Anglo-Celtic Connections

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Ireland has not been overlooked in the December FamilySearch Full Text search update. There are 4.9 million Irish records in 275 titles. A typical county name appears in the title 4 – 7 times, Dublin appears 14 times and Cork 10 times. Many are printed documents, not handwritten

Collection Title	Records
Ireland, Residences, Census, from 1620 to 1977	1430492
Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975	1131966
Ireland, Legal, from 1055 to 2006	815200
Ireland, County Meath, Legal, from 1858 to 1877	153568
Ireland, Dublin, Legal, from 1448 to 1967	135790
Ireland, County Meath, Religious, from 1 November 1915 to 30 June 1916	62312
Ireland, Others, from 1051 to 2007	60765
Ireland, County Dublin, Legal, 1854	59200
Ireland, Dublin, Poor Relief, from 1 July 1839 to 1921	46652
Ireland, County Tipperary, Legal, from 1698 to 1851	46577
Ireland, County Cork, Properties, 1959	38642
Ireland, County Wicklow, Properties, from 1 November 1867 to 31 July 1872	32947
Ireland, County Galway, Properties, 1834	32519
Ireland, County Tipperary, Properties, from 1850 to 1894	27830
Ireland, County Carlow, Properties, from 1774 to 1924	25735
Ireland, County Dublin, Properties, 1854	24492
Ireland, County Offaly, Properties, from 1870 to 1933	18448
Ireland, County Limerick, Properties, 1854	18189
Ireland, Biographies, from 1066 to 2005	17286
Ireland, County Waterford, Properties, from 1855 to 1968	17047
Ireland, Residences, from 1553 to 1978	16604
Ireland, County Mayo, Religious, from 1 September 1873 to 1880	16453
Ireland, County Fermanagh, Legal, from 1858 to 1862	16342
Ireland, County Cork, Legal, from 1837 to 1850	16200
Ireland, County Kildare, Properties, from 1774 to 1924	15599
Ireland, County Donegal, Properties, from 1821 to 1825	15500
Ireland, County Galway, Religious, from 1 September 1860 to 31 July 1870	15304
Ireland, County Mayo, Properties, 1826	14909
Ireland, County Wexford, Legal, from 1858 to 1919	13782
Ireland, County Kildare, Legal, from 1858 to 1877	13654
Ireland, County Galway, Legal, from 1878 to 1922	13444
Ireland, County Wexford, Properties, 1853	13181
Ireland, County Kilkenny, Religious, from 1728 to 1951	12333
Ireland, Migrations, from 1545 to 1986	11781
Ireland, County Kilkenny, Properties, from 1774 to 1924	11712
Ireland, County Meath, Properties, 1853	11020
Ireland, County Mayo, Marriages, from 1873 to 1880	10360
Ireland, County Mayo, Legal, from 1839 to 1860	10343
Ireland, County Monaghan, Properties, from 1841 to 1854	10092
Ireland, County Galway, Marriages, from 1860 to 1870	9436
Ireland, County Roscommon, Properties, from 1850 to 1933	9427
Ireland, County Cavan, Legal, from 1833 to 1855	9165
Ireland, County Westmeath, Properties, 1853	8721
Ireland, County Armagh, Properties, from 1615 to 1746	8430
Ireland, County Sligo, Religious, 1867	8310
Ireland, County Carlow, Religious, from 1728 to 1950	8248
Ireland, County Antrim, Properties, from 1825 to 1842	8030
Ireland, County Kildare, Religious, from 1728 to 1951	8014
Ireland, County Sligo, Properties, from 1855 to 1932	7047
Ireland, County Meath, Others, from 1850 to 1967	6907
Ireland, County Roscommon, Religious, 1857	6907
Ireland, County Kilkenny, Properties, from 1849 to 31 March 1885	6192
Ireland, County Longford, Properties, 1854	6112
Ireland, County Fermanagh, Properties, 1857	5975
Ireland, County Offaly, Legal, from 1858 to 1877	5880
Ireland, County Clare, Properties, from 1855 to 1859	5819
Ireland, County Kerry, Properties, from 1847 to 1864	5694
Ireland, County Clare, Legal, 1855	5606
Ireland, County Westmeath, Legal, 1853	5461
Ireland, County Kilkenny, Marriages, from 1844 to 1874	5436
Ireland, County Leitrim, Properties, from 1845 to 1856	5398
Ireland, County Laois, Properties, from 15 August 1828 to 15 August 1832	5265
Ireland, County Louth, Properties, from 1856 to 1938	5193
Ireland, County Limerick, Legal, 1854	4975
Ireland, County Carlow, Biographies, from 1824 to 1943	4965
Ireland, County Antrim, Legal, 1841	4948
Ireland, County Wicklow, Religious, from 1728 to 1951	4664
Ireland, Belfast, Properties, from 1201 to 1929	4652
Ireland, County Sligo, Marriages, from 22 April 1846 to 11 November 1882	4639
Ireland, County Clare, Religious, from 1 April 1846 to 31 January 1862	4630
Ireland, County Louth, Religious, from 1846 to 1880	4513
Ireland, County Tipperary, Others, 1850	4386
Ireland, Marriages, from 1629 to 1975	4266
Ireland, County Cavan, Properties, from 1855 to 1859	4239
Ireland, County Cork, Religious, from 1 June 1827 to 31 May 1863	4167
Ireland, County Roscommon, Legal, from 1698 to 1736	4071
Ireland, County Down, Religious, 1834	3930
Ireland, County Londonderry, Properties, from 1825 to 1834	3850
Ireland, County Waterford, Legal, from 1880 to 1888	3840
Ireland, Dublin, Others, from 1172 to 1949	3813
Ireland, County Donegal, Legal, from 1866 to 1915	3768
Ireland, County Roscommon, Marriages, from 1830 to 1845	3759
Ireland, County Sligo, Legal, from 1916 to 1923	3704
Ireland, County Meath, Deaths, from 1 November 1859 to 31 October 1873	3531
Ireland, County Antrim, Religious, 1834	3522
Ireland, County Tyrone, Religious, from 1680 to 1740	3440
Ireland, County Westmeath, Religious, 1854	3368
Ireland, County Kildare, Others, from 1913 to 1937	3266
Ireland, County Down, Marriages, from 1 November 1818 to 30 April 1819	3144
Ireland, Queen’s County, Properties, from 1641 to 1967	3125
Ireland, County Kerry, Legal, from 1 September 1872 to 31 May 1874	3108
Ireland, Dublin, Properties, from 1448 to 1858	3094
Ireland, County Dublin, Poor Relief, from 1848 to 1918	3007
Ireland, County Leitrim, Legal, from 1855 to 1899	2917
Ireland, County Laois, Religious, from 1 June 1819 to 30 April 1834	2900
Ireland, County Antrim, Others, 1978	2893
Ireland, County Meath, Marriages, from 1842 to 28 February 1874	2855
Ireland, County Armagh, Religious, 1911	2824
Ireland, County Laois, Marriages, from 1821 to 1856	2774
Ireland, County Monaghan, Legal, from 1838 to 1938	2698
Ireland, County Clare, Marriages, from 1 February 1859 to 28 February 1881	2685
Ireland, County Armagh, Marriages, from 1 October 1836 to 29 February 1860	2531
Ireland, County Kildare, Marriages, from 1 July 1837 to 31 August 1840	2530
Ireland, County Donegal, Religious, 1911	2450
Ireland, County Offaly, Religious, from 1 February 1842 to 29 February 1876	2424
Ireland, County Kerry, Religious, from 1 December 1828 to 1864	2419
Ireland, Belfast, Others, from 1575 to 1991	2415
Ireland, County Tyrone, Marriages, from 1853 to 1881	2391
Ireland, Religious, from 1298 to 1987	2363
Ireland, County Galway, Deaths, from 1820 to 1984	2339
Ireland, County Louth, Marriages, from 1793 to 1982	2339
Ireland, County Offaly, Marriages, from 1832 to 1925	2328
Ireland, Deaths, from 1588 to 1982	2300
Ireland, County Carlow, Marriages, from 1 October 1807 to 30 April 1813	2278
Ireland, County Leitrim, Religious, from 1841 to 1924	2271
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Biographies, from 1664 to 1902	2229
Ireland, County Down, Deaths, from 1 November 1818 to 30 April 1819	2228
Ireland, County Wicklow, Biographies, from 1827 to 1900	2214
Ireland, County Monaghan, Religious, from 1835 to 1869	2150
Ireland, County Wicklow, Poor Relief, from 30 August 1842 to 2 November 1847	2096
Ireland, Military Service, from 1298 to 29 October 1972	2087
Ireland, County Louth, Legal, from 1842 to 1852	2020
Ireland, County Longford, Legal, from 1866 to 1908	2016
Ireland, Dublin, Military Service, from 1448 to 1975	1979
Ireland, County Dublin, Religious, from 1 December 1845 to 31 March 1856	1954
Ireland, Dublin, Residences, from 1805 to 1861	1938
Ireland, County Tipperary, Religious, from 1 May 1821 to 31 March 1826	1904
Ireland, County Down, Properties, from 1826 to 1834	1864
Ireland, County Wexford, Others, 1911	1796
Ireland, County Dublin, Residences, from 1771 to 1908	1777
Ireland, County Cork, Others, 1911	1687
Ireland, Belfast, Legal, from 1198 to 1991	1637
Ireland, County Mayo, Others, 1911	1529
Ireland, County Longford, Religious, from 1855 to 1880	1520
Ireland, County Down, Legal, from 1867 to 1878	1429
Ireland, County Clare, Others, from 1600 to 1967	1376
Ireland, County Dublin, Employment, from 1698 to 1921	1367
Ireland, Queen’s County, Legal, from 1850 to 1909	1351
Ireland, County Armagh, Legal, from 1620 to 1915	1341
Ireland, County Fermanagh, Religious, from 1 November 1845 to 31 October 1870	1304
Ireland, County Longford, Marriages, from 1850 to 1880	1261
Ireland, County Kerry, Marriages, from 1 February 1829 to 1864	1252
Ireland, County Kerry, Births, from 1820 to 1875	1231
Ireland, County Tyrone, Properties, 1826	1219
Ireland, County Armagh, Deaths, from 1 April 1837 to 31 January 1860	1202
Ireland, County Cork, Marriages, from 1 May 1818 to 31 October 1828	1193
Ireland, County Donegal, Others, 1911	1182
Ireland, County Sligo, Others, from 1660 to 1878	1175
Ireland, County Westmeath, Marriages, from 1 July 1844 to 31 January 1869	1164
Ireland, Diocese of Cork and Ross, Marriages, from 1751 to 1845	1143
Ireland, County Donegal, Marriages, from 1856 to 1885	1110
Ireland, County Dublin, Education, from 8 January 1866 to 7 September 1915	1107
Ireland, County Limerick, Religious, from 1698 to 1736	1103
Ireland, County Longford, Deaths, from 1855 to 1880	1100
Ireland, Belfast, Biographies, from 1118 to 1990	1065
Ireland, County Donegal, Biographies, 1986	1043
Ireland, County Laois, Legal, from 1863 to 31 October 1865	1036
Ireland, Dublin, Marriages, from 1630 to 1929	1019
Ireland, County Tipperary, Marriages, from 1 July 1776 to 30 November 1835	1015
Ireland, County Kildare, Biographies, 1591	975
Ireland, County Kilkenny, Biographies, from 1827 to 1900	975
Ireland, County Carlow, Others, from 1845 to 1908	974
Ireland, County Cavan, Religious, from 1855 to 1865	971
Ireland, County of the Town of Drogheda, Religious, from 1747 to 1772	971
Ireland, County Roscommon, Others, from 1690 to 1899	962
Ireland, County Tyrone, Deaths, from 1854 to 1868	955
Ireland, County Dublin, Marriages, from 1852 to 1856	947
Ireland, County Dublin, Others, 1961	874
Ireland, County Fermanagh, Others, from 1960 to 1962	866
Ireland, County Waterford, Religious, from 1 July 1752 to 1767	850
Ireland, County Monaghan, Marriages, from 1837 to 1849	835
Ireland, County Antrim, Military Service, 1901	776
Ireland, County Londonderry, Legal, from 1592 to 1899	768
Ireland, County Wexford, Religious, from 1715 to 1736	695
Ireland, County Westmeath, Deaths, from 1822 to 1984	676
Ireland, County Wicklow, Employment, from 1900 to 1932	670
Ireland, County Wicklow, Military Service, from 1900 to 1932	670
Ireland, County Limerick, Marriages, from 1812 to 1833	650
Ireland, Leinster, Marriages, from 1655 to 1845	631
Ireland, County Waterford, Residences, from 1805 to 1996	629
Ireland, Dublin, Religious, from 1448 to 1929	613
Ireland, County Sligo, Deaths, from 1865 to 1880	609
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Others, from 1669 to 28 April 1979	607
Ireland, County Cavan, Marriages, from 1868 to 1880	563
Ireland, Diocese of Cloyne, Marriages, from 1630 to 1866	559
Ireland, Ulster, Employment, from 1150 to 1623	549
Ireland, County Kilkenny, Deaths, from 1 June 1858 to 28 February 1881	546
Ireland, County Londonderry, Religious, from 1854 to 1869	516
Ireland, County Wexford, Marriages, from 1812 to 31 July 1854	497
Ireland, County Mayo, Deaths, from 1826 to 1832	492
Ireland, County Offaly, Others, 1911	487
Ireland, County of the Cross of Tipperary, Properties, 1959	457
Ireland, Diocese of Elphin, Marriages, from 1709 to 1865	454
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Properties, from 1634 to 1984	444
Ireland, County Roscommon, Deaths, from 1835 to 31 July 1872	443
Ireland, County Louth, Deaths, from 1793 to 1982	425
Ireland, County Leitrim, Deaths, from 1847 to 1873	412
Ireland, County Leitrim, Marriages, from 1841 to 1922	412
Ireland, Births, from 1864 to 1956	410
Ireland, County Armagh, Others, from 1680 to 1740	391
Ireland, Diocese of Ossory, Marriages, from 1691 to 1845	390
Ireland, County Londonderry, Marriages, from 1730 to 1845	387
Ireland, County Londonderry, Others, 1916	382
Ireland, County Cavan, Education, from 1876 to 1925	378
Ireland, County Cork, Births, 1909	364
Ireland, County Offaly, Residences, 1981	361
Ireland, County Fermanagh, Marriages, from 1 October 1868 to 30 November 1880	331
Ireland, County Carlow, Deaths, from 1607 to 1911	313
Ireland, County Dublin, Deaths, from 1938 to 1950	312
Ireland, County Limerick, Others, from 1609 to 1976	298
Ireland, Queen’s County, Religious, from 1 July 1763 to 31 July 1789	298
Ireland, County Antrim, Marriages, from 1813 to 1845	291
Ireland, Diocese of Clogher, Marriages, from 1709 to 1866	283
Ireland, Fingal, Births, from 1900 to 1912	270
Ireland, Belfast, Residences, from 1805 to 1880	241
Ireland, County Longford, Births, from 1905 to 1907	222
Ireland, Diocese of Dromore, Legal, from 1678 to 1858	220
Ireland, Dublin, Education, from 1871 to 1925	219
Ireland, County Down, Residences	218
Ireland, County Tipperary, Biographies, from 1878 to 1990	211
Ireland, Queen’s County, Marriages, from 1 May 1769 to 31 July 1789	208
Ireland, Diocese of Ossory, Legal, from 1536 to 1858	202
Ireland, County Waterford, Marriages, from 1814 to 1865	197
Ireland, County Down, Births, from 1810 to 1871	195
Ireland, County Tipperary, Education, from 1870 to 1925	194
Ireland, County Carlow, Births, from 1607 to 1860	192
Ireland, County Laois, Deaths, from 1821 to 1856	189
Ireland, County Monaghan, Deaths, from 1851 to 1863	171
Ireland, Ulster, Others, from 1798 to 1900	167
Ireland, County Galway, Births, from 1928 to 1950	165
Ireland, County Cavan, Deaths, from 1 November 1821 to 1855	164
Ireland, County Wicklow, Marriages, from 1 March 1859 to 31 January 1883	162
Ireland, Employment, from 1765 to 1977	161
Ireland, County Wexford, Military Service, from 1898 to 1950	158
Ireland, County Wicklow, Deaths, from 1 August 1824 to 30 September 1830	157
Ireland, County Donegal, Deaths, from 1860 to 1866	153
Ireland, County Waterford, Others, 1846	140
Ireland, Diocese of Tuam, Legal, from 1648 to 1858	140
Ireland, County Kerry, Others, from 1850 to 1970	128
Ireland, Diocese of Elphin, Legal, from 1650 to 1858	118
Ireland, Diocese of Clogher, Legal, from 1618 to 1858	111
Ireland, County Offaly, Deaths, from 1837 to 1926	104
Ireland, Diocese of Limerick, Legal, from 1615 to 1858	101
Ireland, County Louth, Residences, 1895	98
Ireland, Belfast, Marriages, from 1 April 1798 to 31 July 1853	96
Ireland, Munster, Military Service	88
Ireland, County Antrim, Deaths, from 1828 to 28 February 1881	83
Ireland, Dublin, Births, from 1607 to 1946	77
Ireland, County Offaly, Births, from 1928 to 1950	74
Ireland, Dublin, Deaths, from 1655 to 1929	74
Ireland, County Cork, Deaths, from 1685 to 1712	70
Ireland, County Down, Others, from 1307 to 1950	68
Ireland, County Antrim, Births, from 1806 to 1914	66
Ireland, County Louth, Others, 1850	65
Ireland, Queen’s County, Births, from 1613 to 1860	62
Ireland, County Armagh, Births, from 1605 to 1862	54
Ireland, Queen’s County, Deaths, from 1648 to 1860	51
Ireland, County Laois, Births, 1936	41
Ireland, Diocese of Dublin, Marriages, from 1739 to 1890	40
Ireland, Diocese of Killala, Legal, from 1682 to 1858	36
Ireland, County Louth, Births, from 1851 to 1873	34
Ireland, County Wexford, Births, from 1616 to 1862	33
Ireland, County Kildare, Deaths, from 1 February 1869 to 30 June 1879	31
Ireland, County Waterford, Births, from 1616 to 1862	31
Ireland, County Waterford, Deaths, from 1653 to 1860	28
Ireland, County Westmeath, Births, from 1605 to 1862	28
Ireland, County Wexford, Deaths, from 1653 to 1859	27
Ireland, County Tipperary, Deaths, from 1791 to 1811	26
Ireland, County Tyrone, Births, from 1846 to 1884	26
Ireland, County Wicklow, Births, from 1 July 1822 to 31 March 1856	22
Ireland, County Cork, Biographies, from 1756 to 1827	19
Ireland, County Laois, Others, from 1853 to 1972	10
Ireland, County Cork, Residences, 1834	9
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Legal, from 1891 to 1903	3
Ireland, Diocese of Armagh, Legal, 1925	2

🎄🎄🎄Christmas Day in the Workhouse

Fifteen centimetres of snow. That’s what I’d shovelled, so the walk to the mailbox, even in the bright sunshine with neighbours “Merry Christmasing,” felt like a bit of a trek. And for what? Bills. Bloody bills. The Canada Post strike meant no Christmas cards this year. But it got me thinking.

The thing about Christmas cards is they don’t go off. They’re not like milk or bread. It’s not about getting them on the 25th; it’s about what they are. It’s the memories, the feeling you get when you see a familiar scrawl. They’re little bits of connection, little time capsules of someone’s thoughts and well wishes.

Even the cards from people who aren’t around anymore are a reminder that they’re still part of our life story. It’s not the paper or the glitter; it’s the feeling, the enduring warmth they keep alive. That’s why my Christmas decorations this year include cards from years gone by.

A classic

Since the start of December FamilySearch has added or updated titles totalling over 16.5 million records in its Full Text Search Canadian collection. Here’s the list. There are some unusual  titles!

Collection Title	Records	Last Updated
Canada, Migrations, from 1630 to 1992	4001386	19-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Legal, 1925	3843055	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Properties, from 1854 to 1868	1949031	19-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Properties, from 1 October 1917 to 28 February 1918	1343415	19-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Properties, from 1893 to 1894	965855	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Legal, 1605	553430	19-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland, Military Service, from 1913 to 1918	470453	19-Dec-24
British North America, Canada West, Properties, from 1860 to 1867	447625	19-Dec-24
Canada, Military Service, from 0191 to 2019	370074	19-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Legal, from 2 July 1888 to 25 July 1925	332508	19-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Others, from 1614 to 1969	243074	23-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Legal, from 1900 to 1925	201982	19-Dec-24
British North America, Upper Canada, Properties, from 1802 to 1894	174316	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Others, from 1927 to 1987	135575	19-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Legal, from 1300 to 1913	119321	17-Dec-24
Canada, Deaths, from 1560 to 2007	118147	17-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Migrations, from 30 August 1920 to 9 January 1921	112033	19-Dec-24
Canada, Employment, from 1752 to 1971	93597	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Military Service, from 1821 to 1827	75639	19-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Migrations, from 1 October 1905 to 28 February 1906	70765	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Migrations, from 1920 to 1924	62740	19-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Migrations, from 3 October 1909 to 26 April 1910	46069	19-Dec-24
Canada, Marriages, from 1315 to 1999	42947	01-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Education, from 1803 to 1885	35848	19-Dec-24
Canada, Others, from 1315 to 1994	35592	23-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Military Service, from 1777 to 1841	32987	19-Dec-24
British North America, Lower Canada, Properties, from 1637 to 1899	32234	17-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Military Service, from 1777 to 1841	28365	19-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Others, from 1917 to 1920	27139	19-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Employment, from 1864 to 1970	26556	17-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Biographies, from 1817 to 1879	26470	19-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Military Service, from 1852 to 1867	24472	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Biographies, from 1863 to 1987	22571	19-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland, Employment, from 1880 to 1992	22038	17-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Employment, from 1880 to 1920	22038	17-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Deaths, 1991	21598	01-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Migrations, from 29 February 1912 to 1 April 1912	21353	19-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Military Service, from 1852 to 1867	19624	19-Dec-24
British North America, Canada West, Legal, from 1834 to 1855	19532	19-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Military Service, from 1940 to 1947	18170	19-Dec-24
British North America, Canada East, Legal, from 1 November 1913 to 30 September 1914	18163	19-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Biographies, 1991	17567	19-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Migrations, from 18 October 1938 to 19 October 1939	17274	19-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Legal, from 1786 to 1930	16620	19-Dec-24
Canada, Alberta, Military Service, from 1777 to 1841	16128	19-Dec-24
Canada, Legal, from 1875 to 2014	14966	19-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Employment, from 1809 to 1943	14163	17-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Deaths, from 1919 to 1922	13509	19-Dec-24
Canada, Manitoba, Military Service, from 1940 to 1947	10925	03-Dec-24
Canada, Alberta, Others, from 1863 to 1914	9088	19-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Military Service, from 1794 to 1870	8507	19-Dec-24
Canada, Biographies, from 1315 to 2008	7871	23-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Residences, from 1871 to 1899	7409	23-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Others, 30 April 1971	7290	19-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Employment, 1900	7142	17-Dec-24
Canada, Manitoba, Others, 1858	5945	17-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland, Legal, from 1786 to 1996	5889	19-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Legal, from 1871 to 1873	5765	19-Dec-24
Canada, Residences, from 1781 to 1916	5212	19-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Others, from 1818 to 1981	5119	17-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Deaths, from 1866 to 1868	4294	04-Dec-24
British North America, Canada East, Properties, from 1806 to 1852	4169	17-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Others, from 3 October 1862 to 27 March 1863	4111	19-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Residences, 1880	4020	19-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Others, from 1871 to 1985	3504	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Residences, from 1908 to 1918	2980	19-Dec-24
Canada, Manitoba, Employment, from 1864 to 1970	2857	02-Dec-24
British North America, Canada East, Military Service, from 1809 to 1869	2803	19-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Residences, from 1894 to 1949	2601	17-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Employment, from 1864 to 1970	2385	19-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland, Others, from 1871 to 1904	2381	19-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland, Residences, from 1871 to 1880	2381	19-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Residences, 1880	2381	19-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Biographies, 1902	2317	17-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Marriages, from 1866 to 1868	2267	01-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Religious, from 1835 to 1877	2206	04-Dec-24
Canada, Nova Scotia, Medical, from 1907 to 1924	2128	19-Dec-24
Canada, Manitoba, Residences, 1976	2010	19-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Employment, from 1849 to 1958	1782	19-Dec-24
Canada, Alberta, Employment, from 1900 to 1932	1772	03-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Religious, from 1854 to 1985	1715	04-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Medical, from 1783 to 1870	1694	19-Dec-24
Canada, Alberta, Residences, from 1700 to 2001	1639	17-Dec-24
Canada, Properties, from 9 December 1857 to 25 June 1867	1590	19-Dec-24
Canada, Manitoba, Legal, from 1745 to 1930	1563	17-Dec-24
Canada, New Brunswick, Deaths, from 1818 to 1964	1558	04-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland, Migrations, from 1939 to 31 August 1940	1539	17-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Deaths, from 1872 to 1998	1426	01-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Religious, from 1909 to 1954	1397	01-Dec-24
Canada, Saskatchewan, Properties, from 1870 to 1987	1332	19-Dec-24
British North America, Upper Canada, Military Service, from 1797 to 1845	1214	19-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Births, from 1866 to 1987	1173	01-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Biographies, from 1799 to 2001	1172	01-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Deaths, from 1805 to 1906	1172	01-Dec-24
Canada, Ontario, Education, from 1884 to 1899	869	19-Dec-24
British North America, Canada East, Religious, 1900	862	01-Dec-24
Canada, Northwest Territories, Properties, from 1799 to 1870	820	19-Dec-24
British North America, Upper Canada, Legal, from 1847 to 1956	750	19-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Residences, from 1871 to 1908	740	22-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Biographies, from 1 July 1847 to 31 July 1847	667	19-Dec-24
Canada, Residences, Census, from 1640 to 1998	622	01-Dec-24
Canada, Prince Edward Island, Properties, 30 November 1979	585	17-Dec-24
British North America, Upper Canada, Biographies, from 1763 to 1816	230	16-Dec-24
Canada, British Columbia, Properties, from 1885 to 1949	208	17-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Medical, from 1886 to 1899	96	19-Dec-24
British North America, Canada West, Employment, from 1821 to 1952	80	19-Dec-24
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Legal, from 1810 to 1825	51	17-Dec-24
Canada, Quebec, Properties, from 12 May 1892 to 19 November 1892	22	16-Dec-24
Canada, Alberta, Properties, from 1907 to 1957	19	15-Dec-24
Canada, Manitoba, Properties, from 1887 to 1953	10	15-Dec-24

Several titles were added in November, but none like the two large collections added in August

Canada, Probate Records, 1600 – 2020 with 14,726,237 records.
Canada, Homestead Records, 1600 – 2011, with 8,329,643  records.

Here are the December additions to the FamilySearch Full Text search for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are over 1.5 million records in 105 separate titles.

Collection Title	Records	Last Updated
United Kingdom, Wales, Legal, from 1862 to 1870	485115	20-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Properties, from 1617 to 12 May 1858	413027	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Deaths, from 1544 to 1901	143629	17-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Legal, 1840	139825	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Properties, from 1714 to 1800	60463	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Others, from 1396 to 1838	44869	20-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Biographies, 1903	38008	20-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Wales, Others, from 0901 to 1970	35725	20-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Wales, Biographies, 1950	27052	19-Dec-24
Wales, Glamorgan, Legal, from 1778 to 1799	24096	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Ayrshire, Legal, from 1607 to 1721	17551	19-Dec-24
Wales, Montgomeryshire, Properties, from 1557 to 1857	15038	19-Dec-24
Wales, Legal, from 1400 to 1832	13488	20-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Employment, from 1820 to 1847	13132	20-Dec-24
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Legal, from 1665 to 31 March 1752	8923	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Wales, Military Service, from 1880 to 1892	5085	20-Dec-24
Scotland, Properties, from 1100 to 1868	4710	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Wales, Properties, from 1294 to 1904	3794	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Military Service, from 1914 to 1918	3762	19-Dec-24
Wales, Denbighshire, Legal, from 1576 to 1806	3680	20-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Residences, from 1 December 1889 to 31 July 1966	3275	20-Dec-24
Scotland, Legal, from 1166 to 1945	3110	19-Dec-24
Wales, Anglesey, Legal, from 1576 to 1798	2431	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Others, from 1400 to 1973	2267	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Biographies, from 1664 to 1902	2229	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Military Service, from 1641 to 1913	1982	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Argyll, Properties, from 1257 to 1780	1819	19-Dec-24
Wales, Flintshire, Legal, from 1 April 1543 to 1799	1807	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Ayrshire, Employment, from 1739 to 1785	1726	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Ayrshire, Properties, from 22 July 1749 to 21 March 1753	1603	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Wales, Education, from 1864 to 1876	1593	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Wales, Residences, from 1903 to 1906	1398	19-Dec-24
Wales, Cardiganshire, Legal, from 1798 to 1799	1276	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Education, from 1 April 1810 to 30 April 1823	1147	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Employment, from 1685 to 1791	1060	19-Dec-24
Wales, Montgomeryshire, Biographies, from 1953 to 1970	864	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Berwickshire, Properties, from 3 September 1722 to 25 December 1789	822	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Ayrshire, Poor Relief, from 1 June 1798 to 31 July 1845	815	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Argyll, Others, from 0001 to 1885	793	19-Dec-24
Wales, Glamorgan, Properties, from 1608 to 1831	731	19-Dec-24
Wales, Military Service, from 1588 to 30 April 1880	655	20-Dec-24
Wales, Breconshire, Legal, from 1647 to 1732	630	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Others, from 1669 to 28 April 1979	607	20-Dec-24
Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Properties, from 1 November 1637 to 1680	590	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Caithness, Properties, from 17 July 1764 to 8 April 1771	586	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Renfrewshire, Others, from 0700 to 1902	558	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Fife, Education, from 1413 to 1897	554	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Renfrewshire, Properties, from 1694 to 1699	481	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Others, 1983	464	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Education, from 1494 to 1854	460	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Properties, from 1634 to 1984	444	19-Dec-24
Wales, Anglesey, Medical, from 1846 to 1851	438	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Edinburgh, Employment, from 1583 to 1790	427	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Properties, from 16 August 1679 to 27 October 1759	409	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Edinburgh, Residences, from 1406 to 1841	390	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Kincardineshire, Residences, 1867	378	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Banffshire, Properties, from 23 June 1658 to 1 October 1661	366	19-Dec-24
Wales, Others, from 1400 to 1973	361	18-Dec-24
Scotland, Kinross-shire, Others	356	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Fife, Others, from 1089 to 1897	356	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Edinburgh, Legal, from 1403 to 1926	333	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Education, from 1728 to 1858	328	19-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Scotland, Migrations, 1930	326	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Elginshire, Legal, from 1 June 1746 to 1814	310	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Residences, 1783	301	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Stirlingshire, Others	269	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Others, 1696	256	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Dunbartonshire, Residences	234	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Forfarshire, Others	221	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Shetland, Legal, from 1602 to 1689	216	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Renfrewshire, Properties, from 10 March 1518 to 1871	206	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Residences, from 1781 to 1800	201	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Legal, from 1 December 1800 to 31 August 1802	196	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Kinross-shire, Properties, from 1617 to 1830	175	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Fife, Properties, from 1 September 1666 to 17 June 1730	175	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Perthshire, Legal, from 1 November 1661 to 30 November 1661	169	19-Dec-24
Wales, Pembrokeshire, Legal, from 1559 to 1634	158	19-Dec-24
Wales, Residences, from 1790 to 1799	151	18-Dec-24
Wales, Merionethshire, Legal, from 1543 to 1799	139	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Edinburgh, Biographies, from 1460 to 1950	126	19-Dec-24
Wales, Properties, from 1300 to 1789	120	20-Dec-24
Scotland, Linlithgowshire, Legal, from 1694 to 1695	120	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Forfarshire, Legal, from 1613 to 1 September 1800	117	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Dunbartonshire, Legal, from 1 July 1632 to 28 February 1723	113	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Biographies, from 1100 to 2005	113	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Perthshire, Others, from 1699 to 1745	100	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Kincardineshire, Properties, from 1600 to 1860	97	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Nairnshire, Properties, from 1617 to 1868	83	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Midlothian, Legal, from 1580 to 1797	83	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Elginshire, Properties, from 1666 to 1868	83	19-Dec-24
Wales, Flintshire, Others, 1899	61	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Stirlingshire, Legal, from 1 June 1724 to 28 February 1734	60	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Roxburghshire, Legal, from 1700 to 30 June 1775	60	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Argyll, Legal, from 1 July 1693 to 1801	54	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Fife, Legal, from 1613 to 1778	48	17-Dec-24
Scotland, Ayrshire, Others, 1983	45	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Argyll, Education, from 1710 to 1860	43	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Inverness-shire, Others, from 1725 to 1745	36	18-Dec-24
Scotland, Edinburgh, Military Service, 1860	34	19-Dec-24
Scotland, Banffshire, Others, 1696	34	16-Dec-24
Scotland, Bute, Poor Relief, from 1849 to 1855	24	18-Dec-24
Scotland, Employment, from 1696 to 1830	22	16-Dec-24
Wales, Glamorgan, Military Service, from 1690 to 1760	3	18-Dec-24
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Legal, from 1891 to 1903	3	17-Dec-24
Wales, Caernarfonshire, Legal, from 1774 to 1799	2	17-Dec-24

The FreeBMD Database was updated on Saturday, 21 December 2024, to contain 292,099,269 unique records.

Years with more than 10,000 additions in the past month are 1993 and 1996 for births and marriages and 1995 for deaths.

During 2024, 2,335,116 records were added, the vast majority for the 1990s.

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Free Family Stories Resource Kit
Just fill out the form and sign up for the free Family Tree newsletter to receive your ‘Collect your family stories resource kit’ featuring interview sheets, suggested questions, pedigree charts, ancestor fact sheets, and more.

The last month has transformed the state of AI
A blog post by AI guru Ethan Mollick

OC Transpo Transit Routes
From Carleton University, OCTranspo route maps back to 1929.

Australia, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com™
MyHeritage has added this collection, with over 1.2 billion records.

Season’s Greetings
As in previous years, I mostly take a break during the holidays, but not without having prepared daily Yuletide R&R items for the remainder of 2024.

After the first post on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections, eighteen years of blogging have passed. In the past year, there has been one post or more every day. I don’t intend to maintain that pace in 2025.

I wish everyone joy, peaceful moments, and good memories this season. See you in the New Year.

Thanks to Alison Hare, Ann Burns, Anonymous, Barbara May Di Mambro, Brenda Turner, Christine Jackson, Lesley Anderson, Teresa, and Unknown for this week’s contributions.