Peruse thousands of new parish records

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By Niall Cullen | May 24, 2024

Unearth roots in the Garden of England...

This week, we've added thousands of baptism, marriage and burial records from Kent, England.

Spanning several locations across the county and dating as far back as 1558, these new and exclusive additions can enrich the Kent branches of your family tree with fresh discoveries.

What's more, we're welcoming a brand-new title to our ever-expanding newspaper archive, alongside extensive updates.

Kent Baptisms

With thousands of new records from Charlton, Cliffe, Greenwich, Hadlow, Ightham, Woolwich and beyond, we've grown our Kent collection again.

Kent Marriages and Banns

We've added over 10,000 marriage and banns records from four Kent parishes.

This latest tranche spans almost 400 years from 1558-1955.

Kent Burials

Was your ancestor laid to rest in Kent? Discover the details behind their burial with new records covering six parishes and hundreds of years.

Old news is good news...

Our newspaper archive is continuing to grow all the time.

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This week, we've released the Newton and Earlestown Guardian and updated 30 other papers.

Here's everything we've added to the newspaper collection this Findmypast Friday:

New title:

Newton and Earlestown Guardian, 1914-1919, 1923, 1931-1945, 1952

Updated titles:

Arbroath Herald, 1981-1982
Banbridge Chronicle, 1993, 2002
Blyth News, 1982
Blyth News Post Leader, 2000-2002
Carrick Times and East Antrim Times, 2000-2002
Coleraine Times, 2000
Cumbernauld News, 1994
Dalkeith Advertiser, 1964-1968, 1976, 1979-1982
Derry Journal, 2000-2001
Dunstable Gazette, 1987
Fife Free Press, 1988-1989
Fife Herald, 1993-1994
Fleetwood Weekly News, 1994, 2000-2002
Gainsborough Evening News, 1997
Kirriemuir Herald, 1987
Leven Mail, 1965-1974
Louth Standard, 1993
Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail, 2003
Matlock Mercury, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001-2002
Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 2003
Morecambe Visitor, 1989, 1992, 1995-1997, 1999-2000, 2002
Musselburgh News, 1986-1987
Newtownabbey Times and East Antrim Times, 2000-2002
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald, 1996-1997, 2000
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1968
Retford, Worksop, Isle of Axholme and Gainsborough News, 2002
Ripon Gazette, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1996, 1998-2000
Ulster Star, 2000-2002
Wigan Observer and District Advertiser, 1988-1993, 1995-2003
Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1963, 1994

Have you made a surprising family history discovery? Whatever you've uncovered about your past, we'd love to hear about it. You can now get in touch and tell us using this handy form.

We updated three of our existing death record sets last week. Don't miss out - explore the full release for yourself.