FindmyPast Adds Nearly 60,000 New Records

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

Find final resting places this Findmypast Friday with nearly 60,000 new records  

Greater London Burial Index  

A further 52,883 records have been added to this existing collection, covering the years 1540-1949 and 22 parishes. Typically, you can glean details such as place and date of death and burial, birthplace, and full name. You may also find occupations, other family members’ names, and some transcripts have an accompanying image. 

Kent, Folkestone District Monumental Inscriptions 

6,000 records across six churches have been added, mostly with standard detail such as full name death date, denomination and inscription. The new records include transcripts from a wonderfully detailed, hand-drawn map of Hawkinge Cemetery, which has been scanned in full for you to explore.  

Newspapers 

There are two new titles this week, and updates to a further 28.  

New titles: 

·         Liverpool Weekly Mercury, 1889, 1892 

·         Salford City Reporter, 1889 

Updated titles: 

·         Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser, 1994 

·         Axholme Herald, 1996, 1999 

·         Bristol Evening Post, 1999 

·         Chatham Standard, 1960 

·         Coventry Evening Telegraph, 1988 

·         Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter, 1982 

·         Eastern Mercury, 1889 

·         Finsbury Weekly News and Chronicle, 1909 

·         Gwent Gazette, 1987 

·         Holderness Advertiser, 1999 

·         Hounslow & Chiswick Informer, 1979, 1982 

·         Leicester Journal, 1762-1778, 1780-1782, 1786-1804, 1809, 1819-1827, 1837, 1842, 1850 

·         Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition), 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1972-1977 

·         Nantwich Chronicle, 1982 

·         Ormskirk Advertiser, 1985 

·         Richmond Informer, 1992 

·         Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, 1995 

·         Salford Advertiser, 1999 

·         Sevenoaks Focus, 1988 

·         South Wales Echo, 1991 

·         Surrey Mirror, 1998 

·         Walton & Weybridge Leader, 1994 

·         West Hull Advertiser, 1998 

·         Western Daily Press, 1963-1964, 1966-1969, 1974-1975, 1984 

·         Westminster & Pimlico News, 1988 

·         Widnes Weekly News and District Reporter, 1899 

·         Winsford Chronicle, 1968-1970, 1991 

·         Wishaw Press, 1994