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[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Dorset Genealogy|Dorset]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Dorset Parishes]] | [[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Dorset Genealogy|Dorset]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Dorset Parishes]] | ||
Guide to '''Upwey, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Upwey, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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| Type = [[Ancient Parish]] | |||
| County = Dorset | |||
| Hundred = Wabyhouse Liberty | |||
| Poor Law Union = Weymouth | |||
| Registration District = Weymouth | |||
| PRbegin = 1654 | |||
| BTbegin = 1731 | |||
| Province = Canterbury | |||
| Diocese = Salisbury | |||
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| Rural Deanery = Dorchester | |||
| Parish = | |||
| Peculiar = | |||
| Chapelry = | |||
| Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset | |||
| Archdeaconry Court = | |||
| Bishops Court = | |||
| Prerogative Court = | |||
| Archive = [[Dorset Record Office]] | |||
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=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 27 March 2015
England 
Dorset Dorset Parishes
Guide to Upwey, Dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Upwey, Dorset | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Wabyhouse Liberty |
| County | Dorset |
| Poor Law Union | Weymouth |
| Registration District | Weymouth |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1654 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1731 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Dorchester |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset |
| Location of Archive | |
| Dorset Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
UPWAY, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Weymouth district, Dorset. The village stands near the Weymouth railway, 4 miles SSW of Dorchester. The parish includes Elwell hamlet. There is an Independent 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]
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| 1813-1906 | Ancestry[3] | 1813-1921 | Ancestry[4] | 1813-1949 | Ancestry[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1731-1836 | Ancestry[6] | 1654-1837 | findmypast[7] | |||||||||||||||
| 1731-1837 | Joiner[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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: 12 July 2103.
- ↑ Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
- ↑ Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
- ↑ Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
- ↑ Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Partially indexed.
- ↑ 'Vital Records Index - British Isles - Collection List,' British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd ed., hosted at Genoot, accessed 14 April 2012.
- ↑ 'Dorset Marriages,' Find My Past, accessed 28 July 2012.
- ↑ 'Search Marriage Records in Dorset,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 4 July 2012.