Dear Family Historian,
We have a bumper issue for you this month, with millions of new
records just released, free gifts, and new books.
Research ancestors over the pond with a whopping
220 million US records
just added to TheGenealogist, joining their growing collection
of other U.S.A. data sets.
Also released this month are
thousands of pages of The Jewish Chronicle
, the oldest continuously published Jewish
newspaper in the world.
To celebrate these releases, TheGenealogist are currently
offering
15 Months for the price of 12
on their Diamond package
, along with a free Discover Your Ancestors Periodical
subscription (saving you £54.99)!
Click here to claim the offer.
Our article this month looks at
The Artful Dodger, The Thrill Killer and The Great Escape
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New releases from
GenealogySupplies.com
this month include
new books and data downloads to help with your research
.
All the best,
The S&N Team
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TheGenealogist are offering
15 Months for the price of 12
when you purchase a Diamond Subscription, along
with a free one-year subscription to the popular Discover
Your Ancestors Periodical.
Don't forget:
you will pay the same price for your subscription
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Many people hit a brick wall where an ancestor seems to
disappear from all the records in the U.K. It could be that they
have gone abroad for a period or emigrated for good. If your
elusive ancestor went to the United States of America,
TheGenealogist's new collection of
over 220 million US records
can help.
These new records include:
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90 million Social Security Death records
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1940 Census Images containing 132 million records
with searchable transcripts linked to the Enumeration
Maps
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Irish immigration records for 604,596 persons
arriving in New York 1846-1851
Social Security Death Records
The U.S. Social Security Death Index is a database of over 90
million death records. These give information of those who died
from 1936 whose death has been reported to the Social Security
Administration. The data includes: Given name and surname; Date
of birth; Month and year of death (or full date of death for
accounts active in 2000 or later); Social Security number; State
or territory where the Social Security number was issued; Last
place of residence while the person was alive (ZIP code).
1940 Census
The American census is searchable by first name, surname, age,
state, county, street address and place of birth (allowing us to
find Brits enumerated in the American census). The records give
details of over 132 million individuals with a transcription
along with the actual image of the schedule. Where available,
the record is also linked to the Enumeration Index Map for the
area so that you can see exactly which street your ancestor
lived on. Our transcripts also have the added benefit of street
addresses included, allowing you to search for a street rather
than an individual.
The 1940 Census transcripts on TheGenealogist are not the same
as those found elsewhere online; apart from the linked maps and
street addresses, we have also audited the images discovering
many that haven't been transcribed previously elsewhere.
These are also being added to our records. We believe that
experienced researchers will welcome this release, knowing that
having alternative transcripts to those already available gives
the family historian a better chance of finding people whose
names have been difficult to read or have contained errors in
the other databases.
New York Immigration Records
The New York Port Arrival 1846-1851 series gives the family
historian access to useful information about immigrants from
Ireland to the United States during the era of the Irish Potato
Famine, identifying 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of
New York and giving the name of the ships on which they arrived.
Approximately 70 percent of the passengers listed were natives
of Ireland, with the rest being nationals of 32 countries that
included Canada, Brazil, Saint Croix, Russia, Morocco, the
United States and various European countries. Information
contained in these records include name, age, town of last
residence, destination, passenger arrival date, and codes for
the passenger's gender, occupation, literacy, native
country, transit status, travel compartment, passenger port of
embarkation, and the identification number for the ship
manifest.
These new records join TheGenealogist's growing collection
of other U.S.A. data sets such as the WWII PoW records, Early
Settlers and Emigrants to America, Passenger Lists, American
Wills, Almanacs and Directories. They are now available to all
Diamond subscribers.
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The Jewish Chronicle is the oldest continuously published Jewish
newspaper in the world. Published in London it has a wealth of
family announcements from births, deaths, bar mitzvahs, wills
and naturalisations for you to find your Jewish ancestors
within. There are also many letters and adverts that could aid
you in your quest.
TheGenealogist has digitised and made available all the weekly
editions from 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908. They are now available
to all Diamond subscribers.
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With over 100 pages, this compendium is packed full of features,
stories, case studies, social history articles, and research
advice from the Discover Your Ancestors Periodical May-December
2013 issues. Worth £9.95, this book will be included in
every over over £30, for a limited time only!
UK Delivery only.
Free book will be automatically added to all qualifying
orders during despatch. Only available while stocks last.
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We have four new Data Downloads for you, this month covering
Durham Parish Records:
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Flight Lieutenant George Harsh was an American who had joined
the Royal Canadian Air Force at the start of the Second World
War and was posted as a tailgunner serving on Halifax Bombers
flying out of England. On being shot down in 1942 he was sent by
the Germans to Stalag Luft III and reputedly became a key member
of the Great Escape's executive committee and the camp
"security officer".
From the newly released 1940 US Census records on TheGenealogist
we can also find George Harsh in Bellwood Prison Camp in Atlanta
City, before he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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The Federation of Family History Societies produce a free "Really
Useful Information Leaflet" each year. You can download the
latest update to this guide to family history, which includes
interesting articles and handy directories here:
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