Friday, November 1, 2024

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 October to 1 November 2024

    The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 26 October to 1 November 2024:   

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

UK, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Service Records, 1942-1959; indexed records with record images; ADDED 10/31/2024.  This collection contains records of service members who served in the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (officers excluded) between the years 1942 and 1959.

UK, Selected Smaller Units Service Records, 1921-1959; indexed records with record images;   ADDED 10/31/2024.  This collection contains military service records for members of the British armed forces created between 1921 and 1959.

UK, British Army World War II Medal Cards, 1939-1945; indexed records without record images; ADDED 10/31/2024.  This collection contains index cards with information about medals awarded by the British Army for service during the Second World War.

UK, World War II Photographs, 1939-1945; indexed records with record images; ADDED    10/31/2024.  This collection includes published photographs from World War II.

Web: Scotland, Prison Records Index, 1791-1937; indexed records without record images; Updated 10/30/2024.  All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. 

Poland and Great Britain, Polish Air Force in Great Britain, 1940-1947; indexed records without record images; ADDED 10/30/2024.  This index-only collection captures over 16,000 Polish aviators who served in Great Britain during the Second World War. The index also includes service members who worked in other divisions.

Ireland, Women's Army Auxiliary WWI, 1916-1920; indexed records without record images;   ADDED 10/30/2024.  This collection provides details for Irish women who enlisted in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps from 1916 to 1920.

Ireland, Paupers in Workhouses Who Were Born in England, Wales, or Scotland, 1863; indexed records without record images; ADDED 10/28/2024,  This collection is an index of information from a book titled: Return of Names and Ages of all Paupers in the Workhouses in Ireland, on the 25th day of March 1863, who were born in England, Wales, or Scotland.

Australia, Records of Grants of Probate, 1832-1947; indexed records with record images;   ADDED 10/28/2024.  This collection contains wills and probate records processed in Western Australia between 1832 and 1947.

U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959; indexed records without record images; ADDED 10/28/2024.  This collection contains military draft cards submitted to the Selective Service System between 1948 and 1959. Young men were required to submit a draft card when they became eligible for military service.

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

By my count, there were 9 NEW record collection ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,613 collections available as of 1 November, an  INCREASE of 11 from last week (the web page shows only 9 new additions since 26 October). 

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years. Ancestry.com  provided a complimentary All Access subscription, an autosomal DNA test, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I attended in Salt Lake City.

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