexed by name linked to original images of the registers; and may contain details on the pupil's parents, date of birth, residence, parent's occupations and scholastic history.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Soho Occupation & Business Records
Biographical stubs of 19th Century photographers and allied tradesmen in London.
A history of private road transportation in London, from the horse drawn carriage to the motorcar.
A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.
An index to and images of hospital records listing over 250,000 names. Records may list name, age or year of birth, occupation, residence, why in the hospital and a whole host of other details.
Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Soho
An essential work for those researching in and around London. This publication gives genealogical and brief biographical information on several hundred thousands inhabitants of London and the surrounding area.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Soho Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Soho Church Records
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
The names and addresses of Jewish men and women who held seats at eighteen synagogues in the London area.
An index connected to original images of most early Middlesex & London parish registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Surrey, Essex and Kent.
The parish registers of Middlesex are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1538 to 1965.
A calendar for the Diocese and a list of over 6,000 of its clergy.
Biographical Directories Covering Soho
Biographical details for medical professionals, institutions and businesses in the London area.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Soho Maps
Detailed maps of London and 125 other places in the vicinity.
Detailed maps of the principal cities in Britain.
A series of maps showing the evolution of Bethnal Green from a rural village to metropolitan suburb.
A detailed map of the London area, showing buildings, streets, natural features and geological deposits.
A detailed map of London, showing streets and important buildings and features.
Soho Reference Works
Outline details of records that will assist family historians tracing an ancestor who was a member of the Metropolitan Police Service in London.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
St. Anne, Westminster. So called from its dedication to St. Anne, and its situation, which is in Dean Street, Soho, in the liberty of Westminster.
The parish of St. Anne was taken out of that of St. Martin in the Fields by an act of parliament in the year 1661, which being found too limited to answer the purposes designed, a delay took place, in consequence of which, the church was not finished and consecrated till the 25th of March, 1685.
The organ is the gist of King William III.
The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Bishop of London, said to be worth £500 per annum.
Rector, Rev. Dr. Macleod.-Lecturer, Rev. Mr. Marsh.-Officiating parish clerk, Mr. Davies. Divine service at 11, half past 3, and half past 6.
Open vestry.-2 bells.-About 1500 houses.
There are two schools in this parish for poor children, which were founded in the year 1697.
Against the tower of this church is a tablet to the memory of Theodore Anthony Newhoff, king of Corsica, who died in the year 1756, in a state of poverty, with the following inscription:-
The grave, great teacher, to a level brings
Heroes and beggers, aglley slaves, and kings.
But Theodore this mortal learn'd ere dead,
Fate pour'd its lessons on his living head,
Bestow'd a kingdom, and denied him bread.
This parish begins at St. Gile's pound, and takes in the westerly side of Crown street, the westerly side of Cock lane, or Little St. Martin's lane; the westerly side of Great Newport street, the west side of Castle street to Bear street end, and the north side of Bear street; the north and west sides of Leicester square, the north side of Spur street, the east side of Whitecomb street, Prince's street, Wardour street, and the south side of Oxford street, to St. Giles' pound again: including all the streets, &c. in this compass.