Findmypast Weekly Update

Two new Surrey military collections and expanded newspaper archives are now available on FindmyPast.

Surrey, Southwark Military Tribunals (1700-1900)

  • 1,376 records added
  • Documents administrative and legal proceedings affecting military personnel
  • Includes disputes over pay, pensions, disciplinary actions, and appeals
  • Index and link to original images.

British Army, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (1600-1900)

  • 1,215 records added
  • Covers one of England’s distinguished infantry regiments
  • Contains images of enlistment papers, service records, and discharge documents

Newspapers

  • 202,948 new pages added this week, the following with more than 10,000 pages.
    Title Year Range Pages Notes
    Kentish Independent 1910–1918, 1923–1965 35404
    Major run, 55 years coverage
    East African Standard 1906–1915, 1918–1924 24554
    Broad colonial-era Kenyan coverage
    Limerick Chronicle 1869–1870, 1879–1918 18108
    Deep Irish provincial coverage
    Maidstone Telegraph 1940, 1946–1965 14970
    Long but fragmented post-war run
    Isle of Man Courier 1889–1918 (gaps) 12954
    NEW – Strong Manx island representation
    South Wales Daily News 1914–1918 11378
    Focused WWI-era coverage
    Mid-Surrey Times 1876–1898, 1900–1904 11008
    NEW – Solid coverage, pre-WWI

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