Saturday, November 19, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Early Childhood Memories

   It's Saturday Night - 

Time For More Genealogy Fun! 


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:


A)  What is one of your most vivid childhood memories? Was it family, friends, places, events, or just plain fun?  Your first memory?  Your most fun memory?

B)  Please share it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.

Here's mine:

My earliest memory is of my parents bringing my brother Stanley home from the hospital after his birth in 1946. I still have the visual of my father holding the baby as he came through the front door of the small flat at 2114 Fern Street in San Diego.

I was almost three years old and had been the focus of my parents and my grandparents for a long time. It wasn't long before our growing family moved into a larger flat at 2119 30th Street in the two-story house right next to the Fern Street house. I have many memories of the 30th Street house, and can draw the floor plan from memory.

Probably the most fun that Stan and I had in the 30th Street house was setting up and playing with the Lionel train set. We had tracks through the living room, our adjoining bedroom, in my parents bedroom and into the entry hall/office area. We ran two different trains on the tracks trying to make them crash into each other. Heck, we were boys! Our father was probably the biggest boy of all!

There - two memories... there are many more!

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Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 November 2022

  I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 18 November 2022, there are 3,164 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 0 from last week):


The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 126,751 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 124,707 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 78,296 indexed records with 78,069 record images (was 77,334 records with 77,111 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 421,726 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 420,219 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 163,201 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 161,898 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,190,049 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,189,272 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 927,273 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 924,546 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 805,279 indexed records with 336,330 record images (was 803,707 records with 335,592 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,601,133 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,594,871 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 19,648 indexed records with 5,190 record images (was 13,644 records with 3,451 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,601,655 indexed records with 818,948 record images (was 1,599,398 records with 817,879 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,638,413 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,635,183 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 615,113 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 613,597 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,494,237 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,494,097 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,357,289 indexed records with 912,227 record images (was 7,351,650 records with 911,361 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1630787); 4,595,542 indexed records with 1,623,199 record images (was 4,593,157 records with 1,623,199 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,478,898 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,408,825 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,993,574 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,967,773 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,093,547 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,090,633 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,129 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,108 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 15-Nov-2022
Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2341913); 231,385 indexed records with 112,568 record images (was 226,742 records with 112,568 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022

Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,261,239 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,206,719 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,008,315 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,007,211 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,241,921 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,241,797 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 486,774 indexed records with 471,267 record images (was 486,682 records with 482,038 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
France, Calvados, Census, 1876  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 5,880 indexed records with 216 record images (was 2,068 records with 105 images), UPDATED 14-Nov-2022

France, Calvados, Census, 1891  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 48,370 indexed records with 1,830 record images (was 41,921 records with 663 images), UPDATED 15-Nov-2022
France, Insee Social Security Death Index, 1970-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3658994); 25,582,792 indexed records with 25,582,792 record images (was 25,582,792 records with 25,582,792 images), UPDATED 14-Nov-2022
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 72,130 indexed records with 130,874 record images (was 72,130 records with 104,097 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,042,673 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,042,470 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 6,096,908 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,998,894 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Haiti, Civil Registration, 1794-2012    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482819); 20,925,837 indexed records with 31,609 record images (was 20,925,837 records with 31,609 images), UPDATED 14-Nov-2022
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 537,553 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 537,502 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,815,974 indexed records with 46,620 record images (was 1,815,864 records with 41,238 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 8,833 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 8,396 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 9,157 indexed records with 2,908 record images (was 8,072 records with 2,538 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1827268); 554,057 indexed records with 37,199 record images (was 546,798 records with 37,199 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463156); 2,010,611 indexed records with 830,893 record images (was 4,597,803 records with 830,893 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469062); 695,058 indexed records with 108,296 record images (was 695,058 records with 108,296 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 6,186,595 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 3,599,394 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2173944); 3,598,177 indexed records with 244,420 record images (was 3,598,094 records with 244,420 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022

Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 2,210,506 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 2,209,612 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,594,527 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,594,469 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,732,994 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,728,329 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,695,028 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,695,028 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,827,996 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,814,282 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,892,717 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,888,884 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 1,182,946 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 1,181,476 records with 1,403,105 images), UPDATED 15-Nov-2022
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1986       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 127,520 indexed records with 126,964 record images (was 126,185 records with 125,770 images), UPDATED 14-Nov-2022
New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999177); 3,239,090 indexed records with 3,080,948 record images (was 3,238,246 records with 3,080,948 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060123); 2,766,469 indexed records with 2,187,206 record images (was 2,766,464 records with 2,187,206 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022

Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,567,702 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,566,754 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 820,308 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 820,181 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022
Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 2,249 indexed records with 206 record images (was 1,988 records with 184 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 938,508 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 938,453 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,853,408 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,837,971 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3163400); 200,994 indexed records with 6,139 record images (was 186,238 records with 5,516 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 53,562 indexed records with 29,437 record images (was 48,624 records with 25,939 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 125,686 indexed records with 125,347 record images (was 125,659 records with 125,320 images), UPDATED 14-Nov-2022
Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 6,225,392 indexed records with 2,254,928 record images (was 6,172,566 records with 2,197,047 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928590); 1,054,474 indexed records with 571,698 record images (was 1,040,634 records with 571,698 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022

Portugal, Azores, Catholic Church Records, 1044-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449047); 911,703 indexed records with 268,065 record images (was 866,936 records with 255,647 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 802,582 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 784,217 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1911     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 741,692 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 735,382 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 1,100,950 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 857,759 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013604); 984,218 indexed records with 333,738 record images (was 976,498 records with 333,738 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022

Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 2,022,881 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 2,019,987 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1587-1880      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 881,544 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 676,424 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 426,454 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 257,146 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 873,579 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 682,603 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,224,765 indexed records with 869,352 record images (was 3,201,254 records with 864,305 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022

Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,523,418 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,485,163 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 1,520,791 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 1,509,616 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,072,002 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 978,585 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 769,806 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 765,447 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 2,274,629 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 2,070,725 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022

Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 969,719 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 943,689 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,321,056 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,286,690 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 2,213,750 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 2,213,742 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 13-Nov-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 18,526,917 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 18,476,892 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2022
Spain, Province of Asturias, Municipal Records, 1470-1897       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015322); 156,094 indexed records with 102,181 record images (was 115,907 records with 102,181 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022

Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,003,561 indexed records with 389,422 record images (was 937,549 records with 388,109 images), UPDATED 16-Nov-2022
Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 1,177,811 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 1,141,217 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (504,709 records), no images (was 501,217 records with 0 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 1,671,544 indexed records with 293,845 record images (was 1,697,871 records with 293,845 images), UPDATED 17-Nov-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 974,135 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 973,156 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 19,134 indexed records with 10,784 record images (was 17,600 records with 9,542 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,445,782 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 20,444,626 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2022
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 1,220,355 indexed records with 67,218 record images (was 1,129,008 records with 63,355 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare, Church Records, 1897-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475014); 184,083 indexed records with 22,371 record images (was 148,079 records with 18,169 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022
Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740407); 123,212 indexed records with 141,957 record images (was 123,212 records with 100,058 images), UPDATED 18-Nov-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 223,235 record images (was 527,525 records with 221,803 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4133831); 7,603,730 indexed records with 866,869 record images (was 7,603,730 records with 866,144 images), last updated 10-Oct-2022

--- Collections with images removed ---

Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 302,413 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 302,433 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 1,288,114 indexed records with 37,658 record images (was 1,288,114 records with 43,642 images), last updated 10-Oct-2022
Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632486); 88,691 indexed records with 71,604 record images (was 88,691 records with 71,738 images), last updated 26-Jul-2019
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,415 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,616 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 154,875 indexed records with 29,359 record images (was 154,875 records with 32,505 images), last updated 07-Nov-2022

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,939 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,991 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019

--- Collections with records removed ---

Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,589 records), no images (was 4,267,590 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Friday, November 18, 2022

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 November 2022

  The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections  on Ancestry.com during the period from  12 to 18 November 2022: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

Netherlands, Death Index, 1795-1970; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Somme, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1526-1996; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Haut Rhin, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1504-1922; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Kentucky, U.S., Census Non-Population schedules, 1850-1880; indexed records with record images, ADDED 11/17/2022

Belfort, Alsace, France, Birth, Marriage and Death Registers, 1599-1919; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Netherlands, Baptism Index, 1557-1902; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1921; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1524-1972; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

U.S., Index to Alien Case Files,1944-2003; indexed records without record images, ADDED 11/17/2022

Netherlands, Burial Index, 1540-2005; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

Netherlands, Civil Marriage Index, 1795-1950; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/17/2022

1850 United States Federal Census; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/14/2022

Oise, France, Deaths & Burials, 1600-1902; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/14/2022

UK, London Gazettes World War II Military Notices, 1939-1945; indexed records with record images, ADDED 11/14/2022

Będzin, Poland, List of Jewish Citizens, 1940-1946 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 11/14/2022

East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/142022

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at   https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there were 4 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,235 collections available as of 18 November, an increase of 4 from last week.  

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52 Ancestors - Week 456: #727 Mary (--?--) Hawkins (1688-????) of Providence, Rhode Island

 Mary --?-- (a1688-????) is #727 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #726 William Hawkins (1676-1752) before 1710 in Providence, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

* their daughter #363 Mary Hawkins (1710-1761) who married #362 John Tracy (1695-1751), in 1728.
* their daughter, #181 Deborah Tracy (1731-a1800) who married #180 Simon Wade (1731-a1800), who in about 1763.
*  their son, #90 Simon Wade (1767-1857), who married #91 Phebe Horton (1772-a1820) in about 1790.
*  their daughter #45 Miranda Wade (1804-1850), who married #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) in 1824.
*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.
*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                          Mary --?-- [1]

*  Sex:                              Female

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                           about 1688, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
*  Death:                          after 1721 (after about age 33), Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[1]
 
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                      William Hawkins (1676-1752)  
*  Marriage 1:                   before 1710 (before about age 34), Rhode Island, United States[1]

*  Child 1:                        Mary Hawkins 1710-1767
*  Child 2:                        John Hawkins 1711-1740
*  Child 3:                        Jeriah Hawkins 1713-1751
*  Child 4:                        Job Hawkins 1715-1790
*  Child 5:                        Rufus Hawkins 1717-1788
*  Child 6:                        Sarah Hawkins 1719-1753

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

There is no birth record for Mary --?-- and her parents are not known. Her given name is known only from a 1721 deed selling land to Elisha Knowlton (a brother-in-law) in Providence, Rhode Island[1].

She married William Hawkins (1676-1752) before 1710, probably in Providence[1]. There is no extant marriage record.  They had six children, all born in Providence but there are no extant birth records[1]:

*  Mary Hawkins (1710-1767), married 1728 John Tracy (1695-1751).
*  John Hawkins (1711-1740).
*  Jeriah Hawkins (1713-1751), married 1735 Amey Olney (1716-1808).
*  Job Hawkins (1715-1790), married 1747 Catherine Turpin (1719-1749).
*  Rufus Hawkins (1717-1788), married 1733 Elizabeth Sanders (1712-????).
*  Sarah Hawkins (1719-1753), married 1738 Richard Smith (1714-1774).

It is not known when and where Mary (--?--) Hawkins died.  It was some time between 1721 (the land deed in Providence) and 1752 (when William Hawkins' last known event was noted).  There is no burial record for Mary (--?--) Hawkins.

Endnotes
5.  SOURCES

1. John Osborne Austin; The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 (with many families carried to the fourth generation) (Albany, Md.: Joel Munson's sons, 1887), page 317, William Hawkins sketch.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 
 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2022 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.


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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Findmypast Friday: New Royal Navy Records

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Set sail with brand new Royal Navy records


Explore thousands more Royal Navy records this 

British Royal Navy & Royal Marines Service and Pension Records, 1704-1939

We’ve added new records for two separate sets into this collection.

The first 93,000 new records cover the years 1925-1939. You’ll normally see an ancestor’s full name, birth year, birthplace and service number on these Royal Navy Seamen’s Services Continuous Record cards.

Next into the same collection, 29,000 Registers of Seamans’ Services have been added for 1925-1929. After 1925, the Royal Navy introduced a new payroll system, and the Admiralty wished to distinguish new naval recruits under a new pay code. Here, you’ll find a letter that aligns with each service number: using that code, you can define the serviceman’s role.

To search these records, use the advanced search page and filter to series ADM362 for the 1925-1929 additions, or ADM363 for the 1925-1939 additions. They're a continuation of our British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 collection, so if your ancestor did join before 1925, you may have already found them here.

Royal Navy Officers’ Service Record Cars & Files, 1840-1920

Brand new this week, this collection contains nearly 6,000 officer cards spanning 80 years. It includes the Royal Navy, but also the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and Women’s Royal Naval Service. You should find your ancestor’s service number, and their rank within their corps.

Newspapers

Two brand new titles and updates to 43 more make up this week’s newspaper releases.

New titles:
  • Esher News and Mail, 1946, 1950-1951, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961, 1964-1965
  • Macclesfield Times, 1949
Updated titles:

  • Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser, 1956, 1958, 1973
  •  Bebington News, 1995, 1997
  • Birkenhead News, 1997
  • Birmingham Weekly Post, 1900
  • Blairgowrie Advertiser, 1995
  • Brentwood Gazette, 1997
  • Bristol Evening Post, 1963, 1970
  • Caterham Mirror, 1996
  • Chester Chronicle, 1923-1924, 1927-1928, 1933, 1935-1936, 1948, 1952, 1954-1955, 1957, 1962-1963
  • Chester Chronicle (Frodsham & Helsby edition), 1995-1996
  • Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, 1996
  • Ely Town Crier, 1994
  • Evening Despatch, 1905
  • Formby Times, 1996
  • Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1998
  • Hinckley Times, 1915
  • Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1996
  • Horncastle Target, 1995
  • Ilfracombe Chronicle, 1877
  • Irvine Herald, 1996
  • Kent & Sussex Courier, 1997
  • Leatherhead Advertiser, 1995-1996
  • Loughborough Echo, 1913
  • Manchester Evening News, 1900
  • North Wales Weekly News, 1996
  • Nottingham Evening Post, 1974-1976, 1978
  • Nottingham Guardian, 1956, 1961, 1963-1964, 1967, 1969-1971
  • Ormskirk Advertiser, 1997, 1999
  • Ripley Express, 1993
  • Royston and Buntingford Mercury, 1996
  • Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, 1996
  • Runcorn & Widnes Herald & Post, 1996
  • Runcorn Guardian, 1967, 1969, 1971
  • Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, 1980, 1990, 1996-1997
  • Southport Visiter, 1996-1997
  • Staines Informer, 1996
  • Stanmore Observer, 1996-1997
  • Stockport Express Advertiser, 1994
  • Stockport Times, 1996-1997
  • Sunbury & Shepperton Herald, 1996
  • Sutton Coldfield Observer, 1997
  • Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1937
  • Uckfield Courier, 1997

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