Below is a summary of newly released and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales from the major genealogy databases. (Previous summary, 9 December.)
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
- West Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1963 (8,208,872)
- East Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1705-1963 (20,425,086)
- Web: Scotland, Sheriff Court Paternity Processes or Case Papers, 1752-1921 (8,678)
BritishNewspaperArchive (and shared with FindMyPast)
- New titles in main collection ($£€)
| Brondesbury, Cricklewood & Willesden Green Advertiser | |
| St. Pancras Chronicle, People's Advertiser, Sale and Exchange Gazette |
FindMyPast
- Protestation Returns 1641-1642 (148,937)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-Current (26,200 / 1,448,328)
- 1861 England Census (details of update not provided)
- UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current (678,069)
FindMyPast
- Surrey Burials Croydon (4,700 / 1,403,078)
- 1939 Register (65,000 records added/un-redacted)
TheGenealogist
- Lloyd George Domesday landowner & occupier records, 1910–1915 (185,000 for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire)
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