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This week, we're commemorating 220 years since the Battle of Trafalgar with two exclusive new collections: the Battle of Trafalgar Prize Book and new naval records from 1805. Trace Royal Navy history through the people involved in this key battle, from fallen sailors to prize beneficiaries.
Here's everything that we've added this Findmypast Friday.
British Royal Navy, Battle of Trafalgar Prize Book
In partnership with the National Museum of the Royal Navy, we've digitised one of only two surviving copies of the 1805 Trafalgar Prize Book, which contains the names of sailors who received payments after the battle.
If your ancestor was involved in the Battle of Trafalgar, their name may appear within these 17,050 extraordinary new records.
British Royal Navy, Battle of Trafalgar 1805
The Prize Book isn't the only way to trace your family's ties to the Battle of Trafalgar - you can also explore 18,115 naval records within this new collection.
Findmypast Photo Collection
Whether of their classrooms and workplaces or the streets where they grew up, nothing brings your ancestors' stories to life like old photographs. This week, we bolstered our Photo Collection with 300 additional images from across Britain.
Queensland Brands Directories Browse
We also added new Australian records to our collection - our Queensland Brands Directories grew by over 3,000 records, with new additions covering 1920 to 1952.
Browse new specialist titles from across Britain
254,727 pages joined our newspaper collection this week, with six new titles and fifteen updated publications to explore.
New titles:
- Aston Times, 1886–1895, 1899–1901
- Illustrograph (Dublin), 1894–1899
- Irish Golfer, 1899–1900
- Midland Gazette and Mansfield Times, 1857–1871, 1873–1885
- Mid-Surrey Gazette, 1878–1879, 1881–1899
- Sports and Play, 1889, 1891
- Bellshill Speaker, 1995–2004
- Bournemouth Graphic, 1921–1930
- Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser, 1986
- Daily Review (Edinburgh), 1861, 1865, 1868, 1885
- Dundee Weekly News, 1989, 1991
- Forfar Dispatch, 1995–2004
- Helensburgh News, 1887–1891
- Home News for India, China and the Colonies, 1881–1889
- Irish Church Advocate, 1886–1889, 1891
- Kilsyth Chronicle, 1938–1943, 1946–1947, 1949–1950, 1994–2004
- Kirkintilloch Herald, 1995–2004
- Musselburgh News, 1989, 1994–2004
- Pudsey & Stanningley News, 1986–2004
- Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser, 1995–2004
- Wigan Evening Post, 1991, 1995–1996, 1998–1999
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