Axminster, Dorset, England Genealogy
Guide to Axminster, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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After 1844 the whole of this parish was in Devon. See Axminster, Devon. |
| Axminster | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Dorset |
| Hundred | Axminster |
| Poor Law Union | Axminster |
| Registration District | Axminster |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1559 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1606 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Honiton |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter |
| Archive | |
| Devon Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Axminster, parish and market town, in the above hundred. Axminister is an ancient parish partly in Devon and partly in Dorset, and is on the river Axe, 25 miles NE. of Exeter and 144 miles SW. of London by rail.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
For records see Axminster, Devon.
Non-Conformist Records[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage and death indexes available:
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cheshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
See also England Cheshire Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 03 July 2103.