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Historical Record Collections Added to MyHeritage in October 2020

3 Nov 2020 10:54 AM | Anonymous

The following announcement was written by MyHeritage:

What a month! In October, 60.4 million historical records were added to MyHeritage in 7 collections from Norway, Wales, Portugal, and Germany. The collections include births & baptisms, marriages, deaths & burials, and passenger lists. With this month’s update, the total number of historical records on MyHeritage is 12.7 billion records. 

Here are more details about each of the collections:

Norway Church Records, 1815-1938

An index of births & baptisms, marriages, and deaths & burials from 1815 to 1938. 42,248,250 records Search collection now

Wales, Parish Births and Baptisms

An index of births and baptism records in Wales from 1538 to 1920. 8,242,549 records Search collection now

Wales, Parish Marriages and Banns

An index of marriages and banns in Wales from 1539 to 1935. 3,480,047 records Search collection now

Wales, Parish Deaths and Burials

An index of deaths in Wales from 1539 to 2005. 3,149,924 records Search collection now

Portugal, Madeira, Index of Baptisms, 1738-1910

An index of baptisms from the island of Madeira, Portugal from 1738 to 1910. 1,676,377 records Search collection now

Portugal, Madeira, Index of Marriages, 1574-1940

An index of marriage records from the island of Madeira, Portugal from 1574 to 1940. 871,318 records Search collection now

Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939

An index of passengers from the port of Bremen, Germany from 1920 to 1939, 737,505 records Search collection now

A much more detailed description of each collection may be found in the MyHeritage Blog at: https://blog.myheritage.com/2020/11/historical-record-collections-added-in-october-2020/


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