Family Records Centre, Public genealogy archive in Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom
The Family Records Centre was a genealogy archive in Clerkenwell, London, housed across two floors of Taylor House with bound indexes on the ground level. The upper floor held microfilmed census records and administrative documents used by researchers tracing their family histories.
The centre operated from 1997 to 2008, merging records from the General Register Office with holdings from The National Archives. It held birth, marriage, and death registrations for England and Wales from 1837 onwards, plus census data spanning the 19th century.
The facility enabled individuals to research their ancestral roots through extensive collections of microfilmed census returns dating from 1841 to 1901.
Staff members provided guidance to visitors accessing the records, with a bookshop and refreshment area located within the building. Researching microfilmed documents and bound indexes required patience but was relatively straightforward to navigate.
The centre merged resources from both the General Register Office and The National Archives, creating a central location for genealogical research.
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