Search 38,269 new Lincolnshire parish marriage records for 76,538 people on findmypast.co.uk

You can view the list of parishes and places these records cover (PDF)

The records span the period 1699-1838 and will provide fresh information for those on the hunt for Lincolnshire ancestors.

The Lincolnshire Family History Society provided findmypast.co.uk with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

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We have just published 99,140 occupational records of Thames watermen and lightermen on findmypast.co.uk

This is a hugely useful collection of occupational records, which covers the period 1688-2010.

Further details of the records contained in this collection are as follows:

• The Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the River Thames binding records 1692-1949 – 82,238 records
• The Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the River Thames reassignments 1688-1908: a list of apprentices who were reassigned from one master to another – 12,410 records, including information about both masters and apprentices
• Thomas Doggett Coat & Badge, ‘The Hanover Prize’: a record of all known competitors who rowed in the annual race 1715-2010 – 4,402 records
• Corporation of Trinity House: a register of licences granted to ex-mariners to work as watermen on the River Thames 1829-1864 – 90 records

Our marketing executive, Amy Sell, has found her very own Thames waterman ancestor. Amy heard a family rumour that her great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Edward Taylor, won the Doggett’s Coat and Badge race in 1878.

Amy searched the Thames watermen records and found Thomas’ record. The record confirms that Thomas was ‘Winner Of Coat & Badge’.

Local specialist Rob Cottrell provided findmypast.co.uk with these fascinating records.

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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, Spitalfields: 6,661 baptism entries spanning 1843-1875

This brings the total amount of London docklands baptisms on findmypast.co.uk to 535,210. You can find full details of the coverage of these records in our knowledge base.

We are working on this ongoing project in association with Docklands Ancestors and will be publishing further updates in the coming months. Find out more about this project

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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 Family History Society provided findmypast.co.uk with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

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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 censuses on findmypast.co.uk. You’ll be keen to search the 1881 Scottish census for the ancestors you’ve traced in the previous censuses. If you haven’t been able to find your ancestors in the earlier Scottish censuses, now’s the time to search the 1881 census to see if they make an appearance.

Our high quality transcriptions make it easy to discover the crucial details about your ancestors’ lives. It is not possible to view the original census images on findmypast.co.uk, due to the General Register Office for Scotland’s licensing regulations.

We will publish future Scottish census on the site in the coming weeks.

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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 sensitive information had to remain hidden until now – we’ve just made it available for the first time.

It’s possible to discover really detailed information about your family’s health. The census image below shows Elizabeth Eleanor Thorp from Yorkshire who is recorded as having ‘one eye removed in 1907 for disease (gout)‘ – click the image to enlarge it.

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Other examples we’ve found in the infirmity column show that our ancestors weren’t afraid to reveal their quirks and eccentricities: ‘A taste for drink combined with gout’, ’stron and hearty would like to be married’ and ’sound as a bell thank god’.

We have also just revealed any recorded details of children born to women in prison who were aged three or under at the time of the census.

Until 31 January 2012, we’re offering you the chance to view the 1911 census at hugely reduced prices. View a 1911 census original image for 10 credits (previously 30) and a transcript for 5 credits (previously 10).

Any 1911 census images and transcriptions you viewed on findmypast.co.uk from 1 December 2010 will be free to view again. This is because, following feedback from many of you, we made it possible to save the records that you’d already viewed from 1 December 2010. You’ll need to re-view any 1911 census records you looked at before this date. Make sure you take advantage of our reduced prices until 31 January 2012 – why wait?

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We have just published the 1871 census for Scotland on findmypast.co.uk

This means more than 3.3 million new records for you to search. We have freshly transcribed the records so that your search results are the most accurate possible.

The high quality of our transcriptions makes discovering the crucial details about your ancestors’ lives quick and easy. It is not possible to view the original census images on findmypast.co.uk, due to the General Register Office for Scotland’s licensing regulations.

This is the latest release in our ongoing project to bring you closer to your Scottish ancestors. Expect to see further Scottish censuses published on findmypast.co.uk in the New Year, following the 1841-1871 Scottish census records already added to the site.

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Search more than 133,000 new Napoleonic War Records for the period 1775-1817 on findmypast.co.uk

These records will be a real bonus to those trying to trace their military ancestors.

The records are split into three types:

• Army of Reserve 1803: 26,314 records of soldiers who were part of the 1803 England and Wales Army of Reserve



• Regimental indexes 1806: 97,463 regimental records of Napoleonic era soldiers from 1806
• Foot Guards attestation papers 1775-1817: 9,309 records of soldiers’ attestations to the 1st Foot Guard between 1775 and 1817

Barbara Chambers provided findmypast.co.uk with these records.

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As findmypast.co.uk is the only place you can search the official, complete 1911 census, you’ll be thrilled to learn about the latest development which keeps us streets ahead of the competition.

It’s almost time to find out how your ancestors filled in the ‘infirmity‘ column in the 1911 census. On 4 January 2012, the Information Commissioner’s 100 year restriction on publishing this potentially sensitive information is lifted and you can search the 1911 census on findmypast.co.uk for fresh information to add to your family tree.

For the first time, the original census images will show you if your ancestors recorded the details of your family’s illnesses and conditions and the age at which these began. This can provide a revealing insight into the previously censored health of your family in 1911, as well as your ancestors’ views of their relations’ wellbeing.

On the census transcriptions, you’ll also be able to see any recorded details of children born to women in prison who were aged three or under at the time of the census.

4 January 2012 will be the first time that this information is published online and findmypast.co.uk is the only place to view it.

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You can now search for your ancestors in the 1861 census for Scotland on findmypast.co.uk

The census contains more than 3 million new records, which we have re-transcribed to ensure that you can see detailed and accurate information about your Scottish ancestors.

Our high-quality transcriptions mean that finding the key details about your ancestors’ lives has never been easier. Due to the General Register Office for Scotland’s licensing regulations, it is not possible to view the original census images on findmypast.co.uk

This represents the latest stage in our project to give you access to your Scottish ancestors and follows the release of the 1841 and 1851 Scottish censuses on findmypast.co.uk in October 2011.

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