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NEW RECORDS
Irish Newspaper Transcript Archive, ffolliott Collection 1756-1850
Search a comprehensive catalog of more than 54,000 biographical notices from Irish newspapers compiled by the celebrated Irish genealogist Rosemary ffolliott. Each record includes a transcript and original image that enable you to discover if your Irish ancestors had details of their birth, marriage or death announcement printed in a newspaper.
Kerry Histories & Reference Guides
Explore three fascinating publications to learn more about the county and its inhabitants, including: A History of the Kingdom of Kerry – published in 1871, A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Killarney, The Kerry Coast, Glengariff, Cork and The South West of Ireland – first published in 1880 and The Ancient and Present State of the County of Kerry – published in 1756.
Limerick Histories & Reference Guides
This collection also contains three historic publications that can be used to learn more about the place and time in which your ancestors lived. The titles currently available to explore include Limerick and its Sieges – Published in 1890, Round About The County Of Limerick – Published in 1896 and The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Limerick, 2 Vols – Published in 1826 and 1827.
United States Passport Applications
Over 62,000 additional records have been added to our collection of United States Passport Applications. The new additions span the years 1795 to 1925 and many later applications include photographs of the applicants. As well as revealing when, where, and why your ancestors traveled, applications may also include their occupation, residence, naturalisation details, and date and place of birth.
England, Domesday Book 1086 Browse
Explore Britain’s earliest public record as part of your subscription to Findmypast. There are currently three editions of the Domesday Book available to browse covering the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees, the border with Scotland at that time. Written in Latin, the book provides extensive records of landholders, their tenants, the amount of land they owned, and the number of occupants.
Historical newspapers hot off the press this week at FindMyPast:
West Middlesex Gazette covering the years 1898-1910, 1912-1923, 1926-1941
Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer covering the years 1898-1910, 1912-1923
Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald covering the year 1877
Kensington Post covering the years 1918-1972, 1987-1988, 1990
PLUS, we’ve added even more coverage to these papers:
Newspaper – Years added
- Hyde & Glossop Weekly News, and North Cheshire Herald – 1875
- Staffordshire Sentinel – 1940-1941, 1943-1950
- Dublin Intelligence – 1723-1724
- West Sussex County Times – 1912
- Sunday World (Dublin) – 1895
Newspapers – Records of the world
Our international collections continue to grow! This week we have added four new indexes from the Central American country of Costa Rica. The new indexes contain over 800,000 records covering baptisms, marriages, deaths and civil registrations between 1700 and 1975. These records have been sourced from the International Genealogical Index.
