Friday, July 24, 2026

Findmpast Friday: Explore Unique Royal Navy Additions

I received this information from Findmypast today:

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We've added punishment books, pension records and much more to our collection this week.


In partnership with the Royal Navy Museums, we've added four exciting new record sets to our collection this week. Spanning over 150 years, these additions are unique to Findmypast.

British Royal Navy, Courts Martial

This week's first new set comprises 118 records and 119 images, covering 1912 to 1942. These additions are unique to Findmypast.

British Royal Navy, Punishment Books

We've also added a collection of 19th-century punishment books, containing a total of 1320 records and 509 unique images.

Naval Charitable Societies Subscription and Grant Books

This week's biggest new set consists of 141,880 subscription and grant book records from a selection of naval charitable societies, spanning 1791 to 1942. There are 5,302 images to discover.

British Armed Forces, Schoolmistresses and Nurses' Pensions

This new set offers insight into the lives of women in the British Armed Forces. These 1,689 unique records tell the story of schoolmistresses and nurses between 1909 and 1928.

New pages from Surrey to Staffordshire

265,524 pages joined our newspaper archive this week, with three brand new titles and updates to 33 existing publications.

New titles
  • Mitcham and Tooting Mercury, 1913–1919
  • Western Weekly News, 1877, 1889, 1899
  • Westmeath Examiner and Longford and Meath Reporter, 1882–1884, 1886–1889, 1891–1896
Updated titles
  • Armagh Guardian, 1872-1879, 1950, 1952, 1966
  • Bladud, 1859, 1877, 1889, 1896-1897, 1912
  • Bury Guardian, 1918
  • Cardiff Times, 2002-2003
  • Carmarthen Journal, 1898, 1910-1911
  • Cheshire Daily Echo, 1992, 2005
  • Daventry and District Weekly Express, 2003-2005
  • Derby Express, 1874, 1877
  • Doncaster Gazette, 2005
  • Dundee Courier, 1898-1920
  • Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, 1919
  • Empire News & The Umpire, 1893
  • Glamorgan Free Press, 1861
  • Hartlepool Free Press and General Advertiser, 1889
  • Ilkley Free Press, 1888, 1895-1896
  • Irish Society (Dublin), 1898, 1912
  • Laisterdyke & Bowling News, 1847-1849
  • Lincolnshire Free Press, 1878
  • Llandudno Register and Herald, 1889
  • Malvern Advertiser, 1913-1919
  • Norfolk News, 1808-1810
  • Nottingham Review, 1910-1917, 1919
  • Paisley & Renfrewshire Gazette, 1861
  • Plymouth and Devonport Weekly Journal, 2002-2003
  • Staffordshire Sentinel, 1888-1889
  • Star, 2001-2002, 2004-2005
  • Stirling Observer, 2001-2005
  • Surrey Mirror, 1877
  • The Forester (Coleford), 1838-1876
  • The Record, 2003-2005
  • Uxbridge Leader, 2001, 2003-2005
  • Vale Advertiser, 1877, 1889, 1899
  • Weston & Worle News, 2005
A Family History Of... The Somme

After the Armistice, how does the Attenborough family navigate the lasting impact of years of conflict?  Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHr5MBaycr8&t=2s

In this final chapter of their story, host Jen Baldwin and her guest Harvey Henson explore some poignant moments of remembrance. The fighting had stopped, but not before leaving a painful mark on the Attenboroughs.

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