Findmypast Friday: Uncover New Stories With Railway Records and Military Additions

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Delve deeper with this week's exciting new record collections.

We've added three new sets this week, with accident and staff registers from the Barry Railway Company, and new British Merchant Seaman records. We've also updated our British military rolls, unlocking harrowing stories of wartime sacrifice.

Wales, Barry Railway Company Accident Registers 1889-1917

These 8,360 new records cover a crucial period in the history of rail transport. They tell the stories of accidents that took place on Barry's railways, and may help you to add a deeply personal story to your Welsh family tree.

Wales, Barry Railway Company Staff Registers 1888-1896

Glean further insight into the day-to-day running of the Barry Railway Company with these staff registers, covering 1888 to 1896.

Britain, Merchant Seamen Registry 1939-1945

These 24,406 new records will help you to understand your maritime ancestors' Second World War experiences in more detail than ever.

British Rolls of Honour and Nominal Rolls

But that's not all - we've also updated our existing collection of British military rolls, with 293 records covering the Second World War.

New pages from Cornwall to Dublin

Five new titles joined our newspaper archive this week, with 204,486 pages added in total.

New titles:

• East Cornwall Times and Western Counties Advertiser, 1859-1861, 1864-1870, 1872, 1874-1877
• Illustrated Oldham Telegraph, 1859
• Iron Trade Circular (Rylands’) and Hardware Weekly Messenger, 1879-1881, 1883, 1886, 1888
• Wandsworth & Battersea District Times, 1870-1891
• Zigzag, 1881-1882

Updated titles:

• Bolton Daily Chronicle, 1874-1883, 1899, 1910
• Bradford Observer, 1889, 1891
• Cambrian News, 1869-1873
• Chatham, Rochester and Brompton Observer, 1871-1913, 1921-1929, 1931-1945
• Dublin Evening Mail, 1902
• Glenrothes Gazette, 1994-2004
• Hastings and St. Leonards News, 1848-1849, 1851-1853, 1855-1858, 1861-1862, 1865-1881, 1883, 1887-1888, 1890, 1893, 1895-1896, 1898-1900
• Isle of Man Examiner, 1889-1893
• Kentish Gazette, 1891-1897
• Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper, 1913
• Motherwell Times, 1995-2004
• Paisley & Renfrewshire Gazette, 1870-1874, 1918
• Statesman and Dublin Christian Record, 1835-1838
• The World, 1874-1913

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