FamilySearch Records Update: More than 3.7 million new records for Belgium, England, Germany, the Philippines, and the United States

Geoff Rasmussen

02 Jun 2015

FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 3.7 million indexed records and images for Belgium, England, Germany, the Philippines, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 2,807,806 indexed records from the England, London Electoral Registers, 1847–1913 collection; 190,879 indexed records from the US, Texas, Brownsville Passenger and Crew List of Airplanes, 1943–1964 collection; and 137,815 images from the Philippines, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900–1952 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	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600–1913	79,444	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621–1914	67,410	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582–1910	8,560	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
England, London Electoral Registers, 1847–1913	2,807,806	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Germany, Hesse, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Darmstadt District, Civil Registration, 1876–1925	0	70,510	Added images to an existing collection.
Philippines, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900–1952	0	137,815	New browsable image collection.
US, Florida, Pensacola, Passenger Lists, 1900–1945	0	1,937	New browsable image collection.
US, Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917–1920	0	27,210	New browsable image collection.
US, Maine, Bath, Seamen’s Proofs of Citizenship, 1833–1868	0	3,516	New browsable image collection.
US, Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797–1934	0	33,017	New browsable image collection.
US, Michigan, South Haven Crew Lists, 1957–1959	0	61	New browsable image collection.
US, Minnesota, Duluth and Wisconsin, Superior Crew Lists, 1922–1958	0	26,368	New browsable image collection.
US, Montana, Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals and Departures, 1923–1956	0	38,373	New browsable image collection.
US, New York, New York, Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted, 1917–1957	0	119,753	New browsable image collection.
US, Ohio, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1852–1991	83,982	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
US, Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels, 1949–1955	0	88	New browsable image collection.
US, Pennsylvania, Landing Reports of Aliens, 1798–1828	0	636	New browsable image collection.
US, Rhode Island, Davisville, Melville, Newport, and Quonset Point, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1955–1957	0	387	New browsable image collection.
US, South Carolina, Charleston U.S. Citizens Passenger Lists, 1919–1948	0	775	New browsable image collection.
US, Texas, Brownsville Passenger and Crew List of Airplanes, 1943–1964	190,879	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
US, Texas, Houston Arrival Manifests of Airplanes, 1946–1954	0	4,360	New browsable image collection.