FamilySearch Records Update: More than 1.7 million new records for Australia, China, India, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States

Geoff Rasmussen

26 May 2015

FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 1.7 million indexed records and images for Austrailia, China, India, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 327,195 images from the Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996 collection; 275,449 images from the Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890–2005 collection; and 249,700 images from the Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration, 1850–1999 collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 5.8 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Digital Images	Comments
Australia, New South Wales, 1828 Census	2,530	New browsable image collection.
Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration of Births, 1899–1912	12,662	New browsable image collection.
Australia, Tasmania, Correspondence of the Immigration Office Concerning the Nomination, Arrival, and Settlement of Migrants, 1920–1943	90	Added images to an existing collection.
Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829–1961	50,885	Added images to an existing collection.
Australia, Victoria, Assisted Immigrant Arrivals at Victorian Ports, 1839–1871	127,892	New browsable image collection.
China Collection of Genealogies, 1239–2014	142,311	Added images to an existing collection.
India, Hindu Pilgrimage Records, 1194–2015	143,871	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903–1998	110,758	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996	327,195	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, Moquegua, Civil Registration, 1850–1996	22,743	New browsable image collection.
Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890–2005	275,449	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration, 1850–1999	249,700	New browsable image collection.
Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Parish Registers, 1842–1984	32,304	New browsable image collection.
US, California County Naturalizations, 1849–1949	99,436	New browsable image collection.
United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861–1932	161,468	Added images to an existing collection.