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=== Civil Registration Districts in Dorset === | === Civil Registration Districts in Dorset === | ||
* [[Beaminster Registration District|Beaminster]] - included [[Somerset]] parishes | * [[Beaminster Registration District, Dorset|Beaminster]] - included [[Somerset]] parishes | ||
** [[Misterton, Somerset|Misterton]] not transferred to Dorset | ** [[Misterton, Somerset|Misterton]] not transferred to Dorset | ||
** [[Seaborough, Dorset|Seaborough]] transferred to Dorset from 1895 | ** [[Seaborough, Dorset|Seaborough]] transferred to Dorset from 1895 | ||
* [[Blandford Registration District|Blandford]] | * [[Blandford Registration District, Dorset|Blandford]] | ||
* [[Bridport Registration District|Bridport]] | * [[Bridport Registration District, Dorset|Bridport]] | ||
* [[Cerne Registration District|Cerne]] | * [[Cerne Registration District, Dorset|Cerne]] | ||
* [[Dorchester Registration District|Dorchester]] | * [[Dorchester Registration District, Dorset|Dorchester]] | ||
* [[Poole Registration District|Poole]] | * [[Poole Registration District, Dorset|Poole]] | ||
* [[Shaftesbury Registration District|Shaftesbury]] | * [[Shaftesbury Registration District, Dorset|Shaftesbury]] | ||
* [[Sherborne Registration District|Sherborne]] - included Somerset parishes that were later transferred to [[Dorset]] | * [[Sherborne Registration District, Dorset|Sherborne]] - included Somerset parishes that were later transferred to [[Dorset]] | ||
** [[Goathill, Dorset|Goathill]] transferred to Dorset in 1895 | ** [[Goathill, Dorset|Goathill]] transferred to Dorset in 1895 | ||
** [[Holwell, Dorset|Holwell]] transferred to Dorset in 1844 | ** [[Holwell, Dorset|Holwell]] transferred to Dorset in 1844 | ||
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** [[Sandford Orcas, Dorset|Sandford Orcas]] transferred to Dorset in 1895 | ** [[Sandford Orcas, Dorset|Sandford Orcas]] transferred to Dorset in 1895 | ||
** [[Trent, Dorset|Trent]] transferred to Dorset in 1895 | ** [[Trent, Dorset|Trent]] transferred to Dorset in 1895 | ||
* [[Sturminster Registration District|Sturminster]] | * [[Sturminster Registration District, Dorset|Sturminster]] | ||
* [[Wareham Registration District|Wareham]] | * [[Wareham Registration District, Dorset|Wareham]] | ||
* [[Weymouth Registration District|Weymouth]] | * [[Weymouth Registration District, Dorset|Weymouth]] | ||
* [[Wimborne Registration District|Wimborne]] | * [[Wimborne Registration District, Dorset|Wimborne]] | ||
In 1837 some Dorset parishes were included in registration districts organised in neighbouring counties | In 1837 some Dorset parishes were included in registration districts organised in neighbouring counties | ||
* [[Axminster Registration District|Axminster]] - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to [[Devon]] | * [[Axminster Registration District, Devon|Axminster]] - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to [[Devon]] | ||
** [[Axminster, Dorset|Axminster]] part of Dorset until 1844 | ** [[Axminster, Dorset|Axminster]] part of Dorset until 1844 | ||
** [[Chardstock, Dorset|Chardstock]] part of Dorset until 1896 | ** [[Chardstock, Dorset|Chardstock]] part of Dorset until 1896 | ||
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** [[Stockland, Dorset|Stockland]] part of Dorset until 1844 | ** [[Stockland, Dorset|Stockland]] part of Dorset until 1844 | ||
** [[Thorncombe, Dorset|Thorncombe]] transferred to Dorset in 1844 | ** [[Thorncombe, Dorset|Thorncombe]] transferred to Dorset in 1844 | ||
* [[Chard Registration District|Chard]] - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to [[Somerset]] | * [[Chard Registration District, Somerset|Chard]] - included Dorset parishes that were later transferred to [[Somerset]] | ||
** [[Wambrook, Dorset|Wambrook]] transferred to Somerset in 1895 | ** [[Wambrook, Dorset|Wambrook]] transferred to Somerset in 1895 | ||
* [[Mere Registration District|Mere]] - included Dorset parishes | * [[Mere Registration District, Wiltshire|Mere]] - included Dorset parishes | ||
** [[Bourton, Dorset|Bourton]] | ** [[Bourton, Dorset|Bourton]] | ||
** [[Silton, Dorset|Silton]] | ** [[Silton, Dorset|Silton]] | ||
* [[Wincanton Registration District|Wincanton]] - included Dorset parishes | * [[Wincanton Registration District, Somerset|Wincanton]] - included Dorset parishes | ||
** [[Buckhorn Weston, Dorset|Buckhorn Weston]] | ** [[Buckhorn Weston, Dorset|Buckhorn Weston]] | ||
** [[Kington Magna, Dorset|Kington Magna]] | ** [[Kington Magna, Dorset|Kington Magna]] | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 19 May 2012
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.
Civil Registration Districts in Dorset[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
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