Find far-flung family roots in brand new records

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By Niall Cullen | September 17, 2021

Do you have Caribbean connections? We've just released thousands of new records from Turks & Caicos.

Findmypast Friday is our favourite day of the week because we get to share all of our exciting latest releases with you. Read on to get up to speed with what's new this week.

Turks & Caicos Life Events

Exclusive to Findmypast, discover thousands of family records from this British Overseas Territory in the West Indies. These rare resources have been published in partnership with the British Library’s Endangered Archives Project. You can search:

Over 16,900 Turks & Caicos births & baptisms, 1792-1934
Over 4,800 Turks & Caicos marriages, 1799-1940
Over 6,400 Turks & Caicos deaths & burials, 1804-1947

Turks and Caicos Islands, 1763.

These new records illuminate the disturbing legacy of slavery on the islands. For example, two-year-old Kate Wynns was baptised in 1826. Her record features the stark note “slave belonging to Mr Thos Wynns”. It’s unlikely that Wynns was Kate’s real surname.

Newspapers

New papers come to you from the UK capital this week. The latest arrivals include:

Chelsea & Pimlico Advertiser covering 1860-1863 and 1865-1866
East London Advertiser covering 1862-1866
Kingsland Times and General Advertiser covering 1860 and 1862-1863
West London Times covering 1860-1861, 1863-1864 and 1866-1867
Westminster Times covering 1863

Meanwhile, we've updated ten other publications as follows:

Albion from 1852
Birkenhead News from 1914
British Banner from 1850-1851, 1854 and 1856
Croydon Times from 1934-1947, 1950 and 1952-1961
Daily Director and Entr’acte from 1860
Daily News (London) from 1922-1923, 1925 and 1927
Limerick Reporter from 1849
Liverpool Daily Post from 1858-1859
Morning Herald (London) from 1808
Sheffield Independent from 1929

Now vs. then

How has your family's hometown changed over the years? Find a photo in our recently-released Francis Frith Collection and then snap a new one to see how they compare. If you’re up for the challenge, there’s a prize up for grabs over on Facebook.