The registers are at Tower Hamlets. They have online search BUT there is nothing showing for this name. However, I checked 1892 using COHEN and they have records, so I suspect they do have the registers. The Register Office, Bromley Public Hall, Bow Road, London, E3 3AA. *Tel*: 020 7364 7880. *Fax*: 020 7364 7885. *E-mail*: register.office@towerhamlets.gov.uk On-line indexes - Tower Hamlets BMD <http://www.thbmd.co.uk/> If you email and give them to details: Date, place, names of both parties and the reference (should be the numbers in the left hand column rather than the certificate number which is in one of the corners (think it's top right but am typing from memory and feeling very senior today!) they should be able to tell you if they have the "first copy" of the entry and what it says. Of course, that doesn't mean that they will have the same as the original marriage book, as errors can occur. Beth Din archivist should be able to tell you who holds the original book (as long as it still exists). It might be at LMA who hold the board of deputies stuff for this shul. Beth Din, in this case, will furnish you with the letter of permission you need to get access. HTH Sherry On 08/03/2008, Miriam Pollak <miriam_pollak@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I've got both the date of the marriage (17 January 1892) and the place > (East London Synagogue). Do you know whether the records for Mile End still > exist - I would assume not, as the east end of London coped a lot of direct > hits during WWII, but then again I might be wrong. What do you mean by the > 'direct reference number'? Is that the number of the actual certificate > (under the number column)? > >

Sherry, Thanks for the information - I will give the online indexes a quick go before trying other things. Miriam > The registers are at Tower Hamlets. They have online search BUT there is > nothing showing for this name. However, I checked 1892 using COHEN and they > have records, so I suspect they do have the registers. > The Register Office, Bromley Public Hall, Bow Road, London, E3 3AA. > *Tel*: 020 7364 7880. *Fax*: 020 7364 7885. > *E-mail*: register.office@towerhamlets.gov.uk > On-line indexes - Tower Hamlets BMD http://www.thbmd.co.uk/