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Parish Registers[edit | edit source]
Images of Dorset's parish registers are available online at Ancestry and FamilySearch.
Church of England, Dorset Church Records 1538-1910. To learn more about this record set see the Wiki article.
Dorset Online Parish Clerks: Transriptions from original data available at the Dorset History Centre.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 includes 1,092,441 Dorset baptisms. England Marriages, 1538-1973 includes 288,220 Dorset entries. England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 includes 201,105 Dorset burials. Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index. These databases are free on FamilySearch. Coverage.
Baptisms
342,117 Dorset entries are included in England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[1]
Marriages
All of Dorset's parishes are indexed in the Dorset Marriage Index 1538-1837 (£).[2]
199 Dorset parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[3]
79 Dorset parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[4]
61,663 Dorset entries are included in England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[5]
Dozens of Dorset parish marriage registers, particularly for the years 1790 to 1812, are indexed in Pallot's Marriage Index. Available through Ancestry (£).[6]
Burials
Burials from 286 Dorset places (285,460 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.[7]
Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]
Dorset residents often acquired marriage licences at Salisbury.
Bishop of Salisbury and Dean of Salisbury marriage licence bonds (1609-1837) have been indexed: FHL CD-ROM no. 2461.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'About Dorset Marriage Index 1538-1856,' Origins.net, accessed 2 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FHL British Book 942 V25pm.
- ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 1 September 2013.