The Genealogist: News Archive

December 2007

[ 17 Dec 2007 ]

London 1881 Image Index

We have added our new London 1881 Image Index which allows you to view a census image by district and folio reference.

[ 11 Dec 2007 ]

Channel Isles 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Channel Isles 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 100,000, complete with images.

[ 06 Dec 2007 ]

Somerset 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Somerset 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 460,000, complete with images.

November 2007

[ 09 Nov 2007 ]

Worcestershire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Worcestershire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 500,000, complete with images.

October 2007

[ 31 Oct 2007 ]

Monmouthshire, Suffolk & Surrey 1901 Transcripts Completed

We have now completed our Monmouthshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 310,000, complete with images.

We have also completed our Suffolk 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 360,000, complete with images.

We have also completed our Surrey 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 710,000, complete with images.

[ 22 Oct 2007 ]

Northumberland 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Northumberland 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 600,000, complete with images.

[ 17 Oct 2007 ]

Essex 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Essex 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 1,000,000, complete with images.

[ 02 Oct 2007 ]

Leicestershire & Isle of Man 1901 Transcripts Completed

We have now completed our Leicestershire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 440,000, complete with images.

We have also completed our Isle of Man 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 55,000, complete with images.

September 2007

[ 20 Sep 2007 ]

Hampshire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Hampshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 770,000, complete with images.

[ 14 Sep 2007 ]

Durham 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Durham 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 1,200,000, complete with images.

[ 03 Sep 2007 ]

Lincolnshire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Lincolnshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 500,000,complete with images.

August 2007

[ 20 Aug 2007 ]

Norfolk 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Norfolk 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 470,000, complete with images.

[ 08 Aug 2007 ]

Kent 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Kent 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 920,000, complete with images.

[ 07 Aug 2007 ]

Four Complete 1901 Transcripts with Images

We have now completed our Cumberland 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 260,000 complete with images.

We have also completed our Northamptonshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 350,000, complete with images.

Wwe have also completed our Warwickshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 900,000, complete with images.

And we have also completed our Wiltshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 260,000, complete with images.

[ 02 Aug 2007 ]

New Northern Directories Added

Today we have added the following directories for Northern Counties:

• Kelly's 1921 North and East Riding's Yorkshire
• Cumberland Gazetteer and Directory 1847

Directories are both a research tool and a valuable insight into the lives of your ancestors.

July 2007

[ 30 Jul 2007 ]

Staffordshire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Staffordshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 1,250,000, complete with images.

[ 26 Jul 2007 ]

Dorset 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Dorset 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 200,000, complete with images.

[ 23 Jul 2007 ]

Northamptonshire, Norfolk & Warwickshire 1901 Transcripts Completed with Images

The Current state of our Northamptonshire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 330,000 records, with images.

The Current state of our Norfolk 1901 transcript is also available online and contains over 320,000 records.

Also the Current state of our Warwickshire 1901 transcript is also available online and contains over 770,000 records.

[ 16 Jul 2007 ]

Devon, Middlesex & Sussex 1901 Transcripts Completed with Images

We have now completed our Devon 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 660,000 complete with images.

We have also completed our Middlesex 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 810,000, complete with images.

And we have also completed our Sussex 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 600,000, complete with images.

[ 12 Jul 2007 ]

Hertfordshire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Hertfordshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 240,000, complete with images.

[ 10 Jul 2007 ]

Hertfordshire & Kent 1901 Partial Transcripts

The Current state of our Hertfordshire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 230,000 records, with images.

We have added over 150,000 records to our Kent 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to over 910,000, with images.

[ 06 Jul 2007 ]

Buckinghamshire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Buckinghamshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 170,000, complete with images.

[ 02 Jul 2007 ]

Occupation Information

On our census transcripts you can now click the occupation to get information about what your ancestors' jobs involved. We'll be adding more occupations in the coming months.

June 2007

[ 29 Jun 2007 ]

New Midlands and East Anglia Directories Added

Today we have added the following directories for Midlands and East Anglia Counties:

• Kelly's Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk 1858 Post Office Directory
• Pigot's Cheshire, Derby, Notts & Shropshire 1828 Directory
• Pigot's 1835 Directory
• Slater's 1850 Royal National Directory

Directories are both a research tool and a valuable insight into the lives of your ancestors.

[ 25 Jun 2007 ]

Leicestershire 1901 Partial Transcript with Images

The Current state of our Leicestershire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains nearly 200,000 records, with images.

[ 22 Jun 2007 ]

Cambridgeshire 1901 Transcript Complete & Wiltshire 1901 Partial Transcript

We have now completed our Cambridgeshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 200,000, complete with images.

The Current state of our Wiltshire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 250,000 records, with images.

[ 21 Jun 2007 ]

Middlesex & Staffordshire 1901 Partial Transcripts with images

We have added over 450,000 records to our Middlesex 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to over 800,000, with images.

We have also added over 490,000 records to our Staffordshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to over 1.2 million, with images.

[ 19 Jun 2007 ]

Staffordshire & Sussex 1901 Partial Transcripts & 1850 Navy List

The Current state of our Staffordshire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 760,000 records, with images.

We have added over 200,000 records to our Sussex 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to nearly 590,000.

We have also added to our Navy Lists:

[ 14 Jun 2007 ]

Cumberland 1901 Partial Transcript with Images

The Current state of our Cumberland 1901 transcript is now available online and contains nearly 200,000 records, with images.

[ 12 Jun 2007 ]

Buckinghamshire 1901 Partial Transcript with Images

The Current state of our Buckinghamshire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 140,000 records, with images.

[ 11 Jun 2007 ]

Navy Lists

Look under the Specialist Records section for our Navy Lists, which includes the following:

• 1866 Navy List - Contains Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marine and Vessel listings.
• 1888 Navy List - Contains Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marine and Vessel listings.

[ 07 Jun 2007 ]

Sussex 1901 Partial Transcript with Images

The Current state of our Sussex 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 385,000 records, with images.

[ 05 Jun 2007 ]

Dorset 1901 Partial Transcript & 1901 Images

The Current state of our Dorset 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 125,000 records, with images. This Census is also available as an index.

We have also added images to all our current partial 1901 transcripts:

[ 04 Jun 2007 ]

Oxfordshire 1901 Transcript Complete & Middlesex 1901 Partial Transcript

We have now completed our Oxfordshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 180,000, complete with images.

The Current state of our Middlesex 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 310,000 records.

[ 01 Jun 2007 ]

New Southern Directories Added

Today we have added the following directories for English Southern Counties:

• Essex, Herts, Middlesex Kelly's Directory 1898
• Wiltshire Kellys Directory 1899
• Hampshire Kellys Directory 1899
• Dorset Kellys Directory 1899
• Channel Isles Kellys Directory 1899
• Berks, Bucks, Oxon Kelly's Directory 1915
• Suffolk Kelly's Directory 1912
• Kent, Surrey, Sussex Pigot's Directory 1839

Directories are both a research tool and a valuable insight into the lives of your ancestors.

May 2007

[ 24 May 2007 ]

London & Westmorland 1901 Transcripts Completed with Images

We have now completed our London 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 4.5 million, complete with images.

We have also completed our Westmorland 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 64,000, complete with images.

Both these counties are also available as complete indices.

[ 22 May 2007 ]

Herefordshire 1901 Transcript Completed

We have now completed our Herefordshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 110,000, complete with images.

[ 18 May 2007 ]

Yorkshire & Berkshire 1901 Transcripts Completed

We have now completed our Yorkshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to nearly 3.6 million complete with images.

We have also completed our Berkshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 380,000 complete with images.

Both these counties are also available as indices.

[ 15 May 2007 ]

Kent Parish Records & Yorkshire 1901 Images

We have now completed our transcript for the churches of Margate St John, Thanet St Lawrence and Thanet St Peter in the parish of Thanet, with years ranging from:

• Baptisms: 1679 - 1938
• Marriages: 1679 - 1906
• Burials: 1679 - 1909

We have also completed our transcript for the church of Maidstone All Saints in the parish of Maidstone, with years ranging from:

• Baptisms: 1707 - 1869
• Marriages: 1754- 1864
• Burials: 1641 - 1989

We have also added images to our Yorkshire 1901 Transcript which currently contains over 3.5 million records

[ 04 May 2007 ]

5 New 1901 Census Partial Transcipts

Today we have added the current state of 5 counties to our 1901 census transcript, with an addition of nearly 1.2 million records. These counties include:

• Berkshire 1901 which contains nearly 250,000 records
• Cambridgeshire 1901 which contains over 160,000 records
• Devon 1901 which contains over 530,000 records
• Herefordshire 1901 which contains nearly 85,000 records
• Oxfordshire 1901 which contains over 160,000 records

[ 01 May 2007 ]

The Genealogist: Top 10 Website

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April 2007

[ 30 Apr 2007 ]

Yorkshire 1901 Partial Transcript

We have added over 330,000 records to our Yorkshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to over 3.5 million.

[ 24 Apr 2007 ]

London 1901 Images & Bedfordshire 1901 Transcript

We have added over 275,000 records to our London 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to nearly 4.5 million. We have also added images to our current transcript.

We have also completed our Census Transcript for Bedfordshire 1901, complete with images.

[ 16 Apr 2007 ]

Kent Parish Records

We have now completed our transcript for the church of Ashford St Mary in the parish of Ashford, with years ranging from:

• Baptisms: 1693 - 1925
• Marriages: 1693 - 1925
• Burials: 1693 - 1919

[ 11 Apr 2007 ]

Yorkshire 1901 Partial Transcript

We have added over 670,000 records to our Yorkshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to nearly 3.2 million.

[ 05 Apr 2007 ]

Kent 1901 Partial Transcript

The Current state of our Kent 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 750,000 records.

We have also added over 640,000 records to our Yorkshire 1901 transcript bringing the current number of searchable records to over 2.5 million.

[ 03 Apr 2007 ]

Birth, Marriage & Death record index for 2005 now online

We have added the 2005 Births, Marriages and Deaths index to current BMD subscriptions and premium subscriptions for no extra charge. This is the latest data to be released by the GRO.

February 2007

[ 22 Feb 2007 ]

Yorkshire 1901 Partial Transcript

We have added over 650,000 records to our Yorkshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the current number of records to nearly 1.5 million.

[ 01 Feb 2007 ]

Yorkshire 1901 Partial Transcript & World War 2 Images

The Current state of our Yorkshire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains over 750,000 records.

We have also added images to our World War 2 Deaths index.

January 2007

[ 23 Jan 2007 ]

Anglesey & Flintshire 1901 Transcripts Completed

We have now completed our Anglesey 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 35,000, complete with images.

We have also completed our Flintshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 42,000, complete with images.

[ 16 Jan 2007 ]

Lancashire 1901 Partial Transcript

The Current state of our Lancashire 1901 transcript is now available online and contains nearly 4 million records.

We have also added over a million more records to our London 1901 transcript.

[ 09 Jan 2007 ]

World War 2 Deaths

NEW: Look under the BMD Indexes section for World War 2 Deaths - this new database covers the deaths of British Service Personnel throughout the world during the second World War.

[ 05 Jan 2007 ]

COMPLETE Census Coverage for England, Wales and C.I.

We now have transcripts and indices for all of the counties, completed and with images for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891

The Channel Islands 1861 is now available as both a transcript and an index, completing our set.

We have also added a new directory to the site today for Midlands and East Anglia Counties.

[ 04 Jan 2007 ]

New - Feature - Map your Surname back to 1841

Find where your ancestors lived before the boom in population and rapid expansion to towns and cities caused by the Industrial Revolution. The maps show how surnames spread over time.

You can also use the mapping feature in the BMDs for modern surname mapping.