Access to the records in this week’s featured collections will be free until Sunday 3rd May 12pm GMT.

To view these records you will need to register for free with Ancestry.co.uk with your name and email address. We will then send you a user name and password to access the records.

After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view the records in the featured collections using an Ancestry.co.uk paid membership.

We are also offering free access to Newspapers.com to help you discover the stories for the past!

*Access to Newspapers.‌com will be free until 3 May 2020 at 11:59 p.m. GMT. Free Access available via the links in this blogpost only. After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view papers using a Newspapers.com paid subscription. Terms and Conditions apply.

Below is the full list of the records and collections free to access;

 

1900

  1. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
  2. UK, Civil Engineer Records, 1820-1930
  3. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950
  4. UK, The Midwives Roll, 1904-1959
  5. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
  6. Newspapers.com

 

1800

  1. London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
  2. Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1741-1919
  3. British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969
  4. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
  5. Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91
  6. Newspapers.com

 

1700

  1. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930
  2. Baptisms, Marriages and Burials such as the Bristol, England, 1538-1812
  3. UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
  4. UK, Land Tax Redemption, 1798
  5. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
  6. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842
  7. Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91
  8. Newspapers.com