Peruse thousands of new parish records
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By Niall Cullen | May 24, 2024
Unearth roots in the Garden of England...
This week, we've added thousands of baptism, marriage and burial records from Kent, England.
Spanning several locations across the county and dating as far back as 1558, these new and exclusive additions can enrich the Kent branches of your family tree with fresh discoveries.
What's more, we're welcoming a brand-new title to our ever-expanding newspaper archive, alongside extensive updates.
Kent Baptisms
With thousands of new records from Charlton, Cliffe, Greenwich, Hadlow, Ightham, Woolwich and beyond, we've grown our Kent collection again.
Kent Marriages and Banns
We've added over 10,000 marriage and banns records from four Kent parishes.
This latest tranche spans almost 400 years from 1558-1955.
Kent Burials
Was your ancestor laid to rest in Kent? Discover the details behind their burial with new records covering six parishes and hundreds of years.
Old news is good news...
Our newspaper archive is continuing to grow all the time.
This week, we've released the Newton and Earlestown Guardian and updated 30 other papers.
Here's everything we've added to the newspaper collection this Findmypast Friday:
New title:
- Newton and Earlestown Guardian, 1914-1919, 1923, 1931-1945, 1952
Updated titles:
- Arbroath Herald, 1981-1982
- Banbridge Chronicle, 1993, 2002
- Blyth News, 1982
- Blyth News Post Leader, 2000-2002
- Carrick Times and East Antrim Times, 2000-2002
- Coleraine Times, 2000
- Cumbernauld News, 1994
- Dalkeith Advertiser, 1964-1968, 1976, 1979-1982
- Derry Journal, 2000-2001
- Dunstable Gazette, 1987
- Fife Free Press, 1988-1989
- Fife Herald, 1993-1994
- Fleetwood Weekly News, 1994, 2000-2002
- Gainsborough Evening News, 1997
- Kirriemuir Herald, 1987
- Leven Mail, 1965-1974
- Louth Standard, 1993
- Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail, 2003
- Matlock Mercury, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001-2002
- Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 2003
- Morecambe Visitor, 1989, 1992, 1995-1997, 1999-2000, 2002
- Musselburgh News, 1986-1987
- Newtownabbey Times and East Antrim Times, 2000-2002
- Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald, 1996-1997, 2000
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1968
- Retford, Worksop, Isle of Axholme and Gainsborough News, 2002
- Ripon Gazette, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1996, 1998-2000
- Ulster Star, 2000-2002
- Wigan Observer and District Advertiser, 1988-1993, 1995-2003
- Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1963, 1994
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.
We updated three of our existing death record sets last week. Don't miss out - explore the full release for yourself.
