As a Findmypast Ambassador, I received this press release this morning:
New Records Available To Search
This Findmypast Friday
Over 455,000 new records are
available to search this Findmypast Friday, including;
Northamptonshire Baptisms contains
over 14,000 transcripts of original baptism records and covers 34 parishes
across the East Midlands county. These records have been transcribed by the
Northamptonshire Family History Society from parish registers found at the
Northamptonshire Record Office and cover the years 1559 through to 1901
The level of detail found each
transcript may vary although most will include a combination of your ancestor’s
baptism date, baptism place, the names of both parent’s, document reference,
page and entry number.
The Northampton General Hospital
was founded in 1744 by Dr James Stonhouse and supported by local benefactors
who paid for patient’s treatments through subscriptions. Today, the Northampton
General Hospital is still providing healthcare as part of the NHS Trust.
This collection consists of over
126,000 transcripts of original admission registers held by the
Northamptonshire record office. These transcripts will not only allow you to
discover whether your ancestors were admitted to the hospital, but also when
they were admitted, why they were admitted and the year they were discharged.
Most records will also reveal the nature of your ancestor’s ailment and the
outcome of their treatment.
Over 54,000 records covering more
than 1,800 counties have been added to our collection of United States
marriage records including substantial updates from Alabama, California,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee. Released in partnership
with FamilySearch international, these new additions mark the latest phase of
efforts to create the single largest online collection of U.S. marriage records
in history.
Each record include transcripts
and images of the original documents that list marriage date, the names of the
bride and groom, birthplace, birth date, age, residence as well as fathers' and
mothers' names. The entire collection now contains over 168 million
records and continues to grow.
Warwickshire Monumental
Inscriptions is an index containing over 201,000 transcripts.Each record will
list your ancestor’s birth year, death year and the location of the monument.
Over 60,000 articles and 10 new
titles have been added to the Periodical Source Index this month. PERSI enables
you to easily locate key information about people and places through millions
of entries from thousands of historical, genealogical and ethnic publications.
PERSI provides access to articles,
photos, and other material you might not find using traditional search methods.
This can help to build the historical context around your personal research,
and the world your ancestors lived in.
