September update

Dear OGIers,

I hope you have had time this past month to do some family history research.  The Online Genealogical Index continue to grow as I find more resources to help you.  The new total as of today is 462,591 data sets.  New collection of interest is Findmypast's Gloucestershire parish registers filling a gap in their record sets.

Gloucestershire in 1712.  Click on image to see source.

The details of today's upload are as follows.

• Ancestry - Birmingham Cemetery Records - 21 Cemeteries
• Bath BMD - 9 new marriage data sets
• Cornwall OPC - 115 new data sets
• Essex and Suffolk Surnames - 8 new data sets
• Findmypast - Gloucestershire Baptisms - 111 new parishes
• Findmypast - Gloucestershire Burials - 84 new parishes
• Findmypast - Gloucestershire Marriages - 112 new parishes
• Findmypast - Norfok Churchyard Graves - 147 new churchyards
• Findmypast - Surrey, Southward Marriages - 5 new parishes
• Findmypast - Surrey, Southwark Baptisms - 12 new parishes
• Findmypast - Surrey, Southwark Burials - 2 new parishes
• Gravestonephotos - 12 new cemeteries
• Kingston BMD - 2 new marriage data sets
• Lancashire BMD - 5 new marriage data sets
• OPC Dorset - 3 new data sets
• Staffordshire BMD - 1 new death data set
• Staffordshire BMD - 30 new marriage data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 36 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 4 new parishes
• West Midlands BMD - 2 new marriage data sets

As you can see, another variety of places and types of data but all useful for those of us looking for missing relationships.  Good luck in your continuing research.  

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

Big August Update adds records for Derbyshire and Herefordshire

Dear OGIers,

Another big update today pushes the Online Genealogical Index data set total to 461,894.  The majority have come from additions by Findmypast.

Here are the details:

• Bath BMD - 3 new data sets
• Cornwall OPC - 117 new data sets
• Durham Records Online - 14 new data sets
• Essex and Suffolk Surnames - 2 new parishes
• Familysearch Books - 57 new parish data sets
• Findmypast - Derbyshire Births and Baptisms - 46 new parishes
• Findmypast - Derbyshire Deaths and Burials - 185 new parishes
• Findmypast - Derbyshire Marriages - 173 new parishes
• Findmypast - Greater London Burial Index - 15 new cemeteries
• Findmypast - Herefordshire Baptisms - 269 parishes
• Findmypast - Herefordshire Burials - 247 parishes
• Findmypast - Herefordshire Marriages - 707 parishes
• Gravestonephotos - 18 new cemeteries
• Kingston BMD - 2 new data sets
• Lancashire BMD - 59 new data sets
• Lancashire OPC - 22 new data sets
• OPC Dorset - 13 new data sets
• Sheffield Indexers - 7 new data sets
• Shropshire BMD - 1 new data set
• Staffordshire BMD - 1 new data set
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 35 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 5 new parishes

Findmypast have been releasing new information regulary which has increased the Derbyshire and Herefordshire collections.

If you have any ancestry in those counties, worth taking another look for new information.

Until next month,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

July update adds almost 2,000 new resources to the OGI

Dear OGIers,

Thanks to some big headaches with FamilySearch (yes, I work for them but they still drive me nuts sometimes), I have added a lot (over 1,400) of their digital books to the database along with a great variety of other resources to help you find your ancestors.

The new total on the Online Genealogical Database is 460,920.

Here are the all important details of today's upload.

• Archive.org - 26 Digital Books (Parish Registers and Memorial Inscriptions
• Cornwall OPC - 129 data sets
• Durham Records Online - 2 new data sets
• Essex and Suffolk Surnames - 16 new parish data sets
• FamilySearch Digital Books - 1,435 (Parish Registers and Memorial Inscriptions)
• Findmypast England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms - 107 new data sets
• Findmypast England Roman Catholic Parish Burials - 54 new data sets
• Findmypast England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages - 86 new data sets
• FreeReg - 7 new data sets
• GravestonePhotos - 13 new burial places
• OPCDorset - 6 new data sets
• StaffordshireBMD - 9 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 24 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 4 new parishes

As you can see, the range of available new resources spans multiple counties so there is no specific focus for one place.  That is great for the majority of researchers.

FamilySearch Books only works if you are logged into FamilySearch.org so make sure you have an account (free) and are logged in before clicking on any of those results in an OGI search.  Click on Search then Books to get to that part of the site.

The word is out that Suffolk Parish Registers are coming to Ancestry by 2025 which will be a great benefit for those with ancestors in this East Anglian county.

I hope you all have a wonderful (and hopefully drier) summer and enjoy possibly visiting some ancestral homelands and burial places.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

Big June Update

Dear OGIers,

Today, 982 new data sets were added to the Online Genealogical Index.  These contain a variety of locations and record types and will certainly boost your research sources.

The current total of data sets on the OGI now stands at 459,609.

Here are the details of today's upload:

• Bath Marriages - 10 new data sets
• Cornwall OPC Database - 120 new data sets
• DurhamRecordsOnline - 4 new data sets
• Findmypast Bedfordshire Baptisms - 145 new data sets
• Findmypast Bedfordshire Burials - 93 new data sets
• Findmypast Bedfordshire Marriages - 146 new data sets
• Findmypast School Admission Registers - 20 new schools
• Findmypast Surrey RC Baptisms - 4 new data sets
• FreeReg - 236 new parishes
• Geneanet - 14 new cemeteries
• Gravestone Photos - 5 new cemeteries
• Lancashire OPC - 6 new data sets
• OPC Dorset - 3 new data sets
• Our4bears.net (Devon Parish Registers) - 118 new data sets
• Sheffield Indexers - 7 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 30 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 4 new parishes
• Various Civil Registration Records - 18 new data sets

There are still hundreds of new resources being added weekly.  Big thanks to FreeReg for constantly expanding their database.  Always worth a look if you are struggling elsewhere.

Hopefully, the great weather in June will continue throughout the summer.  I promise to be back in July with more new data sets for your research!

'Til then,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

More Hampshire Records added today

Dear OGIers,

Ancestry has finished off their Hampshire collection with parish registers from 1538-1812.  These are included in today's upload.  Along with a lot of other resources, the total of data sets on the OGI now stands at 458,707.

St Peter's, East Tytherley, Hampshire

Here are the details:

• Ancestry Hampshire Parish Registers - 246 new data sets
• Burialgrounds.co.uk - 2 new cemeteries
• Cornwall OPC - 129 new data sets
• Durham Records Online - 6 new data sets
• FamilySearch - 10 Leicestershire parish register data sets
• Findmypast - 18 random new data sets
• Gravestone Photos - 7 new burial places
• MyHeritage - 3 Leicestershire parish register data sets
• OPC Dorset - 4 new data sets
• Quorn Museum, Leicestershire - 13 new data sets
• Rootsweb Leicestershire - 11 parish register data sets
• Staffordshire Births - 1 new data set
• TINSTAAFL Marriages - 14 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 3 new parishes

There are a few more odds and ends to bring the total additions up to 495 new data sets.

Glad to see new information arriving almost daily giving us all more chances of finding our ancestors.

I will continue to search for new resources to be added next month.

Thank you for your interest and use of the site.  Please pass the word along so others can benefit from the site.

Kind regards,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

Early May update of 1,140 new data sets!

Dear OGIers,

Today, I uploaded 1,140 new data sets bringing the total on the Online Genealogical Index to 458,222.

The majority of the upload are the new Hampshire Burials and Findmypast's Sussex Baptisms and Marriages.  

Here are the details from today's additions.

• Ancestry Hampshire Burials - 286 parishes
• Ancestry Hampshire Marriages - 314 parishes
• Durham Records Online - 1 new data set
• Findmypast Sussex Baptisms - 242 parishes
• Findmypast Sussex Burials - 2 new parishes
• Findmypast Sussex Marriages - 252 parishes
• Gravestonephotos - 9 new burial places
• Kingston upon Thames Civil Registration - 2 new data sets
• Lancashire OPC - 4 new data sets
• OPC Dorset - 1 new data set
• OPC Dorset - 8 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 17 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 2 new parishes

A great additon for those with Hampshire or Sussex ancestry.  My mother was born in Walberton and many generations before are buried at St Mary's church there.

It is refreshing to know many are working hard to publish more genealogical information for our benefit.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

April Update adds 502 new data sets

Dear OGIers,

Today I uploaded 502 new data sets to the database.  This brings the new total to 457,082 data sets.

Map of Essex from 1665 (https://uniquemaps.co.uk/)

The larger portion of updates being FreeReg for various counties and Essex Baptisms from Findmypast.

• Cornwall OPC Database - 42 new data sets
• Durham Records Online - 5 new data sets
• Findmypast Durham Baptisms - 5 new data sets
• Findmypast Essex Baptisms - 154 new data sets
• FreeReg - 206 new data sets
• Gravestonephotos.com - 2 new cemeteries
• Lancashire BMD - 3 new data sets
• Staffordshire BMD - 23 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriages Project - 13
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 1
• West Midlands BMD - 28 new data sets

Best wishes to you all as you continue your family history research.  

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

Huge additional update for March adds thousands of new resources

Dear OGIers,

I don't usually do three updates in a month but I just kept finding new information of value to us all so made sure it was added to the database before month-end.

Today's update adds thousands of new references for FreeReg, one of the best resources for Parish Registers on the internet.  Volunteers are transcribing thousands of records a week and adding new parishes regularly as well.

This update included 3,357 datasets bringing the total on the Online Genealogical Index to 456,517.

Here are the details:

• Archive.org - Parish Registers (15 new parish registers)
• Cambridgeshire Baptisms and Burials Index - 304 parishes
• CornwallOPC Database - 18 new datasets
• Findmypast - Sussex Burials (2 new cemeteries)
• FreeReg - 2,974 new datasets
• Hathitrust.org - 2 new School registers
• OPC Dorset - 2 new datasets
• TINSTAAFL - Marriage Project (8 new parishes)
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 1 new parish
• Workhouses.org - 12 new datasets

I hope you will have success using these new resources.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

Large Parish Register Booklet import adds hundreds of new resources for Bedfordshire

Dear OGIers,

It has been good to hear from a few of you this month saying how useful the database is in your research.  That is my goal, make research simpler.

I have found 44 Booklets published in the 1920s and 1930s for Bedfordshire Parish Registers on the Internet Archive (Archive.org) so now have each section linked in the Online Genealogical Index for easy use.

Many dedicated researchers spent years transcribing parish registers and publishing these in small quantities for interested parties.  Luckily, many are now available on archive.org for free.  

Archive.org has 6,750 links in the OGI.  These will take you to the exact page of an old book or magazine showing genealogical data. 

Today's import of 1,000 new data sets brings the current database total to 453,189.

Here are the details of today's upload:

• Ancestry - Hampshire Baptisms - 310 parishes
• Ancestry - Tyne and Wear Non-Conformist - 77 parishes
• Archive.org - Bedfordshire Parish Registers - 512 data sets
• Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database - 44 new data sets
• GravestonePhotos.com - 3 new burial places
• Lancashire OPC - 3 new data sets
• OPC Dorset - 7 new data sets
• Shropshire BMD - 1 new data set
• Staffordshire Burials - 30 burial places
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 11 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 2 new parishes

I hope those of you with Hampshire and Bedfordshire ancestors will find new information with today's update.

Until the next one,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

March Update: Ancestry recovers thousands of Rootsweb pages

Dear OGIers,

A successful past month of finding over 2000 new data sets for the Online Genealogical Index.  Ancestry's Rootsweb was/is a system that allows individuals to create and host their own genealogical websites.  A few years ago, due to a data breach, tens of thousands of these sites were removed.  Over the past few years, many have been repaired and reposted.  This month's update adds hundreds of these lost pages back online and represented in the OGI for your research.  Today's update brings the current data set total to 452,189.  All researched and manually added by myself!

Here are this months update details.

• BathBMD - 10 new marriage data sets
• Cornishgraves.org.uk - 5 new graveyards
• Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database - 208 new data sets
• Findmypast Lincolnshire Baptisms - 370 new data sets
• Findmypast Roman Catholic Records - 169 new data sets
• Genuki.org - 8 Cornish data sets
• Gravestonephotos.com - 15 new memorial collections
• Helston History - 6 new War Memorials
• Kernowyon.co.uk - 27 new Cornwall data sets
• Lancashire OPC - 7 new data sets
• Lancashire.bmd.org.uk - 13 new data sets
• MyHeritage.com - 15 Lancashire data sets
• OPC Dorset - 6 new data sets
• Penryncornwall.com - 6 new data sets
• Rootsweb sites - 711 recovered data sets
• Shropshirebmd.info - 152 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 32 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 3 new parishes
• Web.Archive.org - 192 lost data sets now recovered
• Westcountrygenealogy.com - 42 new Cornish data sets

I am confident there are thousands of more resources waiting to be catalogued and added to the OGI to help you in your research.

If a place or data set is not available, make sure you check with FreeReg.org.uk as they are constantly adding to their data.  Also the many digitized films being released weekly at FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta) is worth checking.

Thank you for your use of my site.  It has been a labour of love and has been my first point of call when doing my own research.  I hope it becomes your one-stop-shop as well.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

Big February Update pushes OGI total over 450K!

Dear OGIers,

Big update today as I have been working hard on the first Findagrave update for over 5 years.  This means I have had to manually compare the data in the OGI with what is currently available on Findagrave by what is currently represented in the database.  A very long-winded process but worth it for all of us.

Today's update adds 806 data sets and pushes the total over 450,000 which have all been personally researched and transcribed into the system!

Here are the details.

• Bath BMD - 10 new data sets
• Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database - 76 new data sets
• Durham Records Online - 5 new data sets
• Findagrave - 478 new cemeteries
• Findmypast Greater London Burial Index - 23 new cemeteries
• Findmypast Kent, Folkestone Monumental Inscriptions - 6 new cemeteries
• Findmypast Northumberland Baptisms - 6 new parishes
• Findmypast Northumberland Burials - 1 new parish
• Findmypast Northumberland and Durham Memorial Inscriptions - 7 new cemeteries
• Geneanet Cemetery Project - 32 new cemeteries
• Gravestonephotos - 3 new cemeteries
• Kingston BMD - 1 new data set
• OPCDorset - 1 new data set
• Shropshire BMD - 119 new data sets
• Staffordshire BMD - 21 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 14 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 2 new parishes

It is possible that hundreds of thousands of individuals are represented in these new additions to the Online Genealogical Index.  I certainly hope your ancestors are included!

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

January update part 2

Dear OGIers,

Thanks to the hardworking transcribers at FreeReg, the Online Genealogical Index has grown this week.  Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of volunteers are transcribing parish registers throughout the UK and these are updated daily at freereg.org.uk.  They are always looking for new volunteers to help out.  You can choose a specific parish or county to support.  Take a look at their site.  It has been a struggle to keep up with all their hard work but I am going county by county to try to catch up.  Sussex has been scanned and all new parishes have now been added to the OGI.

Along with these additions, a number of other sites have added to today's upload of 360 new data sets.  The total of the OGI database now stands at 449,943.

Here are the details for today's upload.

Cornwall OPC Database - 53 new data sets

FreeReg - 294 new parish data sets

TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 11 new parishes

TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 2 new parishes

I will continue to add the new FreeReg parish registers as time allows.  The OGI is still growing and will continue to be the best resource online for finding genealogical data for England, Wales and the Isle of Man.  It highlights all the hard work transcribers and photographers (headstones, etc) are doing on a daily basis.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

First Update of 2023!

Dear OGIers,

A Happy New Year to you all.  I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas season.  We enjoyed time with extended family for my mother's 90th birthday.

Meanwhile, I have been sneaking some research time to find new resources available to add to the Online Genealogical Index.

This latest upload of 316 data sets brings the grand total to 449,583.

• BillionGraves - 103 new cemeteries
• Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database - 71 new data sets
• Findmypast Middlesex Monumental Inscriptions - 5 new cemeteries
• Findmypast National School Records - 10 new schools
• GravestonePhotos - 1 new cemetery
• Kingston BMD - 1 new Birth data set
• LAN OPC - 18 new data sets
• OPC Dorset - 1 new record set
• Staffordshire BMD - 17 new data sets
• TINSTAAFL Marriage Project - 18 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 3 new parishes
• Yorkshire BMD - 68 Marriage data sets

The big sites are not releasing new collections as often as they used to but the privately owned sites are still busy collecting data.  FreeReg is always adding new information but since they updated their site a few years ago, new additions are, unfortunately, very vague and harder to track.  I still highly recommend using their site if you cannot find anything elsewhere.

I look forward to a busy year of finding new resources for this site and adding them regularly for your research success.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org