Findmypast has today released Manchester Naturalisation Records 1896 – 1909. This is a small, but valuable dataset concerning 542 people and includes a cash book for the Manchester Naturalisation Society for 1869 – 1909. This is part of Findmypast’s Manchester … Continue reading
I don’t usually cover genealogy matters in Scotland (English ones keep me busy enough!!), but I thought I would make an exception today. FindMyPast has just released the 1901 census for the whole of Scotland which means they now offer … Continue reading
Hertfordshire Archives has joined forces with FindMyPast to digitise their parish register holdings 1538 – 1990. According to the Archives Twitter page the registers should be available for online searching by the end of 2012. What good news especially as … Continue reading
Genealogy and computer technology goes so well together, so I was pleased to see that FindMyPast has updated their app. The new version offers fully searchable BMD Indexes and census material. The app works on ipads, ipods & iphones. Go … Continue reading
My father was in the Royal Artillery during WW2, that was until he got transferred to the East African Army and sent to Nairobi to learn Swahili. An interesting move on the British Army’s part as he was a bricklayer … Continue reading
