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 three weeks (see previous summary, 25 November).
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
- Devon, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 (2,450,290)
- Devon, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920 (1,080,999)
- Devon, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1920 (536,763)
- Devon, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (5,701,864)
- Wales, Glamorgan, Calendar of Prisoners, 1850-1920 (34,072)
BritishNewspaperArchive, shared with FindMyPast (total 46,650,244 pages)
- New titles in main collection ($£€)
FindMyPast
- Kent electoral registers, 1570-1907 (4,678,563)
- London, Synagogue Seatholders 1904 (6,474)
Fold3
National Library of Scotland
- Ordnance Survey Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s (10,519 sheets)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
FamilySearch
- England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (119,333)
- England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (11,593)
- England, Berkshire, Parish Registers, 1515-1993 (1,288,076)
- England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1574-1885 2,665)
- England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990 (2,695,074)
- England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986 (29,972)
- England, Yorkshire, York, Miscellaneous City Records, 1272-1945 (24,628)
FindMyPast
- Kent Burials (16,013) Dartford's Watling Street Cemetery, extension Brent/East Hill)
TheGenealogist
- Lloyd George Doomsday Survey 1910 (IR58 Val.Office) Edmonton, Enfield, Southgate (60,290)
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