Below is a summary of newly released and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales from the major genealogy databases over the last three weeks or so (for previous summary, see 20 May blogpost).
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
- Westminster, England, Militia Records, 1779-1815 (3,374)
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Extent Rolls, 1580-1847 (714,184)
- Web: Scotland, National War Memorial Index, 1914-1945 (206,489)
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935 (508,318)
BritishNewspaperArchive and FindMyPast (total pages 53,614,305). New titles $£€ collection:
FindMyPast
- City Of York Trade Directories 1781-1955 16 trade directories (720,000)
- British Army, Recommendations For Military Honours and Awards 1935-1990 (79,248)
- South Africa, Local Armed Forces Nominal Rolls, 1899-1902 (53,416)
- England, Newspaper Birth Notices(204,576)
- England, Newspaper Marriage Notices (681,852)
- England, Newspaper Death Notices (1,827,488)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- Bristol, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 (new total 1,216,005)
- Bristol, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 (new total 2,313,839)
- UK, Imperial Yeomanry Records, 1899-1902 (new total 59,262)
FamilySearch
- England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 (145,041)
- England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 (43,679 / 1,303,772)
- England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (1,603,017)
- Wales, Carmarthenshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (208,791 / 684,858)
- United Kingdom Prisoners of War, 1715-1947 (974,933 / 1,968,517)
- England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (450,987)
FindMyPast
- Herefordshire Marriages (220,000 / 497,485)
- Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals and Awards (51,000 / 6,310,285)
- British Royal Navy/Marines Service & Pension Records, 1704-1919 (19,000 / 1,116,189)
Free BMD
- England & Wales, BMD civil registration index (91,831,154 / 380,101,174)
TheGenealogist
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