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 12 days (see previous summary, 25 October).
My 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
- UK Military Records: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials, 1813-1957 (38,417)
- UK, Records of the Removal of Graves and Tombstones, 1601-1980 (164,858)
- UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 (129,017)
- UK, Royal Navy Officer Patrol Service Cards, 1904-1970 (8632)
BritishNewspaperArchive, shared with FindMyPast (total 45,920,623 pages)
- New titles in main collection ($£€)
| The Irish Exile | Motor Owner | |
| Modern Man | Children's Paper | |
| Yacht Owner and Motor Boat Owner | Movie-Land | |
| Gallery Gazette |
FindMyPast
- Scotland, Names of Witches 1658 (117)
- Scotland, Court & Criminal Database (473,288)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
- Worcestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1837-1974
FamilySearch
- England, Herefordshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1898 (2,769 / 1,569,389)
- England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (67,976 / 4,006,576 )
- England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (8,951 /240,459 )
FindMyPast
- 1939 Register 57,000 previously redacted records opened. Also launch of 'special interest group' search filter
- Northumberland Baptisms 1753-1919 9,000 records added from 9 parishes.
- Durham Baptisms 3,000 records added from St Paul’s Ryhope, 1889-1903.
The Genealogist
- Lloyd George Domesday Survey 1910s: added Barnes, Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, Teddington and Twickenham
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