FamilySearch Records Update – Nearly 4.2 Million New Indexed Records and Images for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and the United States

Geoff Rasmussen

24 Feb 2014

FamilySearch has added close to 4.2 million indexed records and images to collections from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 543,676 images from the Brazil, SÃ£o Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980, collection; the 499,702 indexed records and images from the New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1848-1991, collection; and the 264,610 images from the United Kingdom, World War I Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920, 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
Australia, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989	1,043,822	34,472	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-1961	0	131,642	Added images to an existing collection.
Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537-1888	0	204,382	Added images to an existing collection.
Austria, Upper Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1910	25,798	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1911	0	202,382	Added images to an existing collection.
Brazil, SÃ£o Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980	0	543,676	Added images to an existing collection.
Canada, Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987	0	97,000	Added images to an existing collection.
Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801-2010	32,693	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920	3,350	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
France, Auvergne, Family Genealogies by Colonel Etienne de Bellaigue de Bughas, 1400-1900	0	7,768	New browsable image collection.
Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1810-1869	180,418	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978	137,642	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940	0	336,318	Added images to an existing collection.
Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804-1874	0	2,912	Added images to an existing collection.
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1848-1991	66,216	433,486	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1939-1997	0	11,252	Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, CÃ¡diz, Testaments, 1531-1920	0	65,801	Added images to an existing collection.
United Kingdom, World War I Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920	0	264,610	New browsable image collection.
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850	0	78,752	Added images to an existing collection.
United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905-1937	0	144,925	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Arkansas, Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939	0	7,705	New browsable image collection.
U.S., California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941	0	3,574	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Illinois, Non-Population Census Schedules, 1850-1880	0	33,787	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1881	0	55,978	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Missouri, State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1876	0	8,071	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Montana, Pondera County Records, 1910-2012	0	29,762	New browsable image collection.
U.S., South Carolina, Georgetown, Passenger Lists, 1904-1942	0	514	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Washington, Seattle, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes, 1947-1954	0	5,115	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals, 1925-1956	0	596	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc, 1925-1956	0	546	New browsable image collection.

Comment (1)

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David J Grimshaw

11 years ago

The New Zealand Probate Records 1848-1991 are incomplete as I know of Probates issued within that time period that do not appear, For example Ruth Agnes Grimshaw who died in 1974.
If one goes to the Archways site and does a search on the Grimshaw surname for example one gets more that two results on probates for the time period in question.
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/