St Leonards Shoreditch look up please

[empire592149]

Hi please can anybody help with the look up of my Dudley family, I have found some information on the IGI, but would like to know if I have missed any children, and also which children survived and which did'nt.
The family are Thomas Dudley and Elisbeth Unknown - I hav'nt traced their marriage yet, there is another Thomas Dudley, who married Mary Dunn in Shoreditch around the right time, but I dont think there is a connection.
Thomas & Elisabeth children I have identified so far-
William Dudley 1782
William Michael Dudley 1785
Ann Sophia Dudley 1787
Thomas Dudley 1788
Elizabeth Dudley 1793
Sarah Dudley 1798

If anyone can add to the information and also confirm any deaths in the family I would be very grateful.

Thankyou
Angela

[dawnsh]

Hi Angela

The images for the parish registers of St Leonard Shoreditch (London Borough of Hackney) are available on the Ancestry site by subscription, they haven't been transcribed yet so asking a Rootschatter to search through each year for 6 children's baptisms and burials, possibly more, is quite a daunting task.

You haven't updated your profile so we don't know where in the world you are but have you checked your local library to see if they have access to Ancestry Library Edition there? The London Metropolitan Archives data is available through that source and then you could do your own research.

Dawn

[empire592149]

Thankyou Dawn, I've actually managed to take a look at my profile, well overdue I know. 
I do have a subscription to Ancestry but it does'nt include parish registers, I was going to upgrade but most of my research so far has been in the farming villages of Suffolk, and small villages in Sussex, none of which are included on Ancestry todate. I have also checked Ancestry for Shoreditch parish registers, as far as I can see, the records are very limited, and do not include the years I am interested in, unless I'm missing something, I must admit, it's not always easy finding what your are looking for on Ancestry.
I did read the notes on lookup requests, but as I have said, this is my first experience with the London parishes, I noticed there had been some successful lookups, and having no idea on the size of St Leonard, Shoreditch prior to 1837, thought I would take a chance.
I'll have to wait a little longer to pursue the Gridley/Dudley side.
Best Wishes
Angela

[dawnsh]

Hi Angela

You can access the Ancestry Library Edition at any library in the Doncaster Metropolitan area.

The London Parish records are available on Library Edition. The images for the years you are looking for are on the site under the separate heading Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1538-1812

Hope this helps

Dawn

[empire592149]

Hi again Dawn, well apart from prompting me to finally update my profile, you also prompted me to join my local library  .
Spent an hour on the ancestry library site this morning but all I could find under the heading you gave me, was St Leonard Shoreditch  burials for 1665 - 1666. 
I will have to leave this line of enquiry for now but will no doubt be spending more time at the library.
Thanks again
Angela

[Tsu]

The records for St. Leonard's Shoreditch for the date syou want are definitely on Ancestry, I've been looking at them today.

here's the link you need to get to them.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624

[empire592149]

Hi and thanks for your response, I followed your link, in the browse box I chose City of London, then chose St Leonard Shoreditch, underneath this choice it comes up with years 1665 - 1666, on clicking the year link this morning in the library all I got was burials for these 2 years.
Should I be choosing a different Borough ?

Thanks again
Angela

[dawnsh]

Hi Angela

Please refer back to my 1st reply, it's the London Borough of Hackney 

Dawn

[empire592149]

Hi Dawn, thanks very much for that, I'll get back to the library on Monday   

Best Wishes
Angela