London Metropolitan Archives (LMA)

Here’s an official government website with lots of free goodies for the genealogist.

The have free downloadable guides on how to get started in researching your family history, and also offer a fee based service to do the searching for you.

They also have several databases which you can search for free. It you’re researching ancestors who lived in London, then this site is essential viewing.

For more information see:
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/family-research