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flag British Army Officers' Widows' Pension Forms 1755-1908

OVER 13,000 RECORDS  Explore more than 150 years of pension applications. Released online for the first time in association with The National Archives, the collection includes forms and evidences of vital events extracted from widows’ pension files, including application forms, death certificates, marriage certificates, births and baptisms.

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flag Somerset Registers & Records

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These records cover Bishop’s Transcripts from Wells Diocesan Registry, Parish Registers from Chipstable, Raddington, Kittisford, Pitcombe and Wilton, as well as Wells Cathedral Monumental Inscriptions and Heraldry.

 

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flag Rutland Registers & Records

 

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Search through the pages of Registers of North Luffenham, 1565-1832 to uncover baptisms, marriages, burials and monumental inscriptions.

 

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flag Northumberland Registers & Records

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Explore publications of original parish records including ‘Early Deeds Relating to Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1100-1600’, ‘Parish Registers of Alnham, Ceadnell, Chatton & Ilderton, 1688-1812’, ‘Parish Registers of Edlingham, 1658-1812’, ‘Parish Registers of Halton, 1654-1812’ and ‘Parish Registers of Ingram, 1682-1812’.

 

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flag Nottinghamshire Registers & Records

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These publications cover parish registers from the parishes of Gedling and Warsop, Archdeaconry Court Marriage Licenses and Parish Register Transcripts from the Peculiar of Southwell, the history of the county and its highways and byways.

 

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flag British Newspapers

 

New articles: 787,449

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Covering: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, the British Armed Forces, Music Halls and Theatres

Discover: Family notices, news stories, advertisements, illustrations, photographs and more

 

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Facts and finds

Released online for the first time, British Army Officers' Widows' Pension Forms 1755 - 1908, includes transcripts and scanned images taken from The National Archives series “WO 42: War Office: Officers’ Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers”. The collection consists of bundles of original documents submitted in support of pension claims made by the widows of British Army officers. It covers the wives of officers who died in service or on half pay as well as compassionate allowances awarded to the children of both deceased and disabled officers. These bundles include a variety of original army forms and supporting documents including original application forms completed by widows, marriage and death details of the officers in question, as well as death certificates, marriage certificates, birth certificates and baptismal records for their wives and children.

 

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Does your family tree have roots in the English counties of Surrey, Yorkshire or Manchester? Check next week’s update for a variety of new UK vital records as well as substantial updates to our exclusive PERiodical Source Index.

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...to search for your British Army ancestors in our collection of British Army Service records. These multiple page documents, released in partnership with The National Archives, are packed with fascinating biographical details such as the names and addresses of next of kin, physical descriptions, service histories, medical forms and character references from commanding officers.

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