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You can search the dataset on our Collections Catalogue:
https://t.co/wLeDBhpAqx
#Archives #History #SwitchingTheLens
π Did you know that we have a searchable dataset that draws on records of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage in our parish registers from 1561-1840?
The project started in 2000 and now has records of 2600 Londoners!
#SwitchingTheLens
I'm putting together a new course @UoBrisHistory on gender, race+colonisation in early America+want to point students towards excellent open access online sources (print/manuscript/material culture). I've got @slavevoyages @RunawaySlavesGB #SwitchingtheLens @LdnMetArchives
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Over the past few years, around 60 volunteers have been involved in #SwitchingTheLens project, searching the baptism and burial registers of London parishes for mentions of Londoners of African, Asian, Caribbean and indigenous heritage.
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#VolunteersWeek2023 is a perfect occasion to celebrate the invaluable work of our volunteers, many of whom are involved in our remote projects such as #SwitchingTheLens and #LondonInPhotographs.
This weekend we looked at the life and family of Indian traveller, surgeon and entrepreneur Sake Dean Mahomed using records from our #SwitchingTheLens project.
There are many more records (and histories) to discover - https://t.co/ytVo2616jW
#familyhistory
Sake Dean Mahomed left India in 1783 and travelled to Ireland where he married Jane Daly. He later set up his own business, the Hindostanee Coffee House in Marylebone in 1810, which served Indian cuisine. As seen here in a register of Licensed Victuallers ...
#SwitchingTheLens
Amelia and Henry Edwin Mahomed, both baptised at St. Marylebone Church on 11 Jun 1809 and 6 Jan 1811 respectively, are children of Indian-born, Sake Dean Mohamed (1759-1851) who married an Anglo-Irish woman, Jane Daly - https://t.co/dMtNA7xolg
#SwitchingTheLens #familyhistory
This weekend we explore #SwitchingTheLens, a dataset of over 2,600 entries found in Anglican parish registers from the 16th to 19th century, that reveal hidden stories about Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage - https://t.co/KlIUBmQCxC
#familyhistory
Good evening #AncestryHour so far this week I've spent time volunteering for the #switchingthelens project @LdnMetArchives and attending an @IHGS Zoom tutorial. I am inching closer to my first professional genealogy job, however!
Joseph Greenhill was baptised on 1st November 1760 in the parish of St Katharine by the Tower. He is described as βA Black Man 40 years oldβ and it is likely he lived in the area.
Discover more > https://t.co/tf6NykZA8T
#SwitchingTheLens #BlackAndAsianLondoners
Henry Hillβs baptism at St Bartholomew the Great, on 10 January 1772 describes Henry as βan East Indian boy about 12 years of ageβ.
Visit the LMA website to discover more >
https://t.co/l0tdFKU8Hb
#ExploreArchives #SwitchingTheLens #StBartholomewTheGreat
Anne Vause was buried in 1618 at St Botolph Aldgate, and this entry tells us that her husband Anthonie Vause was a trumpeter employed by the Royal Court in the Tower of London.
Discover more > https://t.co/gz8rmmjPEc
#SwitchingTheLens #TowerOfLondon #BlackAndAsianLondoners
@LdnMetArchives has launched their #SwitchingTheLens project highlighting >2600 records of #BlackAndAsianLondoners with stories such as that of Samuel Munsur who arrived in 17th C, was baptised and later married in Deptford church. https://t.co/xkRtj5i4Sb
Marking the launch of the 'Switching the Lens' project dataset, we're looking at the story of Jonathan Strong from Barbados, who lived in Shoreditch in the 1760s
Read Jonathan's story > https://t.co/NxjqLYBgcI
#SwitchingTheLens #BlackAndAsianLondoners
To mark the launch of the 'Switching the Lens' project, today we're exploring the story of Samuel Munsur, who was baptised and probably married at St Nicholas Church in Deptford, in 1613
Read Samuels story > https://t.co/s9eAsEh8cQ
#SwitchingTheLens #BlackAndAsianLondoners
Today, we are exploring the story of Dederi Jaquoah, baptised at Saint Mildred Poultry on 1 January 1611 , and described as 'John Jaquoah, a king's sonne in Guinnye'
Read more in the Switching the Lens project > https://t.co/elBO6yNjb0
#SwitchingTheLens #BlackAndAsianLondoners
To mark the launch of the 'Switching the Lens' dataset, we're sharing the story of Katharine Auker from Barbados, who was baptised in London in February 1688 > https://t.co/4atKjP110l
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2020 #Barbados #History #London #SwitchingTheLens
The 'Switching the Lens dataset - Rediscovering Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous Heritage, 1561 to 1840' is now live!
Find out more on the LMA website > https://t.co/QEi1GeU0Qo
#SwitchingTheLens #LondonHistory #Immigration #BlackAndAsianLondoners
The 'Switching the Lens dataset - Rediscovering Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous Heritage, 1561 to 1840' is now live!
Find out more on the LMA website > https://t.co/QEi1GeU0Qo
#SwitchingTheLens #LondonHistory #Immigration #BlackAndAsianLondoners
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