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• BARGEMEN Dedicated to the Boat Builders, Owners and Workers of London

• Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London 1617-1778

  Search for ancestors in an index to orphaned or impoverished Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London 1617-1778.

• Findmypast - Thames Watermen & Lightermen 1688-2010 $

  Search through 99,098 occupational records of The Company of Watermen and Lightermen for the period 1688-2010. The collection includes records from the Corporation of Trinity House, Thomas Doggett coat and badge race and binding and reassignment records from The Company.

• Friends of the Metropolitan Police Heritage Charity - Metropolitan Police Heritage Centre

  The Friends is a group of like minded people seeking to promote and preserve the history of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and its service to London, England, since 1829. It is an independent community group that works alongside the staff at the Metropolitan Police Heritage Centre. The Central Records of Service of retired Metropolitan Police Officers are available together with an exhibition, from the Met Collection

• Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section - Sources for Tracing Apprenticeship and Membership in City Livery Companies and Related Organisations

• Historical Pubs in London Index - The historical directory for the Pubs in London Trade Directory of more than 8000 London Pubs, Public Houses, Inns and Taverns

• History by the Yard

  They specialise in the history of policing in London and undertake family history enquiries and provide career details of ancestors who served as police officers in London. The website also provides historical information about Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, including famous cases. They maintain a record of Metropolitan Police officers who have received gallantry awards.

• Liverymen of London - 1776

  A list of the liverymen of London in 1776 with their addresses.

• London Fire Brigade - Our History

• London Merchants 1677

  A collection of merchants living in and about London, England in 1677.

• London Metropoltan Police Orders

  Online searchable database of over 405,000 entries from the Metropolitan Police orders from 1899-1930.

• London Music Trades

  A database from 1750 to 1800 intended to provide biographical and other information relating to any individuals based in London involved in any aspect of the the performance , publication and marketing of music. Database sources include poll books, apprenticeship records, wills and Sun Fire Office insurance policies.

• Prostitution in London by Henry Mayhew, 1861

  An extract from London Labour and London Poor.

• The Drapers Company of London

  Its history, function and usefulness to genealogical researchers.

• The Goldsmiths Company

  One of the twelve great livery companies of the City of London.

  • The Library of the Goldsmiths' Company

    The collection of archives dates from the 14th century.

• The Mercer's Company Website

  The premier livery company of the City of London.

  • The Mercer's Company Archives

    Hold the historic records of the Mercers' Company from 1348 to the present.

• The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers

  One of the livery companies of the City of London.

  • The World Famous Library & Museum

    The Clockmakers' Library was founded in 1813. It holds the ancient manuscript records of the Company and clockmaker's work books and related documents.

• The Worshipful Company of Coopers

• The Worshipful Company of Upholders

  One of the ancient livery companies of the City of London founded in 1360. Upholder is an archaic word for an upholsterer.

  • The Archives of the Worshipful Company of Upholders

    Includes some scanned images of original records and contact information regarding Company members.

• Trueflare Limited

  Apprenticeship (Binding) Indexes for the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames 1692-1949; PDF format on CDs.