Friday, February 21, 2025

Findmypast Friday: Uncover the Stories Of Your London Ancestors

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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New baptisms, marriages and burials...

We've bolstered our London record collection this week, with new births, baptisms, marriages and burials from the capital and its surrounding areas. Explore over 5,000 new additions spanning Middlesex and more to build a vivid picture of your London ancestors' lives.

A new Kent title also joined our newspaper collection - there is so much to explore this Findmypast Friday.

Middlesex Births and Baptisms

If your ancestor was born in or around London between 1538 and 1975, they may appear within these 3,158 new records.

Greater London Marriage Index

These 1,068 new transcripts document unions that took place in the Greater London area, and may help add key details to your family tree.

Greater London Burial Index

We also updated the Greater London Burial Index this week - there are 973 new records to illuminate information about the burial of your ancestor.

Over 280,000 new pages to discover

The Folkestone Daily News joined our newspaper archive this week.

With nine existing titles also updated, there are 282,566 new pages to explore.

New titles:

  • Folkestone Daily News, 1910-1914

Updated titles:

  • Evening News (London), 1915-1980
  • Galloway Gazette, 1880-1881, 1885, 1887-1889
  • Kent Messenger, 1910
  • Lincolnshire Free Press, 1876-1877
  • Milngavie and Bearsden Herald, 1967-1969
  • Newcastle Courant, 1814-1816
  • Newcastle Journal, 1996
  • Pembrokeshire Herald, 1889
  • Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1942
More on this topic:     english records                    parish records
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