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, 10 March.)
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, London, England, Poor Law Registers, 1561-1900 (1,077,550)
- Hampshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921 (1,586,354)
- Tyne & Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptism, Marriages, Burials, 1710-1960 (512,140)
BritishNewspaperArchive - shared with FindMyPast (1,610,356 added pages / 65,674,044 total)
- New titles in main collection ($£€)
FindMyPast
MyHeritage
- Wales, Denbighshire, Wrexham Burials (37,655)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current (73,715 / 16,712,454)
- UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current (7,442,038)
- UK and Ireland, Families of Historic Properties
FamilySearch
FindMyPast
- British Army, East Surrey Regiment 1899-1919 (41,023/69,350 )
- British Army, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 1901-1918 (85,011/86,019)
TheGenealogist
- Tithe records for Welsh counties linked to Map Explorer: Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Monmouthshire. (420,000 plots)
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