London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society with Elizabeth Burling
Journeys into Genealogy podcastShow Notes
Liz Burling takes us on a tour of London, mentioning the 8 family history societies which cover London, including London Westminster and Middlesex of which she is chair. What records are available, where they are located, cemeteries and archives. Transcript and map showing area cover by each society available in Journeys into Genealogy on Substack.
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