Delve into Wiltshire records
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By Daisy Goddard | April 4, 2025
There are over 40,000 new additions to explore this week.
If your relatives hail from Wiltshire in South West England, you'll want to explore our latest releases.
Brought to you in partnership with the Family History Federation and Wiltshire Family History Society, this rich and varied collection will help you understand your Wiltshire heritage like never before.
We also added some exciting titles to our newspaper archive this Findmypast Friday.
Wiltshire Police Officers Appointed, 1839-1926
Did your ancestor serve as a police officer in Wiltshire between 1839 and 1926? Delve into these records and find out more about their life and career.
Wiltshire Great Western Railway Hospital Records, 1883-1916
This fascinating collection includes the records for many Great Western Railway workers who sought treatment at the company's hospital.
Wiltshire Census Lists 1650-1887
Did your ancestor live in Wiltshire between 1650 and 1887? These census lists reveal more about their lives, neighbors and communities.
Wiltshire Settlement Examinations
Dive into these poor relief records, kindly provided by the Wiltshire Family History Society, to uncover poignant stories of your Wiltshire ancestors.
Wiltshire Swindon Advertiser Newspaper Notices 1854-1899
Discover if your ancestor was mentioned in local Wiltshire newspapers during the Victorian era with these brand-new records.
Hot off the press: our latest newspapers
With eight new titles and extensive updates to a further 38, our newspaper archive continues to grow week after week.
New titles:
- Hawick Telegraph and Border Times 1882
- Orkney & Shetland American 1887, 1890-1891, 1893, 1895
- Orkney and Shetland Journal 1836-1839
- Orkney & Shetland Telegraph 1880, 1882-1885
- Orkney & Zetland Chronicle 1824-1826
- Peerie Times 1874
- Shetland Election News 1872
- Y Clorianydd 1951-1965
Updated titles:
- Acton Gazette, 1983
- Ayrshire Weekly News and Galloway Press, 1892
- Banffshire Journal, 1959
- Cambridge Daily News, 1995
- Crewe Chronicle, 1996
- Deeside Piper, 1987
- Derby Daily Telegraph, 1956
- Dundee Weekly News, 1987, 1999-2000
- Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1996
- Fife News, 1886
- Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 1992
- Fulham Chronicle, 1996
- Glasgow Herald, 1916
- Glasgow Mercantile Advertiser, 1892
- Irish Independent, 1905, 1929, 1940-1941, 1943-1949, 1956
- Isle of Thanet Gazette, 1989
- John o’ Groat Journal, 1988
- Kirkintilloch Herald, 1959
- Leith Herald, 1892
- Linlithgowshire Gazette, 1952-1953
- Liverpool Daily Post, 1884, 1922
- Macclesfield Express 1996
- Marylebone Mercury, 1995
- Middlesex County Times, 1982
- Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser, 1917-1919
- New Observer (Bristol), 1980
- Northman and Northern Counties Advertiser, 1871-1874
- Perthshire Courier, 1920
- Peterborough Standard, 1976
- Runcorn Weekly News, 1981
- Sherborne Mercury, 1748, 1770-1771, 1796
- Shetland News, 1894-1902, 1904-1918, 1920-1963
- Shetland Times, 1932
- Staffordshire Newsletter, 1991, 1996
- Stirling Journal and Advertiser, 1891-1892
- Tamworth Herald, 1995
- The Dublin Builder, 1902, 1905-1909
- Wrexham Advertiser, 1889
