The following announcement was written by Findmypast:
This collection from University College London comprises individuals who were compensated in 1833 with the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. There are just over 60,000 transcripts, which can include biographical information, names of spouses, and addresses. Be sure to click through the UCL website for more detail. The Legacies of British Slavery project at UCL was designed to shed light on the ways that the slavery system has shaped British history.
Nottingham Catholic Records
Over 290,000 new records have been added for the Diocese of Nottingham, which covers Nottingham, Derby, Rutland, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. The earliest records are for 1641 and run up to 1913. These detail-rich biographical records can include names of godparents, witnesses to marriages and more, and include original images to explore. Simply add Nottingham as the diocese into your search of England Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, Burials or Congregational records to delve in.
Around 246,000 new pages have been added to 55 updated titles, including Scottish tabloid The Daily Record.
Updated titles:
· Accrington Observer and Times, 1912
· Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser, 1988
· Ashbourne News Telegraph, 1990
· Birmingham Daily Post, 1997, 1999
· Birmingham Mail, 1968, 1980, 1982
· Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1994
· Birmingham Weekly Post, 1889
· Bristol Evening Post, 1969
· Buckinghamshire Advertiser, 1988
· Chelsea News and General Advertiser, 1991
· Crewe Chronicle, 1982
· Derby Daily Telegraph, 1984
· Dover Express, 1991
· Evening Despatch. 1938
· Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser, 1902
· Gateshead Post, 1972
· Gloucestershire Echo, 1992
· Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1999
· Hinckley Times, 1998
· Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner, 1878-1879, 1881
· Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1996
· Hull Daily Mail, 1977
· Leek Post & Times, 1991
· Leicester Daily Mercury, 1994
· Leicester Journal, 1781
· Lincolnshire Echo, 1977, 1980, 1993-1995
· Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition), 1981-1982
· Macclesfield Express, 1987
· Marylebone Mercury, 1996
· Nantwich Chronicle, 1982, 1999
· Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 1934, 1938
· Northampton Herald & Post, 1993
· Nottingham Evening Post, 1999
· Paisley Daily Express, 1999
· Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times, 1982
· Rutherglen Reformer, 1988
· Saffron Walden Weekly News, 1920, 1948, 1969, 1971, 1974
· Sandwell Evening Mail, 1978
· South Wales Echo, 1993
· Southall Gazette, 1982
· Sports Argus, 1980
· St. Neots Weekly News, 1988
· Staffordshire Sentinel, 1888, 1894, 1899, 1974
· Staines Informer, 1993
· Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 1974
· Surrey Advertiser, 1963
· Tamworth Herald, 1999
· Thanet Times, 1993
· The People, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1993-1995, 1997-1999
· Tiverton Gazette (Mid-Devon Gazette), 1858
· Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1976, 1981
· Walton & Weybridge Leader, 1995
· West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1918, 1922
· Winsford Chronicle, 1994
· Daily Record, 1996, 1998