 Over a million records added!
BT 158, 159 & 160 - Births, Marriages and Deaths onboard ships
We have now added Births, Marriages and Deaths onboard ships to our Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Records.
These are registers compiled from ships' official logs of births, deaths and marriages of passengers at sea. The records range from 1854 to 1908 and include over 150,000 individuals, complete with images and full transcript.
 The Victoria Cross and Distinguished Service Order records 1857-1923
We have added to our Roll of Honour Transcripts, The Victoria Cross and Distinguished Service Order records 1857-1923. This online database includes nearly 25,000 biographical records of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of his Majesty's naval, military and air forces who have been awarded these decorations from the time of their institution. They contain descriptions of the deeds and services which won the distinctions and with many biographical, and other details.
RG32: Registers Abroad and on British & Foreign Ships 1831-1969
Records from the General Register Office: Miscellaneous Foreign Returns, 1831-1964 (RG 32) have been added to the online service.
The records contain documents relating to births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials abroad, and on British as well as foreign ships, of British subjects, nationals of the colonies, the Commonwealth and countries under British jurisdiction. Events affecting some foreign nationals are also included. Records consist mainly of certificates issued by foreign registration authorities and copies of entries kept by incumbents of English churches and missions, chaplains and burial authorities. Many are in local languages and these have been translated for this service. The records also contain documents sent voluntarily by individuals to the Registrar General.
For the Second World War period some notifications of deaths of members of the British armed services, prisoners of war, civilians, internees and deaths through aircraft lost in flight are included.
The records covering deaths in Japanese and German prison internment camps include executions.
PCC Wills
We have added over 118,000 records to our PCC Wills and probate records. This brings the total number of records to over 580,000. The wills are searchable by name, year of will, year of probate, area and profession. The search results also show the image of the original record.
Worcestershire Parish Record Transcripts
We have added over 24,000 individuals to our transcript for Worcestershire, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 455,000 individuals, with years ranging from:
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 Berkshire Parish Record Transcripts
We have now added our transcript for Berkshire with over 20,000 individuals. With years ranging from 1538 - 1840:
- Baptisms: 1588 - 1742
- Marriages: 1538 - 1840
- Burials: 1588 - 1722
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London Parish Record Transcripts
- 390,000
We have added over 390,000 individuals
to our transcript for London, expanding
our coverage and bringing the total to over 475,000
individuals. These records include the marriage record for
Samuel Pepys (recorded as Samuell Peps),
and the burial record for Sir Walter Raleigh
(recorded with surname Rawleigh). The London records now
cover:
- Baptisms: 1538 - 1873
- Marriages: 1538 - 1837
- Burials: 1539 - 1852
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Irish Directories - 420,000
Directories are both a research tool and a valuable insight into the lives of your ancestors. We have added the following Irish directories to the site.
- 1905 Belfast Kelly's Directory
- 1905 Connaught Kelly's Directory
- 1905 Dublin Kelly's Directory
- 1905 Leinster Kelly's Directory
- 1905 Munster Kelly's Directory
- 1905 Ulster Kelly's Directory
 School Registers
We have added new data to our School, College & University Registers section. These include records within the following counties:
- Kent
- Northumberland
- Rutland
- Somerset
- Suffolk
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Christ's College (Cambridge University)
- St. John The Evangelist College (Cambridge University)
- Balliol College (Oxford University)
- City & Guilds College (London)
- St. Paul's School (London)
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