My regular listing of new and updated British collections is designed to help family historians whose Irish ancestors emigrated, temporarily or permanently, to England, Scotland or Wales.
Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parenthesis reflect the number of records uploaded to a new collection.
NEW COLLECTIONS
FamilySearch
- England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904 (826)
- England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887 (96)
- England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918 (928,245)
- England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (376,993)
- England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887 (774,439)
- England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (19,890)
- England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963 (2,900,841)
- Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900 (142,563)
- Wales, Monmouthshire (Gwent) Workhouse Registers 1843-1929 (141,211)
BritishNewspaperArchive (shared with FindMyPast Newspaper Collection)
- The Huntly Express, 1864–1920. Published in Aberdeenshire
- Highland News, 1883–1915. Published in Inverness
- The Strathearn Herald, 1860–1986. Published in Crieff, Perthshire.
- Blairgowrie Advertiser, 1858–1889. Published in Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
- Port-Glasgow Express, 1894–1967. Published in Renfrewshire.
- Fifeshire Journal, 1833–1893.
FindMyPast
- Scotland, Will and Testament Index 1481-1807: (164,000)
- Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade/Postal Directories 1783-1842 (18,820) Nine directories.
- Westmoreland Parish Baptisms (40,000)
- Westmorland Marriages (22,700+)
- Westmorland Burials (9,000+)
Ancestry
- UK, WWII Royal Artillery Tracer Cards, 1939-1948 Exclusive. Surnames A-P only. (177,750 records and 354,830 photos.)
- Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers, 1800-1915 (129,682)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
TheGenealogist
- National Tithe Records. Colour Tithe Maps for Warwickshire added.
FindMyPast
- Norfolk Parish Baptism Records, 1464-1993 (501,000+) 307 new parishes
- Norfok Parish Banns and Marriages, 1484-1993: (522,000+) 461 new parishes
- Norfolk Parish Burial Records, 1464 – 1993: (423,000)+) 301 new parishes.
- Scotland Monumental Inscriptions (112,000+) Nine new burial sites Dumfriesshire
Family Search
- Wales, Anglesey, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (281,418 records with images)
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