Below is a summary of new and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales released by the major genealogy databases since 5 December (for the last summary, see 4 December blogpost).
This regular summary of releases and updates 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. Where two figures are given, the first is the number of additions, the second is the new total.
Please note that I don't usually include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.
NEW COLLECTIONS
BritishNewspaperArchive (also at FindMyPast)
- Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette
- Northern Weekly Gazette
- East kent Times and Mail
- Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette
- Bridlington and Quay Gazette
- Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times
- Blackpool Gazette & Herald
- Liverpool Weekly Courier
- Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express
- Birkenhead News
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-2019 (6,029,096)
- UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (8,527,468)(763,188 in Ireland)
- England, Cambridgeshire, Electoral Registers/Rolls/Poll Books, 1722-1966 (6,234,037)
- Wales, Anglesey, Electoral Registers, 1832-1977 (1,602,837)
- Wales, Pembrokeshire, Electoral Registers, 1740-1978 (3,432,144)
- England, Berkshire, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965 (12,738,603)
- Scotland, Aberdeen City + former Ab'shire, Electoral Registers, 1832-1976 (14,346,425)
- Scotland, Edinburgh, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966 (19,784,218)
- England, Liverpool, Electoral Registers, 1832-1970 (32,578,653)
FamilySearch
- England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (1,765) (New total 82,863)
- England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (9,863)
- England/Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1640-1660 (9,251)
- England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist, 1642-1996 (New total 71,691)
- England, Northumberland Non-Conformist, 1613-1920(New total 244,068)
- England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (New total 1,380,939)
FindMyPast
- Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions (28,000+ new additions, dating 1663-2008)
- Sussex, Eastbourne Newspaper Notices (42,000 additions, 1865-1874)
- Nottinghamshire Baptisms (98,000 additions from 80 parishes, 1628-1904)
- Nottinghamshire Burial Index (66,000 additions from 73 parishes, 1542-1905)
FreeBMD
- Birth, marriage and death civil records (Total records now 366,551,777)
TheGenealogist
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