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Findmypast Adds 500,000 New Additions to English Roman Catholic Collections

22 Apr 2022 9:36 AM | Anonymous

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

500,000 new additions to our English Roman Catholic collections this Findmypast Friday 

Findmypast has added brand new additions to their English Catholic baptisms, marriages, and burials, as well as an incredible 118 new and updated newspaper titles.

England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

400,000 new parish baptisms from the diocese of Salford are now online. Most transcriptions include birth year and date, baptism year and date, church, parish, and parents’ names.

England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

We've added 85,988 new parish marriage records to this expanding collection, also from the diocese of Salford. These records offer a combination of details, including marriage date, the church name, parish of both spouses, and father's name of both spouses.

England Roman Catholic Parish Burials

Covering an incredible 92 churches across Lancashire and Greater Manchester, we've added 21,525 new burial records from Salford Diocese to this collection. The records offer an abundance of information, including death date, burial date, and often burial ground. 

Newspapers 

500,000 new pages have been added to Findmypast’s ever-expanding newspaper archives. The latest arrivals include 16 new titles and updates to an incredible 102 existing papers.

New titles: 

    • Bedworth Echo, 1980, 1987-1988, 1992, 1995
    • Billingham & Norton Advertiser, 1987
    • Brecknock Beacon, 1886
    • Cannock Chase Post, 1992
    • Cheltenham News, 1987
    • Evening News (Waterford), 1900-1901, 1905, 1910
    • Glasgow Mercantile Advertiser, 1882
    • Hinckley Herald & Journal, 1988
    • Kensington News and West London Times, 1876, 1882, 1887-1888, 1913, 1917-1918, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1927-1928, 1930-1934, 1938-1939, 1944, 1950, 1952-1954, 1957-1962, 1965, 1967, 1970-1971
    • Llanelli Star, 1990
    • Loughborough Mail, 1989
    • Plymouth Extra, 1987
    • Runcorn & Widnes Herald & Post, 1991
    • Sleaford Target, 1991-1992
    • St. Pancras Gazette, 1873-1939
    • Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette, 1875-1881
    • Uxbridge Informer, 1986, 1988

Updated titles: 

    • Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1872, 1878, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1898-1899, 1901-1902
    • Accrington Observer and Times, 1989
    • Aldershot News, 1910, 1985
    • Amersham Advertiser, 1990
    • Ashbourne News Telegraph, 1990, 1992
    • Ayrshire Post, 1990
    • Birkenhead News, 1988
    • Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1897
    • Birmingham Daily Post, 1898
    • Birmingham Journal, 1830, 1844, 1846-1847, 1850, 1852-1853, 1855-1859
    • Birmingham News, 1989
    • Blairgowrie Advertiser, 1990, 1992
    • Bootle Times, 1988-1989
    • Brentwood Gazette, 1970, 1987
    • Bridge of Allan Gazette, 1952
    • Buckinghamshire Examiner, 1971, 1984, 1994-1995
    • Burton Daily Mail, 1990
    • Burton Trader, 1989
    • Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald, 1988
    • Cambria Daily Leader, 1909
    • Cambridge Town Crier, 1991
    • Cambridge Weekly News, 1989
    • Caterham Mirror, 1990
    • Central Somerset Gazette, 1888
    • Chatham News, 1989
    • Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury, 1992-1993
    • Chester Chronicle, 1987
    • Clevedon Mercury, 1988
    • Crewe Chronicle, 1975, 1993
    • Crosby Herald, 1987-1989
    • Daily Record, 1992
    • Dover Express, 1987
    • East Grinstead Observer, 1989
    • East Kent Gazette, 1888, 1895, 1902-1904, 1988
    • Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1993-1995
    • Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 1986, 1989
    • Formby Times, 1990-1991
    • Fulham Chronicle, 1993-1994
    • Galloway News and Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser, 1992
    • Gateshead Post, 1988
    • Gloucester Citizen, 1965
    • Gloucestershire Echo, 1992
    • Harrow Gazette, 1870
    • Harrow Informer, 1987
    • Harrow Observer, 1965, 1981, 1993, 1995
    • Herald Cymraeg, 1988, 1992
    • Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1993
    • Herts and Essex Observer, 1986
    • Hinckley Times, 1985, 1994
    • Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury, 1995
    • Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1989-1990
    • Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1910, 1990
    • Huntingdon Town Crier, 1986, 1995
    • Ilfracombe Chronicle, 1878, 1881, 1884-1885, 1887, 1890, 1952
    • Ireland’s Saturday Night, 1894
    • Irvine Herald, 1988
    • Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1876, 1988, 1990
    • Kilmarnock Standard, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1994
    • Liverpool Daily Post, 1891, 1893
    • Long Eaton Advertiser, 1990, 1995
    • Loughborough Echo, 1952, 1986, 1994-1995
    • Macclesfield Express, 1994
    • Middlesex County Times, 1987
    • Newcastle Chronicle, 1898
    • North Devon Herald, 1877
    • North Star (Darlington), 1915
    • Nottingham Evening Post, 1953-1954
    • Ormskirk Advertiser, 1880, 1882-1883, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1950, 1952-1953, 1961
    • Paisley Daily Express, 1882, 1887-1888, 1890-1893, 1989
    • Perthshire Advertiser, 1948-1952
    • Port Talbot Guardian, 1988-1989
    • Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times, 1877, 1964-1966, 1968, 1971
    • Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, 1986, 1989-1990
    • Runcorn Guardian, 1903
    • Runcorn Weekly News, 1988, 1991-1994
    • Rutherglen Reformer and Cambuslang Journal, 1886
    • Saffron Walden Weekly News, 1898, 1915, 1926, 1930, 1935, 1957-1958
    • Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1987
    • Sevenoaks Focus, 1986
    • Shepton Mallet Journal, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1972-1973, 1975
    • Southall Gazette, 1994
    • Stafford Post, 1990
    • Staines & Ashford News, 1988
    • Stapleford & Sandiacre News, 1990-1991
    • Stirling Observer, 1987, 1990
    • Stockport Advertiser and Guardian, 1863
    • Stockport Express Advertiser, 1991
    • Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 1947, 1950-1951, 1958-1959
    • Surrey-Hants Star, 1989
    • Sutton Coldfield News, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1988
    • Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser, 1883, 1886-1888, 1890, 1893-1894
    • Uttoxeter New Era, 1863, 1873, 1875, 1877
    • Uttoxeter Newsletter, 1987, 1989
    • Uxbridge Leader, 1989-1990
    • Walton & Weybridge Informer, 1987
    • West Surrey Times, 1875
    • Western Evening Herald, 1986
    • Western Morning News, 1912
    • Westminster & Pimlico News, 1994
    • Winsford Chronicle, 1967, 1974
    • Wishaw Press, 1986
    • Yorkshire Factory Times, 1889-1895, 1897-1904

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