Friday, October 11, 2024

Findmypast Friday: Explore New Jamaican Records and Two National Newspaper Titles

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Explore new Jamaican records and two national newspaper titles

We've bolstered our collection of Jamaican records this week, with new sets of baptisms, marriages and burials. These 689,791 new transcriptions span from 1664 to 1880, meaning you can delve into the lives of those who lived on the island under British colonial rule.

Two major national titles - the Daily Express and the Sunday Express - also joined our newspaper collection this Findmypast Friday.

Jamaica Baptisms, 1664-1880

This week's first new set consists of 404,465 Jamaican baptism records, which cover churches across the island between 1664 and 1880.

Jamaica Marriages, 1664-1880

We've also bolstered our Jamaican marriage records - there are 89,180 transcriptions for you to discover.
These new records also cover from 1664 to 1880.

Jamaica Burials, 1664-1880

If your ancestor was buried in Jamaica between 1664 and 1880, their name may appear within these 196,146 brand-new burial records.  These records are from churches across the island.

Two exciting new national titles...

This week, we welcomed the Daily Express and the Sunday Express to our newspaper archive.  For both of these popular national papers, you can explore pages from their inaugural editions right up to 1999.  We also updated an existing title this week. Here's a full rundown of everything that's been added to our newspaper archive:

New titles:
  • Daily Express, 1900-1999
  • Sunday Express, 1918-1999
Updated titles:
  • Eastbourne Gazette, 1990
We added new records from England Jersey last week - explore the full release for yourself here.

More on this topic:  historical newspapers                black history

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