Ancestry releases BMD indexes for New York

Ancestry (www.ancestry.com) has released three new collections which may be of interest if pursuing your emigrant relatives to New York in the USA:

New York, New York, Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61779/
Source: New York City Department of Records & Information Services. New York City Birth Certificates.

Birth records are available for the following boroughs:

Bronx, 1898 - 1909
Brooklyn, 1866 - 1909
Manhattan, 1866 -1904
Queens, 1898 - 1909
Richmond, 1898 - 1909

In addition to the name of the individual who was born, in these records you may be able to find:

The Birth Date, Address, Ward and Borough of the individual who was born
The Name, Age, Race, Birthplace, Occupation, and Current Address of the Mother and Father
The Number of Other Children Born and Living to the Mother


New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61778/
Source: New York City Department of Records & Information Services. New York City Death Certificates.

Death records are currently available for the following boroughs and years. Additional years will be added as available:

Bronx, 1898 - 1948
Brooklyn, 1862 - 1948
Manhattan, 1866-1867, 1870-1875, 1934-1948
Queens, 1898 - 1948
Richmond, 1898 - 1948

In addition to the name of the individual who died, in these records you may be able to find:

The Death Date, Death Location (Address/Hospital, Ward, and Borough), Gender, Race, Marital Status, Length of time in US, Birth Date, Age at Death, Cause of Death, and Usual Address of the individual who died
The Name and Birthplace of the Mother and Father of the individual, as well as the Name of the Spouse, if applicable
The Name and Relationship to the deceased of the Informant and Executor.


New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses, 1908-1910, 1938-1940
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61788/
Source: New York City Department of Records & Information Services. New York City Marriage Licenses.

Marriage records are currently only available for Manhattan, but indexes for the other boroughs will be added as available.

In addition to the name of the individual who was born, in these records you may be able to find:

The Birth Date, Address, Ward and Borough of the individual who was born
The Name, Age, Race, Birthplace, Occupation, and Current Address of the Mother and Father
The Number of Other Children Born and Living to the Mother


Ancestry has also issued a press release detailing recent achievements, which you can find at https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2020/02/26/ancestry-announces-significant-content-additions-and-improved-family-history-research-tools-at-rootstech-empowering-more-discoveries

Chris

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