Free access to 19th century British Library newspapers

[little meg]

great site, just spent a good hour looking.

There is an option to enlarge the print, making for much easier reading 

Margaret

[Anig]

I found someone!!  My great great Grandma's brother was taken to court over his dog biting someone.  Now i'm motivated to carry on looking for people.   (Can't just this very minute, though...  )

[Sam Spade]

Well done I have finally found 1 member of my family, my great great grandfather was in the bankruptcy court being accused of fiddling his books

[TF13]

i found someone too the brother of my great grandfather brought a suit against the executors of his late father-in-laws will. he left £300 to the church and nothing to his family! and shortly after signing the will he handed over £470 to the witnesses to keep in their custody apparently the deceased thought his relatives "unworthy" of the money. when one of the witnesses was approached by the son in law, the s in l said " he would not leave as much as would say a mass for the old rascals soul" which caused laughter in the court! there doesnt seem too much love going on there

tony

[Roobarb]

Didn't look too promising for me at first but I've now found a news article where my ancestor administered first aid (hero) and then one when he was made bankrupt (zero)!!

[Roobarb]

This is wonderful Sam, thank you so much for posting the link

[Sam Spade]

your very welcome

[jaylay]

Yay - thank you Sam - great to have this access back!

Jaylay

[tommytoronto]

Yay - they have Newcastle courant - found a couple of obits....YAY

thanks

Tom