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|Situated on the south coast of England, Dorset is very rural and contains mainly small towns and villages.
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'''Dorset:'''
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The county Town is Dorchester which was the home of Thomas Hardy. Other main towns include Poole, which has the second largest natural harbour in the world. It is the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and famous for Durdle Door.
  
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County town: Dorchester  
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Lyme Regis, with the Cobb made famous by Jane Austen in her novel “Persuasion”, is the location for “the French Lieutenant’s Woman” by John Fowles.
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|The coastal areas of Lyme Regis and Charmouth are well known by fossil hunters; Mary Anning having discovered an icthyosaurus locally.
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Dorset is said to be the home of Scouting, with the first scout camp organised by Sir Robert Baden Powell on Brownsea Island in August 1907.
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Thomas Hardy, the writer, was born at Upper Brockhampton, near Dorchester.
  
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Other major towns: Poole, Weymouth
 
  
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Situated on the south coast of England, Dorset is very rural and contains mainly small towns and villages. The county Town is Dorchester which was the home of Thomas Hardy. Other main towns include Poole, which has the second largest natural harbour in the world. It is also the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and famous for Durdle Door. Lyme Regis, with the Cobb made famous by Jane Austen in her novel “Persuasion”, is also the location for “the French Lieutenant’s Woman” by John Fowles. The coastal areas of Lyme Regis and Chramouth are well known by fossil hunters; Mary Anning having discovered an icthyosaurus locally.
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'''County town:''' Dorchester
  
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The Dorset is also said to be the home of Scouting, with the first scout camp organised by Sir Robert Baden Powell on Brownsea island in Aug 1907.
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'''Other major towns:''' Poole, Weymouth
  
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Thomas Hardy, the writer, was born at Upper Brockhampton, near Dorchester.
 
  
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==Register Offices==
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Dorset| Dorset Places of Worship]]'''
  
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*The Dorset Registration Service has three main offices:
 
  
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Bournemouth and Poole are now separate authorities and are not connected to the three main offices, they are therefore listed separately.
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandDorset.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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Certificate Ordering Information: [http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2417  Certificates - Dorset For You]
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==Resources==
  
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=====For Dorset North Registration Districts contact=====
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'''Primary Reference'''
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Blandford Office<br> 
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Salisbury Road<br> 
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*[http://212.104.140.176/index.jsp?articleid=385011 '''County Record Office''']
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Blandford <br> 
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DT11 7LN
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*[http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=384949 County Library Service]
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*[http://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/ Dorset Family History Society]
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*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
  
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=====For Dorset East Registration District contact=====
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*[http://sjdeez.tripod.com/Dorset/Dorset_Look-up_Exchange.htm Dorset Look-up Exchange]
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Ferndown Office<br> 
 
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King George V Pavilion<br> 
 
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Peter Grant Way<br> 
 
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Church Road<br> 
 
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Ferndown <br> 
 
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BH22 9EN
 
  
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=====For Dorset South and West Registration District contact=====
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
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Weymouth Office<br> 
 
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The Guildhall<br> 
 
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St Edmund Street<br> 
 
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Weymouth <br> 
 
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DT4 8AS
 
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Certificate Orders can be placed by telephone and payment made by credit card at<br> 
 
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01305 or 01202 225153.
 
  
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=====Bournemouth=====
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*[http://www.kingstonopc.org.uk/ Kingston Village OPC]
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Bournemouth Register Office<br> 
 
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The Town Hall<br> 
 
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Bourne Avenue<br> 
 
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Bournemouth <br> 
 
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BH2 6DY<br> 
 
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Email: linda.lovett@bournemouth.gov.uk
 
  
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=====Poole=====
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*[http://www.opcdorset.com/index.htm Dorset Online Parish Clerk]
  
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The Register Office<br>
 
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The Guildhall, <br>
 
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Market Street, <br>
 
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Poole, <br>
 
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BH15 1NP<br>
 
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E-mail registrars@poole.gov.uk<br>
 
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Tel: 01202 633744
 
  
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==Record Office lookup Requests==
 
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://people.bath.ac.uk/lismd/dorset/churches/ Dorset Churches]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk Dorset Historic Churches Trust]
  
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*Bournemouth/Christchurch library ''frequently'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/dorset.htm Dorset Marriages]
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*Poole library ''less frequently'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee]
 
  
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*[http://www.dorset-opc.com/ Dorset Online Parish Clerk]
  
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*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Dorset_Home.htm Dorset Pages]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRBT.html Dorset Parish Registers Index]
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset1.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 A-K Transcriptions]  
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset2.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 L-Z Transcriptions]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Contents.html Portland Year Book 1905]
  
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*Bournemouth:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 Queenbee]
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richardtravell/richardtravell/ Some Parish Registers and other Materials]  
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*Bournemouth:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
 
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*Burton:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
 
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*Christchurch:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 Queenbee (can do town centres easily, outside town, as and when)]
 
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*Christchurch:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
 
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*Holdenhurst:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
 
  
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*[http://southernlife.org.uk/ Southern Life (UK)]
  
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*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
  
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Dorset/visitations/index.html Visitation of Dorset 1623]
  
  
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==Links==
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2203 COUNTY RECORD OFFICE]
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*[http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/ Abbotsbury]
  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/dorset.html LIBRARY LINKS]
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/bearmead.htm Bear Mead and Corfe Mead]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/dorset.html Local History Gateway Page]
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*[http://www.belchalwell.org.uk/ Belchalwell]
  
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'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.bereregis.org/VillageHistory.htm Bere Regis Village]
  
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*[http://www.dorset-opc.com/ Dorset Online Parish Clerk]
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*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/blackmore/ The Blackmore Vale inc Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge & Sturminster Newton.]
  
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*[http://www.briantspuddle.info/ Briantspuddle, Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle]
  
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'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.cerneabbashistory.org/ Cerne Abbas Historical Society]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyDorset.htm#PageTitle IGI Dorset]
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*[http://chardstockwebmuseum.org/ Chardstock Web Museum by The Chardstock Historical Record Group]
  
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*[http://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/ Dorset Family History Society]
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*[http://www.xchurch.co.uk/ Christchurch Historical information and Photos]
  
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*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset FHS]
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*[http://www.langtonia.org.uk/ Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society]  
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/longfleetconnections/ Longfleet Genealogy and History]
  
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'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.martinstown.co.uk/ Martinstown]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRBT.html Dorset Parish Registers Index]
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*[http://www.osmington-history.co.uk/ Osmington Family History]
  
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*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset1.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 A-K Transcriptions]  
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*[http://www.radipole-dorset.co.uk/genealogy.html Radipole and Southill Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset2.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 L-Z Transcriptions]  
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*[http://www.sturminsternewton.net/ Sturminster Newton OPC Project]
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/dorset.htm Dorset Marriages]
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/swanage.htm Swanage Genealogy Pages]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Contents.html Portland Year Book 1905]
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*[http://www.upweyhistorygroup.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm Upwey History Group]  
  
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Dorset/visitations/index.html Visitation of Dorset 1623]
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*[http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/index.htm Verwood Historical Society]  
  
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*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices] Includes some Newspaper Extracts, Parish records and Inquests
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*[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Dorset Index- Weymouth and Portland]
  
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*[http://www.opcdorset.com/WeymouthMelcombeFiles/Weymouth-Melcombe.htm Weymouth & Melcombe Regis OPC]
  
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'''Family and social history'''
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*[http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/site-map.html Weymouth-Dorset History and Genealogy, Includes many of the surrounding villages]
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dor/dorset_workhouses.htm Dorset Workhouses]
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*[http://www.dths98.co.uk/james/winterborne/ South Winterborne Local History - Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston and Winterborne Monkton]  
  
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''  
  
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*[http://www.dcda.org.uk/ Dorset Coast Digital Archives]
  
 
*[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Weymouth and Portland Photographs and Records]
 
*[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Weymouth and Portland Photographs and Records]
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==Register Office==
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The Dorset Registration Service has three main offices. 
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'''Bournemouth''' and '''Poole''' are now separate authorities and are not connected to the three main offices, they are therefore listed separately.
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Certificate Ordering Information: [http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=388468 Certificates - Dorset For You]
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'''North Dorset Registration Districts'''
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Blandford Office<br> 
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Salisbury Road<br> 
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Blandford <br> 
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DT11 7LN <br> 
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'''East Dorset Registration District'''
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Ferndown Office<br> 
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King George V Pavilion<br> 
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Peter Grant Way<br> 
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Church Road<br> 
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Ferndown <br> 
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BH22 9EN<br> 
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'''South and West Dorset Registration District'''
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Weymouth Office<br> 
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The Guildhall<br> 
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St Edmund Street<br> 
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Weymouth <br> 
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DT4 8AS<br> 
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Certificate Orders can be placed by telephone and payment made by credit card at  01305 or 01202/ 225153.
  
  
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'''Countywide interest'''  
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'''Bournemouth'''  
  
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*[http://southernlife.org.uk/ Southern Life (UK)]
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Bournemouth Register Office<br> 
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The Town Hall<br> 
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Bourne Avenue<br> 
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Bournemouth <br> 
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BH2 6DY<br> 
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Email: linda.lovett@bournemouth.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk The Dorset Historic Churches Trust]
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[http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/births/default.asp Copy Certificate Information]
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/paul001.html West Country Newspapers]
 
  
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*[http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/ Village Index-Church Photographs]
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'''Poole'''
  
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*[http://people.bath.ac.uk/lismd/dorset/churches/ Dorset Churches]
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The Register Office<br>
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The Guildhall, <br>
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Market Street, <br>
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Poole, <br>
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BH15 1NP<br>
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Tel: 01202 633744<br>
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Email: registrars@poole.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Dorset_Home.htm Dorset Pages]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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'''Specific Town Village interest'''
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Dorset Index - Genealogy] A miscellany of information, particularly about Weymouth and Portland, including some parish records and photos
 
  
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*[http://www.sturminsternewton.net/ Sturminster Newton OPC project]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.bmvdesign.co.uk/opc/ Weymouth and Melcombe Regis OPC]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carthorse/kingston_home.htm Kingston Village OPC]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/blackmore/ The Blackmore Vale] Covers Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton and includes some Parish Records
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/Living/Genealogy/Genealogy.asp?svid=270 Parish Records of Wyke Regis, Melcombe Regis and Weymouth]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/longfleetconnections/ Longfleet (now part of Poole) Genealogy]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
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*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee (can do town centres easily, outside town, as and when)]
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*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
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*Holdenhurst [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
  
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*[http://www.dths98.co.uk/james/winterborne/came.php Winterbourne Came] Includes some Parish Records
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==Photo Offers==
  
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*[http://www.radipole-dorset.co.uk/genealogy.html Radipole and Southill Genealogy]
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
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*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/swanage.htm Swanage Genealogy Pages]
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*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
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*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
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*New Forest [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
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*Isle of Purbeck [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
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*Poole [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/longfleetconnections/ Longfleet Genealogy and History]
 
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 16 May 2023

Situated on the south coast of England, Dorset is very rural and contains mainly small towns and villages.

The county Town is Dorchester which was the home of Thomas Hardy. Other main towns include Poole, which has the second largest natural harbour in the world. It is the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and famous for Durdle Door.

Lyme Regis, with the Cobb made famous by Jane Austen in her novel “Persuasion”, is the location for “the French Lieutenant’s Woman” by John Fowles.

The coastal areas of Lyme Regis and Charmouth are well known by fossil hunters; Mary Anning having discovered an icthyosaurus locally.

Dorset is said to be the home of Scouting, with the first scout camp organised by Sir Robert Baden Powell on Brownsea Island in August 1907. Thomas Hardy, the writer, was born at Upper Brockhampton, near Dorchester.


County town: Dorchester

Other major towns: Poole, Weymouth


Dorset Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs

Register Office

The Dorset Registration Service has three main offices.

Bournemouth and Poole are now separate authorities and are not connected to the three main offices, they are therefore listed separately.

Certificate Ordering Information: Certificates - Dorset For You


North Dorset Registration Districts

Blandford Office
Salisbury Road
Blandford
DT11 7LN


East Dorset Registration District

Ferndown Office
King George V Pavilion
Peter Grant Way
Church Road
Ferndown
BH22 9EN


South and West Dorset Registration District

Weymouth Office
The Guildhall
St Edmund Street
Weymouth
DT4 8AS

Certificate Orders can be placed by telephone and payment made by credit card at 01305 or 01202/ 225153.


Bournemouth

Bournemouth Register Office
The Town Hall
Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY

Email: linda.lovett@bournemouth.gov.uk

Copy Certificate Information


Poole

The Register Office
The Guildhall,
Market Street,
Poole,
BH15 1NP
Tel: 01202 633744

Email: registrars@poole.gov.uk

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.



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