Findmypast Weekly Update: Ireland

Ireland, Londonderry (Derry) & Armagh, Absent Voters Lists, 1918 adds 7,891 records compiled in the aftermath of the First World War, listing those who were away from their home address — often serving overseas — at the time of the 1918 electoral register. As well as confirming a man’s existence and address, these records provide a pointer to military service.

Ireland, Londonderry (Derry), Freemen Records, 1604–1963 offers 6,865 records spanning three and a half centuries. Freedom of the city was typically granted to the sons and apprentices of existing freemen, or by special honour, making these records useful for tracing family and occupational connections across many generations in the Derry area.

Newspapers

This week’s update adds 302,967 pages across six new titles and updates to 31 existing ones.  A notable addition is the Dublin Journal, 4,988 pages for
1782-1784, 1792-1793, 1796, 1798-1799, 1804-1816, 1820-1821, 1823-1824.

New Titles

Title Date Range Pages
Nursing Times 1905–1919 29,316
The Crescent 1896–1908 10,240
Voice of the People 1848 64
Musical Transcript 1853–1854 516
Maldon Express 1873–1932 1,242
Huddersfield Boro’ Advertiser 1913–1942 4,968

Updated Titles with Over 10,000 Pages Added

Title Date Range Pages
Field 1912–1920 32,994
Dundee Evening Telegraph 1990–2005 32,186
Reading Evening Post 2001–2002 31,682
Coventry Evening Telegraph 2005 25,258
Cambridge Daily News 2004 21,780
Crawley News 2003–2005 19,414
Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser 1994–2005 16,536
The Queen 1875–1885 15,078
Ampthill & District News 1912–1943 12,710

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