Here are the details of the new Findmypast collections.
Northumberland & Durham Baptisms and Burials
Significant updates have been made to parish records for these two counties, covering the 1500s through the 1900s.
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Baptisms: 27,200 new records.
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Burials: 2,827 new records.
Most of these search results provide a transcript of the vital information found in original registers or bishop’s transcripts. Note a key distinction in this release regarding images:
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College of Arms: Records sourced from the College of Arms (the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Commonwealth) include images of the registers they created.
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Durham University Library: The burial collection includes a set of images sourced from the university archives.
New Zealand Birth, Marriage and Death Records
This is the largest addition by volume this week, with 291,528 records added. The collection covers specific years—1925, 1945, and 1975—suggesting a structured expansion of the existing index.
Britain, Institute of Electrical Engineers 1899-1968
This smaller collection of 2,511 records could prove helpful for ancestors who were members of the Institute during a period of rapid technological change in Britain. I was unable to access it!
Newspapers
The archive has grown by 204,327 pages this week, featuring four brand new titles and updates to twelve existing publications.
New Titles
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Financial Reformer (1858, 1860-1868, 1871-1873)
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Galway Weekly Advertiser (1823-1829, 1840-1843)
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Hackney Standard, Bethnal Green and Shoreditch Chronicle (1880-1889, 1900-1907)
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Society Times (1889-1891)
Updated Titles
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Alnwick Mercury (1947-1949, 1986-1992)
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Banffshire Journal (1913, 1921-1947)
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Belfast Morning News (1873-1878)
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Bo’ness Journal and Linlithgow Advertiser (1879-1883, 1892-1895, 1897-1913, 1921-1939)
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Bromyard News (1903-1909, 1911-1912, 1925-1954, 1962-1965)
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Dublin Evening Post (1871-1875)
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Durham Chronicle (1889)
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Fife News (1870-1874, 1878, 1891-1913, 1921-1950)
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Globe (1822-1824, 1861-1862)
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Southern Daily Mail (1897-1898, 1901-1904)
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Yorkshire Evening Post (1999-2001, 2004)