Our accelerated publication pace continues! We are delighted to announce the publication of 30 new historical record collections and the addition of 31 million records in September 2022. The records are from the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the U.K, and Ukraine. They include birth, marriage, death, obituary, census, military, naturalization, immigration, voter, property, and will records. 

Here are some highlights of the new and updated collections. 

Collection	Description	Number of Records	Link to Search
1950 United States Federal Census, Update	A high-quality index of manually transcribed records from the 1950 U.S. Federal Census. Covers several states and territories, with images.	22,693,333 records added in this update from Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, and Washington.	Search collection now
Massachusetts Naturalizations	An index of naturalization records of individuals who immigrated to Massachusetts, United States, between the years 1866 and 1983, with images.	357,329 records	Search collection now
United States, War of 1812, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations	An index of soldiers who served in volunteer organizations during the war of 1812, with images.	359,550 records	Search collection now
United States, Spanish-American War, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations	An index of soldiers who served in volunteer organizations during the Spanish-American War that took place in 1898, with images.	292,135 records	Search collection now
Australia, British Assisted Passengers to Victoria	An index of British assisted immigrants to Victoria, Australia, from the years 1839 to 1871.	173,294 records	Search collection now
Australia, First World War Embarkation Rolls	An index of members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) who boarded ships for overseas service during World War I, with images.	338,619 records	Search collection now
Australia, Tasmania Births	An index of birth records from Tasmania, Australia between the years 1803 and 1933, with images.	640,970 records	Search collection now
Australia, Tasmania Wills and Letters of Administration	An index of will documents from Tasmania, Australia from 1813 onwards, with images.	106,090 records	Search collection now
Australia, Queensland Assisted Immigration	An index of assisted passengers who immigrated to Queensland, Australia between the years 1848 and 1912, with images.	261,047 records	Search collection now
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration of Births	An index of civil birth registrations from Namur, Belgium from the Belgium National Archives from the year 1776 onwards, with images.	328,630 records	Search collection now
Belarus, Duma Voter Lists	An index of men who were eligible to vote from the Minsk Gubernia, a province of the Russian Empire until 1917.	72,295 records	Search collection now
Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Mountain View Cemetery	An index of burial registration records from Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.	139,337 records	Search collection now
Canada, Nova Scotia Census, Property Assessments and Poll Taxes, 1770-1841	An index of census, property assessments, and poll taxes from Nova Scotia, Canada, between the years 1770 and 1841.	69,772 records	Search collection now
Denmark, Deaths Published in National Gazette	An index of death records listed in the National Gazette of Denmark – “Statstidende”, from the year 1918 onwards.	814,205 records	Search collection now
Finland, Second World War Casualties	An index of records of Finnish soldiers who died while in the service of the Finnish Armed Forces during World War II, between 1938 and 1944.	94,667 records	Search collection now
Ireland, Ulster Freeholders	An index of freeholders in the province of Ulster, Ireland, between the years 1662 and 1839, with images.	138,778 records	Search collection now
Italy, Naples, Monte di Procida, Civil Registration of Deaths	An index of civil death registrations from the municipality of Monte di Procida, Naples, Italy from the year 1817 onwards, with images.	24,766 records	Search collection now
Italy, Nuoro, Civil Registration of Births	An index of civil birth registrations from the Nuoro province of Italy from the year 1841 onwards, with images.	42,981 records	Search collection now
Italy, Nuoro, Civil Registration of Deaths	An index of civil death registrations from the Nuoro province of Italy between the years 1834 to 1910, with images.	22,589 records	Search collection now
Spain, Girona Municipal Census	An index of civil census records from municipal archives in the province of Girona, Spain between the years 1836 and 1950, with images	817,344 records	Search collection now
England, Durham Home Guard	An index of people who served in the Home Guard in the county of Durham, England, between the years 1940 and 1945.	83,093 records	Search collection now
Ukraine, Revision Lists	An index of records of Revision Lists from Ukraine between the years 1795 and 1904.	113,247 records	Search collection now

Here is more information about the highlighted collections.

1950 United States Federal Census Update

In September we’ve added 22.7 million records to the 1950 U.S. census collection, from the states of Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, and Washington.

The searchable index currently contains all records from Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming, Indian Reservation Schedules, and four overseas islands of Canton, Johnston, Midway, and Wake. 

The collection includes names, ages, residence addresses, relationships, households, gender, birthplace, marital status, and other facts. All of the records include images and are free to access. 

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Massachusetts Naturalizations

This collection contains images and an index of naturalization records of individuals who immigrated to Massachusetts, United States between the years 1866 and 1983. Records typically include the name of the immigrant, year of birth, year of naturalization, and the name of the spouse.

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United States, War of 1812, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations

This collection contains images and an index of soldiers who served in volunteer organizations during the War of 1812. Records typically include the name of the soldier, place of service, rank at enlistment and rank at discharge. Records also include the regiment and the conflict in which the soldier served.

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United States, Spanish-American War, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations

This collection contains images and an index of soldiers who served in volunteer organizations during the Spanish-American War that took place in 1898. Records typically include the name of the soldier, place of service, rank at enlistment and rank at discharge. Records also include the regiment and the conflict in which the soldier served.

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Australia, British Assisted Passengers to Victoria

These records contain names of assisted immigrants from the years 1839 to 1871 (those who have had their voyage from the United Kingdom funded by the Victorian government for the purpose of being employed on arrival). Records typically contain names, age, dates of arrival, ship captain and ship name.

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Australia, First World War Embarkation Rolls

This collection contains images and an index of members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) who boarded ships for overseas service during the First World War. Records typically include the name of the soldier, date and place of departure, the name of the ship, rank, and military unit. Records may also include biographical information about the soldier and information about the roll itself.

The AIF was composed of volunteers, fighting across numerous battlefields of the war, from the Western Front, to Gallipoli. It was formed on August 15, 1914 and gained a well-deserved reputation for being highly effective and making a significant contribution to Allied victory. This came with heavy losses, with the force suffering one of the highest casualty rates of any belligerent in World War I.

The date of joining given to each soldier in these records refers to the date on which they joined their current unit, which may not have been the time they joined the Army. Similarly, the port of embarkation may not be the nearest to where soldiers were from, but the one in which the regiment passed through. A soldier could nominate anyone as their next of kin, who would normally be allocated a portion of their pay, but it was most often a close relative such as a parent or spouse.

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Australia, Tasmania Births

This collection contains images and an index of birth records from Tasmania, Australia between the years 1803 and 1933. Records typically include the name of the child, date of birth, and names of the parents.

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Australia, Tasmania Wills and Letters of Administration 

This collection contains images and an index of will documents from Tasmania, Australia. Documents date from 1813 onwards and typically include the name of the deceased, and the year that the will was written or approved. Records mention an implied year of death, which was inferred by MyHeritage from the date of the will.

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Australia, Queensland Assisted Immigration

This collection contains images and an index of assisted passengers who immigrated to Queensland, Australia between the years 1848 and 1912. Records typically include the name of the passenger, year of birth, date and place of immigration, and the name of the ship.

The page number refers to where the record is found on the original document.

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Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration of Births 

This collection contains images and an index of civil birth registrations from the Belgium National Archives from the year 1776 onwards. Records typically include the name of the child, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents.

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Belarus, Duma Voter Lists

This collection from JewishGen includes the names of men from the Minsk Gubernia, a province of the Russian Empire until 1917. These men were eligible to vote in the Russian parliamentary elections of 1906, 1907 and 1912. Records typically contain the given name, surname, residence and the name of the father.

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Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Mountain View Cemetery

This collection contains burial registration records from Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Records date from the year 1880 onwards and typically include the name of the deceased, the date and place of birth, the date and place of death, and the date and place of burial.

This cemetery, established in 1886, is the only burial ground in the City of Vancouver. Individuals from all walks of British Columbia and Canadian life can be discovered in this centrally located cemetery.

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Canada, Nova Scotia Census, Property Assessments and Poll Taxes, 1770-1841

This collection contains records of individuals who were registered in lists of an assortment of early census, property assessments, and poll taxes between the years 1770 and 1841. Records typically include the name of the individual and the year and place of residence.

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Denmark, Deaths Published in National Gazette 

This collection contains death records listed in the National Gazette of Denmark – “Statstidende”, from the year 1918 onwards. Records include the name of the deceased, date of birth, residence, date of death, obituary publication date and the name of the spouse.

A deceased estates notice is an advertisement placed in The Gazette that contains the details of a deceased person and the administrator, in this case the lawyer, so that any person with an interest in the deceased person’s estate can contact the relevant lawyer.

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Finland, Second World War Casualties

This collection contains records of Finnish soldiers who died while in the service of the Finnish Armed Forces during World War II, between 1938 and 1944. Records include the name of the soldier, date and place of birth, address, military unit and rank, date and place of death, and place of burial. Records may also include information about disappearance, capture and wounding during the war.

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Ireland, Ulster Freeholders

This collection contains images and an index of freeholders in the province of Ulster, Ireland, between the years 1662 and 1839. Freeholders are men who owned or held land in lease for the duration of a lifetime, giving them the right to vote in an election. Records include the name of the freeholder, and the year and residence of the freeholder at the time the election occurred.

Due to the scarcity of records in Ireland from this period of history, they can be invaluable to deduce more about the residence, living conditions and social class of Irish people during this period.

Although these records can contain details of the candidates that individuals voted for, before the 1872 Ballot Act, voters had to publicly declare their allegiance, which could lead to landlords putting pressure on their tenants to support their chosen candidate. The people allowed to vote also changed through this period, notably with only Protestants with a freehold of at least 40 shillings a year able from 1727 to 1793, both Protestants and Catholics with 40 shilling freeholds could vote from 1793 to 1829. After 1829 the rate was increased to 10 pounds, removing the right to vote from all 40 shilling freeholders and confining the electorate to those with considerable property and money.

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Italy, Naples, Monte di Procida, Civil Registration of Deaths

This collection contains images and an index of civil death registrations from the municipality of Monte di Procida, Naples, Italy from the year 1817 onwards. Records include the name of the deceased, year of birth, the date and place of death, the names of the parents, and the name of the spouse.

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Italy, Nuoro, Civil Registration of Births

This collection contains images and an index of civil birth registrations from the Nuoro province of Italy from the year 1841 onwards. Records include the name of the child, the date and place of birth, and the names of the parents.

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Italy, Nuoro, Civil Registration of Deaths

This collection contains images and an index of civil death registrations from the Nuoro province of Italy between the years 1834 to 1910. Records typically include the name of the deceased, year and place of birth, date and place of death, the names of the parents, and the name of the spouse.

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Spain, Girona Municipal Census

This collection contains images and an index of civil census records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the province of Girona, Spain between the years 1836 and 1950. Records include names, ages, relatives in the household and information about residence.

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England, Durham Home Guard

This collection contains records of people who served in the Home Guard in the county of Durham, England, between the years 1940 and 1945. Records typically include the name of the individual who served, date and place of birth, and the battalion in which the individual served.

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Ukraine, Revision Lists

This collection from JewishGen contains records of Revision Lists from Ukraine between the years 1795 and 1904. Records typically include names, ages, relatives in the household and residence information.

The revision lists were used to levy poll taxes and were compiled on a district-wide basis. Records from Kremenets district, Volhynia province, Russia are now located in Ternopil oblast, Ukraine. The residence is classified according to the town, county (uyezd), and province/governorate (gubernia).

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Examples

The Australia, Tasmania Births collection includes the record of politician Andrew Inglis Clark, one of Australia’s founding fathers and co-author of Australia’s constitution. The record includes his birth date, birth registration location, as well as his father and mother’s names. 

Birth record of Andrew Inglis Clark [Credit: MyHeritage Australia, Tasmania Births]

The collection United States, Spanish-American War, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations includes the record of Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, who enlisted as a Lt. Colonel in 1989 in the Spanish-American War. 

Record of Teddy Roosevelt [Credit: MyHeritage United States, Spanish-American War, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations]

Summary

We hope these valuable collections help you make new discoveries in your family history research. Searching the collections on MyHeritage is free. To view the records or to save records to your family tree, you’ll need a Data or Complete plan, except for the 1950 U.S. Census collection, the records of which can be accessed for free.

If you have a family tree on MyHeritage, our Record Matching technology will notify you automatically if records from these collections match your relatives. You’ll then be able to review the record and decide if you’d like to add the new information to your family tree.

Enjoy the new collections!

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