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** [[Stockland, Dorset|Stockland]] part of Dorset until 1844
** [[Stockland, Dorset|Stockland]] part of Dorset until 1844
** [[Thorncombe, Dorset|Thorncombe]] transferred to Dorset in 1844
** [[Thorncombe, Dorset|Thorncombe]] transferred to Dorset in 1844
* [[Chard Registration District, Somerset|Chard]] - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]]
*Chard - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]]
** [[Wambrook, Dorset|Wambrook]] transferred to Somerset in 1895
** [[Wambrook, Dorset|Wambrook]] transferred to Somerset in 1895
* [[Mere Registration District, Wiltshire|Mere]] - included Dorset parishes
*Mere - included Dorset parishes
** [[Bourton, Dorset|Bourton]]  
** [[Bourton, Dorset|Bourton]]  
** [[Silton, Dorset|Silton]]
** [[Silton, Dorset|Silton]]
* [[Wincanton Registration District, Somerset|Wincanton]] - included Dorset parishes
*Wincanton - included Dorset parishes
** [[Buckhorn Weston, Dorset|Buckhorn Weston]]
** [[Buckhorn Weston, Dorset|Buckhorn Weston]]
** [[Kington Magna, Dorset|Kington Magna]]
** [[Kington Magna, Dorset|Kington Magna]]

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The mandatory civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths in Dorset was introduced on 1 July 1837 and it was throughout England. The registration districts were organised based on poor law unions. Records are held in the Dorset Record Office.

Civil Registration Districts in Dorset[edit | edit source]

  • Beaminster - included Somerset parishes
  • Blandford
  • Bridport
  • Cerne
  • Dorchester
  • Poole
  • Shaftesbury
  • Sherborne - included Somerset parishes that were later transferred to Dorset
  • Sturminster
  • Wareham
  • Weymouth
  • Wimborne

In 1837 some Dorset parishes were included in registration districts organised in neighbouring counties