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==Online Resources== | |||
==Introduction== | |||
The mandatory '''civil registration''' of [[births]], [[marriages]], and [[deaths]] in Dorset was introduced on 1 July 1837 and it was throughout [[England Civil Registration|England]]. The registration districts were organised based on [[Dorset Poor Law Unions|poor law unions]]. Records are held in the [[Dorset Record Office]]. | The mandatory '''civil registration''' of [[births]], [[marriages]], and [[deaths]] in Dorset was introduced on 1 July 1837 and it was throughout [[England Civil Registration|England]]. The registration districts were organised based on [[Dorset Poor Law Unions|poor law unions]]. Records are held in the [[Dorset Record Office]]. | ||
==Civil Registration Districts== | |||
* Beaminster - included [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]] parishes | * Beaminster - included [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]] parishes | ||
** [[Misterton, Somerset|Misterton]] not transferred to Dorset | ** [[Misterton, Somerset|Misterton]] not transferred to Dorset | ||
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** [[Kington Magna, Dorset|Kington Magna]] | ** [[Kington Magna, Dorset|Kington Magna]] | ||
==Accessing the Records== | |||
===Civil Registration Indexes=== | |||
===Ordering Certificates Online=== | |||
[[Category:Dorset, | [[Category:Dorset, England]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
Introduction[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- Beaminster - included Somerset parishes
- Misterton not transferred to Dorset
- Seaborough transferred to Dorset from 1895
- Blandford
- Bridport
- Cerne
- Dorchester
- Poole
- Shaftesbury
- Sherborne - included Somerset parishes that were later transferred to Dorset
- Goathill transferred to Dorset in 1895
- Holwell transferred to Dorset in 1844
- Marston Magna not transferred to Dorset
- Poyntington transferred to Dorset in 1895
- Sandford Orcas transferred to Dorset in 1895
- Trent transferred to Dorset in 1895
- Sturminster
- Wareham
- Weymouth
- Wimborne
In 1837 some Dorset parishes were included in registration districts organised in neighbouring counties
- Axminster - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to Devon
- Axminster part of Dorset until 1844
- Chardstock part of Dorset until 1896
- Charmouth not transferred to Devon
- Dalwood part of Dorset until 1844
- Hawkchurch part of Dorset until 1896
- Lyme Regis not transferred to Devon
- Stockland part of Dorset until 1844
- Thorncombe transferred to Dorset in 1844
- Chard - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to Somerset
- Wambrook transferred to Somerset in 1895
- Mere - included Dorset parishes
- Wincanton - included Dorset parishes