Jet lag is the bane of enjoying a vacation in Europe, which is why I’ve not ventured to Australasia. My second night back was better, if being wide awake at 4 am is better!
Here’s a breakdown of the new records added to Findmypast in the past three weeks, including this week, organized by the date they were posted.
September 19
The middle of September brought a major update for anyone with Scottish and northern English ancestry. Over 12,000 new marriage records and more than 1,500 baptism records were added to the Scotland Roman Catholic Parish collections, both covering the years 1881-1934. Additionally, over 63,000 directory entries from 1829-2016 were added to the Scotland Roman Catholic Directories.
For those with academic ancestors in England, almost 15,000 new records were added to the Edge Hill University Student Records, covering students from 1885-1947.
September 26
The focus shifted to London with some significant updates. Over 122,000 new records were added to the Greater London Burial Index, extending its coverage from 1530 to 1812. The London, Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index also saw an update with over 1,200 new entries from 1570-1582.
October 3
The latest updates include new records for Middlesex and Suffolk. The Middlesex Baptisms collection has over 900 new records (1657-1841). In Suffolk, over 5,300 Coroners’ Inquest Records are now searchable, covering 1767 to 1921.
Newspapers
Here’s a compilation of all the newspaper pages added over the three weeks.
| Title | Date Range | Pages |
| Portsmouth Evening News | 1986, 1988-2004 | 399716 |
| Railway Times | 1837-1900 | 92950 |
| Wigan Evening Post | 1986-1987, 1990, 1992-1994, 1997, 2000-2004 | 79230 |
| TV Times | 1955-1980 | 72192 |
| Morning Post | 1910-1915, 1918 | 27964 |
| Arbroath Herald | 1994-2004 | 20394 |
| Sunday Post | 1930-1934, 1936-1938 | 14162 |
| London and China Telegraph | 1892-1899 | 10294 |
| Southern Star (Skibbereen) | 1892-1915, 1917-1918 | 10268 |
| London Courier and Evening Gazette | 1821-1823, 1840-1842 | 6912 |
| Railway Press | 1888-1898 | 4784 |
| Whiskey Trade Review (Dublin) | 1893-1896 | 4642 |
| Banbury Beacon | 1868-1869, 1880-1887, 1889 | 4052 |
| Swansea Journal, Commercial, Literary, and Agricultural Advertiser | 1881-1890 | 3846 |
| Magpie | 1882, 1884-1886 | 2740 |
| Birmingham Town Crier | 1882-1889, 1891 | 2154 |
| Bury Times | 1910-1911 | 1722 |
| Scottish Railway Gazette | 1845-1846 | 1444 |
| The Queen | 1946 | 1442 |
| Matrimonial Post and Fashionable Marriage Advertiser | 1889 | 208 |
| Railway Servants’ Chariot and Companion | 1881, 1886 | 140 |