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Guide to '''Langton Matravers, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.    | Guide to '''Langton Matravers, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.    | ||
{{Infobox   | {{England Parish Infobox  | ||
| Place = Lanton Matravers  | |||
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| image =Langton Matravers St George, Dorset.jpg  | | image =Langton Matravers St George, Dorset.jpg  | ||
| caption = Parish church of St. George  | | caption = Parish church of St. George  | ||
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== Parish History  ==  | == Parish History  ==  | ||
LANGTON-MATRAVERS, a village and a '''parish''' in Wareham district, Dorset. The village stands near the coast, 3 miles SE of Corfe-Castle, and 8 SE of Wareham railroad station. The parish contains also Acton hamlet. There is a '''Wesleyan''' chapel.<ref>John M. Wilson, [  | LANGTON-MATRAVERS, a village and a '''parish''' in Wareham district, Dorset. The village stands near the coast, 3 miles SE of Corfe-Castle, and 8 SE of Wareham railroad station. The parish contains also Acton hamlet. There is a '''Wesleyan''' chapel.<ref>John M. Wilson, [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13684 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''], publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 07 July 2013.</ref>  | ||
== Resources  ==  | |||
===  | === Find Neighboring Parishes ===  | ||
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]  | |||
{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}}  | |||
{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}  | |||
{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}}  | |||
{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}}  | |||
==== Church   | === Civil Registration  ===  | ||
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Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>  | |||
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>   | |||
=== Church Records ===  | |||
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>  | |||
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.  | |||
==== Church of England ====  | |||
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>  | |||
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>  | |||
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>  | |||
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''  | |||
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Langton Matravers Online Parish Records'''  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>  | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Dorset  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDorset 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDorset 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDorset 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Dorset  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1910806|1500s-1900s}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1910806|1500s-1900s}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1910806|1500s-1900s}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Dorset ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/dorset-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/dorset-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/dorset-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England-Dorset (Early) ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2243/ 1500s-1800s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2243/ 1500s-1800s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2243/ 1500s-1800s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England-Dorset (Late) ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2162/ 1800s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2241/ 1800s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2242/ 1800s-2000s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)  | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>    | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| MyHeritage-Dorset ($)  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>    | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 1500s-1900s]</center>   | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>    | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 1500s-1900s]</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 1500s-1900s]</center>  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''  | ||
|-  | |-  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>    | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1500s-1900s]</center>    | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
|}  | |}  | ||
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>  | |||
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>  | |||
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Dorset/ Joiner Marriage Index - Dorset] ($)  | |||
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/dorset-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Dorset] ($)  | |||
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records  | |||
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records  | |||
====   | ====Nonconformist Records====  | ||
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>  | |||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary  | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary  | |||
In   | |||
=== Census Records ===  | |||
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>  | |||
=== 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  ==  | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.    | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.    | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]    | |||
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]  | |||
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== Websites  ==  | == Websites  ==  | ||
Latest revision as of 18:07, 19 August 2025
Guide to Langton Matravers, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Lanton Matravers | |
| Parish church of St. George | |
| Type | Ancient parish | 
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Dorset | 
| Hundred | Rowberrow | 
| Poor Law Union | Wareham and Purbeck | 
| Registration District | Wareham | 
| Records Begin | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Dorchester | 
| Diocese | Salisbury | 
| Province | Canterbury | 
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset | 
Parish History
LANGTON-MATRAVERS, a village and a parish in Wareham district, Dorset. The village stands near the coast, 3 miles SE of Corfe-Castle, and 8 SE of Wareham railroad station. The parish contains also Acton hamlet. There is a Wesleyan chapel.[1]
Resources
Find Neighboring Parishes
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
 
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. 
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
 Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 - Dates in the following table are approximate 
 
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Langton Matravers Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Dorset | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Dorset | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Dorset ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Dorset (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Dorset (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s  | 
1500s-1900s  | 
||||
| MyHeritage-Dorset ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. 
- Joiner Marriage Index - Dorset ($)
 - The Genealogist Parish Registers - Dorset ($)
 - UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
 - Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
 
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 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
 
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources. 
Probate Records
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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
- Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society
 - Langton Matravers OPC - Part of the Dorset OPC network
 - Langton Matravers One-Place Study
 
References
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 07 July 2013.