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Explore millions of new additions from home and abroad [View online]( [Find my past]( [tree]( [Family tree]( [Tree]( [Search]( [FMP Fridays brand new records]( [VIEW ALL NEW RECORDS »]( [flag] Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms OVER 556,000 RECORDS Explore these new additions to discover when your ancestor was born, where they were baptised, the date of their baptism, the names of their parents and residence. [Town cryer] [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Marriages OVER 278,000 RECORDS Search sacramental registers to discover when and where your ancestors were married. Records will also reveal the names of the couple’s fathers, their birth years and marital status. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse OVER 65,000 RECORDS Browse 456 volumes of Catholic marriages and burials spanning 1800 through 1917. The browse function allows you to pore through whole registers in their entirety and can be searched by year, event type, parish, town, and/or county. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Staffordshire Monumental Inscriptions OVER 127,000 RECORDS Covering 168 churchyards, burial grounds, and cemeteries throughout the county, this record sets can help you discover an ancestor’s birth date, death date and residence, as well as the name of other family members such as parents, spouse, or children. [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [Additional records] [flag] Lincolnshire Burials 1754-1812 New records: 90,437 Total records: 1,582,878 Covering: Over 300 locations across the county Discover: Age at death, birth year, burial date, location [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Monmouthshire Burials 1727-1987 New records: 2,406 Total titles: 374,312 Covering: Over 400 years of Monmouthshire history Discover: Birth year, death date, burial date [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Yorkshire Memorial Inscriptions New records: 4,717 Total titles: 105,172 Covering: Greasbrough & Wentworth Discover: Birth year, death year, memorial location, descriptions and inscription [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [flag] Irish Newspapers New articles: 1.6 million New titles: Limerick Chronicle, Mid-Ulster Mail, Irish Independent, Northern Constitution Covering: Family notices, advertisements, obituaries, local and national news Discover: The realities of life in historic Ireland [SEARCH THESE RECORDS »]( [Facts and finds] Thanks to William Penn’s “holy experiment" of religious toleration, his colony of Pennsylvania became somewhat of a refuge for persecuted Catholics, as well as other religions. There were Catholics in the Philadelphia area from the beginning of its colonization and Mass was celebrated publicly as early as 1707. Old Saint Joseph's Church, the first Catholic church in Philadelphia, was built in 1733. The Catholic population increased from 40 people at that time to around 8,000 by 1790. [Coming soon] Were your ancestors married in the United States? Next week’s Findmypast Friday will mark the release of the latest update to our exclusive collection of United States marriage records. Covering 360 years of marriages from 1650-2010, when complete this landmark collection will contain at least 100 million records and more than 450 million names from 2,800 counties across America. [do not forget] ... to search for your ancestors in our wider collection of Catholic records. First launched back in February this year, our exclusive Catholic Heritage Archive contains millions of sacramental registers and congregational records from England, Ireland, Scotland and the United States. This week’s new Philadelphia records are just the latest additions to be added to this ever growing collection. [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 »]( FREE 14 DAY TRIAL [14 day free trial] You can sign up to a FREE 14 day trial today which will give you access to all our records. [START YOUR FREE TRIAL »]( [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=1501231567?)