FamilySearch Records Update: More Than 1.1 Million Images from Austria, England, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and the United States

Geoff Rasmussen

28 Jun 2013

FamilySearch has recently added more than 1.1 million images from Austria, England, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 96,841 images from the new U.S., New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Probate Estate Files, 1886-1900, collection, the 60,505 index records and images from the England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900, collection, and the 21,650 index records and images from the new U.S., Wisconsin, State Census, 1865, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537-1888	0	143,341	Added images to an existing collection.
England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900	32,282	28,223	Added index records and images to an existing collection.
Ivory Coast, Civil Registration, 1920-2012	0	244,719	New browsable image collection.
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978	21,046	0	Added index records to an existing collection.
Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997	0	56,685	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903-1998	0	37,412	Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1911	0	111,272	New browsable image collection.
Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1881-1911	0	54,902	Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Catholic Church Records, 1537-1911	0	146,821	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Missouri, Cole County Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1926	0	49,540	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Probate Estate Files, 1886-1900	0	96,841	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Ohio, Trumbull County Court Records, 1795-2010	0	59,930	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975	0	31,891	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, State Census, 1865	21,162	488	New index records and browsable image collection.