Below is a four-week summary of newly released and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales from the major genealogy databases. (Previous summary, 17 July.)
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 parentheses in the New Collections section are the numbers of records/images in the new record set.
Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parentheses 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 so the figure is the new total. 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
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945 (8,186)
- UK and Allies, WW2 Liberated PoW Questionnaires, 1945-46 (83,560)
- Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials, 1521-2020 (148,802)
- UK and Allies, WW2 Registers of PoWs and Civilians Held in Singapore, 1942-45 (453)
- Birmingham, England, Cemetery and Crematoria Records, 1836-2017 (1,394,768)
- Royal Victoria Hospital Register for soldiers, 1914-16 (704)
BritishNewspaperArchive (and shared with FindMyPast)
- Four new Titles: Penzance Gazette | Llais Y Wlad | Y Dydd | Y Gwladgarwr | Farnworth Chronicle
Fold3
- UK, WWI, 5th London General Hospital, 1917 (6,972)
- UK, Ireland British Army Census, 1911 (21,395)
- UK, Worldwide Army Census, 1911 (117,828)
- UK, Rolls of Honour, 1914-1920 (mostly in Scotland and Birmingham) (62,304)
- UK, Highland Light Infantry Chronicle – Index 1908-1920 (53,709)
- UK, The Times – Index of Casualties, 1914
- UK, Princess Mary’s Gift Box POW list, 1914 (21,000)
- UK, University Rolls of Honour, 1914-1918 (60,000+)
MyHeritage
- England, Lancashire, Manchester Burials (855,785)
- ScotlandsPeople Employment Records: Lightkeepers, 1837–1921
- England and Wales, Hearth Tax, 1662-1674 (13 counties) (284,675)
The Genealogist
- Lloyd George Domesday Survey: County Oxford property records and maps
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
- UK, Military Deserters, 1812-1927
- UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932
- UK, Household Cavalry Records of Service, 1799-1920
- UK, Royal Air Force Muster Roll, 1918
- UK, Military Records of Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials, 1813-1957 (40,319)
- UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 Index (626,862)
- UK, British Jewry Roll of Honour, 1914-1918 (57,202)
- Scotland, Fife, Electoral Registers, 1914-197 (6,676,703)
- Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers, 1800-1915 Index (185,298)
- Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2022 (897,449)
- England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2022 (3,739,524)
- England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2022 (6,947,083)
- Birmingham, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922 (2,943,642)
- Birmingham, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939 (1,740,297)
- Birmingham, Church of England Burials, 1813-1964 (536,245)
FamilySearch
- England, Agreements and Crew Lists, 1857 (75,693)
- England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913 Browse Images
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (45,763,557)
- England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (14,518,428)
- England Marriages, 1538–1973 (11,805,479)
- England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (2,010,432)
- England, Surrey Marriages Bonds and Licenses, 1536-1992 (5,422)
- England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992 (1,834,524)
FindMyPast
- Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists Guardians' Minutes from Inverness (2,554 / 4,328)
- The Scotsman newspaper (400,000 pages dating 1951–2022 added)
- Scotland, Glasgow City Volunteers, Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 (1,019)
- Devon Baptisms (2,111 [year 1923] / 2.8m)
- Devon Marriage and Banns (2,609 [year 1923])
- Devon Burials (380 records from 1923)
- Derbyshire Baptisms (231,270 / 1,237,175)
- Derbyshire Marriages (114,294 / 776,313)
- Derbyshire Burials (108015 / 819,432)
- Leicestershire Baptisms (5,240 [year 1923])
- Leicestershire Marriages (1,546 [year 1938] /670,000)
- Leicestershire Banns (2,424 [year 1938] records)
- Leicestershire Burials (169 records [year 1998])
- Shoreditch Settlement Examinations 1758-1802 (10,782)
- Greater London Burial Index (236,204 /2,371,522)
- Herefordshire Baptisms (231,270/900,000)
- Herefordshire Marriages (86,782/584,267)
- Herefordshire Burials (300,517/337,974)
FreeBMD
- Civil birth, marriages and deaths - England and Wales (388,730,985)
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