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Sunday, September 18, 2016

FINDMYPAST FRIDAY RECORDS COLLECTION RELEASES FOR 16 SEPTEMBER 2016

The nearly 4.8 million Findmypast Friday record releases  for 16Sept include brand new Irish records plus additions to the Lincolnshire U.K. collections:

 
BRAND NEW RECORDS:

Original Will Registers 1858-1920
Over 181,000  records forming the largest collection of surviving wills for post-1858 Republic of Ireland. Explore the pages of wills to discover where your family lived, what assets they had, if it was left to relatives, and if anyone was left out due to a family feud.
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Ireland, Catholic Qualification & Convert Rolls 1701-1845
OVER 50,000 RECORDS
Lists of Catholics who swore loyalty to the crown or converted to Protestantism in order to qualify for certain rights such as owning property or running businesses due to the harsh Penal Laws of the 18th century.
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Ireland Merchant Navy Crew Lists 1863-1921
OVER 820,000 RECORDS
Indexed lists of men and women who served with the Merchant Navy that reveal detailed information for each crew member, where and when they were born, and details their life at sea. The lists not only cover Irish sailors but also include natives of Norway, Russia, Sweden, America and Germany, to name but a few.
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Ireland Valuation Office Books
OVER  2 MILLION RECORDS
Land and house surveys kept by the Valuation Office of Ireland. These books were preparatory to the Griffith’s Valuation and reveal where and when individuals rented or owned property and provide rare glimpses of life in pre-famine Ireland.
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ADDITIONAL RECORDS FOR EXISTING SETS:

Lincolnshire Baptisms
New feature: Search by name, year, place and parent’s names
Total records: 1,914,636
Covering: Baptism in Lincolnshire between 1538 and 1911
Discover: Name, birth year, baptism date, location and parent’s names
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Lincolnshire Banns
New feature: Search by name, year, spouse’s name and location
Total records: 121,361
Covering: Banns read in Lincolnshire churches between 1538 and 1911
Discover: Name, residence, banns date, spouse’s name, spouse’s residence and location
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Lincolnshire Marriages
New feature: Search by name, spouse’s name and location
Total records: 933,866
Covering: More than 650 marriage places across Lincolnshire
Discover: Age, birth year, residence, marriage date, location, father’s name and spouse’s details
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Lincolnshire Burials
New feature: Search by name, birth year, burial year and location
Total records: 1,492,441
Covering: 300 burial places across Lincolnshire
Discover: Age, birth year, burial date and burial location
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Lincolnshire Parish Register Browse
Browse: 5,383 registers
Total number of records: 4,462,304
Covering: Parish churches right across Lincolnshire
Discover: Baptisms, marriages and burials
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British Newspapers
Number of articles added: 1,656,252
New publications: 14 brand new titles
Covering: Brighton, Birmingham, Preston, Norwich, Durham and more
Discover: News articles, obituaries, family notices, letters, advertisements and more
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