Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 20 to 26 April 2024

I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 26 April 2024, there are 3,316 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Wales, Death Records, 1998-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4440823); 172,310 indexed records with 172,310 record images, ADDED 23-Apr-2024

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 778,909 indexed records with 548,616 record images (was 778,885 records with 548,549 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024
Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 4,022 indexed records with 5,317 record images (was 3,711 records with 4,902 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974197); 114,685 indexed records with 102,368 record images (was 114,064 records with 102,368 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 13,903 indexed records with 2,996 record images (was 13,118 records with 2,996 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Australia Marriages, 1810-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770858); Index only (141,199 records), no images (was 140,031 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024

Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 90,454 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 89,923 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 742,342 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 738,735 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,450,571 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,445,484 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,264,505 indexed records with 193,689 record images (was 1,260,722 records with 192,141 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 948,089 indexed records with 393,659 record images (was 943,662 records with 392,000 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 341,978 indexed records with 100,643 record images (was 339,069 records with 99,581 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,738,451 indexed records with 885,198 record images (was 1,736,713 records with 881,557 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,937,998 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,937,155 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,328,293 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,318,393 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1385518); 118,511 indexed records with 193,721 record images (was 108,973 records with 193,721 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,424,016 indexed records with 1,068,474 record images (was 8,417,332 records with 1,067,220 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 4,004,034 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 2,004,028 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2024
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,841,650 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,822,188 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,340,451 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,340,352 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 3,024,142 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 3,024,137 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000138); 3,300 indexed records with 1,201 record images (was 2,762 records with 1,014 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,983 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,972 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024
England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2345213); 2,926,636 indexed records with 125,337 record images (was 1,548,415 records with 125,337 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024
England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804330); 1,043,193 indexed records with 153,166 record images (was 1,047,556 records with 153,166 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2024
England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records, 1700-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075052); 10,241,063 indexed records with 15,623,569 record images (was 675,097 records with 926,802 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024

England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2364451); 4,850,444 indexed records with 278,569 record images (was 4,850,444 records with 278,569 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 146,092 indexed records with 140,989 record images (was 143,702 records with 139,150 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 59,382 indexed records with 6,373 record images (was 59,341 records with 6,363 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2024
Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 874 indexed records with 241 record images (was 870 records with 130 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 462,852 indexed records with 361,523 record images (was 462,159 records with 361,124 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,597,480 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,597,439 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 1,012,965 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 1,012,572 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 426,206 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 425,853 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 106,390 indexed records with 17,941 record images (was 105,755 records with 19,646 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 6,224,466 indexed records with 221,495 record images (was 6,174,165 records with 219,885 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers, 1828-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2487287); 850,935 indexed records with 1 record images (was 880,427 records with 1 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,898,466 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,890,713 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 9,014,229 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 9,014,055 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,040,037 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,040,022 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2024
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 199,225 indexed records with 199,026 record images (was 197,214 records with 197,015 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Paraguay, Cemetery Records, 1917-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000254); 4,757 indexed records with 4,751 record images (was 3,469 records with 3,468 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,546,990 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,544,396 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,112,825 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,109,624 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 65,826 indexed records with 52,441 record images (was 62,286 records with 47,571 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,093,466 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,093,208 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,320,585 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,320,560 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2024
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,093,192 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,092,825 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2024
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 441,483 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 437,736 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 532,186 indexed records with 344,137 record images (was 529,846 records with 344,052 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417492); 1,220,231 indexed records with 682,974 record images (was 1,220,230 records with 682,974 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2024

St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 163 indexed records with 34 record images (was 155 records with 33 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 174,517 indexed records with 292,750 record images (was 174,517 records with 292,749 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 63,198,823 indexed records with 511,328 record images (was 63,198,823 records with 476,091 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2024
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,270,548 records), no images (was 1,258,754 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,133,453 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,132,975 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 274,319 indexed records with 92,446 record images (was 272,081 records with 92,192 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,502,180 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 20,499,012 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,947,998 indexed records with 42,497 record images (was 1,947,979 records with 42,496 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2024
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 373,570 indexed records with 29,871 record images (was 359,807 records with 28,883 images), UPDATED 26-Apr-2024

--- Collections with records removed ---

Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016224); 1,786,481 indexed records with 1,582,419 record images (was 1,786,482 records with 1,582,419 images), last updated 23-Jul-2020
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,029 records), no images (was 875,610,033 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 20 to 26 April 2024

  The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 20 to 26 April 2024:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

* Upper Brittany, France Deaths & Burials, 1540-1995; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/25/2024.  This database contains death and burial data indexed from original parish and civil vital records by members of ABGH Parchemin, a genealogical association in France. Records approximately cove...

* Upper Brittany, France Births & Baptisms, 1501-1924; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/24/2024. This database contains birth and christening data indexed from original parish and civil vital records by members of ABGH Parchemin, a genealogical association in France. Records approximately...

* Creuse, France, Censuses, 1836-1921; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/25/2024
This collection contains census records from Creuse, France.

* Upper Brittany, France Marriages, 1544-1949; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/25/2024. This database contains marriage data indexed from original parish and civil vital records by members of ABGH Parchemin, a genealogical association in France. Records approximately cover the ye...

* Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records, 1640-1849; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/25/2024. This collection contains images of birth, marriage, and death indexes published in Massachusetts. The original vital records that are indexed refer to events that occurred in the late 1700s an...

* Oklahoma, U.S., Creek Equalization Records, 1912-1921; indexed records with record images, Updated 4/24/2024. These proof of heirship records can list entire families, including former spouses and deceased family members.

* Arkansas, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1900-2023; indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/24/2024. This collection contains an index of voter registration records from Arkansas between 1900 and 2023. Original records in the collection are created and maintained by the Arkansas Secretary of ...

* Geneanet Community Trees Index; indexed records with record images, Updated 4/24/2024
This collection contains an index of more than 1.5 million family trees accumulated into a single database. The information in this collection was compiled through Geneanet, a collaborative ge...

* Mississippi, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1801-2023; indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/24/2024. This collection contains an index of voter registration records from Mississippi between 1801 and 2023. Original records in the collection are created and maintained by the Mississippi Secreta...

* Haut Rhin, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1504-1927; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/23/2024. This collection contains civil registries of births, marriages, and deaths between 1504 and 1927 from Haut Rhin, France.

* Aude, France, Birth, Marriage and Death Registers, 1553-1926; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/23/2024. This collection contains civil registries of birth, marriage, and death from Aude, France between the years 1553-1926. Most records are in French, but some records may be in German or Latin.

* Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, World War I Memorial Records, 1914-1918; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/22/2024.  After the First World War, plans were drawn for a memorial to commemorate all the soldiers of Derry City who fought and died in the conflict. Service members from both the Army and Navy were in...

* U.S., WWII Japanese Americans Incarcerated in Confinement Sites; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/22/2024.  This collection is an index of the names of more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated during World War II in camps operated by branches of the federal government. 

* United Kingdom, Red Cross Volunteers During WWI, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/22/2024.  This collection contains records of over 90,000 Red Cross volunteers from Britain between 1914 and 1918. Documents in the collection were handwritten on index cards. All records are in English.

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at   https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there were 7 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,457 collections available as of 26 April, an  INCREASE of 6 from last week.  

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Disclosure: I now pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years. Ancestry.com has provided a complimentary World Explorer subscription, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City.

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52 Relatives: John Henry Richmond (1865-1947) of Rhode Island and Connecticut

  I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents - see the list in 52 Ancestors Biographies.  

This "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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John Henry Richmond was born in August 1865 in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island,[1-2] the son of James and Hannah (Rich) Richmond, who emigrated from Hilperton, Wiltshire in the 1850s to the United States.  There is no available birth record for John Henry Richmond, but August 1865 was listed in the 1900 United States Census record for him.  His marriage and death records do not provide a birth date.

The James Richman family moved to Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut in about 1866, and bought a dairy farm there in the southwest part of the town on River Road. 

In the 1870 United States Census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut in the house of George Whitford.[3] The household included:

• James Richmond -- age 49, male, works for woolen mill, born England
• Anna Richmond -- age 45, female, keeping house, born England
• Louisa Richmond -- age 17, female, works in woolen mill, born England
• Elizabeth Richmond -- age 15, female, works in woolen mill, born England
• Emma Richmond -- age 13, female, works in woolen mill, born England
• Rebeca Richmond -- age 11, female, born RI, attended school
• John Richmond -- age 5, male, born RI, attended school
• Charles Richmond -- age 3, male, born CT

In the 1880 United States Census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.[4] The family included:

• James Richmond -- white, male, age 59, father, married, born England, farmer, father and mother born in England
• Anna Richmond -- white, female, age 55, mother, married, born England, keeping house, father and mother born England
• Louisa Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, at home, born England, parents born England
• Emma Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, works in woolen mill, born England, parents born England
• John Richmond -- white, male, age 15, son, single, at home, attended school, born RI, parents born England
• Charles Richmond -- white, male, age 13, son, single, at home, attended school, born CT, parents born England

John Henry Richmond married Mary Ann Ramsey in about 1891, probably in Windham County, Connecticut.[2]  Mary was born in August 1866 in England, and died 23 May 1954 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.  Her parentage and birth place are not known. There is no marriage record available for John Henry and Mary Ann (Ramsey) Richmond, but the 1900 U.S. Census indicates they were married for nine years, and the 1910 U.S. census indicates they were married for 19 years.  The 1930 U.S. census says he was married first at age 26.

John Henry and Mary Ann (Ramsey) Richmond had one child:

• Thomas Henry Marshman Richmond, born 11 July 1902 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, died 30 March 1987 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.  He married Helen Hyde Thatcher on 18 July 1923 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.  She was born 15 February 1904 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the daughter of Warren Edwin and Olive H. (Hyde) Thatcher;  Helen died on 5 August 1999 in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut.  They had four children.

In the 1900 United States Census, the James Richmond family resided in the outlying district (with no street names)  in Putnam town in Windham County, Connecticut.[2]  The family included:

• James Richmond -- head, white, male, born April 1821, age 79, married 55 years, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years in the US, alien, a farmer
• Hannah Richmond -- wife, white, female, born Apr 1825, age 75, married 55 years, 9 children, 8 living, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1856, resident 44 years
• John H. Richmond -- son, white, male, born May 1865, age 35, married 9 years, born RI, father and mother born England, a farm laborer
• Mary A. Richmond -- daughter-in-law, white, female, born August 1866, age 33, married 9 years, 0 children, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1881, resident 19 years
• Louisa Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Oct 1852, age 47, single, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years

In the 1910 United States Census, this family resided at 1 Richmond Road in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.[5] The household included:

• James Richmond -- head of household, male, white, age 89, married 64 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1855, naturalized, a farmer, works on home farm, owns farm with a mortgage
• Hanna Richmond - wife, female, white, age 85, married 64 years, 9 children born, 7 living, born England, parents born England, immigrated in 1855
• John H. Richmond -- son, male, white, age 44, married 19 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1883
• Mary A. Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 41, married 19 years, 1 child born, 1 living, born RI, parents born England, farmer, works on home farm
• Louisa Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 58, single, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1886,
• Thomas H.M. Richmond -- grandson (?), male, white, age 7, single, born CT, father born England, mother born RI, attended school

In the 1920 United States Census, the John H. Richmond resided on a farm on River Road in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.[6]  The household included:

• John H. Richmond - Head, owns home with mortgage, male, white, age 54, married, can read and write, born Rhode Island, father born England, mother born England, speaks English, a farmer, works on general farm, on own account.
• Mary A. Richmond - Wife, female, white, age 53, married, immigrated in 1881, naturalized citizen, can read and write, born England, father born England, mother born Ireland, speaks English, no occupation.
• Thomas H. Richmond - Son, male, white, age 17, single, not attending school, can read and write, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born England, speaks English, a laborer, works on a farm, a worker.
• Louisa Richmond - Sister, female, white, age 67, single, immigrated in 1860, can read and write, born England, father born England, mother born England, speaks English, no occupation.

In the 1930 United States Census, the John H. Richmond family resided on Richmond Road in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.[7]  The household included:

• John H. Richmond - Head, owns home, worth $2000, has a radio, is a farm, male, white, age 64, married, first at age 25, can read and write, born Rhode Island, father born England, mother born England, speaks English, a farmer, works in farming industry, on own account, employed, not a veteran.
• Mary A. Richmond - Wife, female, white, age 63, married, first at age 24, can read and write, born in England, father born Scotland, mother born Northern Ireland, immigrated in 1881, naturalized citizen, speaks English, no occupation.
• Thomas H.M. Richmond - Head, Rents, $45/month, a farm, male, white, age 27, married, first at age 21, can read and write, born in Connecticut, father born in Rhode Island, mother born in England, speaks English, a farmer, works in farming industry, a worker, employed, not a veteran.
• Helen T. Richmond - Wife, female, white, age 26, married, first at age 19, can read and write, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, speaks English, no occupation.
• Richard R. Seaver - Son, male, white, age 5, single, cannot read and write, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut.
• John R. Richmond - Son, male, white, age 3-5/12, single, cannot read and write, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut.
• Thomas R. Richmond - Son, male, white, age 1-6/12, single, cannot read and write, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut.
• Louise Richmond - Aunt, female, white, age 77, single, can read and write, born England, father born England, mother born England, immigrated in 1856, an alien, speaks English, no occupation.

No United States Census entry for 1940 was found for John Henry Richmond, Mary Ann (Ramsey) Richmond, or Thomas H.M. Richmond.  

John Henry Richmond died 21 October 1947 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, at age 82.[8]  He was buried in Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam with his wife, parents, and several siblings.[1] The four-sided gravestone has on one side:

John H. Richmond

1865 - 1947

Mary A. Ramsey

His Wife

1866-1954

Louisa Richmond

1852-1940

SOURCES:

1. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Conn., John Henry Richmond (1865-1947) memorial #116960907.

2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town; ED 522, Sheet 2A, Lines 79-83, James Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 15.

3. 1870 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 563, Dwelling #376, Family #669, James Richmond family; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 117.

4. 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 605B, Dwelling #43, Family #51, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.

5. 1910 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam; ED 581, Page 106, Dwelling #148, Family #186, James Richmond family;  online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 144.

6. 1920 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Putnam Ward 1, ED 342, Page 16A, dwelling #260, family #368, John H. Richmond household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 199.

7. 1930 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Putnam, ED 16, Page 12A, Dwelling #243, Family #285, John H. Richmond household; indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 March 2015), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 285.

8. "Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-1968," indexed database, Connecticut Death Records Index (https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/), John Richmond death entry, Putnam, 21 October 1947.

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John Hrnry Richmond (1865-1947) was my great-grand-uncle, the brother of my paternal great-grandfather, Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917). 

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Findmypast Friday: Discover English Records Spanning Over 350 years

   I received this information from Findmypast today:

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This week, there are over 20,000 new additions for you to explore.

We've added 21,124 new records this Findmypast Friday. There is a brand new collection of enhanced records from the ODNB (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) to explore, in addition to updates to two existing sets: Surrey Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will Abstracts (1457- 1858) and Lancashire Wills & Probate, 1457- 1858.

There are also half a million new newspaper pages to discover.

Surrey Prerogative Court Will Abstracts, 1420-1857

This week's biggest record update consists of 11,308 Surrey will abstracts from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, spanning 1700 to 1858. There are both transcriptions and images available for this updated collection.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

There are 4,013 images and transcriptions to explore within this brand-new collection of Oxford Dictionary of National Biography records.

Spanning from 1669 right up to 2023, this brand new collection offers enhanced genealogical data relating to over 4,000 dictionary entries.

Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858

We've also bolstered our Lancashire Wills collection with 5,803 brand-new records spanning 1825 to 1858.  These new records relate to 'Infra Wills', that is, estates valued at less than £40. If your Lancashire ancestor passed down a small sum to their next of kin in the early 19th century, their name may just appear within this updated collection.

Half a million new pages to discover

We've made an immense update to our newspaper collection this week, with an impressive 510,410 new historical pages added which span over 100 years. Discover a new Nottinghamshire title and a duo of new Scottish additions. We've also updated 23 of our existing publications, with new pages added from Deeside to Driffield. Here's a rundown of this week's newspaper updates.

New titles:

• Glenrothes Gazette, 1986-1993
• Hucknall Dispatch, 1979-1983, 1985-1986, 1988-1996, 1998
• Kirriemuir Herald, 1971-1974, 1977-1979

Updated titles:

• Arbroath Herald, 1974-1980, 1986
• Ballymena Observer, 1994
• Belper News, 1986-1987, 1989, 1993-1994, 1996
• Blyth News Post Leader, 1989-1990, 1993-1996, 1998-1999
• Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser, 1985-1986
• Deeside Piper, 1986
• Driffield Times, 1986
• Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian, 1958-1963, 1966-1970, 1983-1986
• Fife Herald, 1986-1987
• Fraserburgh Herald and Northern Counties’ Advertiser, 1993-1994
• Halifax Evening Courier, 1962-1965
• Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 1986
• Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, 1987, 1995-1998
• Montrose Review , 1960-1964, 1967-1977
• Northampton Herald, 1854
• Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald 2001
• Sheffield Independent, 1911
• Shetland Times, 1912-1931, 1933-1947, 1951-1979
• Sleaford Standard, 1963-1983, 1986-1987
• St. Andrews Citizen, 1872-1874, 1969-1984, 1986-1988
• Star Green ‘un, 1946-1948, 1959-1961
• Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1988-1989
• Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1962, 1972-1975, 1977-1978

Last week, we added 6,200 new baptism records - explore the full release for yourself today.

Have you made a surprising family history discovery? Whatever you've uncovered about your past, we'd love to hear about it. You can now get in touch and tell us using this handy form.

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Randy's Cousins -- 10th cousin Donny Osmond (1957-living), Famous Singer and TV Host

This week's famous cousin is Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (1957-living), the famous singer and TV host.  And he was a big hit at RootsTech years ago!!!

Here is the Wikipedia biography:

Donald Clark Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television host and former teen idol. He first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as the Osmonds, earning several top ten hits and gold albums. Then, in the early 1970s, Osmond began a solo career, earning several additional top ten songs.

He further gained fame due to the success of the 1976–1979 variety series Donny & Marie, which Osmond hosted with his sister Marie Osmond. The Donny & Marie duo also released a series of top ten hits and gold albums, and hosted a syndicated and Daytime Emmy Award–nominated 1998–2000 talk show. Donny & Marie retired from headlining an 11-year Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas in 2019.

He also successfully competed on two reality TV shows, winning season 9 of Dancing with the Stars and being named runner-up for season 1 of The Masked Singer. He also hosted the game show Pyramid from 2002 to 2004.

The FamilySearch Family Tree indicates that I am his 10th cousin. Here is the closest relationship path from Relative Finder:

My most recent common ancestors with cousin Donny Osmond are my 9th great-grandparents Thomas Wight (1607-1674) and alice Roundy (1608-1665).

Are you related to Donny Osmond?  Check out his profile on the FamilySearch Family Tree and click the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page.  Note that you have to have your profile connected to the FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work.

This shows that you never know to whom you might be related!!!  I'm having lots of Genealogy Fun.  Click here to see all of my famous cousins.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - 1825 Burial of John Hill (1765-1825) of Hilperton, Wiltshire

  It's Treasure Chest Thursday - an opportunity to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history research and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1825 Burial entry for John Hill in the Hilperton, Wiltshire parish records:

The burial entry is the first entry in the 1825 list:

The transcription of this record is::

"1825.  John Hill, Hilperton, 13'th Jan'y 1825.  59 years, J. Bailes, Curate"

The source citation for this record is (using Evidence Explained 4th edition template):

Hilperton [Wiltshire] Parish Registers, John Hill burial entry, 13 January 1825; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2865422:61190 : accessed 24 April 2024) > Hilperton > 1813-1861 > image 30 of 110; citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

This is an entry in the Hilperton, Wiltshire Church of England parish register.  It is an Original Source with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the burial date of John Hill.

John Hill (c1765-1825) was born in Hilperton, Wiltshire, the son of John and Patience (Ring) Hill.  He was buried 13 January 1825 in Hilperton.  John married Ann Warren (1764-????) on 21 July 1788 in Hilperton, Wiltshire. 

John and Ann (Warren) Hill are my 4th great-grandparents; they had five children, including my 3rd great-grandmother Rebecca Hill (1790-1862) who married John Rich (1789-1867) in 1815 in Hilperton, Wiltshire.

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Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 18 to 24 April 2024

  Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.

1) Upcoming Conferences, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  APG Seeking Presentations for the 2024 Professional Management Conference -- Deadline 21 April 2024

*  2024 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Virtual Family History Conference ($$)  - Virtual -  "Expanding Possibilities" - 16 to 18 May 2024

*  Ontario Genealogical Society Conference ($$) - 14 to 16 June 2024 - In-Person (Toronto, Ontario) 

*  Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies Annual Conference ($$) -- 6 to 9 August 2024 - In-person, Salt Lake City, Utah 

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view webinars and classes.

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars 

* RootsTech 2024 On-Demand Sessions

*  Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 26 April, 11 a.m.:  Tax Rolls: Getting Our Money’s Worth from the Taxes Our Ancestors Paid by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 30 April, 7 p.m.:  Getting Out of the Archives and Into the Pubs to Trace Your Irish Ancestry by Eliza Watson.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 1 May, 11 a.m.:  Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA by Alec Ferretti.

 

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  6 Frequently Asked Questions About Marriage Records | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  How to Research the Birthplaces of Your Ancestors | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Lisa Louise Cooke:  Episode 282 - Newspapers and Obituaries for Genealogy

*  Research Like a Pro:   RLP 302: Examining Family Lore - Was Eliza Isenhour a Cherokee?

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  re your early ancestors among THOUSANDS in this FORGOTTEN record?

*  American Ancestors:  Using Tax Records in Your Family History Research

*  Ancestry:  We Were The Lucky Ones: How Georgia Hunter’s Family History Inspired The Story | Ancestry x Hulu

*  Ancestry:  Fred Armisen Discovers He Is Actually Korean | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  BYU Family History Library:  Learning Skills for Family Historians – Kathryn Grant 17 Mar 2024

*  BYU Family History Library:  An Inside View of Working With the FamilySearch Family Tree – James Tanner (18 April 2024)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: RR Season 13 Day 6 :Changing Lives Forever

*  Dallas Genealogical Society:  April 18 2024 Jewish Group Meeting

*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 22 April 2024

*  Family Locket:  How Can I Use GWorks at DNAGedcom to Find Possible Ancestors?

*  Just Genealogy:  Are You Ready for a Genealogical Opportunity?

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  How To Find Your German Ancestor's Home Town or Village

*  Lisa Lisson:  Discover Your Family History in Just 20 Minutes a Day!

*  Lisa Louise Cooke:  Best Library and Archive Websites for Genealogy

*  Mylio Photos:  The New Mylio Photos v24 Update 3: Exclusive Reveal Event

*  National Genealogical Society:  The Power of AncestryDNA with Crista Cowan

*  National Genealogical Society:  2024 Virtual Family History Conference Preview

*  NC Ancestry for Genealogy:  Best 5 Tips for Genealogy Research

*  Professional Genealogist Reacts:  Using DNA Tests to Uncover Hidden Ancestry

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  National Archives Let Down | Formidable Genealogy

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  "Creating an Ancestor Sketch" by Thomas MacEntee

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  "Finding Meaningful Stories in Your Family History" by Dai Davies

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  “The Value, Virtue and Vim of Transcribing Personal Diaries and Journals” by Shannon Milliman

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge #4 Kick-Off with @lianne.ifamilyhistory

*  WikiTree:  New Member Q&A (1 of 2) with @fluteroots (April 2024)

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge #4 Weekend Chat with @lianne.ifamilyhistory

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  11 to 17 April 2024?

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