Surrey Court records, Cornish burials and British Newspapers

Explore new records from England, Ireland Australia and the US [View online]( [Find my past]( [tree]( [Family tree]( [Tree]( [Search]( [FMP Fridays brand new records]( [VIEW ALL NEW RECORDS »]( [flag] New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files 1880-1923 Over 137,000 records Discover your ancestor in this index of deceased estate files from New South Wales for the years from 1880 to 1923. Each record will reveal the date of your ancestor’s death, their duty date, locality and any additional remarks. [Town cryer] [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Waterford Registers & Records OVER 211,000 RECORDS Search for your Irish ancestors in a collection of registers and records from the city of Waterford that includes deaths and burials, emigration records, freemen records, registers of war dead, rental records and rate books. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] New Jersey Death Index 1901-1903 Image Browse OVER 1,000 RECORDS Explore digital images of the New Jersey death index covering the years 1901 to 1903. From the index, you can learn your ancestor’s name and death year. This collection has been obtained through Reclaim the Records. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] New Jersey Marriage Index 1901-1914 Image Browse OVER 1,000 RECORDS Explore digital images of the New Jersey marriage index covering the years 1901 to 1914. From the index, you can learn your ancestor’s name and marriage year. This collection has been obtained through Reclaim the Records. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Surrey Feet of Fines 1558-1760 OVER 20,000 RECORDS Explore the feet of fines for Surrey created during the time period from 1558 to 1760. Feet of fines were documents of a fictitious suit of law created to obtain a secure transfer of land. The document recorded the final agreement written in triplicate, between the buyer and seller. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [Additional records] [flag] Cornwall Burials New records: 667 Total records: 281,247 Covering: Falmouth and Penryn Dissenters' Burying Ground Registers 1808-1928 Discover: Name, date of death, age & location [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [Facts and finds] A foot of fine is the archival copy of the agreement between two parties in an English lawsuit over land. The procedure was followed from c.1195 until 1833, and the considerable body of surviving records are now held at The National Archives at Kew. During the reign of Henry II of England, the royal justices first began the practice of registering the settlement of disagreements over land by having both parties bring a suit before the royal courts. The resulting decision would then be given royal sanction. Three copies of the agreement (or “fine”) were made with the text written in triplicate on a single piece of parchment, which was then cut in three. A copy would then be given to each of the litigants while the third copy would be filed in the Treasury. This third copy was written at the foot of the parchment, and so became known as the "foot of the fine", or simply "foot of fine". The first recorded foot of fine is endorsed with the statement, "This is the first chirograph that was made in the king's court in the form of three chirographs, according to the command of his lordship of Canterbury and other barons of the king, to the end that by this form a record can be made to be passed on to the treasurer to put in the treasury." [Coming soon] Did your ancestors come from a military family? Next week’s update will include new British Army Pension records as well as a variety of documents from six English counties. [do not forget] Findmypast’s YouTube channel is home to over 160 fascinating webinars, how-to guides and help videos. Subscribe today and develop your research skills! [FIND OUT MORE »]( [do not forget] Take control of the communications that you receive from us. Visit our [preference centre]( tell us what interests you and how often want to hear from us and we'll manage the rest. [UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES »]( [Blog]( [Read our blog]( [Facebook]( [Join us on Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Find us on Twitter]( [View email in browser]( You can easily stop receiving our emails or update your preferences [here](. If you've forgotten your password, [click here to reset it](. View our [FAQs]( | Contact our [support team]( | Read our [privacy policy]( This email has been sent by Findmypast Limited, registered in England, company no. 4369607. Registered office: The Glebe, 6 Chapel Place, Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3DQ, UK. # [Advertisement](sz=1x1;ord=[timestamp]?)