This week’s Findmypast additions focus on Wiltshire, with new entries that illuminate health, work, and burial practices from the 17th through the 19th centuries, many from the work of the Wiltshire Family History Society.
Salisbury Infirmary Hospital Records, 1797–1832
These records, comprising over 103,000 indexed entries, document individuals admitted to or discharged from Salisbury Infirmary. Key information includes first and last name, event date, admission or discharge status, and notes such as “cured.”
Trowbridge St James Bell Book, 1797–1855
This collection, an unusual one, preserves the tradition of tolling the church bell at funerals in Trowbridge. Transcribed from two original volumes kept by sexton William Nightingale and later his son, the nearly 10,000 entries serve as a burial register.
South-West England Contagious Diseases in Farm Animals, 1878–1888
This unique collection of just over 2,500 records captures official notices of animal disease outbreaks. While swine fever dominates, there are also instances of anthrax, rabies, and foot and mouth disease. The linked original images of the printed notice were not properly linked when I explored.
Marlborough Apprentice Books, 1655–1693
Covering over 150 years of social history, these 198 records document the apprenticeship of pauper children under the Poor Law Acts. Details include names of both apprentice and master, occupations, dates, and locations.
Newspaper Pages Added
| Title | Date Range |
| Belfast News-Letter31936 pages | 1738-1740, 1746-1747, 1750, 1752-1770, 1772, 1775-1780, 1782, 1784-1785, 1787-1800, 1802-1803, 1806, 1816-1825, 1827, 1959-1961 |
| Newry Telegraph6510 pages | 1910-1915, 1950, 1954-1955, 1957-1959 |
| Salisbury Times6590 pages | 1938-1939, 1950-1958 |
| Illustrated Berwick Journal10078 pages | 1873, 1875-1879, 1890-1896, 1898-1899, 1910, 1912-1919, 1928 |
| Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald3246 pages | 1911-1918 |
| Derby and Chesterfield Reporter34602 pages – new title | 1831-1835, 1837-1840, 1843-1865, 1869-1870, 1872-1876, 1878-1886, 1890-1929 |
| Wigan Examiner12262 pages | 1865, 1867-1868, 1881-1883, 1885-1888, 1914-1920 |
| Belfast Telegraph4996 pages | 1893-1896 |
| Baptist Times7388 pages – new title | 1906-1907, 1940-1947 |
| Driffield Times2562 pages | 1950, 1997 |
| Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette3342 pages | 1891-1896, 1898-1899 |
| Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald1748 pages | 1915-1916, 1918 |
| Belfast Weekly News974 pages | 1903 |
| Halifax and District Labour News308 pages – new title | 1909 |
| Isle of Axholme & Thorne Advertiser698 pages – new title | 1877, 1889, 1894 |
| Falmouth News Slip422 pages – new title | 1881, 1889 |