Below is a summary of new and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales released by the major genealogy databases in the second half of September (see last summary blogpost of 14 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. Please note that I don't usually include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.
NEW COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- Lancashire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1935 (3,146,854)
- Scotland, General / Admission Registers for Asylums, 1858-1918 Web Index (76,163)
- Scotland, Registers of Deeds, 1619-1859 Web Index (3,888)
BritishNewspaperArchive (shared with FindMyPast)
- Runcorn Weekly News
- Principality (Cardiff)
- Flintshire County Herald
- Stratford Express
- Peterborough Standard
- Ben Brierleys Journal of Literature, Science and Art
- Haddingtonshire Advertiser and East-Lothian Journal
- The Invergordon Times and General Advertiser
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
DeceasedOnline
- Exwick Cemetery, 1877–2019 (23,387)
- Topsham Cemetery, 1856–2019 (6,747)
FamilySearch
- Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887 (4,750)
- Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (2,925)
- Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (6,354)
- Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918 (1,953)
- Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990
- England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1640-1660 (46,070)
FindMyPast
- Emigrant Ministers To The Americas (1,133 records)
- Winthrop Fleet Passenger List, 1630 (745+)
FreeBMD
- Births, marriages and deaths (418,466 additions; 276,869,850 total)
The Genealogist
- 71 Air Force Lists added (2m+ names)
- 385 extra War Memorials (31,000+ names)
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