Dorset Guided Research
FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.
Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1813-1906: Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 at Ancestry ($)
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1538-2000s: Dorset Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1813-1921: Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 at Ancestry ($)
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1538-2000s: Dorset Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936
England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912
England Marriages, 1538–1973
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1813-2010: Dorset, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010 at Ancestry ($)
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1538-2000s: Dorset Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (includes deaths)
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist