World Cup widows and widowers – here’s part one of our competition!
Throughout the World Cup, all the records* on findmypast.co.uk will be completely free to view whenever England play a match. England will play the USA this evening at 7.30pm so from 7pm to 10pm...
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Who Do You Think You Are? – Bruce Forsyth’s ancestors in our census records
Following Monday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? which featured Bruce Forsyth, we’ve found his ancestors in the census records at findmypast.co.uk. We’re sure you found the programme as...
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See Florence Nightingale in our records on the 100th anniversary of her death
We’ve been looking into the records of the legendary Florence Nightingale to mark the centenary of her death today. Nightingale was a visionary health reformer who led the nurses during the Crimean War...
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Yorkshire day: Mike Tindall's Yorkshire roots
Yorkshire Day is held on 1 August every year and is a celebration of the culture and history of the county. We’re getting in the spirit here at findmypast.co.uk and have found some lovely Yorkshire...
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Ask the Expert – unusual last name
Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Brenda Lacey: ‘My late father received a letter in 1974 containing details of the ‘Tyzack’ family from a Mr V Tyzack. As...
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1871 Scottish census published on findmypast.co.uk
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...
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Search for your ancestors in the 1881 Scottish census
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...
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Ask the expert – rare last name
Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Mike Harnett: ‘My grandfather was born as Frederick Edward Foreacre in 1866/7 in Greenwich. His birth was not registered...
View ArticleCredit pricing change for census records
We have increased the amount of credits you will be charged to view an 1841-1901 census record from 3 to 5. This is the first time we’ve increased our credit pricing in 4 years and we hope you’ll...
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