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==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
Langton Matravers parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''ANC 1''' = [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2243 Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (Ancestry) - ($)]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''ANC 2''' = [https://search.ancestry.com/ Dorset, England, Church of England Records (Ancestry) - ($)]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''MyH PRs''' = [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936 (MyHeritage) - ($)]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''JOIN''' = [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ The Joiner Marriage Index - ($)]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''IGI''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>ArcherSoftware.co.uk</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS Catalog PRs''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog Parish registers - free]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS Catalog BTs''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog Bishop's transcripts - free]
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Langton Matravers Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS PRs'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1910806 '''1538-2001''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1910806 '''1538-2001''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1910806 '''1538-2001''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1473014|'''1538-1975'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1473015|'''1538-1973'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1473016|'''1538-1991'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''OPC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/langton.htm '''1646-1880''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/langton.htm '''1670-1841''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/langton.htm '''1614-1841''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''ANC 1'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2243 '''1538-1812''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2243 '''1538-1812'''] 
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2243 '''1538-1812''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''ANC 2'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2162 '''1813-1906''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2241 '''1813-1921''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2242 '''1813-2010''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/dorset-baptisms '''1670-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/dorset-marriages '''1659-1873''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/dorset-burials '''1670-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''MyH PRs'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 '''1538-1936''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 '''1538-1936''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30274/england-dorset-parish-registers-1538-1936 '''1538-1936''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>  
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''TGEN'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://www.thegenealogist.com/parish-records/ '''1670-1946''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JOIN'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1670</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1670</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/search/ '''1659-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1670</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IGI'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="18" | <center>1670-1819 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2243 Ancestry] baptisms, marriages, and burials<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2243 Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] (£). {{Ancd}}</ref></center>
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| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
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|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS Catalog PRs'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1889
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2162 Ancestry]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2162 Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (£). {{Ancd}}</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1839
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2241 Ancestry]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2241 Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (£). {{Ancd}}</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1879
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2242 Ancestry]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2242 Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (£). {{Ancd}}</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS Catalog BTs'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="5" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1838-1880
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 Ancestry]<ref>[http://www.genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/DOR-Birth-Coll.pdf 'Vital Records Index - British Isles - Collection List,'] ''British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd ed.,'' hosted at ''Genoot,'' accessed 14 April 2012.</ref>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1659-1837
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/search/ Joiner]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Dorset/ 'Search Marriage Records in Dorset,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 24 June 2012.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" |  
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |  
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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.<br><br>


==== Census records  ====
==== Census records  ====

Revision as of 12:57, 16 September 2019

Langton Matravers

Guide to Langton Matravers, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Langton Matravers, Dorset
Langton Matravers St George, Dorset.jpg
Parish church of St. George
Type Ancient parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Rowberrow
County Dorset
Poor Law Union Wareham and Purbeck
Registration District Wareham
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Dorchester
Diocese Salisbury
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset

Parish History[edit | edit source]

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[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]

Online Langton Matravers, Dorset Genealogy Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Earliest
1670
1670
1670
Images
1670-1819 Ancestry baptisms, marriages, and burials[2]
1813-1889 Ancestry[3] 1813-1839 Ancestry[4] 1813-1879 Ancestry[5]
Indexes 1838-1880 Ancestry[6] 1659-1837 Joiner[7]

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.


In addition to returns made as part of the decennial England Census a census was taken in 1803 in preparation for a threatened French Invasion.

1803 Census transcripts hosted by Langton Matravers OPC

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]

  1. John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales], publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 07 July 2103.
  2. Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
  3. Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
  4. Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
  5. Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
  6. 'Vital Records Index - British Isles - Collection List,' British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd ed., hosted at Genoot, accessed 14 April 2012.
  7. 'Search Marriage Records in Dorset,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 24 June 2012.