Findmypast Weekly Update

England Directories
This new collection consists of over 10 million transcriptions from 327 directories covering the mid-18th century through the early 20th century.

Business Directories: Highlight local businesses, their owners, and trades, offering insight into economic activities and commercial networks of the time.
Residential Listings: Many directories provide alphabetical listings of residents, allowing for research into family history and property ownership.
Government & Official Information: Listings of local officials, government offices, and services, reflecting the administrative structure of towns and regions.
Local Topography & Historical Context: Some directories incorporate descriptions of towns, points of interest, and notable landmarks.

The directories span various locations, north, south, east and west counties, from major cities like London and Liverpool to smaller towns such as Leicester, Swansea, and Lincoln.

Jersey, Huguenot Abjurations 1685-1815
These 693 transcript records document the history of the Huguenots – a French Protestant group who moved to escape persecution – in Jersey between 1685 and 1815.

Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973
This collection of British calendars now contains an additional 4,395 browse-only images, which are from intermittent years between 1844 and 1926. Many years incorporate a civil service list.

Newspapers
Two titles are added this week: Garstang Courier, 1994, 1998, and Horsham Advertiser, 1997-1998.

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