From historic newspapers to digitised artworks, parish records to old-school music and more, August 2017 has seen a host of family history and history collections made available online. Here’s our round-up of the latest. Happy researching!
Latest Paid Resources
Ancestry
Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004–17 (updates)
Bedfordshire, England, Land Tax Records, 1797–1832
Bedfordshire, England, Petty Sessions, 1854–1915
Bedfordshire, England, Valuation Records, 1838–1929
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1–22 (updates)
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007 (updates)
Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s–Current (updates)
Ireland, Trade Directory, 1931 (updates)
Jersey, Channel Islands, Occupation Registration Cards, 1940–45 (updates)
Scotland, Rolls of Male Heads of Families, 1834–45 (updates)
Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538–1812
Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818–2011
UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004–17 (updates)
Victoria, Australia, Outward Passenger Index, 1852–1915 (updates)
West Yorkshire, Roman Catholic Oath Records, 1714–87, 1829 (updates)
Findmypast
Britain, Knights Of The Realm & Commonwealth Index (updates)
Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
Ireland Calendars Of Wills & Administrations, 1858–1920
London, Bunhill Fields Non-Conformist Burials, 1713–1826 (Browse)
Middlesex Monumental Inscriptions, 1485–2014 (updates)
Middlesex Protestation Returns, 1641–42
National Burial Index for England & Wales (updates)
North West Kent Burials (updates)
Periodical Source Index (PERSI) (updates)
Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Burials, 1860-1975
Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Poorhouse records, 1859–1912
Wiltshire parish baptisms index, 1538–1917
British Newspaper Archive
Lowestoft Journal, 1874–96; 1898–1910
The Portadown Times (Ireland), 1922–41; 1954–56
South London Chronicle, 1879–89
Emerald Ancestors
Baptisms Faughanvale Parish Church, County Londonderry, 1805–85
Church Census, Newtownhamilton Second Presbyterian Church, County Armagh, 1826
Fold3
New Zealand Expeditionary Force Records
UK Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918–40
TheGenealogist
Court & Criminal Records (updates)
Nottinghamshire Parish Records
Irish Genealogical Research Society
Latest Unpaid Resources
Burra History Group
New website containing various genealogical databases such as Burra Cemetery Register, war memorials and honour rolls, National Australia Bank signature books and more (click on the ‘Databases’ tab beneath the ‘Genealogy’ menu for full list)
FamilySearch
England and Wales Census, 1911
England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538–1997
England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538–1944
Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives
Various headstones and burials collections
Judy Webster
Illegitimate Children Index (updates)
Maintenance Payments to Deserted Wives/Children (updates)
National Archives of Ireland
Catalogue of the Chief Secretary of Ireland’s Office Registered Papers, 1818–30 (updates)
National Library of Australia
17th- and 18th-century Nichols Newspaper Collection (requires an NLA library card)
Miscellaneous digital resources
Queensland State Archives
Remembering the Past Australia
The New South Wales Calendar and General Post Office Directory, 1832
Scottish Indexes
Scottish mental health records, 1858–1915 (ongoing)
State Library Victoria
Photographs by Rennie Ellis (ongoing)
Various 11,000 artworks on paper by significant Victorian artists
State Records Office of Western Australia
Fieldbooks of surveyors (ongoing)
The Great 78 Project
Musical recordings of 78rpm records and cylinder recordings released in the
early 20th century
Tinstaafl Transcripts
Norfolk Baptism Project, 1813–80 (ongoing)
Trove
Auburn and District News, NSW, 1929
Auburn News and Granville Electorate Gazetteer, NSW, 1903–05
The Auburn and Lidcombe Advance, NSW, 1925–39
Express, (Granville) NSW, 1933–35
Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser, NSW, 1900–01