Findmypast Friday Newsletter
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BRAND NEW RECORDS
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1939 Register Update
Over 37,000 “closed records” have been opened up and are now available to search. Search today and find out what your ancestors were doing on the eve of WW2. Discover exactly what they did for a living, maps of where they lived and even who their neighbours were.
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Cheshire Registers & Records
Explore registers and records from the English county of Cheshire. This collection currently comprises five titles including parish registers, local histories and funeral certificates.
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Devon Registers & Records
This collection currently comprises one title: Parish Registers of Hemyock, 1635-1837. Published in 1923, the registers Include baptisms, marriages, and burials, as well as bishop’s transcripts from 1602, 1606, 1609-11, 1617, 1625, 1626, 1633, and 1636. Additionally, a list of the parish’s rectors and chaplain priests is included.
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EXTRA! EXTRA!
Historical newspapers hot off the press this week:
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We’ve added even more coverage to these papers:
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Brand new site features
Our 1939 register search results now show potential related death records as well as census returns.
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1939 Register: The Perfect Place to Start Your Family History
The 1939 Register is the perfect jumping off point for your British family history research. This easy-to-follow masterclass explains exactly what the Register is and how it can help you discover your hometown and family in wartime England and Wales.
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From the archives
Search more than 6.7 million indexed electoral registers covering England & Wales. These records from 1920 will include the men and women who first gained the right to vote in 1918 and will reveal your ancestor’s name, address and occasionally their age or occupation.
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