FamilySearch Announces 5 Million New Records from 19 Countries Now Available

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13 September 2010

Visitors to FamilySearch.org now have access to over 5 million new records of free indexed names and images. These 48 recently published collections feature names from 19 different countries, including the first sets of records from Nicaragua and Sri Lanka.

See the chart below for the complete list of all the newly added or improved collections. All of these records can be found athttp://Beta.FamilySearch.org.

Project	New Records	New Images	Comments
Argentina, Cordoba—Cordoba Marriage Records, 1642–1931	39989		New Index
Argentina, Santa Fe (Rosario) —Church Records, 1642-1972		186262	New Images
Austria, Vienna—Population Cards, 1850–1928	18157		New Index
Belgium—Death Registration, 1851–1900	77953		New Index
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Church Records, Diocese of Itaguai, 1700-1940		34892	New Images
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Church Records, Diocese of Nova Iguacu, 1686-1940		9853	New Images
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Church Records, Diocese of Valenca, 1771-1963		23972	New Images
Brazil, Santa Catarina—Civil Registration, 1874-1998		275362	New Images
Brazil, Sao Paulo—Archdiocese of Botucatu, Church Records, 1849-1937		38551	New Images
British Isles, Bishop of Durham's Allertonshire Peculiar—Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1667–1890		323	New Images
Canada, New Brunswick—Death Certificates, 1920–1934		78878	New Images
Canada, New Brunswick—Death Certificates, 1935–1938		17257	New Images
Canada, New Brunswick—Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810–1906	160214	164227	New Images and Index
Canada, New Brunswick—Provincial Returns of Deaths, 1815–1919		81680	New Images
Canada, Newfoundland—Registers of Vital Statistics, 1753–1893		14649	New Images
Canada, Prince Edward Island—Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885	92874		New Index
Canada, Prince Edward Island—Death Card Index, 1721-1905	15943		New Index
Canada, Prince Edward Island—Marriage Registers, 1832-1888	3485		New Index
Chile, Concepcion—Civil Registration, 1885-1903 (Part 1)	30124		New Index
Czech Republic, Opava—Provincial Archive Church Records, 1571-1905, pt. 02		17793	New Images
Czech Republic, Trebon—State Regional Archive Church Records, 1650-1900, pt. 03		34959	New Images
England, Calendar Durham—Diocesan Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1594–1815		6476	New Images
England, Durham—Diocese Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1692–1900		108721	New Images
Italy, Napoli Prov., Castellammare di Stabia—Death Records, 1809-1936		17720	New Images
Jamaica – Civil Births 1878-1899	240191		New Index added to existing collection
Jamaica, Clarendon—Parish Civil Births, 1878-1930	150857	150857	New Images and Index added to existing collection
Jamaica, Trelawny—Parish Civil Births, 1878-1930	73536		New Images added to existing collection
Lima, Peru—Civil Registration Index, 1910–1930	38713		New Index
México, Distrito Federal—Church Records, 1536-1970 (Part 2)		24813	New Images
Mexico, Tamaulipas—Church Records, 1703-1964, Part 1		24652	New Images
Mexico, Zacatecas—Catholic Church Records, 1605-1977		111034	New Images
New Zealand—Immigration Passenger Lists, 1871–1915	160774		New Index
New Zealand—Immigration Passenger Lists, 1871-1915, Pt.2	296065		New Images
Nicaragua Managua—Civil Records, 1879–1984 (Part 2)	163056	55733	New Images and Index
Nicaragua Managua—Civil Records, 1879–Present	264022	154310	New Images and Index
Puerto Rico—Roman Catholic Church Records, 1645–1969		131824	New Images
Sri Lanka, Colombo—District Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990		33965	New Images
Sweden, Orebro—Church Records, 1641-1860	51000		New Index
Sweden, Södermanland—Church Records to 1860 (Part 1)	10200		New Index
Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, 1613-1860	40800		New Index
U.S., Illinois—Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947	2879598		New Index
U.S., Illinois—Probate Books, 1819-1970		57118	New Images
U.S., Indiana—Davies & Clay Counties, Marriages, 1811-1959	56116		New Index added to existing collection
U.S., Minnesota—1857  Territorial Census		3983	New Images
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, 1800–1850 (Part 2 of 4)	260335	38831	New Images and Index added to existing collection
U.S., South Dakota —1945 State Census		284808	New Index
U.S., Tennessee—Death Records, 1914–1955	3118		New Index
United States—Marriage Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861–1869	4603	2782	New Images and Index

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