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The following news release was received from Amy Sell and was written by FindMyPast.co.uk staff. Findmypast.co.uk discovers ‘real-life’ wizard in the 1911 census John Watkins Holden – conjuror of the 19th and 20th centuries On the day of the world Continue reading Real-Life Harry Potter Found in the Census
AncestralScotland, the Scottish Government and ScotlandsPeople, Scotland’s official online source of genealogical information, are offering 30 FREE search credits at ScotlandsPeople, worth approximately £7GBP (over $11), to folks who sign up for the Ancestral Scotland Newsletter. It’s a tourism promotion, Continue reading 30 Free Search Credits Available for ScotlandsPeaple Available with Free Newsletter Signup
The following databases have been added at The Original Record: 1269 – Surrey Forest Pleas Pleas of the Venison in the king’s park of Guildford heard at Guildford in the quindene of Midsummer in the 53rd year of the reign Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
The following was received from Amy Sell at FindMyPast.co.uk: Leading UK family history website www.findmypast.co.uk has launched a quicker way to find the deaths of your ancestors, completing a two-year project to make the birth, marriage and death records of Continue reading FindMyPast.co.uk Makes British Death Records Easier to Search
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. New Historic Brazil and Honduras Records Online Six Additional Country Collections Also Updated More digital images poured out of the FamilySearch pipeline this week—over 2 million, in fact. Historic Continue reading New Historic Brazil & Honduras Records Online at FamilySearch.org
The following databases have been posted at The Original Record during the last week. 1536, 1591, 1631 – Woodbury, Devon, Malt Rate The Woodbury Church Ledger or Malt Book contained these three assessments of householders in the parish, arranged district Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
It’s not just royal weddings that are worth remembering. This week, as Kate and William prepare for the happiest day of their lives, look back at equally special days in your family history – using all of Ancestry.co.uk’s official England Continue reading Free Access to British Marriage Records 1837-2005 at Ancestry.co.uk April 21-30, 2011
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 18, 2011 British Forces News. A postcard lost by a Great War soldier being treated in a village hall hospital 96 years ago has been returned to relatives. Carpenters Alan Continue reading Lost WW1 British Postcard Finally Arrives – 96 Years Late
The following databases are new at The Original Record this week. 1810 – Essex Poll Book The poll of the freeholders of Essex at the election of a knight of the shire to serve in Parliament, taken at Chelmsford 31 Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
The following information was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: The latest free collection updates might just have what you’re seeking! What a grab bag of records added this week! Let’s see—for its online patrons’ free viewing pleasure, internationally, FamilySearch Continue reading Costa Rica, England, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, or Arkansas, Maine, Oklahoma, & Texas Posted to FamilySearch.org
The following was received today from Kathleen Hinckley CG, Office Manager, ISBGFH: WESTMINSTER, Colo., 11 April, 2011—The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History is excited to announce its speakers for this year’s British Institute, to be held from Continue reading The International Society for British Genealogy & Family History Unveils Speakers for Upcoming British Institute
Earlier today I got a phone call from a lady with a British accent so thick I couldn’t understand but maybe one out of 10 words she was saying. Those who know me know that I’m very deaf, and don’t Continue reading Guess the Relative – a New British TV Show
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: April 5, 2011: Whether you say it maravilloso, wonderlijk, or merveilleux, it all describes this week’s new, free collection updates at FamilySearch.org—marvelous! Researchers with Netherlands roots are going to have Continue reading 14M New Records from Belgium, Canada, Chile, England, Netherlands, Slovakia, S Africa, & the U.S. (OH, VT, & WI)
The following news release was received from BrightSolid: A fascinating snapshot of pre-war Scotland and a major new family history resource. A snapshot of history from the Scotland of a century ago is revealed today with the release of the Continue reading 1911 Census Records for Scotland Go Online for the First Time
The following new databases have been added at The Original Record: 1288-1303 – King’s Ripton (Huntingdonshire) Court Rolls Among the Huntingdonshire possessions of Ramsey abbey was the manor of King’s Ripton or Ripton Regis. In the Augmentation Office Court Rolls Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record