Discover death records this Findmypast Friday

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By Daisy Goddard | May 17, 2024

Over 750,000 new records to explore...

We made large updates to three of our existing death record sets this week, as part of our annual update of modern death records. Covering 1980 right up to 2024, there are 751,279 death records from Wales, Scotland and Ireland for you to explore.

We also added 417,546 historical pages to our newspaper collection, with the brand new Sporting Post and updates to 44 existing titles.

Scotland Deaths, 1855-2024

We added 497,172 Scottish death record transcriptions this week, spanning 1980 to 2024.

Edinburgh in 1954, featured in the Findmypast Photo Collection.

If you've got Scottish ancestors, these new additions may help to fill a gap or two within the more modern branches of your family tree.

Explore the brand new Scottish Sporting Post from 1986 in addition to 44 updated publications.

Here's a full rundown of all that's been added to our newspaper collection this week.

New titles:

Sporting Post, 1986

Updated titles:

Alnwick Mercury, 2000
Ballymena Observer, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995
Banbridge Chronicle, 1992, 2000-2001
Belfast News-Letter, 2000
Beverley Guardian, 1987, 1992
Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 1998
Blyth News Post Leader, 1999
Bognor Regis Observer, 1900
Bridlington Free Press, 1992
Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser, 1994
Buteman, 1856
Daventry and District Weekly Express, 1949, 1957-1963, 1994-2000
Derry Journal, 2002
Dunstable Gazette, 1986
Eastbourne Gazette, 1912
Fife Free Press, 1990-1992
Galloway Gazette, 1987
Horncastle News, 1977-1979, 1981, 1992
Kilsyth Chronicle, 1898-1899
Leamington Spa Courier, 1988-1989
Lincoln Leader and County Advertiser, 1897, 1912
Louth Standard, 1986-1989, 1997, 1999
Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail, 1994, 1997, 2000-2002
Market Rasen Weekly Mail, 1999
Mearns Leader, 1994
Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 2000-2002
Mid Sussex Times, 1987-1988
Motherwell Times, 1994
Nelson Leader, 1970
Northampton Chronicle and Echo, 2000-2003
Northampton Mercury, 1988
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph, 2001
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald, 1995, 1998-1999, 2001-2002
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1960, 1966, 1970
Retford, Worksop, Isle of Axholme and Gainsborough News, 1988, 1999-2001
Ripon Gazette, 2002
Scarborough Evening News, 1899, 1999, 2002
Sleaford Standard, 1997, 1999-2002
Southern Reporter, 1980-1984
Star Green ‘un, 1946
Sussex Express, 1987
Todmorden & District News, 1933-1934, 1952-1979
West Sussex County Times, 1989
Whitby Gazette, 1995, 2003

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Last week we add Scottish occupational records, British Rolls of Honour and more. Don't miss out on this exciting addition - explore the full release for yourself today.