Ancestry recently updated databases related to death and burial records across various countries.
The “England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2023” is updated to 7,433,702 records from 7,166,817 records in January. The “Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2023” now has 934,558 records, up from 916,681. Both use data compiled from funeral directors’ records and obituaries.
The “Find a Grave® Index” databases have been updated from July. Canada now has 10,570,369, up from 10,499,793. Other updates are for Brazil, Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Ireland, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Finally, the “UK, Royal Mail Pension and Gratuity Records, 1860-1970” now has 278,726 records, updated from 147,020 when the collection first appeared in January.