I received this information from Findmypast today:
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This week, there's almost a million new parish records to discover.
If you've got ancestors from the South Western English county of Cornwall, this week's new records may contain the details you've been hunting for. We've bolstered our Cornwall baptism, marriage and burial collections with 961,616 additional records.
We've also added one of Britain's oldest magazines to our newspaper archive - there is so much to explore.
Cornwall Baptisms
Our Cornwall baptism collection has grown by 329,708 records this week with new additions spanning from 1571 to 1976.
Our Cornwall baptism collection has grown by 329,708 records this week with new additions spanning from 1571 to 1976.
Cornwall Marriages
We've also updated our Cornwall marriages with 283,358 new records ready for you to explore.
Cornwall Burials
Rounding off this week's trio of parish updates, we've added 348,550 burial records from the county of Cornwall.
Introducing The Field...
There are 169,756 new newspaper pages to explore this week, with 14 of our existing titles updated. But that's not all - we also added pages from Field, one of the nation's oldest magazines, to our collection, and added a brand new title.
New titles:
- Worksop Guardian, 1896, 1898
- Banbury Guardian, 1990, 1998, 2000
- Bedfordshire Times and Independent, 1996, 2002
- Derry Journal, 1998-1999
- Driffield Times, 1994, 2000-2001
- Field, 1977-2009
- Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 1991, 2001
- Horncastle News, 1942-1944, 1950-1952
- Leamington Spa Courier, 1977-1979, 1981
- Mid Sussex Times, 1979-1980, 1990, 1992
- Shields Daily Gazette, 1992, 1999
- Shropshire Star, 1986
- Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1992
- West Sussex County Times, 1972, 1988, 1990-1991
- Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1992-1993
As Veterans Day approaches, discover and honor forgotten soldiers, wartime women and your relatives’ part in shaping the world we know today.
To help you find and commemorate your ancestors’ stories, we’ve made some essential First World War family and military records FREE to explore until 21 October.
Coming up on the Family History Show...
Join Ellie and Liam for the Family History Show this Friday at 4pm BST. They'll be discussing A House Through Time and how you can uncover your family's forgotten heroes in the lead-up to Veterans Day.
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