Newspapers, key Norfolk records, and a vital US resource released this Findmypast Friday
This Findmypast Friday sees the release of further records for Norfolk and the United States, plus a bumper addition to their newspaper archive
Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions
Dating from 1600 to 1900, this index can help paint a broader picture of an ancestor’s life. What was written on their gravestone? You could discover varied details such as other family members, clues about military careers, and poignant notes from relatives.
1860 US Census, Slave Schedule Browse
This free-to-view record set can be browsed by county and state to view the original images. Part of the wider 1860 Census, enslaved people were enumerated separately. While names of enslaved people are not included, you might uncover estimated age, race, and the name of the enslaver.
Newspapers
Findmypast have added 29 new titles to their historical newspaper collection this week and updated a further 60. These local papers cover various towns and cities across the United Kingdom.
New titles:
- Aberdare Leader, 1986
- Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1986
- Belper & Alfreton Chronicle, 1885-1897, 1899-1901
- Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1986
- Border Advertiser, 1868, 1870-1872, 1875-1877, 1879-1886, 1888-1889, 1891-1892
- Brixham Western Guardian, 1902-1910, 1912-1914, 1916, 1918-1922, 1925, 1944, 1946
- Cambridge Town Crier, 1986
- Cambridge Weekly News, 1986
- Commercial, Shipping & General Advertiser for West Cornwall, 1867-1892, 1894-1913
- Cornish Echo and Falmouth & Penryn Times, 1861-1912
- Crosby Herald, 1986
- Distillers’, Brewers’, and Spirit Merchants’ Magazine, 1897-1905
- Dover Chronicle, 1835, 1837-1882, 1884-1888, 1890-1893, 1895, 1897-1927
- East Grinstead Observer, 1986
- Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1988-1989
- Gloucester News, 1986
- Harlow Star, 1983
- Huntingdon Town Crier, 1986
- Middleton Guardian, 1986
- North Star (Darlington), 1885
- Nottingham Guardian, 1962
- Nottingham Recorder, 1986
- Nuneaton Chronicle, 1873-1900
- Richmond Informer, 1986, 1989
- Rossendale Free Press, 1889, 1986
- Rutland Times, 1994-1999
- Sunbury & Shepperton Herald, 1986
- Trowbridge Chronicle,1861-1868, 1871-1906
- Walton & Weybridge Informer, 1986
Updated titles:
- Acton Gazette, 1988
- Ashbourne News Telegraph, 1959, 1963
- Ayrshire Post, 1986
- Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1892, 1895
- Birmingham Mail, 1986
- Bracknell Times, 1977
- Buckinghamshire Examiner, 1986
- Burton Daily Mail, 1986
- Carmarthen Journal, 1987
- Central Somerset Gazette, 1988
- Chatham News, 1859-1861
- Cheddar Valley Gazette, 1987-1988
- Chelsea News and General Advertiser, 1986
- Cheshire Observer, 1984
- Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury, 1988-1989
- Chester Chronicle, 1959, 1988, 1990
- Coventry Standard, 1959
- Crewe Chronicle, 1986, 1989
- Derby Express, 1988, 1990
- Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette, 1973, 1989
- Harrow Observer, 1988
- Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1985, 1988-1989
- Herts and Essex Observer, 1984, 1988
- Hinckley Times, 1988
- Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury, 1988-1989
- Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1987
- Irvine Herald, 1986
- Kilmarnock Standard, 1978, 1986, 1988-1989
- Leek Post & Times and Cheadle News & Times and Moorland Advertiser, 1986
- London Chronicle, 1808, 1812, 1814-1815, 1818
- Long Eaton Advertiser, 1910, 1913, 1981
- Marylebone Mercury, 1984
- Middlesex County Times, 1984, 1988-1989
- Nantwich Chronicle, 1988, 1990
- Northern Guardian (Hartlepool), 1900
- Northern Weekly Gazette, 1863, 1901
- Nottingham Evening Post, 1962
- Ormskirk Advertiser, 1986
- Paisley Daily Express, 1986
- Pontypridd District Herald, 1881, 1884, 1890
- Poole Telegram, 1885
- Port Talbot Guardian, 1986
- Press (London), 1859
- Runcorn Examiner, 1878
- Runcorn Guardian, 1899
- Saffron Walden Weekly News, 1920, 1959, 1969, 1974-1975, 1980, 1982
- Scottish Leader, 1890-1891
- Scottish Press, 1856
- Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1989
- Southall Gazette, 1985-1987
- Stirling Observer, 1986
- Stockport Advertiser and Guardian, 1862, 1871
- Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, 1868, 1873
- Tamworth Herald, 1988
- Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser, 1881-1882, 1891-1892, 1964
- Warminster Herald, 1873, 1883
- Westerham Herald, 1919, 1928
- Western Gazette, 1986
- Westminster & Pimlico News, 1985-1987
- Wishaw Press, 1988-1989