Explore England and Jersey with ten million new records
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By Daisy Goddard | October 4, 2024
There are additions spanning three centuries to discover this week.
Our record collection grew substantially this week, with the addition of two new sets. Spanning 200 years, there are over a million English directory records for you to explore.
With brand new transcriptions. you can also discover the history of Jersey's Huguenots between the 17th and 19th centuries. We've also updated our Royal and Imperial Calendars and added two new titles to our newspaper archive.
England Directories
This new collection consists of over 10 million transcriptions and images.
With records spanning the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, explore England's past in more detail than ever.
Jersey, Huguenot Abjurations 1685-1815
The Huguenots were a Protestant group that fled France from the 18th century to escape persecution.
This new record set documents the lives of Huguenots that settled on the Channel Island of Jersey, between 1685 and 1815.
Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973
We've also added 4,395 browse-only images to our collection of British calendars this Findmypast Friday.
These images are from intermittent years between 1844 and 1926.
New pages from Whitley to Wolverhampton
We added two new titles to our newspaper collection this week and updated a further 26.
With brand new pages from across England, there are so many fascinating stories to discover. Here's a full rundown of everything we've added to our archive this week.
New titles:
- Garstang Courier, 1994, 1998
- Horsham Advertiser, 1997-1998
Updated titles:
- Bicester Review, 1994, 1999
- Bridlington Free Press, 1887-1889, 1990, 2000
- Buxton Advertiser, 1977, 1984, 1992
- Dewsbury Reporter, 1993, 1997
- Driffield Times, 1993, 1996
- Dunstable Gazette, 1996-1997, 2001-2002
- Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 1997
- Hemel Hempstead Gazette, 1950, 1981, 1990, 1997
- Knaresborough Post, 1997, 2000
- Lancing Herald, 1995
- Leigh Chronicle & Weekly District Advertiser, 1876, 1880, 1917
- Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, 1959, 1974
- Magnet (Leeds), 1877-1878, 1880-1882, 1885-1889, 1893
- Milton Keynes Citizen, 1990
- Newton and Earlestown Guardian, 1911-1912, 1949-1950
- Peterborough Advertiser, 1959-1962
- Rugby Advertiser, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000
- Shields Daily Gazette, 1987, 1990
- Shoreham Herald, 1993-1996
- South Yorkshire Times & Mexborough & Swinton Times, 1955, 1962-1973
- Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1987
- West Lancashire Evening Gazette, 1988, 1990
- Whitley Bay Guardian, 1993-1994
Last week, we commemorated British Home Child Day with new free-to-access records. Explore the release for yourself today.
