Thanks to ongoing partnerships with some of the world’s most prestigious archives and institutions, many of the family records on Findmypast are not available anywhere else online. Highlights of these unique collections include:
UK parish registers
Findmypast is home to the largest collection of British and Irish parish records online, including collections you won't find anywhere else from;
- Cheshire
- Devon
- Hertfordshire
- East Kent
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Portsmouth
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Wales
- West Kent
- Westminster
British and Irish newspapers
Our ever-expanding archive of newspaper pages covers every corner of the British Isles and is also available on our sister site britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
The Catholic Heritage Archive
Our groundbreaking Catholic Heritage Archive is bringing previously unseen church records online for the first time. In it, you can explore family records from;
- Birmingham, England
- Liverpool, England
- Middlesbrough, England
- Southwark, England
- Westminster, London, England
- All of Scotland
- Baltimore, USA
- Chicago, USA
- Cincinnati, USA
- New York, USA
- Philadelphia, USA
- Toledo, USA
Other exclusive records
Other family-finding resources you won't get on any other family history site include;
- British in India Collection
- England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935
- Prisoners Of War 1715-1945
- Irish court and prison registers
This is just a small selection of the many record collections unique to Findmypast. Visit the A-Z of record sets to see a full list of what’s available across the site and remember, we add new record releases every week.
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Newspapers on Findmypast Australia & New Zealand
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The Catholic Heritage Archive on Findmypast UK
The Catholic Heritage Archive on Findmypast United States & Canada
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