Monday, May 3, 2010

New FamilySearch Record Search Databases - 300 million names!

My email this morning had this message from Paul Nauta, the FamilySearch Public Affairs Manager:

There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records—over 300 million new names—from original source documents to accomplish this great feat. The massive release was announced this past week at the National Genealogical Society annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The records can be found at
FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot (FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot) or http://beta.familysearch.org/. Be sure to share the good news with family and friends.

See the chart below for the complete list of all the newly added or improved collections.

None of this would be possible without the great contributions of many online FamilySearch volunteers. These individuals donate the time and effort needed to make these collections freely available to FamilySearch patrons. If you would like to become a volunteer in the FamilySearch community, please go to
FamilySearchIndexing.org. Many hands produce great work. Thank you for your support!

Collection Name (Records Indexed)

Argentina Baptisms , 1645—1930 (4,209,653)
Argentina Marriages , 1722—1911 (150,895)

Australia Deaths and Burials , 1816—1980 (106,767)

Austria Births and Baptisms , 1651—1940 (88,885)
Austria Burials , 1768 – 1918 (31,756)
Austria Marriages , 1722 — 1898 (25,383)

Bahamas Births , 1550—1891 (53,476)

Barbados Baptisms , 1739—1891 (222,010)
Barbados Burials , 1854—1885 (92,226)
Barbados Marriages , 1854—1879 (15,666)

Belgium Births and Baptisms , 1560—1890 (354,038)
Belgium Deaths and Burials , 1564—1900 (67,182)

Brazil Baptisms , 1688—1935 (3,597,609)
Brazil Deaths , 1750—1890 (43,931)
Brazil Marriages , 1730—1955 (475,107)

Canada Births and Baptisms , 1661—1959 (2,160,243)
Canada Deaths and Burials , 1664—1955 (101,189)
Canada Marriages , 1661—1949 (262,982)


British Columbia Death Registrations , 1872—1986 (928,851)
British Columbia Marriage Registrations , 1859—1932 (124,593)

New Brunswick Births , 1819—1899 (25,414)

Nova Scotia Births , 1702—1896 (125,791)
Nova Scotia Marriages , 1711—1909 (32,245)

Ontario Births , 1779—1899 (455,469)
Ontario Marriages , 1800—1910 (28,574)

Quebec Births, 1662—1898 (27,212)

Caribbean Births , 1590—1928 (438,073)
Caribbean Deaths , 1790—1906 (13,088)
Caribbean Marriages , 1591—1905 (88,186)

Costa Rica Baptisms , 1700—1915 (176,574)
Costa Rica Deaths , 1787—1900 (31,505)
Costa Rica Marriages , 1750—1920 (57,849)

Czech Republic Births , 1637—1889 (33,062)
Czech Republic Marriages , 1654—1889 (12,698)

Dominican Republic Baptisms , 1726—1924 (114,209)
Dominican Republic Deaths , 1666—1862 (14,636)
Dominican Republic Marriages , 1743—1929 (31,992)

Ecuador Baptisms , 1680—1930 (593,710)
Ecuador Deaths , 1800—1920 (43,852)
Ecuador Marriages , 1680—1930 (271,061)

El Salvador Baptisms , 1750—1940 (218,500)
El Salvador Marriages , 1810—1930 (28,162)

France Deaths and Burials , 1546—1960 (347,368)
France Marriages , 1546—1924 (1,397,204)

Germany Births and Baptisms , 1558—1898 (33,749,332)

Gibraltar Marriages , 1879—1918 (2,201)
Gibraltar Births and Baptisms , 1704—1876 (30,515)

Great Britain Deaths and Burials , 1778—1988 (69,278)
Great Britain Marriages , 1797—1988 (22,036)

Channel Islands Births and Baptisms , 1820—1907 (41,647)

Isle of Man Births and Baptisms , 1821—1911 (224,489)
Isle of Man Deaths and Burials , 1844—1911 (42,389)
Isle of Man Marriages , 1849—1911 (42,662)

Wales, Births and Baptisms , 1586—1907 (773,392)
Wales, Deaths and Burials, 1586—1885 (15,109)
Wales, Marriages, 1541—1900 (39,630)

Grenada Births and Baptisms , 1866—1891 (33,239)

Guatemala Baptisms , 1730—1917 (466,223)
Guatemala Deaths , 1760—1880 (20,921)
Guatemala Marriages , 1750—1930 (112,610)

Honduras Baptisms , 1730—1930 (220,317)
Honduras Marriages , 1800—1910 (31,686)

Hungary Baptisms , 1734—1895 (14,210)

Iceland Marriages , 1770—1920 (42,954)

India Births and Baptisms , 1800—1945 (887,579)
India Deaths and Burials , 1800—1945 (566,529)
India Marriages , 1800—1945 (203,970)

Ireland Deaths , 1864—1870 (51,249)

Italy Births and Baptisms , 1806—1900 (1,940,693)
Italy Deaths and Burials , 1809—1900 (438,494)

Jamaica Births and Baptisms , 1752—1920 (331,497)

Luxembourg Births , 1662—1840 (7,835)
Luxembourg Deaths , 1702—1798 (1,554)
Luxembourg Marriages , 1700—1810 (1,471)

Mexico Deaths , 1680—1940 (362,067)
Mexico Marriages , 1570—1950 (6,232,176)

Panama Baptisms , 1750—1938 (269,054)
Panama Deaths , 1840—1930 (21,463)
Panama Marriages , 1800—1950 (39,839)

Paraguay Baptisms , 1800—1930 (101,337)
Paraguay Marriages , 1800—1900 (14,400)

Peru Baptisms , 1556—1930 (4,013,461)
Peru Deaths , 1750—1930 (101,257)
Peru Marriages , 1600—1940 (443,248)

Philippines Births and Baptisms , 1642—1994 (334,139)
Philippines Deaths and Burials , 1726—1957 (5,128,622)
Philippines Marriages , 1723—1957 (2,247,381)

Portugal Baptisms , 1570—1910 (424,354)
Portugal Deaths , 1640—1910 (100,234)
Portugal Marriages , 1670—1910 (59,735)

Russia Births and Baptisms , 1755—1917 (170,844)
Russia Deaths and Burials , 1815—1917 (100,647)
Russia Marriages , 1793—1919 (33,559)

Samoa Baptisms , 1863—1940 (28,013)
Samoa Burials , 1895—1970 (42,061)

Spain Deaths , 1600—1920 (186,259)

Sweden Baptisms, 1611—1920 (9,280,828)
Sweden Burials, 1649-1920 (1,207,501)
Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920 (2,243,064)

Switzerland Baptisms , 1491-1940 (1,001,685)
Switzerland Burials , 1613-1875 (138,011)
Switzerland Marriages , 1532-1910 (268,739)
Switzerland, Basel City Church Books, 1380-1917 (Images Only)

Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories, 1460-1952 (Images Only)

Ukraine, Births and Baptisms (14,166)

Uruguay Marriages , 1840—1900 (19,810)

United States 1910 Federal Census (AZ, CA, DE, FL) (4,078,117)

United States Births , 1867—1931 (20,946)
United States Deaths , 1867—1961 (3,705)
United States Marriages , 1733—1990 (7,176)

Arizona Births and Christenings , 1909—1917 (27,483)
Arizona Deaths , 1910—1911; 1993—1994 (10,168)
Arizona Marriages , 1888—1908 (75,094)

Arkansas Births and Christenings , 1880—1893 (11,724)
Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882—1929; 1945—1963 (38,956)
Arkansas Marriages , 1837—1944 (1,005,608)

Delaware Births and Christenings , 1710—1896 (30,298)
Delaware Deaths and Burials , 1815—1955 (209,592)
Delaware Marriages , 1713—1953 (70,024)

District of Columbia Births and Christenings , 1830—1955 (121,224)
District of Columbia Deaths and Burials , 1840—1964 (372,173)
District of Columbia Marriages , 1830—1921 (242,760)

Florida Births and Christenings , 1880—1935 (28,301)
Florida Deaths and Burials , 1900—1921 (24,800)
Florida Marriages , 1837—1974 (860,110)

Hawaii Births and Christenings , 1852—1933 (150,992)
Hawaii Deaths and Burials , 1862—1919 (105,519)
Hawaii Marriages , 1826—1922 (103,871)

Idaho Births and Christenings , 1856—1965 (75,881)
Idaho Deaths and Burials , 1907—1965 (31,253)
Idaho Marriages , 1878—1898/1903—1942 (88,588)

Kansas Births and Christenings , 1818—1936 (59,392)
Kansas Deaths and Burials , 1885—1930 (39,907)
Kansas Marriages , 1840—1935 (378,903)

Kentucky Births and Christenings , 1839—1960 (547,119)
Kentucky Deaths and Burials , 1843—1970 (1,971,681)
Kentucky Marriages , 1785—1979 (1,532,718)

Louisiana Births, Christenings , 1811—1830; 1854—1934 (16,890)
Louisiana Marriages , 1816—1906 (129,641)

Maine Births and Christenings , 1739—1900 (940,882)
Maine Deaths and Burials , 1841—1910 (172,879)
Maine Marriages , 1771—1907 (597,508)

Maryland Births and Christenings , 1650—1995 (206,288)
Maryland Deaths and Burials , 1877—1992 (11,686)
Maryland Marriages , 1666—1970 (253,727)

Montana Marriages , 1889—1947 (197,930)

New Mexico Births and Christenings , 1726—1918 (435,411)
New Mexico Deaths , 1788—1798; 1838—1955 (9,627)
New Mexico Marriages , 1751—1918 (93,387)

New York Births and Christenings , 1640—1962 (1,351,166)
New York Deaths and Burials , 1795—1952 (701,396)
New York Marriages , 1686—1980 (859,927)

North Carolina Births and Christenings , 1866—1964 (156,156)
North Carolina Deaths and Burials , 1898—1994 (2,742,609)
North Carolina Marriages , 1759—1979 (2,128,391)

Ohio Deaths and Burials , 1854—1997 (2,535,557)

Oregon Births and Christenings , 1868—1929 (70,253)
Oregon Deaths and Burials , 1903—1947 (29,035)
Oregon Marriages , 1853—1935 (57,523)

South Dakota State Census , 1935 (673,322)

Tennessee County Marriages, 1790—1950 (10,145)

Utah Births and Christenings , 1892—1941 (48,049)
Utah Deaths , 1888—1946 (148,933)
Utah Marriages , 1887—1966 (308,854)

Vermont Births and Christenings , 1765—1908 (402,329)
Vermont Deaths , 1871—1965 (235,415)
Vermont Marriages , 1791—1974 (185,433)

Virginia Deaths and Burials , 1853—1912 (785,241)

West Virginia Births and Christenings , 1853—1928 (544,589)
West Virginia Deaths and Burials , 1854—1932 (56,688)
West Virginia Marriages , 1854—1932 (203,378)

Wyoming Marriages , 1877—1920 (14,070)

World Misc Births , 1534—1983 (616,742)
World Misc Deaths , 1767—1950 (15,269)
World Misc Marriages , 1662—1945 (28,668)


My impression is that, in many cases, these are not complete record collections for the years shown. But every little bit helps!

My thanks to Paul Nauta for creating this list. I was about to do it myself, and this saved me hours of effort!

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