Delve into fascinating Guernsey stories with even more new additions
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By Daisy Goddard | April 18, 2025
Explore poor law records, passenger lists and more.
In the second installment of our exciting Guernsey addition, we've added over 390,000 new records - poor law records, prison registers, hospital records, passenger lists and more.
Uncover Second World War stories with German occupation registration forms, evacuee forms and occupation orders, and trace your ancestors through a range of social history collections.
Guernsey Poor Relief
These 89,580 images and transcriptions reveal recipients of poor law aid in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Is your ancestor's name amongst those listed?
Guernsey Passenger Lists
These records contain key details for those who arrived in Guernsey, helping you to trace the island's rich cultural tapestry of travel and migration.
Guernsey Identity Registration Forms 1940-1945
Every islander was given an identity card when Germany occupied Guernsey from 1940. These vital records can help us chart our ancestors' experiences of occupation.
Guernsey Hospital and Asylum Records
If your Guernsey relative received hospital treatment on the island, you may be able to trace their experience with this interesting new record set.
Guernsey Evacuee Wish to Return Forms
Familes seperated; lives torn apart by war.
Kathleen Gladys Adams. Explore this record.
These records document people who hoped to return to Guernsey after the end of German occupation.
New pages from Widnes to Wigan
We added 288,627 pages to our newspaper archive this week, with eight new titles and updates to 20 existing publications.
New titles:
- Anti Corn-Law Circular, 1839–1843
- Birmingham Morning News, 1871–1875
- National Reformer, 1861–1891
- Police Chronicle, 1880, 1886, 1892, 1894–1899
- Seaham Weekly News, 1861–1863, 1865–1868, 1873–1880, 1889, 1911–1938
- Tuesday Express, 1903–1910, 1912–1916, 1918–1973
- Widnes & Runcorn Chronicle, 1903, 1911, 1921–1929, 1931–1954
- Wigan Examiner, 1854–1858, 1875, 1890–1896, 1898–1899, 1910
Updated titles:
- Banffshire Journal, 1960–1969
- Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser, 1892, 1896–1898, 1910
- Batley News, 1986
- Brighouse Echo, 2004
- Hemel Hempstead Gazette, 1983
- Inverness Courier, 1910–1927, 1931
- King and his Navy and Army, 1900–1902
- Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 2004
- Leytonstone Express and Independent, 1913–1918
- Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle, 2004
- Morning Advertiser, 1911–1918
- Prestatyn Weekly, 1934–1937, 1953–1958
- Roscommon Herald, 1897–1899, 1910–1913
- Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, 1860–1869
- Shrewsbury Chronicle, 1779–1780, 1787, 1790–1799, 1801, 1803, 1809–1822, 1827, 1830, 1873–1877, 1911, 1913, 2003
- Time & Tide, 1920–1929, 1940–1942
- Todmorden & District News, 2004
- Waterford News, 1901–1902, 1905–1907, 1909
- Westmeath Guardian and Longford News-Letter, 1922–1924, 1926–1928
- Whitehaven News, 1889–1899, 1911, 1913–1914
Delve into the UK’s official public record
Have you explored The London, Edinburgh or Belfast Gazette on Findmypast yet? These often-overlooked resources contain millions of records to help you piece together your family tree.
From military awards to insolvency notices and first-hand accounts of some of the most significant moments in British history, the Gazettes can enrich your ancestors' stories with new details.
