Millions of new and exclusive Irish family records

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By Niall Cullen | June 25, 2021

It's an unmissable Findmypast Friday for anyone with Irish family heritage. Explore millions of brand new bill books, court registers and more now.

Findmypast is home to the largest collection of Irish family records online and that collection has just grown again. Read on for all the details on what's new this week.

Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers

We’ve added over 62,000 new court records from Donegal County Archives and you won’t find them anywhere else online.

In 1849, Anne Wriel was charged with neglecting to maintain her children in Ballyshannon court. View the full record.

The records added cover the courts of Ballyshannon and Newtowncunningham and span from 1828-1855. Often nicknamed 'the forgotten county', Donegal is underrepresented when it comes to genealogical sources, so this new release could be key for taking your family tree further.

Ireland, Court of Chancery Bill Books 1627-1884

Uncover family disputes and more in this vast collection of court records spanning over 250 years of Irish legal history.

The 1.2 million records in this National Archives of Ireland collection can reveal essential Irish family information like names and court proceedings dates. Remember to check the digitised copy of the original document for extra detail.

Ireland, Court of Exchequer Bill Books 1627-1884

Did your ancestor have their day in one of Ireland’s busiest courts? Delve into over a million new records to find out.

An Irish Court of Exchequer record from 1767. View the full record.

The Court of Exchequer was one of Ireland's most senior courts and mainly dealt with cases concerning equity. As such, you'll find the records full of land and business owners, merchants, professionals and farmers with large estates.

Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Census & Population Lists 1792-1821

Discover Scottish ancestors, their birth years and addresses in these early local census documents from Annan and Balmaclellan.

On Findmypast, you'll also find early Scottish census fragments from Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Midlothian and beyond.

Newspapers

We've added a trio of new publications from England and Ireland and updated six other papers with more pages. Brand new this week are:

Croydon Observer covering 1864-1895 and 1898-1904
Gorey Correspondent covering 1864-1866, 1870-1872, 1875-1876, 1879-1880 and 1882-1884
Larne Reporter and Northern Counties Advertiser covering 1865-1870, 1875, 1877-1881, 1886-1887, 1890, 1892-1898 and 1901-1902

And we've added extra coverage to:

Evening Irish Times from 1896-1900
Fermanagh Times from 1887, 1889-1890 and 1901-1927
Irish Independent from 1956
Morning Herald (London) from 1823, 1828, 1840-1844, 1846-1852, 1861-1862 and 1864
Torquay Times, and South Devon Advertiser from 1950
Wells Journal from 1872

Where will your Irish past take you this weekend? If our new releases help you make an amazing discovery, we'd love to hear about it. Get in touch on [email protected] or tag @findmypast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.