Below is a summary of new and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales released by the major genealogy databases over the last ten days (see previous summary, 5 July).
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
Ancestry
- Glamorganshire, Wales, Electoral Registers, 1832-1978 (35,226,372)
- Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858 (504,135)
- UK, Blitz 80th Anniversary Artwork, 1940-1941 (80 images of artworks commissioned by Ancestry)
- Staffordshire, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1900 (740,349)
- Staffordshire, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1900 (1,688,029)
- Staffordshire, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1900 (3,500,466)
- Staffordshire, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (3,100,307)
BritishNewspaperArchive (shared with some FindMyPast subs)
- London Packet and New Lloyd's Evening Post
- Eastern Counties' Times
- South Wales Weekly Argus and Monmouthshire Advertiser
- Socialist (Edinburgh
- Consett Guardian
- City of London Trade Protection Circular
- Satirist; or, the Censor of the Times
- Oracle and the Daily Advertiser
- Southall Gazette
- British Statesman
- People's Weekly Police Gazette
- Newark Herald
FindMyPast
- British Army Embarkation Lists, 1871-1889 (103,880 individuals drafted to India)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
FamilySearch
- Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (4,674/153,786)
- Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 (31,970/306,619)
- Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (101,216 / 2,595,855)
- Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (5,811/147,699)
- Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799 (3,553)
- Surrey, Marriages Bonds and Licenses, 1536-1992 (3,864 / 7,086)
- Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977 (12,643)
FindMyPast
- England, Roman Catholic Parish Registers (additions from the parish of Southwark, London):
Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Congregational Records. - Wales, Pembrokeshire Parish Registers (Baptisms from year 1921 and marriages in 1935)
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