I received this information from Findmypast today:
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There are 164,000 new records to discover this week.
We added 164,051 new English records to our collection this week, with updates to three existing record sets from Kent and Wiltshire.
We're also delighted to welcome 59 years of the longstanding Scottish title the People's Friend to our newspaper archive.
Kent Monumental Inscriptions
This week's biggest update consists of 89,704 monumental inscriptions, spanning across the county of Kent.
Kent, Freemen of Canterbury
In a further Kent update, we've added 18,380 new Freeman records, which document those granted the honour of Freedom of the City of Canterbury in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. More specifically, these interesting additions cover the years 1550 to 1835.
Wiltshire Burials
If your ancestor was buried in Wiltshire between 1559 and 1837, their name may appear within these 55,967 new burial records.
Introducing the People's Friend
We added 291,950 pages to our newspaper archive this week, with a brand new Scottish magazine and updates to 29 existing titles.

People's Friend, 3 April 1916.
For the first time, you can explore the weekly magazine People's Friend editions spanning 59 years. Founded in 1869, this Scottish title is 'the famous story magazine' that has been entertaining its readership with serialised fiction for over 150 years.
New titles:
- Louth Leader, 2004
- People’s Friend, 1869-1928
- Bedfordshire Times and Independent, 2004
- Belfast News-Letter, 2004
- Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 2004
- Bicester Review, 2004
- Coleraine Times, 2004
- Derry Journal, 2004
- Halifax Evening Courier, 2004
- Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors, 2004
- Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 2004
- Knaresborough Post, 2004
- Lancaster Guardian, 2004
- Lancing Herald, 2004
- Larne Times, 2004
- Leamington Spa Courier, 2004
- Littlehampton Gazette, 2004
- Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 2004
- Milton Keynes Citizen, 2004
- Nelson Leader, 2004
- Northampton Chronicle and Echo, 2004
- Rugby Advertiser, 2004
- Scarborough Evening News, 2004
- Shields Daily Gazette, 2004
- Shropshire Star, 2004
- Skegness Standard, 2004
- Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 2004
- Thame Gazette, 2004
- West Lancashire Evening Gazette, 2004
- Wigan Observer and District Advertiser, 2004
- Worthing Herald, 2004
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