New Records for Argentina, Canada, Germany, Ireland, & Netherlands

Since the last update on January 5, 2009, FamilySearch added over 40 million new records to its Record Search pilot. Individuals with international roots from Argentina, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and the Philippines will find some nice surprises in the newly added collections.

Birth, marriage, and death records were added for the Netherlands and Ireland. Irish researchers in particular have been anxiously awaiting the 23 million records from the Irish Civil Registration indexes. These records date from 1845-1958 and are also known as the Statutory Registration Records. Statutory registration for Protestants began in 1845 and for Catholics in 1864.

Here's a complete list of the new additions:

1869 Argentina National Census

California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records 1835-193143

Canada Census 1916

Costa Rica Church Records 1595-19921

Germany Burials 1500-1992

Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958

Mexico Aguascalientes Catholic Church Records 1616-1961

Netherlands Births and Baptisms

Netherlands Marriages

Netherlands Deaths and Burials

Philippines Marriages

1920 United States Census (Added Alabama)

1850 United States Census (Added Alabama and Indian Population)

1850 United States Census (Slave Schedule) Added Alabama, Missouri, and South Carolina

1850 United States Census (Mortality Schedule) Added Louisiana and Indian Population

1870 United States Census (Added Pennsylvania)

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