Explore East Anglia additions
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By Daisy Goddard | February 6, 2026
There are new records from Essex and Suffolk to discover.
If you've got roots in the East of England, this week's new and updated collections may reveal key details about the lives of your ancestors.
We've added a brand new set of 17th-century tax lists from Suffolk, and updated our Norfolk marriage and bann records.
Suffolk Hearth Tax Lists, 1662-1675
This new collection documents the payment of the Hearth Tax, levied in England and Wales in the mid-17th century. Uncover key house history insights within these 101,463 new records.
Essex Marriages and Banns, 1537-1935
We've also updated our Essex marriage records, with 23,278 new additions spanning almost four centuries.
Exciting new specialist titles...
138,695 pages joined our newspaper collection this week, with three new publications, including women's magazine The World and His Wife.
New titles:
- Cycle Record, 1888-1890
- Telescope, 1824-1825
- World and his Wife, 1904-1908
Updated titles:
- Edinburgh Evening News, 2002, 2004
- Peterborough Advertiser, 1992, 1994-2005
Get ready for Rootstech 2026
Findmypast returns to the world's largest family history event this March - it's the perfect opportunity to enrich your understanding and delve deeper into your roots. Registration is open now; don't miss out on the chance to attend for free online, or in-person in Salt Lake City.
