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New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 28 October 2024

By  FamilySearch
October 28, 2024
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Luxembourg - Grund district on Alzette Valley, Luxembourg City

Recently, FamilySearch added 4 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include over 2 million census records from Luxembourg, 895,000 census and civil registrations from various locations in the Philippines, and 242,000 church records from Russia.

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • El Salvador
  • France
  • Ireland
  • South Africa
  • Spain

To ensure the accuracy of updates, FamilySearch takes time to compile new record update reports for you. Dates of when a collection is published may not coincide with the date of the report, so check back frequently for updates so you do not miss new records in your area of interest.

Follow the links in the chart below to browse new records to expand your family tree.

Country

Collection

Records

Digital Images

Comments

Collection ID

AlbaniaAlbania, Catholic Church Records, 1799-19673,204

0

Expanded collection4293706
ArgentinaArgentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-19651,057

0

Expanded collection3006904
ArgentinaArgentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000957

0

Expanded collection4489444
ArubaAruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004

1,627

0

Expanded collection4285043
AustraliaAustralia Deaths and Burials, 1816-19801,118

0

Expanded collection1770857
BelgiumBelgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950111

0

Expanded collection1482191
BelgiumBelgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-19126,525

0

Expanded collection2138511
BrazilBrazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-199513,432

0

Expanded collection4473609
BrazilBrazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767-20196,279

0

Expanded collection4382070
BrazilBrazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-199415,937

0

Expanded collection2177298
BrazilComputer-aided Indexes1,419

0

CAI records added
ChileChile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-201538,362

0

Expanded collection3405096
ColombiaColombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards1,185

0

Expanded collection4447296
ColombiaColombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-201830,107

0

Expanded collection1726975
ColombiaColombia, Civil Registration, 1553-20214,328

0

Expanded collection4469480
ColombiaComputer-aided Indexes54,653

0

CAI records added
CroatiaCroatia, Church Books, 1516-1994167,443

0

Expanded collection2040054
CubaCuba, Church Records, 1584-1960208

0

Expanded collection4375851
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-201612,863

0

Expanded collection5000138
Dominican RepublicComputer-aided Indexes23,775

0

CAI records added
El SalvadorComputer-aided Indexes77,426

0

CAI records addedCAI
El SalvadorEl Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-197721,008

0

Expanded collection1919582
FranceFrance, Aude, Parish and Civil Registration, 1537-188287,546

0

Expanded collection5000211
GermanyGermany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-19304,286

0

Expanded collection5000010
GibraltarGibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991279

0

Expanded collection4453925
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe, Church Records, 1639-18301,248

0

Expanded collection4316498
GuatemalaGuatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-20061,368

0

Expanded collection2075150
GuatemalaGuatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994701

0

Expanded collection2443319
HondurasHonduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-197820,941

0

Expanded collection1823595
HungaryHungary Civil Registration, 1895-198013,852

0

Expanded collection1452460
IrelandIreland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-190098,567

0

Expanded collection2820100
ItalyItaly, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502-1942226

0

Expanded collection1493344
LuxembourgLuxembourg Census Records, 1843-19002,388,333

0

Expanded collection2037957
MexicoMexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-19967,016

0

Expanded collection1883388
MexicoMexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-19777,136

0

Expanded collection1837906
PalestinePalestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917

801

0

Expanded collection4496121
PanamaComputer-aided Indexes

4,504

0

CAI records added
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000

18,304

0

Expanded collection2114430
PeruComputer-aided Indexes

12,062

0

CAI records added
PeruPeru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992

8,419

0

Expanded collection1877097
PeruPeru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016

13,431

0

Expanded collection2787829
PhilippinesPhilippines, Church Census, 1542-1980

667,689

0

Expanded collection5000216
PhilippinesPhilippines, Neighborhood Census, 1836-1899

227,876

0

Expanded collection5000268
PortugalComputer-aided Indexes

5,683

0

CAI records added
PortugalPortugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911

397

0

Expanded collection1935451
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969

1,168

0

Expanded collection1807092
RussiaRussia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885

11,426

0

Expanded collection1469151
RussiaRussia, Samara Church Books 1748-1934

231,278

0

Expanded collection1807365
South AfricaSouth Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958

63,876

0

Expanded collection4319131
SpainSpain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1920

143,384

0

Expanded collection5000004
UkraineUkraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937

21,070

0

Expanded collection4440335
United StatesAlaska, State Archives (Juneau), Coroner's Inquests, 1898-1969

474

0

Expanded collection3161312
United StatesNorth Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1909-1945

2,455

0

Expanded collection5000235
United StatesPennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950

963

0

Expanded collection1589502
United StatesUnited States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888

11,400

0

Expanded collection3233819
UruguayUruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930

19,367

0

Expanded collection1837849
VenezuelaComputer-aided Indexes

2,034

0

CAI records added
VenezuelaVenezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003

3,465

0

Expanded collection1823609
VenezuelaVenezuela, Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2018

23,434

0

Expanded collection2373794
VenezuelaVenezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015

4,796

0

Expanded collection1417520
WorldThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-197025,986

0

Expanded collection3714676
ZambiaZambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-201535,580

0

Expanded collection3736255
ZimbabweZimbabwe, Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Catholic Church Records, 1896-20222,230

0

Expanded collection5000106
ZimbabweZimbabwe, Diocese of Masvingo, Catholic Church Records, 1893-202246,969

0

Expanded collection5000104

Total

4,725,356

0

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