Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Who is Your LAST Immigrant Ancestor?

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1)  Which of your ancestors was the LAST immigrant to your current country?  When did they arrive?  Where did they arrive?  Why did they migrate?  

2)  Write your own blog post, or leave a comment on this post, or write something on Facebook.

Here's mine:

My paternal great-grandfather, Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917) was the most recent immigrant in my ancestry. He arrived in New York Castle Garden on the ship Osprey out of Bristol, England on 14 November 1856. He was with his mother, Hannah (Rich) Richman (1824-1911) and four other siblings. His father, James Richman (1821-1912) migrated before the rest of the family, coming on the ship Calhoun out of Liverpool to New York City on 22 October 1855.

The family story is that James Richman was accused of stealing coal on the Avon and Kennett Canal near Hilperton in Wiltshire, and decided to migrate to America. It may be that he decided to migrate for a better life and economic opportunity in America.

The family settled in Burrilville, Rhode Island, where James as a farm laborer in 1860, and they moved to Putnam, Connecticut by 1870 where they had a dairy farm.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 July 2023

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

As of 21 July 2023, there are 3,232 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 11 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469393); 537,320 indexed records with 45,104 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Burials, 1538-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469392); 313,412 indexed records with 17,442 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Cemetery Records, 1881-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469389); 129,284 indexed records with 9,094 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Hospital Records, 1878-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469387); 71,376 indexed records with 6,858 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469394); 393,770 indexed records with 54,670 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023

*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Military Tribunals, 1916-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469388); 14,141 indexed records with 839 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Police Staff Records, 1908-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469395); 313 indexed records with 313 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Workhouse Registers, 1879-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469400); 60,953 indexed records with 2,042 record images, ADDED 14-Jul-2023
*  France, Pas-de-Calais, Parish and Civil Registration, 1553-1902 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469407); 2,254,579 indexed records with 653,979 record images, ADDED 20-Jul-2023
*  Palestine, Nablus, Population Registers, 1881-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4117456); 4,764 indexed records with 252 record images, ADDED 21-Jul-2023

*  Texas, County Birth Records, 1841-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000075); 187 indexed records with 1,301 record images, ADDED 21-Jul-2023

--- Collections Updated ---

Antigua and Barbuda, Civil Registration, 1856-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000081); 300,449 indexed records with 44,346 record images (was 300,420 records with 44,341 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 210,228 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 206,036 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363123); 660,033 indexed records with 621,134 record images (was 642,037 records with 619,543 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Argentina, Chubut, Catholic Church Records, 1884-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974181); 8,077 indexed records with 2,874 record images (was 7,922 records with 2,874 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2023

Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 460,234 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 458,647 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 169,566 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 167,618 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Civil Registration, 1893-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000048); 1 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 52,778 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 50,570 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 617,516 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 613,787 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,301,956 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,294,148 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,160,078 indexed records with 170,367 record images (was 1,160,078 records with 170,367 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Amazonas, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1878 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000038); 1 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 955,214 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 954,749 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (521 records), no images (was 509 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 859,091 indexed records with 358,196 record images (was 857,013 records with 357,471 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,993,269 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,977,126 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 75,251 indexed records with 25,704 record images (was 69,583 records with 24,359 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,679,956 indexed records with 858,071 record images (was 1,678,180 records with 857,156 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,901,951 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,901,925 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 688,124 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 683,002 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,225,436 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,225,422 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Canada, Prince Edward Island Church Records, 1777-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937794); Browse 22,448 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 22,448 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2023
Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 349,599 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 333,940 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,872,436 indexed records with 989,754 record images (was 7,823,525 records with 982,334 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,509,703 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,469,675 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 680,072 indexed records with 732,180 record images (was 551,538 records with 617,814 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,292,472 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,234,419 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,189,208 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,187,915 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,990,822 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,990,761 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023

Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930345); 2,316 indexed records with 4,916,932 record images (was 2,316 records with 4,916,932 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,274,700 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,274,457 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,451 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,349 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2023
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (46,875,901 records), no images (was 46,640,643 records with 0 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (15,030,868 records), no images (was 15,000,390 records with 0 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (12,247,830 records), no images (was 12,153,070 records with 0 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023
England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556014); 1,853,815 indexed records with 136,208 record images (was 1,262,246 records with 140,158 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023
Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 38,203 indexed records with 22,363 record images (was 37,637 records with 22,077 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 43,952 indexed records with 3,229 record images (was 43,661 records with 1,737 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 74,236 indexed records with 5,027 record images (was 74,116 records with 4,707 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2023

French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 76,850 indexed records with 171,651 record images (was 75,659 records with 166,248 images), UPDATED 16-Jul-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 38,459 indexed records with 37,959 record images (was 34,818 records with 34,370 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Gibraltar, Civil Records, 1777-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000043); 226,103 indexed records with 187,888 record images (was 223,939 records with 187,001 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,055,748 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,055,723 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2023
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 330,180 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 323,437 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 980,409 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 977,282 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 409,873 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 405,644 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 56,428 indexed records with 11,600 record images (was 53,236 records with 7,021 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 3,580,612 indexed records with 123,162 record images (was 3,507,103 records with 119,779 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 28,865 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 28,194 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 38,889 indexed records with 13,340 record images (was 37,527 records with 12,887 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 4,357 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 4,351 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 16-Jul-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 17,937 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 17,325 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,764,318 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,764,236 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,741,074 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,692,110 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,027,686 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,027,443 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2023
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,572,711 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,571,907 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 72,518 indexed records with 99,666 record images (was 72,040 records with 99,189 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 1 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 294,180 indexed records with 60,095 record images (was 263,454 records with 50,877 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2023

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,127,747 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,068,557 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 565,401 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 535,952 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,082,732 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,082,407 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,357,337 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,355,987 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 52,794 indexed records with 27,388 record images (was 48,533 records with 23,173 images), UPDATED 14-Jul-2023

Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 291,334 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 288,836 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 249,343 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 226,491 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2023
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985); 2,116,993 indexed records with 538,510 record images (was 2,113,248 records with 538,510 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (844,645 records), no images (was 798,207 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,038,093 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,030,768 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023

Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 109,110 indexed records with 46,712 record images (was 90,554 records with 40,098 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,865,552 indexed records with 40,116 record images (was 1,863,687 records with 40,062 images), UPDATED 20-Jul-2023

--- Collections with new images ---

Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 224,774 record images (was 527,525 records with 224,710 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020

--- 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 295,071 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 295,188 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 5,531 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,354 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021

--- Collections with records removed ---

Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2531527); Index only (9,865,934 records), no images (was 9,865,935 records with 0 images), last updated 15-Jul-2015
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,119 records), no images (was 875,610,123 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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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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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 July 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from 15 to 21 July 2023: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

*  Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/20/2023

*  Web: Netherlands, Army Studbooks Officers, 1813-1924; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/20/2023

*  Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/20/2023

*  Web: Netherlands, Army Studbooks, 1795-1813; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/20/2023

*  England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2022; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/20/2023

*  Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/20/2023

*  South Africa, Air Force Operations Record Books, 1936-1947; indexed records with record images, ADDED 7/20/2023

*  Haute-Saône, France, Births Marriages, and Deaths, 1699-1929; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/20/2023

*  Web: Netherlands, Studbooks Marines, 1814-1888; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/19/2023

*  Web: The Netherlands, Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men (State Military), 1707-1795; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/19/2023

*  Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Web: Netherlands, Navy Studbooks Officers and Lower Staff, 1795-1813; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/19/2023

*  Mexico, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Sweden, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death Certificates, 1950-1968; indexed records with record images, ADDED 7/19/2023

*  Norway, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/19/2023

*  Web: Netherlands, Navy Studbooks Seafarers and Non-Commissioned Officers, 1860 -1901; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/19/2023

*  UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  UK, Household Cavalry Records of Service, 1799-1920; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  Asia, Directories and Chronicles Relating to Government Agencies and Foreign Nationals, 1917-1941; indexed records with record images, ADDED 7/17/2023

*  UK, Military Deserters, 1812-1927; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1840-1991; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1921; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  UK, Royal Air Force Muster Roll, 1918; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2023

*  Cze̜stochowa, Poland, Registration Files of Jewish Citizens, 1936-1938 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/17/2023

*  Ireland Cemetery Collection, 1865-2023; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/17/202

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

By my count, there were 12 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,341 collections available as of 21 July, an INCREASE of 12 from last week.

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary all-access subscription from Ancestry.com, for which I am thankful. Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.

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52 Ancestors - Week 489: #884 Joseph Colby (1680-1754) of Amesbury, Massachusetts and Hampstead, New Hampshire

Joseph Colby (1680-1754) is #884 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married  #885 Anne Bartlett (1684-1721)  in 1704 in mesbury, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #442 Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married ##443 Abigail Worthen (1714-????) in 1736/

*  their daughter #221 Hannah Colby (1745-????), married #220 John Underhill (1745-1816)in 1767.

*  their son, #110 Amos Underhill (1772-1865), married #111 Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801.

*  their daughter, #55, Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1882) in 1839. married #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in 1839.

*  their daughter, #27 Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), married #26 Devier James Lamphear Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

*  their daughter, #13 Abbey Ardell Smith (1862-1944), married #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), in 1887.

*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), who married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) in 1918.
* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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

*  Name:                      Joseph Colby[1–4]

*  Alternate Name:      Joseph Colbey[5]

*  Sex:                         Male

*  Father:                     John Colby 1656-1719

*  Mother:                    Sarah Eldredge 1655-1692

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

*  Birth:                       about 1680, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Distribution:            21 April 1719 (about age 39), granted administration of father's estate; Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[4]

*  Death:                      before 14 March 1754 (before about age 74), Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[3]

*  Probate:                  14 March 1754 (about age 74), administration granted; Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[3]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                 Anne Bartlett 1684-1721

*  Marriage 1:              22 November 1704 (about age 24) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Child 1:                    Benaiah Colby 1705-1746

*  Child 2:                    Joseph Colby 1707-1768

*  Child 3:                    Nathan Colby 1710-1759

*  Child 4:                    Judith Colby 1712-1761

*  Child 5:                    Hannah Colby 1714-    

*  Child 6:                    Martha Colby 1717-    

*  Child 7:                    Ann Colby 1718-1799

*  Child 8:                    John Colby 1721-1721

*  Spouse 2:                 Mary Philbrick 1702-1754

*  Marriage 2:              1 August 1722 (about age 42), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2]

*  Child 9:                    Mary Colby 1723-1723

*  Child 10:                  Sarah Colby 1725-    

*  Child 11:                  Theophilus Colby 1726-1757

*  Child 12:                  Lydia Colby 1730-    

*  Child 13:                  Dorothy Colby 1731-1816

*  Child 14:                  John Colby 1733-1776

*  Child 15:                  Philbrook Colby 1735-1800

*  Child 16:                  Susanna Colby 1736-    

*  Child 17:                  Edmund Colby 1739-    

*  Child 18:                  Mary Colby 1743-    

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

The book Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury provides a short summary of the family of Joseph Colby[1].  He was of Amesbury, Massachusetts East Parish and Hampstead, New Hampshire; Hampstead was part of Amesbury until 1741.

Joseph Colby was born about 1680 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the youngest son of John and Sarah Eldridge) Colby of Amesbury[1].

He married, first, on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, to Anne Bartlett (1684-1721), daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlett of Newbury, Massachusetts[1,5].  They had eight children, all born and recorded in Amesbury town records:

*  Benaiah Colby (1705-1746), married 1728 Mary Webster (1709-1745).

*  Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married 1736 Abigail worthen (1714-????).

*  Nathan Colby (1710-1759), married 1735 Hannah Worthen (1716-1750).

*  Judith Colby (1712-1761), married 1731 Thomas Carter (1707-1761).

*  Hannah Colby (1714-????).

*  Martha Colby (1717-????), married 1740 Joseph Kimball (1717-1763).

*  Ann Colby (1718-1799), married 1740 Moses Wells (1716-1824).

*  John Colby (1721-1721).

Anne (Bartlett) Colby died on 24 October 1721 in Amesbury.

Joseph Colby married, second, on 1 August 1722 in Amesbury to Mary (Philbrick) Johnson (1702-1754), the widow of James Johnson[2].  Joseph and Mary had ten children, all born and recorded in Amesbury town records:

*  Mary Colby (1723-1723).

*  Sarah Colby (1725-????), married 1747 Obadiah Davis (1720-1796).

*  Theophilus Colby (1726-1757), married 1752 Priscilla Stevens (1733-1794).

*  Lydia Colby (1730-????), married 1747 Jonathan Gile (1724-1756).

*  Dorothy Colby (1731-1816), married 1746 Josiah Davis (1722-1796).

*  John Colby (1733-1776), married 1755 Ruth Stevens (1736-1812).

*  Philbrick Colby (1735-1800), married 1774 Ruth Lufkin (1748-????).

*  Susanna Colby (1736-????).

*  Edmund Colby (1739-????).

*  Mary Colby (1743-????).

Joseph's father, John Colby (1656-1719), died intestate on 6 April 1719 in Amesbury[4].  The administration of his estate was granted to Joseph Colby, he only surviving son, on 21 April 1719.  The inventory was apprized with personal estate of about £150 and real estate of £25.  

"Mr Joseph Colby" owned the covenant and was baptized 27 June 1731 in First Amesbury church.  Mary, wife of Joseph Colby, was dismissed with others from the First Haverhill church to form the church at Hampstead 31 May 1752[1].

Joseph Colby died intestate before 14 March 1754 in Hampstead, New Hampshire, when the administration of his estate was granted[3].  No burial location has been found.

Administration of the estate of Joseph Colby of Hampstead was granted to his wife, Mary Colby, on 14 March 1754[3].

The bond of Mary Colby and her son, John Colby, with Joseph Little and Benjamin Emerson as sureties, all of Hampstead, in the sum of £1000, was posted for the administration of the estate of her husband, Joseph Colby of Hampstead on 14 March 1754.  The witnesses were Benjamin Norris and Thomas Hardy.

An inventory, signed by Ebenezer Gile, Nathaniel Heath, and Peter Eastman was taken, and amounted to £418. 16. 0, which was attested 23 May 1754.

The account of the settlement of the estate was filed by John Colby, the surviving administrator, with receipts of £418. 16. 0, ad expenditures of £445. 0. 0., was allowed 25 February 1756.

5.  SOURCES

1. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917), page 659, #38 Joseph Colby family sketch.

2. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, Page 315, Joseph Colby widr. and wid. Mary Johnson entry, 1 August 1722.

3. Henry Harrison Metcalf and Otis Grant Hammond, editors, Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Volume 5 (Concord, N.H.: Rumney Press, 1915), page 68, summary of Joseph Colby estate, Hampstead 1754.

4. "Essex County, Massachusetts: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881," digital images, American Ancestors  (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org), estate file 5921 (40 images), John Colby of Amesbury, 1719.

5. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 311, Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett entry, 22 November 1704.

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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 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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Findmypast Friday: Explore 250,000 New Records from England and Scotland

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Explore 250,000 new records from England and Scotland this week

With two new sets and four newspaper titles added, there is so much to discover.

Our collection has grown this Findmypast Friday - you can now delve into settlement examinations from London, Greater London burials and the records of Glaswegian Anglo-Boer War volunteers.

Whether you've got ancestors from England or Scotland, these new and updated record sets may just contain the key to unlocking your next discovery.

Shoreditch Settlement Examinations 1758-1802

First up, we have a brand new set which contains 10,782 transcriptions spanning almost 50 years.

These records relate to the Poor Law, which administered and provided relief to destitute members of a local parish. When a person arrived in a new parish, they were quizzed by officials before they could receive settlement (permission to settle within a parish, with the parish accepting responsibility for them if they needed relief).

The records kept from this process vary across parishes, but the urban parish of Shoreditch (which was outside of the City of London at this time) has a series of well-preserved records. These are useful as they provide insight into people's lives far before the first English census that included names, which came in 1841.

The information within this set varies, as there are records for both the individual examined and their close family members. You can expect to learn details like a name, place of origin, date of examination, occupation, residence, and relationship to the subject of examination.

Knowing an address is particularly valuable to family historians, as it unlocks a whole host of house history opportunities. Looking at the place of origin is useful too, as it enables us to trace migration into Shoreditch in the latter half of the 18th century.

All manner of interesting and harrowing stories are charted within these records. Take this one of Ann Barlow for example. Coming to Shoreditch from Birmingham in 1795, Ann's examination found how she was 'married at St Martin Birmingham 1 July 1791', but her husband had 'deserted her a year ago'.

If you've got working class ancestors from in and around London, perhaps you'll be able to find them within these fascinating records...

Scotland, Glasgow City Volunteers, Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

This week's second new addition is this collection of Anglo-Boer War records, which offers insight into the lives of volunteers from Glasgow before they were shipped off to South Africa.

Before men went away to fight in the Anglo-Boer War, local cities and burghs (a type of Scottish town) held public ceremonies with a dinner, patriotic speeches, prayers and songs.

As part of these celebrations, departing soldiers were often presented with burgess tickets - granting them full rights to trade within the burgh, but above all, bestowing the highest form of civic honour upon them.

This set records the burgess tickets granted to Glasgow's volunteer soldiers between 1899 and 1902.

From the 1,019 transcriptions within this set, you can expect to learn a name, an occupation, an address, company and regiment information, and the date appointed burgess of the City of Glasgow.

To learn more about your ancestors from Scotland, you can explore our Index of Burgess & Guild Brethren within our full collection of Scottish records.

Greater London Burial Index

Lastly, we've also added 236,204 new records to our Greater London Burial Index this week. Spanning over six centuries of history, from 1394 to 1905, these transcriptions are from the following parishes:

• Battersea
• Bermondsey
• Camberwell
• Edmonton
• Enfield
• Lambeth
• Streatham
• Southwark
• Tooting
• City of London

This week's update also contains records from Bermondsey Workhouse, which can help you to learn more about the lives (and deaths) of over 2,000 unfortunate Londoners in the 18th and 19th centuries.

These parish records contain key information like a name (and maiden name, for married women), age at death, burial date, occupation, religious denomination, address and parish. Additional notes are also included in some cases. When viewing these records, remember that the 'parish' field refers to a particular burial ground.

New stories from Brighton to Belfast

Our newspaper collection grew by 39,811 pages this week, as we added four brand new titles and updated a further eight.

If you've got roots in the south-west of England, you're in luck, as we've added an exciting duo of Devon newspapers.

You now can explore over 10 years of the Sidmouth Observer, which was first published in the resort town in 1887.

You may also uncover exciting stories within the pages of the North Devon Advertiser, which was a four-page weekly title containing everything from military news to 'telegraphic dispatches'.

In addition to our Devonian duo, two more titles were added this week: the Brighton-based Southern Weekly News and the Yarmouth Gazette and North Norfolk Constitutionalist, for which we've added intermittent years between 1892 and 1901.

Here's a full rundown of all that's been added this Findmypast Friday:

New titles:

• North Devon Advertiser, 1856, 1871, 1873-1883, 1885-1886, 1888-1889
• Sidmouth Observer, 1887-1899
• Southern Weekly News, 1877-1878, 1883, 1888, 1890, 1893-1894, 1899
• Yarmouth Gazette and North Norfolk Constitutionalist, 1892-1895, 1898-1901

Updated titles:

• Croydon Express, 1897
• Farnham Mail, 1990
• Haverhill Echo, 1947-1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968-1970
• Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner, 1961, 1980, 1982
• Salford City Reporter, 1911
• South London Observer, 1870-1880
• Stalybridge Reporter, 1902
• Weekly Examiner (Belfast), 1880

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MyHeritage Added or Updated 365 Historical Record Collections During 365 Days

 I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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I am excited to share with you a monumental achievement at MyHeritage. Over the past year, we’ve added a grand total of 347 new collections and updated 18 collections to our ever-growing database of historical records!

Visit our blog to read all about it, and share the news with your friends and followers so they can enjoy this vast treasure trove of records. 

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1704 Marriage Record of Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett in Amesbury, Massachusetts

 I looked in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1704 marriage record of Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett in Amesbury, Massachusetts:

The marriage record:

The transcription of this marriage record is:

"[COLBEY], Joseph, and Anne Bartlett, Nov. 22, 1704.*"

The source citation for this marriage record is:

Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, page 311, Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett entry, 22 November 1704.

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage of Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The original record is probably in an Amesbury town record book that may no longer be available.  

Joseph Colbey (1680-1754) was born 1 August 1680 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the son of John nd Sarah(Eldredge) Colby.  He married Anne Bartlett on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.  Anne Bartlett was born 29 March 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlett.  Joseph and Anne had eight children.

Joseph and Anne (Bartlett) Colby are my 7th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son Joseph Colby (1707-1768), who married 1736 Abigail Worthen (1714-????).

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