People from all round the world write to us at St Dunstan's, asking for help in tracing their ancestors who were born or married in Stepney.

The only records we keep here at St Dunstan's are Marriages from 1962 and Baptisms from June 1954.

All Registers and Church information prior to those dates are held by The London Metropolitan Archives.

THE LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES,

40 NORTHAMPTON ROAD,

LONDON, EC1R 0HB.

Telephone: 020-7332 3820 (General Enquiries)
020-7332 3822 (Library)
020-7833 9136 (Facsimile)

The office is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09:00am - 5:00pm; Tuesday 10:00am - 7:00pm; Thursday 9:00am - 7:00pm; Saturday 9:30am - 5:00pm (closed on Bank Holidays).

The nearest underground station is Farringdon, which is on the Hammersmith/City and Circle lines.

The permission of the Rector is required before a document may be copied, but usually this is only a formality.

Post July 1837 marriage certificates may be obtained from The Family Records Centre.

THE FAMILY RECORDS CENTRE,

1 MYDDLETON STREET,

LONDON, EC1R 1UW

Telephone: 020-8392 5300 (for General family history enquiries, including census and wills):

020-8392 5307 (Facsimile)
E-mail: enquiry.pro.rsd.kew@gtnet.gov.uk
Internet: www.open.gov.uk/pro/prohome.htm
The Centre is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 9am to 5pm, Tuesday, Thursday - 10am to 7pm and Saturday 9:30am to 5pm

For more information about the history of Stepney, you might like to visit the Tower Hamlets Libraries website at: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/data/community/data/libraries/data/history-archive.cfm

For a good general introduction to tracing your family tree in Britain, we recommend the BBC's history website at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/index.shtml

Unfortunately, we do not have the resources here at St Dunstan's to offer you individual help in tracing your Stepney ancestors.

We are sorry that we cannot help you further here, but you will find the archivists at the Archives most helpful.