Findmypast Friday: New Derbyshire Parish Records

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Dig into your Derbyshire roots with thousands of new parish records

The spotlight is on Derbyshire this week, with hundreds of thousands of new parish records from across the county. We've also updated newspapers from England, Wales, and Ireland.

If you have ancestors from the Midlands county of Derbyshire, then this is the week for you. We’ve added 450,00 new parish records spanning almost 500 years to our collection. There’s never been a better time to grow those Derbyshire branches of your family tree...

And that's not all - we've also added over 150,000 new pages to our newspaper collection, with updated titles from Liverpool to South Wales and beyond.

Derbyshire Baptisms

All three new additions this week come from Derbyshire which is home to the scenic Peak District, alongside bordering counties such as Cheshire, Staffordshire, and West Yorkshire.

First up, we have 231,270 new baptism records from across the county of Derbyshire, which cover the years 1524 to 1991. Discovering your Derbyshire roots has never been easier - you'll be delving back into the 16th century in no time.

You can expect to see all of the crucial information usually contained in a baptism record, including the person's full name, baptism date, and parents' names. You'll also get details such as where the baptism took place and the denomination of the church.

Derbyshire Marriages

We've also added 114,294 new records to our existing collection of Derbyshire Marriages. These also cover parishes from across the county, from 1510-2004, taking you back to the Tudor era.

Whether your ancestors hail from Derbyshire or even just spent time there, you can find some fantastic information about them from the marriage records in this collection. You can expect to learn both parties' full names and ages, the date of the marriage, and their fathers' names.

Learning an age and a marriage date from these records may allow you to determine your ancestor’s birth date if you don’t already know it. This will prove very useful for building your family tree.

Derbyshire Burials

Lastly, we have added 108,015 new Derbyshire burial records, spanning from 1539 to 1997 and also covering a selection of parishes up and down the county.

Just like the records before them, these burials also provide key information about your ancestors such as name, date, and place of burial, as well as how old they were when they passed away.

If you're curious about the exact years and locations available as part of any of this week's new additions, be sure to consult our Derbyshire parish list for more information.

Over 150,000 new pages to explore

Our newspaper collection saw extensive updates this week, with 155,862 brand-new pages added to eight titles.  The two largest additions see over 18,000 pages added to the London Daily Chronicle and over 24,000 added to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner.

Updated titles:

• Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 1780, 1794
• Croydon Express, 1912
• Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1970, 1972, 1977-1979
• Lichfield Post, 1991
• Liverpool Echo, 1968
• London Daily Chronicle, 1886, 1889, 1923, 1926, 1929
• South Wales Echo, 1912
• Wexford and Kilkenny Express, 1900

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Findmypast Friday: New Records from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada

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Brand-new records from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada this Findmypast Friday

Fermanagh Parish Records

15,629 new records have been added across four record sets, with three updated and one brand-new.

The 7,731 new baptisms cover 1767 to 1918 for the parish of St Mary’s in Magheraculmoney, a Church of Ireland denomination. For marriages, there are 2,864 new records to explore, and 1,086 burials. Plus, there’s a brand-new collection in the form of Fermanagh Parish Registers Congregational Records, with 3,948 transcripts to delve into.

Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists

2,554 detail-rich records for Inverness have been added to this existing collection. Alongside the usual name and birth year, you may also discover other family members, occupations, addresses and more besides – perfect for discovering the stories of your working-class Inverness ancestors.

Canadian Headstones Index

The largest update this week sees a huge 1.8 million new records added to this set, with over 300 years of history to explore. You can typically find a name, the cemetery and a copy of the inscription from the headstone.

Newspapers

Two new Wiltshire titles, updates to a further 14, and over 112,000 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release.

New titles

• Wiltshire County Mirror, 1852-1874, 1876-1877, 1889, 1893
• Wiltshire Telegraph, 1879, 1889, 1901-1916

Updated titles

• Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1883, 1885-1886, 1891-1892
• Atherstone News and Herald, 1892
• Birmingham Journal, 1831
• East Kent Gazette, 1899, 1901, 1907, 1909, 1911
• Hamilton Advertiser, 1877-1878, 1880-1881, 1883
• Haverhill Echo, 1962
• Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1882, 1939, 1959, 1964, 1968, 1973
• Kensington News and West London Times, 1872, 1877-1878, 1880-1881, 1883, 1943, 1945
• Middlesex County Times, 1876
• Newmarket Journal, 1929-1942, 1945-1949, 1956-1959, 1961-1965, 1967-1975, 1979-1981
• Southern Weekly News, 1889
• Stockport County Express, 1942
• Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 1873, 1885, 1890, 1899-1910, 1912-1916, 1935, 1939, 1945, 1951-1962, 1970, 1981-1983, 1987-1988
• West Lothian Courier, 1877-1878, 1880-1881

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Findmypast Friday: Explore 250,000 New Records from England and Scotland

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Explore 250,000 new records from England and Scotland this week

With two new sets and four newspaper titles added, there is so much to discover.

Our collection has grown this Findmypast Friday - you can now delve into settlement examinations from London, Greater London burials and the records of Glaswegian Anglo-Boer War volunteers.

Whether you've got ancestors from England or Scotland, these new and updated record sets may just contain the key to unlocking your next discovery.

Shoreditch Settlement Examinations 1758-1802

First up, we have a brand new set which contains 10,782 transcriptions spanning almost 50 years.

These records relate to the Poor Law, which administered and provided relief to destitute members of a local parish. When a person arrived in a new parish, they were quizzed by officials before they could receive settlement (permission to settle within a parish, with the parish accepting responsibility for them if they needed relief).

The records kept from this process vary across parishes, but the urban parish of Shoreditch (which was outside of the City of London at this time) has a series of well-preserved records. These are useful as they provide insight into people's lives far before the first English census that included names, which came in 1841.

The information within this set varies, as there are records for both the individual examined and their close family members. You can expect to learn details like a name, place of origin, date of examination, occupation, residence, and relationship to the subject of examination.

Knowing an address is particularly valuable to family historians, as it unlocks a whole host of house history opportunities. Looking at the place of origin is useful too, as it enables us to trace migration into Shoreditch in the latter half of the 18th century.

All manner of interesting and harrowing stories are charted within these records. Take this one of Ann Barlow for example. Coming to Shoreditch from Birmingham in 1795, Ann's examination found how she was 'married at St Martin Birmingham 1 July 1791', but her husband had 'deserted her a year ago'.

If you've got working class ancestors from in and around London, perhaps you'll be able to find them within these fascinating records...

Scotland, Glasgow City Volunteers, Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

This week's second new addition is this collection of Anglo-Boer War records, which offers insight into the lives of volunteers from Glasgow before they were shipped off to South Africa.

Before men went away to fight in the Anglo-Boer War, local cities and burghs (a type of Scottish town) held public ceremonies with a dinner, patriotic speeches, prayers and songs.

As part of these celebrations, departing soldiers were often presented with burgess tickets - granting them full rights to trade within the burgh, but above all, bestowing the highest form of civic honour upon them.

This set records the burgess tickets granted to Glasgow's volunteer soldiers between 1899 and 1902.

From the 1,019 transcriptions within this set, you can expect to learn a name, an occupation, an address, company and regiment information, and the date appointed burgess of the City of Glasgow.

To learn more about your ancestors from Scotland, you can explore our Index of Burgess & Guild Brethren within our full collection of Scottish records.

Greater London Burial Index

Lastly, we've also added 236,204 new records to our Greater London Burial Index this week. Spanning over six centuries of history, from 1394 to 1905, these transcriptions are from the following parishes:

• Battersea
• Bermondsey
• Camberwell
• Edmonton
• Enfield
• Lambeth
• Streatham
• Southwark
• Tooting
• City of London

This week's update also contains records from Bermondsey Workhouse, which can help you to learn more about the lives (and deaths) of over 2,000 unfortunate Londoners in the 18th and 19th centuries.

These parish records contain key information like a name (and maiden name, for married women), age at death, burial date, occupation, religious denomination, address and parish. Additional notes are also included in some cases. When viewing these records, remember that the 'parish' field refers to a particular burial ground.

New stories from Brighton to Belfast

Our newspaper collection grew by 39,811 pages this week, as we added four brand new titles and updated a further eight.

If you've got roots in the south-west of England, you're in luck, as we've added an exciting duo of Devon newspapers.

You now can explore over 10 years of the Sidmouth Observer, which was first published in the resort town in 1887.

You may also uncover exciting stories within the pages of the North Devon Advertiser, which was a four-page weekly title containing everything from military news to 'telegraphic dispatches'.

In addition to our Devonian duo, two more titles were added this week: the Brighton-based Southern Weekly News and the Yarmouth Gazette and North Norfolk Constitutionalist, for which we've added intermittent years between 1892 and 1901.

Here's a full rundown of all that's been added this Findmypast Friday:

New titles:

• North Devon Advertiser, 1856, 1871, 1873-1883, 1885-1886, 1888-1889
• Sidmouth Observer, 1887-1899
• Southern Weekly News, 1877-1878, 1883, 1888, 1890, 1893-1894, 1899
• Yarmouth Gazette and North Norfolk Constitutionalist, 1892-1895, 1898-1901

Updated titles:

• Croydon Express, 1897
• Farnham Mail, 1990
• Haverhill Echo, 1947-1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968-1970
• Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner, 1961, 1980, 1982
• Salford City Reporter, 1911
• South London Observer, 1870-1880
• Stalybridge Reporter, 1902
• Weekly Examiner (Belfast), 1880

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Findmypast Friday: New and Exclusive England Roman Catholic Records

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The Catholic Heritage Archive grows with new and exclusive records this Findmypast Friday 

England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms 

 A brand-new diocese joins the Catholic Heritage Archive this week. 243,092 Catholic baptisms for Leeds have been added into this existing record collection, covering the years 1757 to 1913. With images and transcriptions, you can expect to learn names, birthdates, baptism dates and the parish, in addition to both parents’ names. Some original images also include addresses and godparents’ names, so be sure to check. 

England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages 

 A further 56,525 Catholic marriage records have been added, again for the Diocese of Leeds. These cover the years 1776 to 1913. You may discover names of both spouses, fathers’ names, marriage date and parish. 

England Roman Catholic Parish Burials 

 If your Leeds ancestor was Catholic and died between 1759 and 1913, you may find them in these

26,195 new records. Details within the records vary, but you might learn names, ages, birth and death dates and the parish.  

England Roman Catholic Congregational Records 

 Rounding off the new Leeds Catholic records are 152 congregational records, spanning 1798 to 1845. Again, details vary, but you may find a combination of name, age, birthdate, event date, parish and deanery.

 

Newspapers 

 Three new titles, updates to a further 10, and over 43,000 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release. 

 New titles 

• Stowmarket Weekly Post,1905-1917 
• Darlaston Weekly Times, 1882-1887 
• Waterford Citizen, 1871, 1885 

Updated titles 

• Crediton Gazette, 1882 
• Enniscorthy Echo and South Leinster Advertiser, 1917
• Free Press (Wexford), 1912-1915, 1917-1921, 1923
• Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner,1861-1863, 1865-1867, 1870, 1872, 1939-1949, 1951, 1978-1979
•  Limerick Echo, 1903 
• Loughborough Herald & North Leicestershire Gazette, 1883, 1888
•  Newmarket Journal, 1921-1925, 1927-1928
•  Stalybridge Reporter,1907
•  Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 1964-1968
•  Suffolk and Essex Free Press,1960, 1962-1963, 1980 

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Findmypast Friday: Naturalizations, Baptisms, Burials and Newspapers

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Explore stories of early immigration this Findmypast Friday

Britain & Ireland, Naturalisations 1603-1700

This new collection of 12,959 records may help you discover if your ancestor became a British citizen in the 17th century. Derived from William Shaw’s Letters of Denization and Acts of Naturalization for England and Ireland, this source can reveal names, dates of naturalisation and places of origin. Some of the original images have additional notes, and you may find many in this collection were French Huguenots.

Lincolnshire Baptisms

A further 231,796 baptisms have been added to this existing collection, spanning 1539 to 1922. Baptism records are one of the key building blocks for your family tree, helping you uncover names, parents, dates and locations.

National Burial Index For England & Wales

Another 10,401 transcriptions have been added to this record collection, for the county of Herefordshire between 1631 and 1812. These records, published in partnership with the Family History Federation, can help you unearth final resting places of your ancestors, plus key dates and sometimes even other family members.

Newspapers

Three new titles, updates to a further 18, and a total of 44,391 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release.

New titles

• Alfreton Journal covering 1873-1874, 1876-1889, 1892, 1894, 1900-1902, 1904 and 1907-1935
• Dunstable Gazette covering 1873, 1879, 1884, 1889, 1898, 1900 and 1912
• Loughborough Herald & North Leicestershire Gazette covering 1880-1882, 1884-1887, 1889-1891 and 1893

Updated titles

• Armley and Wortley News from 1895
• Bingley Chronicle from 1893
• Bradford Observer from 1872
• Bury and Norwich Post from 1872
• Eltham & District Times from 1914
• Kerry News from 1913 and 1916
• Leeds Evening Express from 1876
• Limerick Echo from 1905, 1907 and 1921
• Malton Messenger from 1885
• Newmarket Journal from 1943-1944, 1950-1955, 1960 and 1966
• Northern Echo from 1911
• Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette from 1874
• Selby Times from 1871 and 1900
• Stalybridge Reporter from 1895, 1898, 1900-1901, 1903-1906, 1908-1910 and 1912
• Stratford-upon-Avon Herald from 1866-1872, 1874-1879 and 1963
• Streatham News from 1908, 1929, 1939 and 1944
• Wexford and Kilkenny Express from 1885
• Worcester Journal from 1912

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Findmypast Friday: Exciting New Records From Canada, U.S. and Ireland

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Discover duels and exciting new records from the US and Canada

From Dublin to Manhattan, there is over 200 years of history to explore within this week's release.

We've been particularly busy this week, working to bring you an exciting batch of new records from Britain, North America, and beyond. We've added a total of 10,406,256 records within six new sets. Read on for a full rundown of all that's been added.

Canada Census 1931

This Findmypast Friday, we're delighted to announce the addition of the 1931 Canadian Census, with 234,606 images now available for you to browse. This joins our wide selection of existing census records from across Britain, Ireland, and the Commonwealth, which already includes the 1921 Census of England and Wales, the 1880 US Census and so much more.

This valuable collection is a highly-detailed account of the population which was taken on 1 June 1931. At this time, Canada's population stood at 10.3 million. It is the seventh comprehensive census taken in Canada since confederation in 1867, and was recorded in both English and French.

If you've got Canadian relatives, you can expect to learn key information about their household from this census. Each return includes the names of each family member, their address, a description of their home (whether it was owned or rented, the number of rooms, and even whether or not it contained a radio), birth dates and places, nationality and racial origins, languages spoken, education and work information, and religious denomination.

A 1931 Canada census return from Alberta, which you can explore for yourself here.

While the exact details included on each return varies, you may be able to learn the head of household's annual earnings, whether or not they immigrated to Canada, and when they were naturalised. If a person was unemployed, the return will include information like the length of time out of work and the reason for unemployment.

When exploring these browse-only records, you can narrow your results down by province, registration district, and sub-district, and you can even input optional keywords.

Challenges and Duels

This week's second exciting addition is the all-new Challenges and Duels set, which recounts 1,855 honour-based challenges that have been waged and fought throughout history.

This unique collection is taken from the research of Lorenzo Sabine, in particular his book Notes on Duels and Duelling (1855) which recorded almost 2,000 duels and challenges that took place in England, Ireland, the United States, as well some in Scotland and France. To bring Sabine's research to life, we've made each entry fully searchable.

Lorenzo Sabine's Notes on Duels and Duelling, published in Boston in 1885.

You can search for duels and challenges by name, place, and year.

The longest entries are for historically-renowned events, like the duel between American Revolutionary Alexander Hamilton and Vice-President Aaron Burr, but there are many lesser-known challenges recounted too. You never know - you may just be surprised by discovering the participation of your ancestor in this centuries-old tradition.

Record of the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Explore it for yourself here.

The details included in these records vary. While some entries include just a name (or two names, of both parties involved), place and date, others are rich in historical context and feature a description of the challenge or duel and its outcome.

You can learn more about the historical background of duels by heading to the 'Learn more about these records' section on this page.

New York, St Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Church records

In addition to all-new Canada records, we also bolstered our US collection this week.

We've added four new sets from St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manhattan, New York. This church was founded as a Dutch reformed parish in 1850, before reorganising as Lutheran in 1853. Many of its congregation were European immigrants to the US, and interestingly, lots of these records prior to 1920 were originally recorded in German.

With a total of 45,861 new records, covering 75 years of history, researching those New Yorkers on your family tree is now easier than ever.

Baptisms

First up is this new collection of baptisms from St Luke's Church. There are 20,488 records to explore from the period 1850 to 1925, with images and unique transcriptions for each record.

Baptism record from 1900, which you can explore for yourself here.

From these records, you can expect to learn a name, baptism date, and birth date, as well as both parents' names and where they were born. As always, we recommend looking closely at the original records, in case there's any additional information missed in the transcription.

Confirmations

We also added 1,065 confirmation records from St Luke's, which document when members of the church professed their faith in a kind of 'affirmation of baptism' ceremony.

This new set spans the years 1850 to 1925. From these records, you can expect to learn a person's name and the date of their confirmation.

Marriages

But that's not all - we also added a brand new set of marriages from St Luke's, with 16,406 records covering from 1850 to 1925. If you've got roots in New York in the late 19th century, these may just help you to unlock key biographical details that you need for your tree to flourish.

St Luke's Church.

These records are consistent, meaning you can expect to learn the wife and groom's names and dates of birth and their marriage date with relative certainty.

Deaths and Burials

Lastly, our fourth new set from St Luke's is this collection of death and burial records. There are images and unique transcriptions to explore for 6,947 records, from the period 1853 to 1925.

Taken from the church's death and burial registers, these records will typically tell you the name of the deceased and their death date. Earlier records list the name of the cemetery where they are buried, while later ones contain a cause of death, birth date, and birth location.

Some of the later records also include a note on the last known residence of the deceased, but this can only be spotted by scouring the original image. Review the record itself in each instance, to make sure that you obtain the full value from these records.

Over 50,000 new Irish newspaper pages

Continuing on from last week's theme, we have added five brand-new Irish titles to our newspaper collection. From Dublin to Wexford, there are so many stories to discover within these 52,710 new pages.

The first of our new additions is the Constabulary Gazette, which was the organ of the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C) - Ireland's police force from 1822 to 1922. This newspaper, which was published each Saturday at the price of two pence, first appeared in April 1897.

Constabulary Gazette, 3 April 1897.

It catered to the 13,000 men that made up Ireland's police force. Each issue consisted of three main sections: 'Our Album', which featured portraits of those in the R.I.C, the 'Editor's Letter Box', which featured letters from the R.I.C's members and a teaching column, intended to educate readers with lessons on grammar, geography, arithmetic, and handwriting. Interestingly, it also contained a 'literary portion', designed to encourage men in the Constabulary to read and engage with literary questions.

We also added three new titles from County Wexford this week.

Founded by Irish nationalist politicians William Sears and Sir Thomas Esmonde, the Enniscorthy Echo and South Leinster Advertiser reported on local and international news as well as all manner of town proceedings, like the meetings of the Wexford Petty Sessions and the Enniscorthy Town Tenants' Association.

Enniscorthy Echo and South Leinster Advertiser, 16 January 1916.

This week's other new County Wexford titles are the Free Press (Wexford) and the Wexford and Kilkenny Express. From the South-West of Ireland, we've also added the bi-weekly Kerry Evening Star.

Here's a full rundown of all that's been added.

New titles:

• Constabulary Gazette (Dublin), 1897-1922
• Enniscorthy Echo and South Leinster Advertiser, 1905-1906, 1910-1912, 1916
• Free Press (Wexford), 1905-1912, 1916
• Kerry Evening Star, 1913-1914
• Wexford and Kilkenny Express, 1875-1884, 1886-1896, 1903-1905, 1907

Whether you've got roots in Canada, Ireland, the US, or beyond, we'd love to hear what your research has uncovered. Maybe you've connected the dots to solve a family mystery, or found out something surprising about one of your ancestors. Whatever you've discovered, you can now share your story with us using this handy form.

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Findmypast Friday: Irish Marriages, Wills, and Census Records

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Illuminating Irish stories this Findmypast Friday  

Ireland, Genealogical Office Manuscripts, Marriages 

 This new collection comprises 9,010 marriage records, covering 1732 to 1800. They are marriage licenses from Dublin diocese and marriage notices which appeared in Exshaw’s Magazine and Hibernian Magazine, compiled by Irish genealogist Denis O’Callaghan Fisher. You’re likely to find spouses’ names and addresses, occupations, marriage dates, location of the wedding, and sometimes names of fathers.

 

Ireland, Genealogical Office Manuscripts, Wills 

 Also new this week, compiled by Denis O’Callaghan Fisher and Sir William Betham, these 10,501 records cover 1596 to 1866. Separately, both men worked on compiling pedigrees from prerogative and diocesan wills. Now in one collection, these are easier to explore than ever. You might find addresses, occupations and even other family members.

 

Ireland Census 1911 

 A further 5,483 new records have been added into the 1911 Census for Ireland, which were missed during the original transcription process. Plus, Findmypast has improved the searchability of the entire collection.

Newspapers 

 Three new titles, updates to a further five, and a total of 122,848 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release. 

New titles: 

• Dublin Leader, 1901-1963 
• Kerry News, 1894-1920 
• Limerick Echo, 1899-1902, 1904-1916, 1918-1922, 1930

Updated titles: 

• Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 1823-1824
• Dublin Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 1872
• Limerick Chronicle, 1826-1829
• Roscommon Herald, 1871
• Wicklow News-Letter and County Advertiser, 1886

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Findmypast Friday: Browse All Things Bedfordshire

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Browse all things Bedfordshire this Findmypast Friday 

Bedfordshire Baptisms 

 This all-new collection includes 40,143 baptism records for the eastern English county of Bedfordshire, spanning the years 1466 to 2011. With these transcripts, you might uncover an ancestor’s name, birthdate, baptism date and place, residence, parents’ names, father’s occupation, and even additional notes.  

Bedfordshire Marriages 

 Also new to Findmypast this week are 49,147 marriage records, covering the years 1568 to 1989, to help you continue the life story of your Bedfordshire ancestors. Expect to find each spouse’s name, age, occupation, as well as the parish they married in and the date of the ceremony, plus the fathers’ names.  

Bedfordshire Burials 

 Bring the stories of your Bedfordshire ancestors to a close with 44,492 burial records, spanning the years 1329 to 1999. You might discover their name, birth year, age at death, burial date, and place of burial.

 

Newspapers 

Nine new titles, updates to a further 18, and a total of 164,005 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release, taking the total number in this ever-growing collection to over 68 million pages.  

 New titles 

• Eltham & District Times, 1905-1916 
• Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer, 1874-1896, 1898-1909, 1911-1913
• Malton Gazette, 1856, 1858-1859, 1861-1866, 1875, 1877, 1885, 1888-1889
• Malton Messenger, 1855, 1862, 1864, 1877, 1880-1887, 1889-1892, 1894
• Morning Leader, 1892-1905, 1907 
• Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette, 1869-1879, 1896-1897, 1900   
• Southampton Observer and Hampshire News, 1897, 1901-1906
• Stalybridge Reporter, 1874-1890, 1899, 1911, 1913
• Tunbridge Wells Weekly Express, 1863-1869, 1871, 1877, 1889

Updated titles 

• Bedfordshire Mercury, 1889, 1896 
• Belfast Telegraph, 1900 
• Berkshire Chronicle, 1911-1912, 1914-1916 
• Blackburn Standard, 1883 
• Bury Times, 1872 
• Dublin Evening Telegraph, 1904 
• Durham County Advertiser, 1914 
• Edinburgh Evening Courant, 1750 
• Hereford Times, 1891 
• London Evening Standard, 1897 
• Montgomeryshire Express, 1870 
• Roscommon Messenger, 1922 
• Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 1947 
• Streatham News, 1891-1903, 1905-1908, 1925-1930, 1938-1961
• Ulster Gazette, 1885 
• Waterford Standard, 1926 
• Weekly Freeman’s Journal, 1845-1849, 1897 
• Wellington Journal, 1897 

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