On 21 August 2026, FamilySearch added or updated over 4.3 million indexed entries across Devon, Shropshire, and Northumberland. All three collections are freely accessible via the FamilySearch Historical Records search engine, with links to the handwritten register images directly from the transcribed indexes.
Devon Bishop’s Transcripts, 1558–1887
Count: 803,171 records, 1,735,020 personas, 93,511 images
Source: Devon Record Office.
Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538–1922
Count: 884,807 records, 2,141,787 personas, 62,913 images
Source: Shropshire Record Office.
Northumberland Parish Registers, 1538–1950
Record Count: 2,703,315 records, 6,731,835 personas, 280,015 images
Source: The Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives.
Lovely to see these are available from home and not at an Affiliate Library or FS Centre.