British genealogy collections: 2-week update summary

Below is a summary of new and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales released by the major genealogy databases so far this month (see last summary, 1 September).

This regular summary of releases relating to British collections is designed to help family historians whose Irish ancestors migrated, temporarily or permanently, to England, Scotland or Wales. By default, it will also be useful to anyone carrying out research in those three nations, regardless of the origin of their ancestors.

The figures in parenthesis in the New Collections section are the numbers of records/images in the new record set.

Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parenthesis in the Updated Collections section reflect the number of records added to the collection in the recent update. In some instances, the supplier has not made this figure available. I don't usually include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.


NEW COLLECTIONS

Ancestry

• Lancashire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1935 (3,146,854) 

BritishNewspaperArchive  (and shared with FindMyPast)

• Herts & Essex Observer
• Gentlewoman  
• Dartmouth & South Hams Chronicle  
• Wolverhampton Express & Star  
• Football News (Nottingham)  
• Workman's Advocate Merthyr Tydfil  
• Birmingham Aston Chronicle

FindMyPast

• Massachusetts, Mayflower Passengers 1620 (5 pages)
• Global Immigrant Guides (60 guides, c12,000 pages)

UPDATED COLLECTIONS

Ancestry

• Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919 (2,250,408)
• UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (7,826,266)  
• England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 

FamilySearch

• England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (7,502)
• England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898   (10,557)
• England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (198 867)
  
• Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900 (33,103) 
  
• England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (36,480)

TheGenealogist

• Map Explorer  Tithe Maps for Cheshire, Dorset, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Staffordshire, Yorkshire West Riding (3,655 new; total 6,972)
  

Some of the above content contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a small commission if you buy via these links. This does not affect the price you pay as a consumer, but it does contribute to keeping Irish Genealogy News online. See Advertising Disclosure tab above.