The<\/em> London Gazette<\/em> is a British official newspaper of record published by His Majesty\u2019s Stationery Office (HMSO). Along with The Belfast Gazette<\/em> and The Edinburgh Gazette<\/em>, it records important matters from insolvency to military awards making it a useful tool for family historians. Luckily for researchers, The London Gazette<\/em> (along with Belfast and Edinburgh) is available to view for free online<\/a>.<\/p>\n The London Gazette<\/em> was born out of the need for a newspaper for Charles II and his court who relocated temporarily to Oxford to escaped the Great Plague in the capital in 1665. Originally named The Oxford Gazette<\/em>, the first edition was published on 7 November 1665. Samuel Pepys, the diarist, described the two-column newspaper as \u201cvery pretty, full of newes, and no folly in it\u201d.<\/p>\n As the plague in the capital subsided, Charles and his court returned to London, The London Gazette<\/em> was born, as issue 24. It became the only published newspaper, with all other titles being suppressed.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> The Gazette<\/em> is now formally the combination of the three publications: The London Gazette<\/em>, The Belfast Gazette<\/em> and The Edinburgh Gazette<\/em>. The National Archives manages the publication of all three of the individual Gazette titles through HMSO. The Gazette<\/em> is the official journal of record, and notices printed in The Gazette<\/em> are afforded legal standing.<\/p>\n Following the relaxation of publishing laws that allowed presses to be established outside London, The Edinburgh Gazette<\/em> was first published in 1699. After starting and stopping several times in its first 100 years, the newspaper has been continuously running since 1793.<\/p>\n The Belfast Gazette<\/em> was first published on 6 June 1921, and has been published weekly ever since. The Dublin Gazette<\/em>, a forerunner to The Belfast Gazette<\/em>, was first published in 1706 and, since 1922, has been published under the title Iris Oifigi\u00fai<\/em>l.<\/p>\n You can now search and access information from each of the editions (London, Edinburgh and Belfast) via its website. All notices have now been migrated, going all the way back to the very first issue of The Oxford Gazette<\/em> in 1665.<\/p>\n To start using the Gazette website you should first register as a researcher. This is free, and offers additional functionality such as the ability to save your searches. However, note that you will need to provide a telephone number and an address.<\/p>\n The notices on the website are divided into \u2018Awards and Accreditation\u2019, \u2018Insolvency\u2019 and \u2018Wills and Probate\u2019, but you can carry out a global search here<\/a>\u00a0(the website also has searchable sections on \u2018Publications\u2019 and \u2018Resources\u2019).<\/p>\n Enter your keyword, company name, company number, person etc in the text boxes in the column on the left-hand side of the page. You can search for exact words or phrases, or a combination of terms, and specify a particular edition if you wish \u2013 the default is to search all three simultaneously.<\/p>\n You can also suggest a distance from a particular location (input a place name or postcode) or choose a local authority, and supply a range for the date of publication.<\/p>\n There is also an option for specifying the type of notice more precisely, including \u2018Royal family\u2019, \u2018Parliament Assemblies & Government\u2019, \u2018Church\u2019 and \u2018Honours and awards\u2019, but sadly for family historians this only works for 1998 onwards.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re ready, click the \u2018Update results\u2019 button and review the results listed in the column in the centre of the screen.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s important to bear in mind that various issues of the three Gazettes have been lost, so could not be digitised; they are listed here<\/a>. In addition, such is the variable quality of print in The London Gazette\u2019<\/em>s surviving issues that the optical character recognition (OCR) can be extremely poor. So you should include as many criteria as possible when searching to identify all of the relevant entries.<\/p>\n You can find more advice on searching here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today, over 450 types of notice are advertised in The Gazette<\/em>. Below are the major categories useful to family historians.<\/p>\n The Gazette is no longer printed as a newspaper and is only accessible via the website. However it is possible to buy a hard copy of\u00a0 historic issues of The London Gazette<\/em> (as well as Belfast and Edinburgh) as a commemorative keepsake. Whether you want to frame the notice of an ancestor\u2019s military achievement or your family\u2019s ancient manorial title, you can order personalised copies for \u00a375+VAT from The Gazette\u2019s online shop<\/a>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n First founded in 1665, The London Gazette is Britain’s paper of record. 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