January 27th, 2012 
Linda Elliott 
Our friends at Find My Past have added two more Dockland baptism registers to their collection. St Dunstan, Stepney 1668 – 1679 & Christchurch, Spitalfields 1843 – 1875 which total 16,000+ entries.
So if you have ancestors from these parishes during these time periods you are in luck !!
Posted in Church Records, Find My Past, Find My Past, Getting Started, Take It Further 
Tags: Baptisms, Family History, Findmypast, Genealogy, Spitalfields, Stepney 
No Comments » January 14th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
In one of my previous posts I mentioned how hard it was to find out which parishes and for what time period were covered on the Find My Past parish records collection. Being the sort of genealogist who likes to know these things I emailed Find My Past and Liam Kelly promptly replied. Many thanks Liam 
The general link to the whole collection is
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records
but you then have to click the “next” to get to the various pages where the info is. Along the way you will go through pages that have some good descriptions of the records you are looking at. Very useful for those who are new to genealogy or who have gone along not really knowing the ins and outs of parish registers. Well worth a read.
So that you don’t have to go through all the pages if you just want to get to the listings here are the links to the actual coverage info.
Churches & Burial Grounds in City of London Collection. The lists are down the page.
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/city-of-london-burials
Burial Records.
These are from all around the country, some are county wide others from a specific parish.
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/other-burials
Marriage Records.
Like the burials these are from all around the country, some are county wide others from a specific parish.
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages
Baptism Records.
Again these are like the burials & marriages.
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/baptisms
So there is the information, go and have a look to see if your parishes are covered and if they are then I can guess what you will be doing for the rest of the day !!
January 7th, 2012 Linda Elliott ![clip_image002[7]](http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/clip_image0027.jpg "clip_image002[7]")
Find My Past has announced that the previously blocked out infirmity column is now available to view. To celebrate this addition they are offering a reduced rate until 31 January 2012. The cost is 10 credits instead of 30 for a viewing of the original document or 5 credits instead of 10 for a transcript.
If you purchase a Full Subscription then you don’t have to pay the above as access to the 1911 census is included.
Posted in Census, Find My Past, Find My Past, Getting Started, Take It Further Tags: 1911 Census, Family History, Findmypast, Genealogy, Infirmity Column No Comments » November 10th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Find My Past have been at it again !! They have been busy this time in the Cheshire Record office and now can offer online the following records.
This should keep my friend Jill busy for the next few weeks as she has plenty of Cheshire ancestors !!
Wonder which counties Find my past & Ancestry are working in now? If anyone knows what is coming up please they would like to post a comment.
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards & Burial Grounds, Church Records, Electoral Rolls, Find My Past, Find My Past, Getting Started, Non-Conformists, Poor Law & Workhouses, Take It Further Tags: Bishops Transcripts, Cheshire Archives & Local Studies, Electoral Rolls, Family History, Findmypast, Genealogy, Parish Registers, Workhouse No Comments » November 1st, 2011 Linda Elliott ![clip_image002[5]](http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/clip_image0025.jpg "clip_image002[5]")
Find My Past has the Militia Attestation Papers that are housed at National Archives, Kew under record series WO96. The records available online date 1806 – 1915 and are a great source for family historians whose ancestors feature in them.
The militia who were part time soldiers were a county based force whose main job was the defence of England whilst the regular army were overseas fighting. A pre-curser of Dad’s Army!
The records were kept up to date until the solider was discharged providing full details of time in service. And, since the militia recruits were part-time, there are details of the jobs the men undertook for the rest of the time.
Lots of information on these records such as date & place of birth, occupation (when they weren’t off playing soldiers!), physical descriptions and even in a few of the later records photographs.
Posted in Army Records, Find My Past, Take It Further, What Did They Do? Tags: Army, Attestation Papers, Family History, Findmypast, Genealogy, Militia No Comments » October 29th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
The Hampshire Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that the Hampshire Marriage Index 1538-1659 on CD is now available for purchase £25.
The other indexes that the Society produce are now on Find My Past, I wonder when we can expect to see this latest block of information become available?
http://www.hgs-online.org.uk/index.htm
October 21st, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Today, Findmypast.ie launched online for the first time the Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920, one of the greatest untapped resources for those tracing their Irish roots.
The original Prison Registers, held at the National Archives of Ireland, cover all types of custodial institutions, from bridewells, to county prisons, to sanatoriums for alcoholics. They contain over 3.5 million entries, spread over 130,000 pages, with most records giving comprehensive details of the prisoner, including: name, address, place of birth, occupation, religion, education, age, physical description, name and address of next of kin, crime committed, sentence, dates of committal and release/decease.
The registers offer a real insight into 18th-19th century Ireland. They present evidence of a society of rebellion and social confrontation, where rioting and assault of police officers were everyday occurrences, and of rampant poverty and destitution, with the theft of everything from handkerchiefs to turnips.
October 7th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Find My Past has just put online another collection of parish register transcripts. This time it is Berkshire (hooray a county where I have ancestors!!) They have 730,000+ marriages & burials dating from 1528 up to the 20th century.
So lots to have a look at 
September 23rd, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Findmypast have issued the following announcement….
For the first time ever, findmypast.co.uk has launched a collection of records that relate to an entire city. The Manchester Collection provides an insightful snapshot into what life was like in the city of Manchester.
The records in the collection provide information about apprentices, cemetery records, industrial school registers, parish register transcripts, prison, school and workhouse registers.
You could make vital discoveries about your family’s past – whether you are aware of a Manchester connection or not – and these records provide rich information about how your ancestors lived.
Further details about the records are as follows:
Apprentices 1700 -1849
Baptisms & birth registers 1734 – 1920
Cemetery & death records 1750 – 1968
Industrial school registers 1866 – 1912
Marriage registers 1734 – 1808
Prison registers 1847 – 1881
School registers 1870- 1916
Workhouse registers 1859 – 1911
September 18th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Findmypast has added a little known, but very useful dataset to it’s website. Roger Nixon, a military history researcher, has released an index of 245,000 soldiers who were serving in the British Army worldwide in 1861. The material has been collected using the April – June quarter Paylists which are held at The National Archive.
This surely must have been a labour of love which took many hours so it would be criminal if it was not widely used. Many thanks to Roger Nixon for allow online access to such useful data.
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