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'''The London Metropolitan Archives''' contains some overseas records previously held at the Guildhall Library. These records 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>  See catalogue references DL/E/A to DL/E/E for papers relating to the Diocese of London Overseas Jurisdiction; CLC/318 for the Diocese in Europe and CLC/319 for the Diocese of Gibraltar. The transcripts of some of the church records are held in [http://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD+DL~2FE~2FE?SESSIONSEARCH Overseas Jurisdiction: Register Transcripts Reference Code: DL/E/E] from Collection: Diocese Of London. Click on “Level Down” at the foot of the page for individual items. However, some church records are recorded outside this classification, e.g. for Malta[http://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD+CLC~2F408?SESSIONSEARCH CLC/408]. Examples of records held are:

Some overseas records from the LMA are available on [[LDS]] microfilm <ref>LDS Microfilm catalogue entry [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1188781?availability=Family%20History%20Library Foreign registers, 1785-1891; index, 1816-1865]. Also [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/268289?availability=Family%20History%20Library Original certificates of baptisms and marriages of British subjects abroad, solemnized or registered at diplomatic representations] The latter is stated to be microfilms of original records at the Guildhall Library. However, as the Foreign Office is also noted as an author, most, but not all, of these records are perhaps will be included in those available at the [[General Register Office]]</ref> Note, some records from the London Metropolitan Archives are available on the pay website Ancestry, but not currently (March 2014) the overseas records.

*[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/Documents/visitor-information/08-births-marriages-and-deaths-overseas.pdf London Metropolitan Archives Information Leaflet Number 8: Births, marriages and deaths overseas] (pdf). [http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/overseas.htm Similar document html version] Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section: Leaflet Guides to Records: Births, Marriages And Deaths Overseas] Note (the previous holder of these records were subsequently transferred to the London Metropolitan Archives). Retrieved 2 October 2014.

*[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.