Ancestry updates Lancashire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1935

Back in February, this collection had 3,146,854 entries. Now there are 5,022,103. There’s no indication of the years or places added.

As with most large indexes on Ancestry from printed material, the index was created using text recognition software.

As a word of warning, such registers are often promoted as a way to fill in between decennial censuses. But be aware that the registers appear to have been compiled in advance. I find a great grandfather registered to vote in a place he’s known to have left the previous year.

Findmypast’s collection England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1910-1932 includes over 20 million entries for Lancashire with better supplemental material than Ancestry.

MyHeritage does not include UK electoral records.

This week’s online genealogy events

Choose from free online events in the next five days. All times are ET except as noted. Those in red are Canadian, bolded if local to Ottawa or recommended. Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed.

Tuesday 2 August, 2:30 pm: Genealogy Starts with a Question:
Beginning Family History Research, by Allison DePrey Singleton for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6971986

Tuesday 2 August, 7:30 pm: Admiral Bayfield, by David Yates for Huron Branch OGS.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-david-yates-admiral-bayfield/

Wednesday 3 August, 7:30 pm: The Toronto Circus Riot: A True Tale of Sex, Violence, Corruption and Clowns, by Adam Bunch as the Toronto History Lecture, from Toronto Branch OGS.
https://torontofamilyhistory.org/the-toronto-history-lecture-for-2022/

Thursday 4 August, 6:30 pm: Y Chromosome (Y-DNA) Testing Basics, by Sara Allen for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6989238

Thursday 5 August, 7:30 pm: Upper Canada Land Petitions, More Than Just Land Acquisition, by Debra Honor for OGS/Ontario Ancestors.
https://ogs.on.ca/zoom-meetings/debra-honor-upper-canada-land-petitions-more-than-just-land-acquisition/

Public Library Mini-Survey

I’d really appreciate it if you’d take a quick survey, just six questions on your public library usage. It would help me in responding to a survey by the Ottawa Public Library. Thank you.

Military Monday: on this day

On this date, 1 August 1942, 80 years ago, for Canadian servicemen, the focus of war action was in the air.

35 men serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force lost their lives on the day. Of those 13 were aged 20 years, including the majority of those whose age is not recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. That they lived they would be centenarians this year. The oldest was 29.

Six have no known grave and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial. The others are buried in Belgium (7), Germany (12), Netherlands (10).

BLOOMER, GEORGE TAYLOR
LLOYD, CLARENCE FRANKLIN
McLEAN, DAVID GERALD
GIBSON, RODNEY DAVID
MARTIN, ALISTAIR BRUCE
ARMSTRONG, THOMAS JAMES
CLARKE, WILFRED VICTOR
McILVEEN, ARCHIBALD EDWARD
EGAN, EDWARD BYRON
JONES, EDWARD JAMES
HUNKING, ELWIN THOMAS
IRISH, JACK WILLIAM
HANNABY, JOHN
DONAHUE, WALTER VERNARD
VAUTOUR, ALBENI CAMILLE
SZUMLINSKI, CHARLES LEONARD
ANDERSON, EDWARD ALLISON
FORD, GEORGE EDWARD
LAXDAL, HUGH LAWRENCE
CAMPBELL, JAMES BERTRAM
HARVIE, LLOYD GORDON
PENNEY, WILLIAM FRANCIS
KURTZ, DENNIS HAIG
SIMONSON, VERNON LEROY
TREADWELL, WILLIAM HENRY
MURPHY, THOMAS FRANCIS
ROBERTSON, EUGENE GARLAND
WOOF, REGINALD
PRIME, PETER
STEWART, ROBERT REGINALD
HOLMES, WILLIAM EDWARD WALL
WILLOUGHBY, EDWIN BERTRAM
KAUFMAN, WILLIAM JOHN
FROST, WILLIAM DAVID
TAIT, JOHN

Three other Canadian servicemen died on that day.

McKISHNIE, FRANKLIN MURRAY
GREY, HARRY
GALBRAITH, CHARLES MACKINVEN

Ancestry adds Worcestershire Parish Records

A total of over 5.5 million Church of England Bishop’s Transcripts records now appear on Ancestry, sourced from Diocese of Worcester holdings at the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service.

Title Records
Worcestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1600-1812 3,264,925
Worcestershire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1918 1,727,188
Worcestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 120,628
Worcestershire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1918 432,453

Bishop’s transcripts are one-step removed from the parish records. It’s good practice to check both, where available, for consistancy and additional information. For availablity check the FamilySearch Wiki and/or GenUKI Worcestershire , or, of course, the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service