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Wednesday, 25 April 2012

British FamilySearch updates

The following FamilySearch collections have either been updated or added in the last week:
  • England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911 (browse images)
  • England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910 (957,350 records)
  • Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858 (browse images)

To use the collections visit https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=BRITISH_ISLES

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4 comments:

  1. MervWednesday, April 25, 2012 1:38:00 pm

    I've only tried to check some of the Kent registers, but the ones I've tried give a message that the image is unavailable or only available from a Family History Center or by signing in as a member of a supporting organization.

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  2. Chris PatonWednesday, April 25, 2012 1:49:00 pm

    Thanks for that - I'm getting the same thing. Not sure why that may be, I know that in the past when trying to access Belgian records a similar thing happened, and that was apparently down to a licensing issue. No idea if that is what is going on here also.

    With the Welsh records, I am actually getting intermittent access. Some searches return a "Please try again later" message, with a reference number, but on other searches I am able to see the images. Possibly a few gremlins at work!

    Chris

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  3. Chris PatonWednesday, April 25, 2012 1:52:00 pm

    I'm also getting a try again message with some other collections - could be maintenance perhaps going on?

    Chris

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  4. MervThursday, April 26, 2012 1:27:00 pm

    I tried again today on the Kent registers, this time I picked out some Chatham registers which I know are freely available on Medway CityArk website, I still got the same message. That would suggest it is possibly not a licensing issue? Hopefully it is just maintenance.

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