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COMPTON (Nether), a '''parish''' in Sherborne district, Dorset; at the boundary with Wiltshire, 2½ miles N of Yeovil Junction railroad station, and 2½ W by N of Sherborne.<ref>John M. Wilson, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13613 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''], publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 09 July 2013.</ref> | COMPTON (Nether), a '''parish''' in Sherborne district, Dorset; at the boundary with Wiltshire, 2½ miles N of Yeovil Junction railroad station, and 2½ W by N of Sherborne.<ref>John M. Wilson, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13613 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''], publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 09 July 2013.</ref> | ||
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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Dorset Probate Records|Dorset Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Dorset Probate Records|Dorset Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 3 December 2019
Guide to Nether Compton, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Nether Compton, Dorset | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Sherborne |
| County | Dorset |
| Poor Law Union | Sherborne |
| Registration District | Sherborne |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1538 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1579 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Shaftesbury |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury |
| Location of Archive | |
| Dorset Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
COMPTON (Nether), a parish in Sherborne district, Dorset; at the boundary with Wiltshire, 2½ miles N of Yeovil Junction railroad station, and 2½ W by N of Sherborne.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Nether Compton parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
| Nether Compton Online Parish Records | ||||||
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| FS PRs | 1538-2001 | 1538-2001 | 1538-2001 | |||
| FS | 1538-1975 | 1538-1973 | 1538-1991 | |||
| OPC | 1753-1812, 1838-1880 | 1753-1812, 1838-1915 | ||||
| ANC 1 | 1538-1812 | 1538-1812 | 1538-1812 | |||
| ANC 2 | 1813-1906 | 1813-1921 | 1813-2010 | |||
| FMP | 1538-1837 | 1541-1837 | 1538-1837 | |||
| MyH PRs | 1538-1936 | 1538-1936 | 1538-1936 | |||
| TGEN | 1538-1808 | |||||
| JOIN | 1815-1837 | |||||
| IGI | ||||||
| FS Catalog PRs | ||||||
| FS Catalog BTs | ||||||
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Dorset Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
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: 09 July 2013.
- ↑ Searching Parish Records online (Dorset) - The Following Parishes are Available at TheGenealogist, ParishRegister.co.uk, accessed 23 April 2019.
- ↑ ArcherSoftware.co.uk