Friday, November 25, 2016

New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 25 November 2016

I received this press release from Findmypast today:

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New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday

Over 285,000 new records and newspaper articles are available to search this Findmypast Friday including:


Over 4,000 records including 140 years’ worth of personnel files and enlistment registers pertaining to the Scots Guards have been added to our collection of British Army Service records. The Scots Guards, part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Their origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland and the regiment has a long and proud history of service to the sovereign in times of war and peace.



Queensland, Mackay, Funeral notices and funeral director records consists of over 44,000 transcripts of records kept by the local firms Melrose & Fenwick and Mackay Funerals as well as funeral notices published in the Daily Mercury. The indexes of funeral parlour records will reveal your ancestor’s age at death and funeral date. The Daily Mercury Funeral notices run from 1955 to 2012 and will reveal your ancestors age, birth year, date of death, burial date, and place.



Pennsylvania baptisms contains over 4,500 transcripts of original baptism records kept by Christ Church, Philadelphia. Each record will list your ancestor’s birth year, baptism date, baptism location, the names of both parents and mother’s maiden name. Parent’s names can be included in the search to narrow down your results.



Pennsylvania burials contains over 1,000 transcripts of original death records from Susquehanna County. Each transcript will reveal when your ancestor died and where they were laid to rest. They may also reveal important biographical details such the year your ancestors was born, their occupation, residence, the names of their parents and the name of their spouse.



Over 17,000 new records covering the state of Pennsylvania have been added to our collection of United State Marriage records. The entire collection now contains over 140 million records. Each record includes a transcript and an image of the original document that lists the marriage date, the names of the bride and groom, birthplace, birth date, age, residence as well as fathers' and mothers' names. When available, images will often include additional details about your ancestor's marriage.



Over 177,000 new articles and two brand new titles, the Tyrone Courier and the Mayo Constitution, are now available to search in our collection of historic Irish Newspapers.

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