19 March 2021

Findmypast Weekly Update: Ireland and Leicestershire

Ireland, Dublin Guinness Brewery Employees

There are 8,697 records in this title typically giving name, occupation, birth date, age joined, date joined, department and date left. The source is https://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/archives/archives-genealogy

Clare Poor Law Unions Board of Guardians Minute Books

Over 500,000 records added to this County Clare collection. The records include all the surviving Board of Guardians minute books from the Corofin (1850-1922), Ennis (1849-1877 with many gaps, 1883-1922), Ennistymon (1839-1924) and Kilrush (1848-1923) unions, four of eight poor law unions located in County Clare. 

Leicestershire Parish Records

Privacy rules have allowed the release of another tranche of baptism, marriage, banns and burial records from churches across Leicestershire.

Baptisms are added for 212 out of 307 parishes for a new total of 1.22 million records. Records are typically from 1572 to 1921. 

Banns are added for 130 out of 282 parishes for a new total of 335 thousand records. Records are typically from 1754 to 1935.

Marriages are added for 139 out of 306 parishes for a new total of 709 thousand records. Records are typically from 1574 to 1935.

Burials are added for 23 out of 287 parishes for a new total of 837 thousand records. Records are typically from 1570 to 1970.

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