Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Ron Bowyer: 'I have Leonard Ernest Perschky (born in Camberwell in the fourth quarter of 1910) marrying Bertha Annie Geen (born in Lambeth in the first quarter of 1918) in the fourth quarter of 1938. I have been unabl...Read More

Our resident military expert Paul Nixon, pictured below, answers your queries. From Wendy Thomas in Australia: 'I would like to obtain the Service Record for Elijah Francis who died and was buried on 27 July 1852 in Dinapore, Bengal, India. Elijah was aged 30 and his date of birth was given as 1...Read More

We're pleased to announce the winner of our December newsletter competition. We asked you this question: 'What is the name of the column in the 1911 census that tells us about our family's health?' Congratulations go to Diane Lyddon from Barnstaple who correctly answered 'infirmity column'. Diane wins a brilliant...Read More

We’re very pleased to announce that our parent company, brightsolid, has been awarded Best Genealogy Organisation of 2011 in the GeneAwards 2011. The award recognises the millions of new records that findmypast.co.uk published last year and highlights our investment in quality records. Also cited ...Read More

We've just published 16,696 new London Docklands baptism records on findmypast.co.uk – excellent news for all of you with Docklands ancestors. Further details of these baptism records are as follows: St Dunstan, Stepney: 10,035 baptism entries spanning 1668-1679 Christchurch, Spitalfie...Read More

We're very pleased to announce the lucky winners of our Start Your Family Tree Week competition. Our winners are: Claire Stafford, Grant Feltham, Andrea Heath, Rachel Willis, Mary Napper, Katherine Walsh, Maureen Bowler, John Lock, Joanne Collins, Richard Wilson, Jill Marquis, Anne Brown, Christine Hughes, Diane ...Read More

Search 3,749 new Cheshire parish burial records on findmypast.co.uk These records could provide essential new information for those of you with Cheshire ancestors. Further details are as follows: Type of records: Burials Number of records: 3,749 Date range: 1800-2002 Parish / place: Appleton The Cheshire...Read More

We have just published the 1881 Scottish census on findmypast.co.uk The census recorded the population of Scotland at over 3.7 million in 1881 and we've freshly transcribed these records to ensure your ancestors' details are accurately recorded. We've already published the 1841-1871 Scottish cens...Read More

Maureen Selley, chairman of Devon Family History Society, got in touch with us about this intriguing discovery in a 1911 census return. Is there a simple explanation, or does the record tell a more scandalous tale? Read on for Maureen's story... News of th...Read More

We've just published the 'infirmity' column of the 1911 census on findmypast.co.uk. If your ancestors completed this part of their census return, you'll be able to see fresh information about your family's illnesses and conditions in 1911. Under data protection regulations, this potentially sensitiv...Read More