FamilySearch Updates in March

It’s easy to overlook additions to FamilySearch collections. In March 206 indexed collections were added or had additions. For Canada, there were additions to a register of Chinese Immigration.  For England, additions were made to parish and Non-Conformist church records; Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 now has over 5.7 million entries. Three Irish titles have additions.

COLLECTION TITLE RECORDS LAST UPDATE
Canada, Registers of Chinese Immigration to Canada, 1885-1949 12,244 14-Mar-22
England and Wales Census, 1871 Browse Images 16-Mar-22
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 137,933 29-Mar-22
England, Herefordshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1898 1,603,017 28-Mar-22
England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 686,640 31-Mar-22
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885 117,807 31-Mar-22
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 5,761,662 23-Mar-22
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 411,621 31-Mar-22
England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999 4,781,848 04-Mar-22
Ireland Census, 1841 15,850 28-Mar-22
Ireland Census, 1901 4,379,702 11-Mar-22
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 653,835 17-Mar-22

Those are not the only additions.

Go to https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/ and you’ll see a counter ticking up. Just since 17 March, there are 39 image collections added for England, 322 for Scotland, 3 for Ireland. None for Wales or Canada.

The Research Wiki was updated on 23 March.

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