Over a million records added for North of England  

Findmypast adds 1.8 million records for York and beyond this Friday  

City of York Electoral Registers 1848-1938 

This new collection comprises of 1.76 million records, and should help you find an ancestor’s name and address. Be sure to check the original for further details about their property.  

Durham Baptisms 

Over 16,000 new records have been added to this existing collection. Spanning 1664 to 1921, the new records cover 19 churches across the county, and you can find an ancestor’s baptism date, parents, residence and more. 

Northumberland Baptisms 

Another 9,500 records have been added to this set, bringing the number to over 700,000. The new records are for 11 parishes, and even include the All Saints Dissenter church of central Newcastle.  

Newspapers 

Findmypast have reached 55 million newspaper pages this week, with new titles from Barbados and England.   

New titles: 

·         Barbados Herald, 1879-1896 

·         Tunbridge Wells Journal, 1862-1904 

·         Weekly Register and Catholic Standard, 1849-1870 

·         Wimbledon News, 1894-1915 

Updated titles: 

·         Billingham & Norton Advertiser, 1988, 1995 

·         Birkenhead News, 1994 

·         Birmingham Daily Post, 1910 

·         Birmingham Mail, 1969, 1971, 1998 

·         Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1963, 1980 

·         Bracknell Times, 1980 

·         Buckinghamshire Examiner, 1999 

·         Burntwood Mercury, 1994 

·         Cambridge Town Crier, 1989 

·         Central Somerset Gazette, 1987 

·         Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury, 1998 

·         Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore), 1939-1945 

·         Crewe Chronicle, 1988 

·         Derbyshire Times, 1922, 1931 

·         Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, 1991 

·         Ealing & Southall Informer, 1993 

·         Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1920-1936 

·         Evening Despatch, 1930-1931, 1936 

·         Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 1993, 1995 

·         Gloucestershire Echo, 1894 

·         Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1993 

·         Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette, 1969 

·         Harlow Star, 1993 

·         Herald Cymraeg, 1989 

·         Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1994 

·         Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1999 

·         Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1987, 1994 

·         Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph, 1968 

·         Liverpool Mercury, 1872 

·         Llanelli Star, 1994 

·         Long Eaton Advertiser, 1891-1892, 1902, 1905-1909, 1911-1912 

·         Nantwich Chronicle, 1998-1999 

·         Neath Guardian, 1991 

·         Oadby & Wigston Mail, 1993 

·         Plymouth Extra, 1986 

·         Pontypridd Observer, 1988, 1990 

·         Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times, 1999 

·         Rossendale Free Press, 1897, 1995 

·         Royston and Buntingford Mercury, 1993 

·         Rugeley Mercury, 1989, 1994 

·         Runcorn Guardian, 1905 

·         Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1993 

·         Sevenoaks Focus, 1993 

·         Solihull News, 1993, 1999 

·         Staffordshire Newsletter, 1998 

·         Stirling Observer, 1993 

·         Stockport Times, 1993 

·         Strathearn Herald, 1994 

·         Surrey Herald, 1993 

·         The People, 1988 

·         Town Talk 1822, 1822 

·         Walton & Weybridge Informer, 1990 

·         Wellingborough & Rushden Herald & Post, 1991 

·         Wembley Leader, 1990, 1993 

·         Western Morning News, 1913 

·         Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 1994 

Plus, if you’ve solved a mystery using the 1921 Census of England and Wales, Findmypast want to hear from you. Email discoveries@findmypast.com with the details.