Thursday, July 21, 2011

FamilySearch Records Update 19 July 2011: UK and Mexico Collections Enjoy Significant Additions

The following is from FamilySearch. 


FamilySearch Adds 12 Million New Records and Images This Week

The England and Mexico Collections Contain the Lion’s Share of the New Additions

 

19 July 2011

The recent collection updates at FamilySearch.org are too diverse to summarize—seigniorial and notarial records, bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, citizen lists, court case files—you get the picture.  The largest collection updates this week are from England and Mexico—eight million records and images between the two countries’ collections. Another 4 million records and images were added for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, USA, and Wales. Search the records online now at FamilySearch.org. See the list below for more details.

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CollectionRecordsImagesComments
Austria, Upper Austria Seigniorial Records, 1537-18880116,182New browsable image collection.
Belgium Civil Registration, 1795-1920029,195Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-19000150,480Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900035,342Added browsable images to existing collection.
England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900202,2190Added index records to existing collection.
England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000929,054
Added images and index to existing collection.
England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910947,377332,814New index collection.
Germany, Westfalen, Minden Citizen Lists, 1574-190214,707902New index collection.
Italy, Civil Registration, 1806-194004,284Added browsable images to existing collection for Salerno.
Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records016,082Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1576-198402,271,610Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records01,352,091New browsable image collection.
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-197002,110,380Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records02,486,833New browsable image collection.
South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996018,726New browsable image collection.
Sweden, Södermanland Church Records, 1640-186019,7831,302Added images and index to existing collection.
U.S., Arkansas, Draft Registration Cards, compiled 1948-1959014,402Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., California, San Mateo County Records, 1856-1967062,131Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records04,902Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1948-1959035,210Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maine, State Archive Collections017,613Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1792-1983023,884Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Michigan, State Census, 1894381,9610New index collection.
U.S., Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages, 1858-1979017,039New browsable image collection.
U.S., Montana, Rosebud County Records043,056Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., New York, Orange County Probate Records, 1787-1938030,344Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-19090256,204New browsable image collection.
U.S., Texas County Tax Rolls, 1846-19109,7230Added index records to existing collection.
U.S., Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Membership Applications, 1892-201003,375Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Washington State, Army National Guard Records, 1880-1947011,647Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1933026,634Added browsable images to existing collection for Green County.
Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1773-178003,466Added browsable images to existing collection.

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