30 Million More Records Added to Record Search Pilot

3 November 2008 by Libbi.

Over 30 million names or record images were added to FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot. Significant data was published from 3 U.S. Census indexing projects (1850,1860, and 1870). Digital image collections were added for Massachusetts , Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Louisiana, Russia, Spain, and Vermont (see the table below).

The entire collection can be searched for free directly online at http://pilot.familysearch.org or through the Search Records feature at FamilySearch.org.

Collection
Digital Images
Indexed Records
Comment

1850 United States Census (Population) - index & images

1,830,275
Added Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia

1850 US Census (Slave)

1,157,705
See description online for state list.

1850 US Census (Mortality)

39,325
See description online for state list.

1860 US Census

20,112,346
All states. Partials for Alabama and Pennsylvania.

1870 US Census

6,866,230
Added IN, MI, OH, and WI

1865 MA Census
15,434

City of Boston

1855 Argentina, Buenos Aires Census,
7,630

See description online.

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration
1,657,420

Covers years 1889 to 2006.

Czech, Republic (Opava) Church Books
18,800

Covers years 1650 to 1900.

Louisiana War of 1812 Pensions Lists
149

Covers years 1812 to 1815.

Russia, St Petersburg Lutheran Church
128,317

Covers years 1833 to 1935.

Spain, Ciudad Real Catholic Diocese
689,338

Records from 1530 to 1930.

Vermont Enrolled Militia Records
598

Covers years 1861 to 1867.

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