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'''The London Metropolitan Archives''' contains some overseas records previously held at the Guildhall Library, in addition to many other records , including [[British Army#Absent Voters Lists|Absent Voters Lists]] for the London area. These ==Overseas records==The London Metropolitan Archives contains some overseas records which are explained in the FamilySearch Wiki article, "British Births, Marriages and Deaths Overseas", refer [[General Register Office# External links| External links below]] which states
<blockquote> "The situation is … complicated and unsatisfactory, with different returns at the London Metropolitan Archives, The National Archives and the [[General Register Office]]. '''The three series overlap and sometimes duplicate each other'''. In cases of difficulty all three series should undoubtedly be searched".</blockquote>
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/554930?availability=Family%20History%20Library Baptisms and marriages for British subjects in foreign countries, 1816-1836] 576992 Item 3. includes a reference to the baptism record of Philip Anderson, 1818, from the Presidency of Bombay (India)
*[[FamilySearch Centres#Ordering microfilms|How to order microfilms]]
==Absent Voters Lists==
The AVLs are for the London area. See [[British Army#Absent Voters Lists|British Army-Absent Voters Lists]] for more details about this class of records.
==External Links==
*[http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/British_Births,_Marriages_and_Deaths_Overseas British Births, Marriages and Deaths Overseas] Family Search Wiki
*[http://levantineheritage.com/pdf/london.pdf London Records] (in respect of) and by Levantine Heritage. The term “Levantines” designates primarily those Europeans and Americans who settled in the Levant - a region generally conterminous with the Ottoman Empire - from the early 17th century until 1923. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
*[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Documents/10-electoral-registers-at-london-metropolitan-archives.pdf Electoral registers at London Metropolitan Archives: Information Leaflet Number 10]. Includes information about Absent Voters Lists.
==References==
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