Search new Southwark records

We added a total of 1,392,255 new London records to our collection this week. You can discover the lives of Southwark ancestors in more detail than ever, with rate books and poor law records spanning almost two hundred years.

We also bolstered our Greater London Marriage Index and added a trio of global newspaper titles.

Southwark Rate Books

We added 12,83,820 new Southwark rate book records spanning the 19th century this week.

Rate book from Camberwell, 1940.

There are both images and transcriptions available for these new additions.

Southwark Poor Law records

There's also a brand new set to explore - these 82,455 Southwark poor law records cover the 1690s to the 1860s.

Greater London Marriage Index

Lastly, we added 25,980 marriage records from Westminster, Bromley-by-Bow and the East End to our existing Greater London Marriage Index.

New pages from Telford to Trinidad

840,335 pages joined our newspaper collection this Findmypast Friday.

We added a trio of new titles from across Britain and the former British Empire - the Dudley & District Chronicle, the Telford Journal and the Trinidad Royal Gazette. For the latter title, we added pages from the late 19th century.

Trinidad Royal Gazette, 16 April 1884.

But that's not all. We also updated 32 of our existing publications, with pages covering the years 1859 to 2003.

Here's everything we added to the newspaper collection this week.

New titles:

• Dudley & District Chronicle, 1989, 1995-1996
• Telford Journal, 1986-1991, 1993-1997, 1999-2000
• Trinidad Royal Gazette, 1884-1897

Updated titles:

• Alnwick Guardian and County Advertiser, 1886, 1895, 1898-1909, 1913-1916, 1918-1923
• Bedfordshire Times and Independent, 1995, 1999
• Bellshill Speaker, 1990-1991
• Berwick Advertiser, 1865, 1972, 1983-1985
• Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser, 1992
• Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, 1898, 1956-1959, 1970-1979, 1992, 2000
• Carluke and Lanark Gazette, 1993, 1997, 2001-2003
• Chorley Guardian, 1986, 2003
• Crawley and District Observer, 1990, 1992
• Dewsbury Reporter, 1986
• Dunstable Gazette, 2000
• Eastbourne Herald, 1967, 1987, 1990-1992, 1994
• Epworth Bells, Crowle and Isle of Axholme Messenger, 1916-1919, 1928, 1931, 1974, 1976-1979
• Fife Herald, 1989-1992, 1995
• Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 1980, 1990
• Horncastle News, 1989, 1991
• Kilsyth Chronicle, 1989-1993
• Kirkintilloch Herald, 1990-1992
• Kirriemuir Herald, 1993
• Knaresborough Post, 2001-2003
• Lancing Herald, 1994, 2001
• Louth Standard, 1971-1975, 1981
• Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle, 1993, 1999
• Market Rasen Weekly Mail, 1989-1991, 2003
• Milton Keynes Citizen, 1991-1992, 1994, 1998
• Musselburgh News, 1990
• Shoreham Herald, 1998-2002
• Shropshire Star, 1987, 1990-1991, 1999
• Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1955-1956, 1958
• Whitley Bay Guardian, 1991, 1995, 2000-2002
• Witness (Edinburgh), 1859
• Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1918, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1989

Last week, we added church records from London and Scotland. Don't miss out - explore the full release for yourself here.

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