I received this from Findmypast this morning:
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Findmypast Friday
Thousands of brand new records and FREE newspaper pages
With new British Army and English parish records, amazing family discoveries await this Findmypast Friday. And in case you missed it, over a million newspaper pages are now FREE to explore.
British Army, Royal Engineers 1900-1949
Findmypast have completed this collection with over 130,000 new tracer card records, the majority of which cover personnel who served World War 2.
Soldiers from the Royal Engineers in Europe, 1945.
Each record includes an image of the original tracer card or cards documenting a soldier's movements within and between regiments. Most men have one card but some have multiple, with text on both the face of the card and the reverse.
The amount of information listed varies, but all records include the man’s first name/s, last name and army number. Many men also have their date of enlistment and or date of birth included.
Service records for men who served with the Royal Engineers, and indeed with all corps from 1920, are still with the MoD. Tracer cards essentially provide a headline summary of service through which a man's movements can be tracked.
British Army Service Records
Findmypast has further expanded this must-search military resource over 6,000 new Chelsea Pensioners’ discharge documents.
Findmypast has further expanded this must-search military resource over 6,000 new Chelsea Pensioners’ discharge documents.
This record from 1794 lists the soldier's name, birthplace,
occupation, regiment, reason for discharge and more.
These discharge papers are some of the oldest records available within this vast collection, allowing you to trace your military ancestor's life and career way back to the 18th century. Including both transcripts and images, they record the servicemen’s birth place, the length of service, and why the soldier was discharged.
Essex Parish Records
In partnership with Waltham Forest Family History Society, Findmypast has also added over 43,000 new transcripts to their existing Essex baptism and burial collections.
These latest baptism records cover the parishes of:
- Leytonstone, Holy Trinity, 1825-1907
- Waltham Abbey, Waltham Abbey & Leyton Wesleyan Circuit, 1803-1837
- Walthamstow, Marsh Street Congregational Church, 1787-1837
- Walthamstow, St Peter-in-the-Forest, 1844-1916
While the burial records come from:
- Chingford, St Peter & St Paul, 1813-1963
- High Beach, Holy Innocents, 1884-1985
- Leyton, St Mary the Virgin, 1813-1984
- Leytonstone, St John the Baptist, 1834-1979
- Waltham Abbey, Paradise Row Baptist Churchyard, 1825-1857
- Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cross, 1813-1878
- Walthamstow, St Mary, 1813-1979
- Walthamstow, St Peter-in-the-Forest, 1845-1949
Baptism and burial records are essential for jumping back through the generations and expanding your family tree. Discover your Essex connections in these newest additions.
Newspapers
13 new titles have joined Findmypast’s ever expanding newspaper archive, including:
- Athletic Chat covering 1900-1901, 1903 and 1905-1909
- Berthold’s Political Handkerchief covering 1831
- Boxing World and Mirror of Life covering 1894-1904 and 1907-1924
- Brief covering 1877-1878 and 1880-1882
- British Mercury or Wednesday Evening Post covering 1806-1812, 1814, 1818-1821, and 1823-1825
- Cape and Natal News covering 1858-1870 and 1879
- Fonetic Nuz covering 1849
- Golf covering 1891, 1894-1895, 1897 and 1899
- Labour Pioneer (Cardiff) covering 1900
- Pilot (London) covering 1808-1813
- Representative covering 1826
- Weekly Times (London) covering 1832
- Whitehall Evening Post covering 1801
While additional pages have been added to the following 22 publications:
- Cavan Weekly News and General Advertiser from 1893
- Constitution (London) from 1820-1823
- Crewe Chronicle from 1888
- Croydon Observer from 1863
- Dundalk Herald from 1882
- Hampshire Advertiser from 1923-1934
- Instructor and Select Weekly Advertiser from 1809
- Kilrush Herald and Kilkee Gazette from 1900
- Larne Reporter and Northern Counties Advertiser from 1873
- London Moderator and National Adviser from 1814 and 1820-1823
- Lowestoft Journal from 1913
- Manchester Daily Examiner & Times from 1872
- Northern Weekly Gazette from 1911 and 1917
- Pontefract Advertiser from 1874 and 1897
- Saffron Walden Weekly News from 1890 and 1990-1992
- Sleaford Gazette from 1888
- Sligo Chronicle from 1856
- Standard of Freedom from 1848-1849
- Tailor & Cutter from 1889 and 1911
- Weekly Free Press and Aberdeen Herald from 1891
- Wisbech Chronicle, General Advertiser and Lynn News from 1888
- Wooler’s British Gazette from 1820-1823
- Over one million FREE newspaper pages
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