Below is a two-week summary of newly released and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales from the major genealogy databases. (Previous list, 4 September.)
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 (or images, if browse-only) 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
BritishNewspaperArchive (and shared with FindMyPast)
- Four new titles: Schoolmaster and Edinburgh Weekly Magazine | Epsom Journal |
East Essex Advertiser & Clacton News | Kent Times, Tonbridge & Sevenoaks Examiner | Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser |
FindMyPast
- Surrey, Southwark Baptisms (11,354 non-conformist records, 1801–1923)
- Surrey, Southwark Marriages (896 non-conformist records, 1867–1939)
- Surrey, Southwark Burials (1,915 records, 1781–1860)
- Surrey, Southwark Congregational Registers (24,844 non-conformist records 1804–1984)
MyHeritage
- United Kingdom, Deceased Estates Notices since 1998 (737,924)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- Worcestershire, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997 (817,042)
- Worcestershire, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1947 (813,330)
- Worcestershire, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1922 (3,247,586)
- Worcestershire, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1600-1812 (5,469,384)
- London, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003
- London, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923
- London, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
- UK, Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969
FamilySearch
- Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (718,898 including images)
- Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900 (929,889 no images)
FindMyPast
- Dorset Baptisms, 1568-1930 (38,873 / 615,707)
- Dorset Marriages, 1470-1974 (52,622 / 675,000)
- Dorset Burials, 1559-1993 (29,730 / 496,992)
FreeBMD Index
- Births, marriages & deaths, England & Wales (3,716,173 / 289,023,749 unique records)
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