Delve into new and exclusive electoral records and more
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By Ellie Ayton | October 31, 2025
Over 10 million new records have been added to Findmypast this week, allowing you to explore your ancestors' lives in more detail than ever before.
We've added a major new collection of electoral registers from Leicestershire this week, a must-search for anyone with family roots in England's East Midlands. Plus, discover more stories in detailed monumental inscriptions, workhouse records and our latest tranche of newspaper pages.
Here's everything that we've added this Findmypast Friday.
Leicestershire Electoral Registers 1836-1970
A brand new set of 10 million electoral register records, covering 1836-1970, has been added for the English county of Leicestershire. This rich resource is ideal for tracing your ancestors between census years, and can reveal who was eligible to vote, where they lived, and how local communities evolved over time. From bustling Leicester to more rural market towns and villages, each record is a snapshot of local life.
Leicestershire Monumental Inscriptions
This new collection includes 414 records spanning seven centuries, and covers burials in churchyards, cemeteries and war memorials. If you think you may have Leicestershire ancestry, these records could be the key to unlocking a new branch of your family tree.
Lincolnshire, Workhouse Guardians' Minute Books
Discover if your Lincolnshire ancestor found themselves in the workhouse in the 19th century, a time of Dickens and Poor Law reform. There are 10,529 new records, covering the years 1837-1902, to delve into. This is the latest tranche of records from Lincoln Poor Law Union.
Five new newspapers to explore
Titles covering England, Scotland, Wales and beyond have all been released, alongside updates to seven other papers.
New titles:
- Aberdeen Bon-Accord & Northern Pictorial, 1951-1959
- Allen’s Indian Mail, 1843-1847, 1850-1860, 1863-1870, 1872-1882, 1884-1885, 1887-1891
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Times, 1938-1950
- Northern Review, 1887-1894
- Y Celt, 1881-1882, 1884, 1891
Updated titles:
- Ayrshire Express, 1879, 1884-1886
- Chichester Observer, 1986-2004
- Felixstowe Times, 1937-1962
- Montrose Review, 1994-1999
- Paignton Observer and Echo, 1932-1962
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1986, 1989, 1991-1993
- South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times, 1992-2004
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