This week’s Findmypast Friday
marks the release of a fascinating assortment of Royal Irish
Constabulary and Irish Revenue Police records. Also available to search
this week are indexes of births, marriages and deaths from Western
Australia and new additions to our collection of historic British
newspapers.
Over
2.3 million new articles and 12 brand new titles have been added to our
collection of historic British Newspapers Articles. Substantial updates
have also been made to 31 existing publications.
The
12 new publications included in this update come cover towns and cities
across England, Scotland and Wales. Amongst these new titles is the
Illustrated Weekly News. Covering the years 1861-1869, the IWN provides
you with a rare graphic insight into Victorian Britain before the
widespread use of photography.
Ireland,
Irish Revenue Police 1830-1857 contains over 37,000 records that list
the details of men who served with the Irish Revenue police between 1830
and 1857. The Irish Revenue Police were formed to work with the Customs
and Excise Service to prohibit illegal distillation or liquors and
spirits or poteen (poitÃn) making.
Each
record consists of a transcript and a scanned image of the original
document held at National Archives in Kew. Transcripts will include a
combination of your ancestors name, station or address and the date the
records was taken. Images will provide further particulars about your
ancestor. There are various types of documents available to view such as
lists of new appointments, which will give you the date of your
ancestor’s appointment, which corps he was assigned to and who appointed
him. Minutes of appointments, which recorded transfers of privates
between stations or parties and dismissal records are also included.
Royal
Irish Constabulary pensions 1873-1925 contains over 112,000 records.
The R.I.C was the armed police force of the United Kingdom in Ireland
from the early nineteenth century until 1922. The force was responsible
for keeping the peace through the detection and prevention of crime and
suppressing rebellions and agrarian disturbances. They enforced laws
related to food, drugs and fishery and took over the duties of the Irish
Revenue Police, which had previously enforced the laws against whiskey
production. In areas that lacked a fire brigade, they were also called
upon to stop the spread of fires.
This
unique collection comes from The National Archives in Kew and consists
of the records for pensions and allowances given to officers, men and
staff of the RIC and their widows and children. The collection includes
registers of pensions along with registers of deceased pensioners and
pensions paid when the RIC was disbanded in August 1922. Many of the
records show whether the individual paid into the Constabulary Force
Fund. This fund, which was formerly called the Reward Fund, was used to
reward RIC members monetarily after acts of achievement and/or bravery.
For example, in July 1875, Constable John Daly was awarded £6 for
gathering evidence by visiting infected houses and families. The
evidence gathered was sufficient to arrest a swindler doctor.
Royal
Irish Constabulary History & Directories contains over 1,670 pages
from 6 different publications printed between 1871 and 1920 that provide
further insight into the daily operations of the police force and the
history of the organisation. Included is a history of the force, lists
and directories for 1889, 1915, 1918 and 1920 and The Royal Irish
Constabulary Guide to the Discharge of Police Duties.
The
Western Australia Birth index contains over 106,000 transcripts. Civil
registration of births, marriages, and deaths in Western Australia
started 1 September 1841. Prior to this, churches had the responsibility
to record all baptisms, marriages, and burials. Each records consists
of a transcript of the original birth register entry. Each record will
list your ancestor’s name, birth year, birth place and registration
number. Once you have located the relevant birth transcript within our
record set, you can order the birth certificate itself from the Western
Australian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
The
Western Australia Marriage index contains over 527,000 records.
Marriage records can provide you with useful information in your family
history research. Each records consists of a transcript of the original
birth register entry. Transcripts will reveal when, where and to whom
your ancestor was married as well as the marriages registration number.
The
Western Australia Death index contains over 450,000 transcripts. Death
records can be vital in your family history research. These death
records can be particularly useful as they will sometimes provide
parents’ name. This allows you to link your ancestor back to a previous
generation. Each records consists of a transcript of the original
document. The amount of available information provided varies from
transcript to transcript, but most will include your ancestors name,
birth year, death year, place of death, registration number and the
names of their parents including mother’s maiden names.
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