Trace family stories across continents with thousands of new records

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By Niall Cullen | July 9, 2021

Explore brand new British Army lists and Caribbean family records this Findmypast Friday.

Immerse yourself in family history research this weekend with thousands of new records to explore. Here's a rundown of what's new on Findmypast.

British Army Embarkation Lists, 1871-1889

This detailed collection documents British Army soldiers who were drafted to India in the late 19th century.

The records can reveal your army ancestors' names, ages, service numbers, ranks, regiments, the date they left for India and the ship they travelled on.

St Kitts & Nevis Baptisms 1716-1881

Delve into thousands of new baptism records from the Caribbean islands of St Kitts & Nevis.

An old map of St Kitts (St Christopher) & Nevis, circa. 1775.

Spanning from 1716-1881, the records reveal essential family tree information including names, parents’ names and addresses.

Newspapers

It’s a bumper week of releases with 13 new papers and updates to six others. Brand new additions include:

Aberystwyth Observer covering 1869, 1874-1884, 1887-1895 and 1899-1910
Censor or Satirical Times covering 1846
Dissenter covering 1812
Douglas Jerrold’s Weekly Newspaper covering 1846-1851
Emigrant and the Colonial Advocate covering 1848-1849
English Mail covering 1860
Evening Star (London) covering 1843
Fleetwood Express covering 1889, 1896-1917 and 1919-1920
Jewish Record covering 1868-1871
London Free Press covering 1827
London Mercury 1836 covering 1836-1837
Monthly Times covering 1842 and 1844-1849
National Standard covering 1858 and 1860

While we've published pages from additional years in the following newspapers:

Haslingden Gazette from 1915
Morning Herald (London) from 1855-1860
Northern Guardian (Hartlepool) from 1901-1902
Swansea Journal and South Wales Liberal from 1899-1900
The News (London) from 1808
Weekly Chronicle (London) from 1836-1840 and 1851

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