Holborn

Description

This booklet contains a list of the main records of interest to the genealogical researcher for the area based on the ancient parish of Holborn and includes Barnard’s Inn, Chancery Lane, Ely Place, Ely Rents, Gray’s Inn, Hatton Garden, Lincoln’s Inn, Staple Inn, Thavie’s Inn and St George the Martyr (which became a separate civil parish in 1723). This area was in the county of Middlesex but is now in the London Borough of Camden. Apart from the vital records of the various religious denominations, examples of subjects covered in this booklet are the Inns of Court and the Inns of Chancery, fire insurance records and telephone archives. Details include where these records can be found, whether they are original hard-copy records, transcriptions in books, or on the internet. This 80-page A5 illustrated booklet is part of our ongoing series of Parish Guides.