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Findmypast Announces Brand-New Records From Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada

28 Jul 2023 8:33 AM | Anonymous

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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