FamilySearch Records Update: Much anticipated international records posted

30 January 2009

Since the last update on January 5, 2009, FamilySearch added over 40 million new records to its Record Search pilot. Individuals with international roots from Argentina, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, and the Philippines will find some nice surprises in the newly added collections.

Birth, marriage, and death records were added for the Netherlands and Ireland. Irish researchers in particular have been anxiously awaiting the 23 million records from the Irish Civil Registration indexes. These records date from 1845-1958 and are also known as the Statutory Registration Records. Statutory registration for Protestants began in 1845 and for Catholics in 1864.

Many thanks to the thousands of online FamilySearch Indexing volunteers who helped make these wonderful records available.

See the chart below for more details. The new records can be searched for free at FamilySearch.org
(Click Search Records, then Record Search pilot).

Collections:

1869 Argentina National Census
Indexed Records: 232,853
Digital Images: 157,133
Comments: New

California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records 1835-1931
Indexed Records: 43,407
Digital Images: 61,017
Comments: New

Canada Census 1916
Indexed Records: 1,811,736
Digital Images: 36,263
Comments: New

Costa Rica Church Records 1595-1992
Indexed Records: 1,387,505
Digital Images: 260,367
Comments: New

Germany Burials 1500-1900
Indexed Records: 3,633,851
Digital Images: 0
Comments: New

Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958
Indexed Records: 23,023,320
Digital Images: 70,971
Comments: New

Mexico Aguascalientes Catholic Church Records 1616-1961
Indexed Records: 0
Digital Images: 601,572
Comments: New

Netherlands Births and Baptisms
Indexed Records: 1,350,335
Digital Images: 0
Comments: New

Netherlands Marriages
Indexed Records: 374,659
Digital Images: 0
Comments: New

Netherlands Deaths and Burials
Indexed Records: 206,477
Digital Images: 0
Comments: New

Philippines Marriages
Indexed Records: 2,224,877
Digital Images: 0
Comments: New

1920 United States Census
Indexed Records: 2,437,479
Digital Images: 50,364
Comments: Added Alabama

1850 United States Census
Indexed Records: 1,425,756
Digital Images: 0
Comments: Added Alabama and Indian Population

1850 United States Census (Slave Schedule)
Indexed Records: 869,079
Digital Images: 0
Comments: Added Alabama, Missouri, and South Carolina

1850 United States Census (Mortality Schedule)
Indexed Records: 37,993
Digital Images: 0
Comments: Added Louisiana and Indian Population

1870 United States Census
Indexed Records: 7,954,406
Digital Images: 0
Comments: Added Pennsylvania