FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in February 2023 with over 309 million new, name-searchable genealogy records from 56 countries, including over 213 million records from the China Collection of Genealogies 1239–2014. Other noteworthy expansions include 2.9 million records from the world’s cemeteries in the Find-A-Grave Index, a Worldwide Record of members for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1836–1970, and 63.7 million records from the United States Social Security Numerical Identification Files.

Over one million records each were added to collections for Austria, France, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. New records were also added for Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, the Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, Russia, S. Africa, and the United Kingdom. Details of the recent additions can be found below:

CountryCollectionIndexed RecordsComments
ArgentinaArgentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946             3,289Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977             9,374Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975           13,061Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975           29,045Expanded collection
AustraliaAustralia, List of Emigrants, 1852-1857             4,900Expanded collection
AustraliaAustralia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926           19,439Expanded collection
AustriaAustria, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2007     3,639,576Expanded collection
AustriaAustria, Vienna, Jewish Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1784-1911           75,021Expanded collection
BelgiumBelgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913           16,905Expanded collection
BelgiumBelgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914                 654Expanded collection
BoliviaBolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996           21,180Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021           27,103Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999                   48Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949           17,492Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995             6,236Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996         118,617Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002                   26Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012           56,724Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967                   76Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006           24,239Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977                   32Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999           17,231Expanded collection
Cape VerdeCape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957           12,778Expanded collection
ChileChile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015           79,089Expanded collection
ChileChile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932                   11Expanded collection
ChinaChina Collection of Genealogies, 1239-201213469963Expanded collection
ColombiaColombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards           24,422Expanded collection
ColombiaColombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018         193,075Expanded collection
Costa RicaCosta Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992           42,888Expanded collection
Costa RicaCosta Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975           21,204Expanded collection
CroatiaCroatia, Church Books, 1516-1994                 526Expanded collection
Czech RepublicCzech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981             1,148Expanded collection
DenmarkDenmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964             9,128Expanded collection
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010           22,124Expanded collection
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975             2,093Expanded collection
EcuadorEcuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011           26,304Expanded collection
EcuadorEcuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019         191,272Expanded collection
El SalvadorEl Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977             1,219Expanded collection
FinlandFinland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920           20,034Expanded collection
FinlandFinland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915           20,207Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Ardennes, Parish and Civil Registration, 1585-1892         558,414Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Calvados, Census, 1836             2,998Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Calvados, Census, 1876           64,196Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Calvados, Census, 1891           34,913Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876             3,360Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Indre, Parish and Civil Registration, 1564-1905     2,539,401Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Manche, Parish and Civil Registration, 1546-1912         343,769Expanded collection
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999             3,933Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Bavaria, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1591-1963         614,337Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Bremen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1746-1970           69,011Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Lübeck, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1797-1961           43,593Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1639-1943           78,710Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1664-1937             3,808Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930             2,094New collection
GermanyGermany, Oldenburg, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1764-1959             3,014Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1580-1974           72,037Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900             2,837Expanded collection
GermanyLuxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900             5,071Expanded collection
GrenadaGrenada, Church Records, 1747-1930           23,133Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             2,967Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                   12Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008                   10Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             2,023Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006           15,816Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994           10,639Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             3,368Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                   12Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                   48Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             1,296Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             4,386Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008                   34Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                   13Expanded collection
HaitiHaiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017             2,039Expanded collection
HondurasHonduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968                 270Expanded collection
HungaryHungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980     2,403,194Expanded collection
IcelandIceland Church Census, 1744-1965             1,697Expanded collection
IrelandIreland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900         553,650Expanded collection
ItalyItaly, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929             5,022Expanded collection
ItalyItaly, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942             5,812Expanded collection
ItalyItaly, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941                 326Expanded collection
ItalyItaly, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930                 112Expanded collection
Ivory CoastCôte d'Ivoire, Death Records, 1931-2014         797,833New collection
JamaicaJamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880             7,192Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978                   10Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996           30,334Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977         253,404Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970             6,229Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929           27,938Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Zacatecas, Civil Registration, 1860-2000                 198Expanded collection
NetherlandsNetherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950             2,838Expanded collection
NicaraguaNicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013           11,233Expanded collection
NicaraguaNicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960           71,081Expanded collection
NorwayNorway, Oslo, Census, 1912             4,697Expanded collection
NorwayNorway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903           31,341Expanded collection
OtherFind A Grave Index     2,946,656Expanded collection
PanamaPanama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973                   17Expanded collection
ParaguayParaguay, Military Records, 1870-1965           32,477Expanded collection
PeruPeru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992         132,288Expanded collection
PeruPeru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020                   41Expanded collection
PolandPoland, Church Books, 1568-1990     1,809,432Expanded collection
PortugalPortugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920             1,410Expanded collection
PortugalPortugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949             1,516Expanded collection
PortugalPortugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911             2,529Expanded collection
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969             9,322Expanded collection
RussiaRussia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885             4,198Expanded collection
RussiaRussia, Samara Church Books 1748-1934     1,324,486Expanded collection
RussiaRussia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918         680,853Expanded collection
RussiaRussia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913           10,784Expanded collection
SlovakiaSlovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935             2,119Expanded collection
SloveniaSlovenia, Ljubljana, Funeral Accounts, 1937-1970             1,724Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972             2,925Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970          910,242Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019         291,734Expanded collection
SpainSpain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956           34,027Expanded collection
Sri LankaSri Lanka, Colombo District, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990             1,536Expanded collection
SwedenSweden, Jönköping Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860             3,236Expanded collection
SwedenSweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860           14,791Expanded collection
SwedenSweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927             7,840Expanded collection
SwitzerlandSwitzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850             1,815Expanded collection
SwitzerlandSwitzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880             3,446Expanded collection
UkraineUkraine, Cherkasy Church Books, 1734-1930     1,466,006Expanded collection
UkraineUkraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918           61,698Expanded collection
UkraineUkraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917         115,276Expanded collection
UkraineUkraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937     1,270,176Expanded collection
UkraineUkraine, Zaporizhzhia Church Books, 1774-1935         528,207Expanded collection
United KingdomEngland, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990         522,001New collection
United KingdomEngland, Military Pension and Service Records, 1702-1933         911,344New collection
United KingdomUnited Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965         713,850New collection
United KingdomUnited Kingdom, Royal Air Force Service Records, 1912-1945         342,823New collection
United StatesAlaska, Village Census Rolls, 1919-1972             3,182Expanded collection
United StatesAlaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005             1,173Expanded collection
United StatesCalifornia, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994                 720Expanded collection
United StatesConnecticut, County Coroner's Records, 1883-1934                   27Expanded collection
United StatesFlorida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971           46,329New collection
United StatesHawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900             1,435Expanded collection
United StatesIllinois, Monroe County, Deed Records, 1816-1900             2,247Expanded collection
United StatesIowa, World War I Bonus Applications, 1923-1927           45,003New collection
United StatesMassachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918     3,322,027Expanded collection
United StatesMichigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995         304,811Expanded collection
United StatesMontana, County Voting Records, 1884-1992           21,885Expanded collection
United StatesOhio, Military Discharge Records, 1834-2004             2,897New collection
United StatesOhio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953           23,215New collection
United StatesTexas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017                 140Expanded collection
United StatesTexas, Grimes County, Deed Records, 1869-1917             1,195Expanded collection
United StatesTexas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920             7,098Expanded collection
United StatesUnited States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955         673,199Expanded collection
United StatesUnited States Public Records, 1970-2009                   10Expanded collection
United StatesUnited States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007   63,700,494New collection
United StatesVirginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1949         100,264Expanded collection
United StatesVirginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901           13,604Expanded collection
UruguayUruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930           59,540Expanded collection
VenezuelaVenezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003             2,502Expanded collection
VenezuelaVenezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020           16,556Expanded collection
WorldThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970           39,672Expanded collection
ZimbabweZimbabwe, Catholic Church Records, 1897-2022                 980Expanded collection
ZimbabweZimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973           40,115Expanded collection
Grand Total         231,903,784    

Source: FamilySearch

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