23rd December 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Over 1,300,000 records records have been added to our Diamond Premium subscription.
The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the resolution than have been available online before for 1911.
Our 1911 census allows you to use the new GRO marriage link. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, so you can access the transcripts using our House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
We now have over 27 million 1911 records online.
19th December 2011
Illustrated London NewsYou can now search this weekly newspaper from 1842 up to 1850. Each issue is bookmarked by article and is easily searchable. They contain many announcements of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Obituaries, Wills & Bequests. |
Parish RecordsWe have added the following Parish Records to our Diamond subscription:
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VisitationsWe have added the following visitations to our Diamond subscription:
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Poll BooksWe have added the following poll books to our Diamond subscription:
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DirectoriesWe have added the following directories to our Diamond subscription:
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School RegistersWe have added the following school registers to our Diamond subscription:
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16th December 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have added over 4.3 million records to our 1911 census transcripts. These cover ten new counties and are available on our Diamond Premium subscription. The latest counties added are:
Keep an eye on our news page, facebook or twitter for another release coming soon!
9th December 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have just added over a million 1911 census transcripts for Diamond Subscribers, bringing the total to over 22 million records. The following counties have just been released:
2nd December 2011
Although I wouldn't try dialing the numbers to find your ancestors they are a great way of tracing people post 1911.
2nd December 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have just released more baptisms, marriages and burials
1st December 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Trace your ancestors in our new directories:
1st December 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have just added over five million records for Diamond Subscribers
15th November 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Over 198,000 records records have been added to our Diamond Premium subscription.
The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the
resolution than have been available online before for 1911.
Our 1911 census allows you to use the new GRO marriage link. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, so you can access the transcripts using our House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
We now have over 15 million 1911 records online.
11th November 2011
As we remember those who fought and fell in the Great War, TheGenealogist is adding millions of new military records to help you discover the role your ancestor played in the conflict.
Records Include:
MAJOR RELEASE - World War 1 Casualty Lists containing a weekly list of casualties from 7th August 1917 to 2nd April 1918. The records include name, rank and number with details of where they enlisted or home town. These records are available to all Gold and Diamond subscribers
Many more Army, Navy and Air Force Lists and new Rolls of Honour for our Gold and Diamond subscribers.
Great War Memorial Registers, Navy and Military Despatches, and the publication ‘The Great War - History of the World-Wide Conflict’ are all now available to Diamond subscribers.
3rd November 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have added over 6.6 million records to our Diamond Premium subscription.
The 1911 counties allow you to use the new GRO marriage link and have high resolution images. They can also be searched using the Family Forename Search, House and Street search and the Keyword Master search.
We now have over 14.6 million 1911 records online.
17th October 2011
For the first time you can now find marriages from the 1911 census with just one click of the mouse.
TheGenealogist.co.uk uses the extra detail given in the 1911 census, this census gives how many years a couple have been married and this is automatically linked by our system to the relevant marriage transcripts on our site showing the marriage details in the GRO records.
The spouse’s name was not recorded on entries prior to 1912, but our SmartSearch technology shows you relevant partners.
From the Family View or Household View use the Marriage Finder icon or links under 'Marriage Status' or 'Years Married'.
14th October 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have released the following Catholic Records, which have been added to the Parish Registers (Printed Books) section of our website:
10th October 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Over 1 million records records have been added to our Diamond Premium subscription.
The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the resolution than have been available online before for 1911. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, so you can access the transcripts using our House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
We now have over 8 million 1911 records online.
6th October 2011
We have added over 14,000 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 847,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
24th September 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
75% of the 1911 Census images online
For those of you eager to see the census for your area we have indexed the images by County and Parish corresponding to the registration area. You can then choose the Enumeration District number and the page you would like to look at. There is a step-by-step guide on how to use the 1911 Census image viewer within our research guide.
This is not for the faint hearted as there can be a lot of images to view in urban areas. If you are unsure of the page or ED number, you can simply start at the beginning and work your way through the images. We have 49 out of the 62 counties available, with the rest to follow shortly.
24th September 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Wales
We have now added over 2.3 million records to our Diamond Premium subscription, releasing all 13 counties for Wales! The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the resolution than have been available online before for 1911. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
The Counties include:-
Huntingdonshire 1911 Census Now Live
We have also released the complete Huntingdonshire 1911 Census, with over 48,000 records. We now have approximately 8 million 1911 records online.
7th September 2011
We have expanded our range of books:
Parish Records
Poll Books
Military Records
School Registers
We have also added a Court & Criminal Records section which contains:
5th September 2011
We have released the following directories which are available to both Diamond and Gold subscribers:
.2nd September 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Over 280,000 records have been added to our Diamond Premium subscription. The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the resolution than have been available online before for 1911. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, so you can access the transcripts using our House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
We now have over 5 million 1911 records online.
1st September 2011
We have added over 52,000 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 832,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
25th August 2011
We have added the following New Zealand records to our collection, available now for all Diamond subscribers.
22nd August 2011
We have added the following Australian records to our collection, available now for all Diamond subscribers.
19th August 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Over 50,000 records have been added to our Diamond Premium subscription.
The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the resolution than have been available online before for 1911. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, so you can access the transcripts using our House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
We now have nearly 5 million 1911 records online.
9th August 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have now added over 4 million records to our London 1911 census. This completes the county and has been added to our Diamond Premium subscription. The transcripts provide more detail than any previous census and the images on TheGenealogist are twice the resolution than have been available online before for 1911. The records have been integrated into our existing search tools, so you can access the transcripts using our House and Street search, Keyword Master search and Family Forename search.
London's Coverage (The areas in BOLD have just been released):
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This completes London, which forms the largest percentage out of all the counties within the census and you will now see a rapidly accelerating set of releases. Over the next 6 weeks we will be launching 6 more counties and progress will accelerate to hopefully complete the census by the end of the year.
3rd August 2011
We have added a number of new records, including parish registers, directories, visitations, and electoral registers.
3rd August 2011
We have added new books to our directories and parish registers:
27th July 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
We have added a large collection of Australian records. These include convict lists, census, general musters, ledger returns, and the First Fleet, which was the name given to the eleven ships to establish the first European Colony in Australia. To access these records from the research view select "Australian Records" from the British and International section and then select either Census or Transportation Records.
Convict Lists & Pardons
General Musters
Census
Ledger Returns
22nd July 2011
We have added over 14,000 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 780,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
14th July 2011
We have expanded our range of books:
Buckinghamshire
Devon
Kent
Monmouthshire
Oxford
Suffolk
Warwickshire
Yorkshire
6th July 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
A brand new interface has now being launched across all School, College & University Registers. You can search across all of the Registers in one county at once.
To celebrate this release 10 new registers have been added as a bonus for Diamond Subscribers:
24th June 2011
We have expanded our range of books:
Cheshire
Cumberland
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Military
Northumberland
23rd June 2011
We have expanded our range of books:
Yorkshire
Military:
Derbyshire
Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire
Rutland
We have also added a Sports People section to our Occupational Records which contains:
8th June 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
TheGenealogist.co.uk has launched Poll Book Transcripts with details of over 115,000 Individuals and still expanding. These are transcripts with access to images.
The entries cover Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northants, Suffolk and Sussex from 1653 to 1865. Details include full name, place of residence, polling district, year and profession where given
3rd June 2011
We have a expanded our range of Military and Regimental books:
2nd June 2011
We have a expanded our range of Wills books:
26th May 2011
We have a range of Wills and an elector list now available for America:
25th May 2011
We have added over 8,000 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 765,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
19th May 2011
We have added the following books to our Parish Record collection:
28th April 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Blood Royal of Britain
Compiled by the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, these Plantagenet Rolls of the Blood Royal give a complete table of all the living descendants of Edward III, Edward IV, Henry VII and James III up to the mid 19th century. Each issue contains both illustrative trees and descendancy notes for:
AD.43 - 1086 Queens Before the Conquest
The Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth, 1937
Roll of the Baronets 1611-1929
Royalist Composition Papers, Lancashire Letters P-R
The Book of Dignities - Rolls of Official Personages of the British Empire 1649-1846
27th April 2011
We have just added another 12 months worth of this weekly newspaper from 1842 and 1843 to the site with more to follow. They are bookmarked by article and are easily searchable, containing many announcements of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Obituaries, Wills & Bequests.
21st April 2011
We have added the following books to our Staffordshire Parish Record collection containing well over 28,000 individuals:
18th April 2011
NEW Diamond Records: We have added the following Military Records:
13th April 2011
We have added over 65,000 individuals to our PCC Wills collection, bringing the total number to over 840,000. 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, so you can see word for word what your ancestor wrote in their will. We now have over 200 years worth of wills available. This will shortly be expanded to cover all years.
12th April 2011
We have added over 18,500 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society , expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 756,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
8th April 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
TheGenealogist.co.uk has launched the Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1867 with details of over 123,000 of the estimated 160,000 convicts transported to Australia during the 18th and 19th centuries. These are transcripts with access to images.
The records mainly include those convicted in England, Wales and Scotland, but also include a small number of Irish convicts. The database also includes soldiers who had been court-martialed and sentenced to transportation. These 'soldier convicts' may have been convicted in various British colonies, including the West Indies, Canada, India, and Pakistan. You'll find these records in the British & International section of your research view.
6th April 2011
We have just launched two new pre-1841 censuses for Marylebone in London: 1821 & 1831 detailing the surname of the head of household & street name. To search these new records, simply select the london census from the research view and then change the year to 1821 or 1831.
This content is available for all diamond subscribers
2nd April 2011
For the first time, TheGenealogist.co.uk Diamond subscribers can access a selection of the 1851 Scottish census records. The results will provide Forename, Surname, Age, Relation, Profession, Birth County, Birth Parish, Area and Street. You can search these records by Name, Age, County, Birth Place and Street. This record set contains approximately 59,000 entries. You'll find these records in the British & International section of your research view.
30th March 2011
We have just added another 6 months worth of this weekly newspaper from 1862 to the site with more to follow. They are bookmarked by article and are easily searchable, containing many announcements of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Obituaries, Wills & Bequests.
25th March 2011
We have added over 44,000 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 716,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
24th March 2011
NEW Diamond Records: We have added over 3,000 individuals to our Parish Transcript for Devon, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 66,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
23rd March 2011
NEW Diamond Records: We have added over 230,000 individuals to our Parish Transcript for Nottinghamshire, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 319,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
24th February 2011
MAJOR NEW RELEASE
Look under our Census Transcript section as We have completed our Buckinghamshire 1911 Census Full Transcript with over 193,000 records available to search, and view, with images. We have also added the census to all our unique tools; The Keyword Master Search, Family Forename Search & House and Street Search, helping you to find your ancestors quicker and easier.
24th February 2011
We have now added over 7.6 million birth transcripts, bringing the total number of birth records to over 28 million. We have added these records to a new tool that lets you search across all our Birth, Marriage and Death transcripts with built in SmartSearch technology, automatically showing partners full name where available, and enabling you find potential parents from a birth, potential children to a marriage and potential birth records from a death record.
27th January 2011
We have just released a fantastic new series, The London Illustrated News. We have added 6 months' worth of this weekly newspaper from 1890 to the site so far with more to follow. They are bookmarked by article and are easily searchable, containing many announcements of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Obituaries, Wills & Bequests.
We have added 26 books to our Nottinghamshire Parish Record collection containing the marriages of well over 300,000 individuals, covering over 150 parishes. This is the first set to use our brand new, easy to use, parish record interface so please let us know what you think. If it proves popular, we'll move all our parish record books to this interface. To use this new set, simply scroll down the research view to "Parish Records (Printed Books)" and select "Nottinghamshire Marriage Registers".
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Books
We have added over 12,000 individuals to our Parish Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 690,000 individuals. With years ranging from:
Click Here to view our full coverage of Parish Record Transcripts
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