FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has added records to a census substitute for 1881 for those serving in the army overseas.
British Army, Worldwide Index
There are over 235,000 new additions for the year 1881 to explore.
In total, there are similar indexes for the decennial years from 1841-1881, corresponding woth the decennial censuses, and all drawn from muster rolls of regiments as held at the National Archives in Kew, England.
For a link, and details of other records released this week for England and Australia, visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/historical-records.
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