Findmypast Expands Their Caribbean Collection This Week

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

Even more records for those researching Caribbean ancestry have been added this Findmypast Friday  

Caribbean Association Oath Rolls, 1696 

New this week, these transcriptions include names of White colonial settlers who swore allegiance to William III in 1696. You’ll find records from Barbados and the Leeward Islands, including Antigua, Montserrat, St Kitts, Nevis and Bermuda. Details may include a name, their island of residence, and their organization.  

Barbados Births & Baptisms 1637-1891 

More records have been added into this existing collection for the years 1678-1679. You should find an ancestor’s name, birth or baptism date, a birthplace, and usually the names of both parents. Some even include witnesses.   

Montserrat, Methodist Marriages 1820-1841 

This brand new and exclusive collection includes some of the earliest-known Methodist marriages from Montserrat, and include those of enslaved and freed people. You’ll normally find a residence and occupations within these records, and all couples in this index are either Black or mixed-race.  

Newspapers 

This week, the newspaper archive has been expanded by one new title and updates to many more.  

New titles: 

·         Eastern Argus and Borough of Hackney Times, 1877-1912 

Updated titles: 

·         Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1994 

·         Bebington News, 1994 

·         Belper Express, 1994, 1996 

·         Bootle Times, 1994-1995 

·         Bristol Evening Post, 1952-1957, 1960-1961, 1966-1967, 1975 

·         Burntwood Mercury, 1995 

·         Cheltenham News, 1991 

·         Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 1952, 1996 

·         Ealing & Southall Informer, 1994 

·         East Kent Gazette, 1995 

·         Haltemprice & East Yorkshire Advertiser, 1994 

·         Harlow Star, 1995 

·         Harrow Informer, 1995 

·         Hinckley Times, 1916, 1933, 1962, 1981, 1983 

·         Holderness Advertiser, 1993 

·         Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1995 

·         Leicester Chronicle, 1864 

·         Leicester Daily Mercury, 1996 

·         Nantwich Chronicle, 1984 

·         Neath Guardian, 1994 

·         Northampton Herald & Post, 1994 

·         Oldham Advertiser, 1995 

·         Reveille, 1951 

·         Salford Advertiser, 1995 

·         Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, 1942 

·         Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1995 

·         Southport Visiter, 1994 

·         St Neots Town Crier, 1987 

·         Stanmore Observer, 1994 

·         Sunbury & Shepperton Herald, 1995 

·         Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 1928, 1960-1961, 1963, 1965, 1968-1969, 1971, 1977, 1983 

·         Surrey Herald, 1995 

·         Surrey Mirror, 1994 

·         Surrey-Hants Star, 1994-1995 

·         Uxbridge Leader, 1991