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Scotland, Dumfriesshire Death & Burial Index
Explore Scottish ancestry with over 39,000 death and burial records from Dumfriesshire. Many of the burial records include additional details such as their last address, parents' names and birth date.

Transcripts were created by the Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society. Some records will also include additional notes which may provide you with address, birthplace, birth date, parents' names, and possibly more.

Cardiganshire Baptisms
Over 74,000 additional records from across 45 parishes have been added to this collection which not totals128,749 entries. Some of the earlier records are in Latin. There are 17,672 for Jones, 12,861 for Davies, and 9,875 for Evans.

Cardiganshire Marriages and Banns
Over 65,000 additional records from across 45 parishes have been added to this collection now totalling 35,595 banns and 79,738 marriages.

Cardiganshire Burials
Over 81,000 additional records from across 45 parishes have been added to this collection. There are now 142,931 records in the collection in parishes from Aberporth to Ystrd Fflur (Strata Florida).

The 45 parishes are: Aberporth, Aberystwyth, Holy Trinity, Aberystwyth, St Michael & All Angels, Bangor Teifi, Betws Bledrws, Betws Ifan, Betws Leucu, Blaenpennal, Blaenporth, Borth, Brongwyn, Capel Bangor, Capel Cynon, Cardigan, Cellan, Cilcennin Ciliau Aeron, Dihewyd, Eglwys Fach, Eglwys Newydd Elerch, Ferwig, Gartheli, Gwnnws, Henfynyw, Henllan, Lampeter, Llanafan, Llanarth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Llanbadarn Odwyn, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Llanddeiniol, Llanddewi Aberarth,
Llanddewi Breifi, Llandyfriog, Llandygwydd, Llandysiliogogo, Llandysul, Llanerchaeron, Llanfair Clydogau, Llanfair Orllwyn, Llanfihangel Genau'Rglyn, Llanfihangel Genau'R-Glyn, Llanfihangel Y Creuddyn, Llanfihangel Ystrad, Llangeitho, Llangoedmor, Llangorwen, Llangrannog, Llangwyryfon,
Llangybi, Llangynfelin, Llangynllo, Llanilar, Llanllwchaearn, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraid, Llanwenog,
Llanwnen, Llanychaiarn, Llechryd, Lledrod, Mwnt, Nancwnlle, Penbryn, Penrhyncoch, Rhostie, Silian,
Talgarreg, Trefilan, Tregaron, Tremain, Troedyraur, Verwick, Ysbyty Cynfyn, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Yspytty Ystwyth, Ystrad Meurig, Ystrd Fflur (Strata Florida).


International records

Pennsylvania, Register of Mine Accidents
Discover whether an ancestor was involved in a mining accident in Pennsylvania. Within this collection of more than 163,000 records are large numbers of immigrants which is indicated by their nationality along with vital information about the accident itself and whether it was fatal.
The records are from the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries documenting mine accidents for the anthracite districts and the bituminous districts between 1899 and 1972. They are held by the Pennsylvania State Archives and links to the PDF versions of the accident registers are available on the transcripts. The records explain where the accident happened, the cause, whether the accident was or was not fatal, and who was at fault. A few examples of the accidents include caught in a conveyor belt, runaway trip wrecked into an empty trip, crushed with a possible fracture of the leg, fallen roof, and falling coal.

Italian collections
Celebrate Italy's Festival of the Republic on June 2nd by unearthing your Italian roots. Three indexes containing over 3.1 million births, marriages and deaths are now available to search and explore on Findmypast. These indexes span the years 1806 to 1900 and will generate hints against your Findmypast family tree.
Sourced from the International Genealogical Index, these records span the years 1806 to 1900 and will generate hints against your Findmypast family tree.