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FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million indexed records and images from Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Notable collection updates include the 1,459,211 indexed records and images from the England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538–1910, collection, the 534,245 indexed records and images from the new Mexico, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration, 1859–1961, collection, and the 172,333 indexed records from the Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1865, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Brazil, Piauí, Civil Registration, 1875–2012	0	83,191	Added images to an existing collection.
England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538–1910	1,284,479	174,732	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
Germany, Prussia, Pomerania, Labes, Church Records, 1647–1764	0	639	New browsable image collection.
Italy, Mantova, Mantova, Civil Registration (Comune), 1714–1910	0	41,402	New browsable image collection.
Italy, Mantova, Mantova, Jewish Records, 1770–1899	0	304	New browsable image collection.
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1865	172,333	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Mexico, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration, 1859–1961	96,523	437,722	New indexed records and images collection.
Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1605–1865	0	69,222	Added images to an existing collection.
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Civil Registration, 1639–1950	71,377	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1939–1995	0	17,712	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903–1998	0	40,751	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996	0	112,261	Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533–1912	0	47,555	Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784–1951	0	127,127	Added images to an existing collection.
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1831	0	959	New browsable image collection.
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1836	0	2,382	New browsable image collection.