Ontario, Nova Scotia and Illinois records added to FamilySearch

If your ancestors emigrated from Scotland to Canada, FamilySearch's latest batch of records includes a significant collection for Ontario, with the addition of 882,525 indexed records added to its Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899 collection at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1805649.

In addition some 55,497 indexed records have also been added to the Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896 collection at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810407 and 1,162 indexed records to the Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909 set at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810409. Both Ontario and Nova Scotia form a significant part of the Scots worldwide diaspora.

Amongst the many US collections updated, a major addition of 958,999 indexed records has been made to the Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 collection at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1676968, which may be especially useful if you have Irish emigrants to that state.

The following English collections have also been updated, with the lion's share in Yorkshire, England (with the number of records added in bracket):

• Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (1,360)
• Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (2,114)
• Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 (437)
• Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 (472)
• Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (834)
• Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901 (479)
• Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901 (342)
• Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (545)
• Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (1,438)
• Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904 (117)
• Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904 (28)
• Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887 (5,611)
• Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887 (6,360)

For the relevant links, and news of additions for collections in other parts of the world (including over 6 million marriage and death records for the Philippines), please visit https://media.familysearch.org/new-free-historical-records-on-familysearch-week-of-18-february-2020/.

Chris

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