London Huguenot Record Treasures at FamilySearch

England and the especially the greater London region by 1686 became a vast refuge for many French Huguenots. France's King placed a virtual death warrant on all Huguenots, declaring each person in a sense, as 'enemies of the state', and which flushed numerous among their flocks, out into the world, including North America, South Africa, West Indies, Scandinavia, Russia and other places.

Records of the French Huguenot chapels in the Greater London region are quite extensive. Over a century, these registers have been published by the Huguenot Society of Great Britain (London). They have also been microfilmed formerly by the Genealogical Society of Utah (now FamilySearch.org). In particular, the christenings now, like never before, have been mostly indexed and transcribed and made available online at FamilySearch.org.

The following is a list of those French Huguenot chapels of Greater London and the ranges of years, for which christenings are now available to be searched--at FamilySearch.org. Note that most marriages after 1754 were required by the law to have been performed in Anglican or that is--Church of England parishes; as well, burials of Huguenots also often occurred in the local parish churchyard; or in (Greater) London Nonconformist burial grounds such as Spa-Fields, Bunhill Fields cemeteries:


1. Chapel register  of Spitalfields, London, England, (La Patents French Huguenot), christenings, 1689-1785
2. Chapel register  of Spitalfields, London, England, (Wheeler Street French Huguenot), christenings, 1703-1742
3. Chapel register  of Spitalfields, London, England, (Saint Jean French Huguenot), christenings, 1687-1823
4. Chapel register  of Spitalfields, London, England, (The Artillery, French Huguenot), christenings, 1691-1786
5. Chapel register  of Stepney, London, England, (Crispin Street French Huguenot), christenings, 1694-1716
6. Chapel register  of Stepney, London, England, (Swanfields, French Huguenot), christenings, 1721-1735
7. Chapel register  of Stepney, London, England, (Bell Lane and Browns Lane and Marche Church, French Huguenot), christenings, 1709-1740
8. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (West Street, French Huguenot), christenings, 1706-1743
9. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Hungerford Market or Castle Street, French Huguenot), christenings, 1688-1756
10. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Patente Soho or Le Temple, French Huguenot), christenings, 1689-1782
11. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Petit Charenton, French Huguenot), christenings, 1701-1705
12. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Rider Court, French Huguenot), christenings, 1700-1738
13. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Carre Street and Berwick Street, French Huguenot), christenings, 1690-1788
14. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Tabernacle Milck Alley, French Huguenot), christenings, 1696-1719
15. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Glasshouse Street and Leicester Fields, French Huguenot), christenings, 1688-1783
16. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Chapelle Royale de Saint James, French Huguenot), christenings, 1738-1756
17. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Pearl Street Chapel, French Huguenot), christenings, 1698-1701
18. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Swallow Street Chapel, French Huguenot), christenings, 1689-1708
19. Chapel register  of Westminster, London, England, (Savoye De Spring Gardens and Des Grecs, French Huguenot), christenings, 1680-1871
20. Chapel register  of London, London, England, (Threadneedle Street, French Huguenot Church), christenings, 1600-1840
21. Chapel register  of Hoxton, London, England, (French Huguenot), christenings, 1751-1783

To obtain further information about your Huguenot ancestry and to access numerous additional records which provide important perspectives and clues about them, be certain to contact the Huguenot Society of Great Britain. They hold online treasures as well for ancestry among this very fascinatingly conscientious and passionate group of Christian followers--including the Quarto Books (now online) and more.