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By Daisy Goddard | April 26, 2024
This week, there are over 20,000 new additions for you to explore.
We've added 21,124 new records this Findmypast Friday. There is a brand new collection of enhanced records from the ODNB (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) to explore, in addition to updates to two existing sets: Surrey Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will Abstracts (1457- 1858) and Lancashire Wills & Probate, 1457- 1858.
There are also half a million new newspaper pages to discover.
This week's biggest record update consists of 11,308 Surrey will abstracts from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, spanning 1471 to 1700.
The Square, Shere, Surrey. Wikimedia Commons
There are both transcriptions and images available for this updated collection.
There are 4,013 images and transcriptions to explore within this brand-new collection of Oxford Dictionary of National Biography records.
Spanning from 1669 right up to 2023, this brand new collection offers enhanced genealogical data relating to over 4,000 dictionary entries.
We've also bolstered our Lancashire Wills collection with 5,803 brand-new records spanning 1825 to 1858.
Lancashire's Countryside, Wikimedia Commons
These new records relate to 'Infra Wills', that is, estates valued at less than £40. If your Lancashire ancestor passed down a small sum to their next of kin in the early 19th century, their name may just appear within this updated collection.
We've made an immense update to our newspaper collection this week, with an impressive 510,410 new historical pages added which span over 100 years.
Discover a new Nottinghamshire title and a duo of new Scottish additions. We've also updated 23 of our existing publications, with new pages added from Deeside to Driffield.
Here's a rundown of this week's newspaper updates.
Last week, we added 6,200 new baptism records - explore the full release for yourself today.
Have you made a surprising family history discovery? Whatever you've uncovered about your past, we'd love to hear about it. You can now get in touch and tell us using this handy form.