Difference between revisions of "Dorset"

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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 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.

Resources

Primary Reference

County Record Office

County Library Service

Dorset Family History Society

Somerset and Dorset Family History Society

Dorset Look-up Exchange

Parish Register Look-up Exchange

Kingston Village OPC

Dorset Online Parish Clerk

Countywide Interest

Dorset Churches

Dorset Historic Churches Trust

Dorset Marriages

Dorset Online Parish Clerk

Dorset Pages

Dorset Parish Registers Index

Dorset Poll Book 1807 A-K Transcriptions

Dorset Poll Book 1807 L-Z Transcriptions

Portland Year Book 1905

Some Parish Registers and other Materials

Southern Life (UK)

Southwest England Genealogical Indices

Visitation of Dorset 1623

Specific Town and Village Interest

Abbotsbury

Bear Mead and Corfe Mead

Belchalwell

Bere Regis Village

The Blackmore Vale inc Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge & Sturminster Newton.

Briantspuddle, Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle

Cerne Abbas Historical Society

Chardstock Web Museum by The Chardstock Historical Record Group

Christchurch Historical information and Photos

Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society

Longfleet Genealogy and History

Martinstown

Osmington Family History

Radipole and Southill Genealogy

Sturminster Newton OPC Project

Swanage Genealogy Pages

Upwey History Group

Verwood Historical Society

Dorset Index- Weymouth and Portland

Weymouth & Melcombe Regis OPC

Weymouth-Dorset History and Genealogy, Includes many of the surrounding villages

South Winterborne Local History - Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston and Winterborne Monkton

Maps and Photographs

Dorset Coast Digital Archives

Weymouth and Portland Photographs and Records

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

Bournemouth Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
Burton Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
Christchurch queenbee (can do town centres easily, outside town, as and when)
Christchurch Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
Holdenhurst Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required

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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+[[Category:Region 6 ~ South West England]]
-[[Image:dorset.jpg|250px|thumb|The famous Greyhound Pub submitted by Vivienne]]
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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 the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and famous for Durdle Door.
-[[Image:EnglandDorset.jpg|left|131px|thumb|Historic Dorset County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
+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.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
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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.
+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.
-'''Dorset:'''
-County town: Dorchester
+'''County town:''' Dorchester
-Other major towns: Poole, Weymouth
+'''Other major towns:''' Poole, Weymouth
-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.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Dorset| Dorset Places of Worship]]'''
-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 August 1907.
-Thomas Hardy, the writer, was born at Upper Brockhampton, near Dorchester.
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
-<br><br><br><br>
+| [[Image: EnglandDorset.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
-==Register Offices==
+|}
-*The Dorset Registration Service has three main offices:
+==Resources==
-Bournemouth and Poole are now separate authorities and are not connected to the three main offices, they are therefore listed separately.
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Certificate Ordering Information: [http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2417  Certificates - Dorset For You]
+*[http://212.104.140.176/index.jsp?articleid=385011 '''County Record Office''']
-'''For Dorset North Registration Districts contact'''<br>
+*[http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=384949 County Library Service]
-Blandford Office<br>
-Salisbury Road<br>
-Blandford <br>
-DT11 7LN
-'''For Dorset East Registration District contact'''<br>
+*[http://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/ Dorset Family History Society]
-Ferndown Office<br>
-King George V Pavilion<br>
-Peter Grant Way<br>
-Church Road<br>
-Ferndown <br>
-BH22 9EN
-'''For Dorset South and West Registration District contact'''<br>
+*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-Weymouth Office<br>
-The Guildhall<br>
-St Edmund Street<br>
-Weymouth <br>
-DT4 8AS
-Certificate Orders can be placed by telephone and payment made by credit card at<br>
-or 01202 225153.
-'''Bournemouth'''
+*[http://sjdeez.tripod.com/Dorset/Dorset_Look-up_Exchange.htm Dorset Look-up Exchange]
-Bournemouth Register Office<br>
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
-The Town Hall<br>
-Bourne Avenue<br>
-Bournemouth <br>
-BH2 6DY<br>
-Email: linda.lovett@bournemouth.gov.uk<br>
-Bournemouth Register Office supply '''handwritten''' certificates, a full guide to scanned, handwritten and typed certificates can be found at [[BMD Certificates]]<br>
+*[http://www.kingstonopc.org.uk/ Kingston Village OPC]
-If you can update this information then please do so [http://www.familytreeforum.com/help-our-reference-information/19709-suggestions-links-wiki.html here]
+*[http://www.opcdorset.com/index.htm Dorset Online Parish Clerk]
-'''Poole'''
-The Register Office<br>
-The Guildhall, <br>
-Market Street, <br>
-Poole, <br>
-BH15 1NP<br>
-E-mail registrars@poole.gov.uk<br>
-Tel: 01202 633744
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://people.bath.ac.uk/lismd/dorset/churches/ Dorset Churches]
-==Record Office lookup Requests==
+*[http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk Dorset Historic Churches Trust]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/dorset.htm Dorset Marriages]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.dorset-opc.com/ Dorset Online Parish Clerk]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Dorset_Home.htm Dorset Pages]
-*Bournemouth/Christchurch library ''frequently'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRBT.html Dorset Parish Registers Index]
-*Poole library ''less frequently'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee]
+*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset1.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 A-K Transcriptions]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset2.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 L-Z Transcriptions]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Contents.html Portland Year Book 1905]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richardtravell/richardtravell/ Some Parish Registers and other Materials]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://southernlife.org.uk/ Southern Life (UK)]
-*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee]
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
-*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
-*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
-*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee (can do town centres easily, outside town, as and when)]
-*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
-*Holdenhurst [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Dorset/visitations/index.html Visitation of Dorset 1623]
-==Photo Offers==
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/ Abbotsbury]
-*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
+*[http://www.eyemead.com/bearmead.htm Bear Mead and Corfe Mead]
-*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
-*New Forest [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
-*Isle of Purbeck [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
-*Poole [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
+*[http://www.belchalwell.org.uk/ Belchalwell]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.bereregis.org/VillageHistory.htm Bere Regis Village]
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/blackmore/ The Blackmore Vale inc Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge & Sturminster Newton.]
-*[http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2203 '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://www.briantspuddle.info/ Briantspuddle, Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/genuki/DOR/ GENUKI Dorset]
+*[http://www.cerneabbashistory.org/ Cerne Abbas Historical Society]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/dorset.html Library Links]
+*[http://chardstockwebmuseum.org/ Chardstock Web Museum by The Chardstock Historical Record Group]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/dorset.html Local History Gateway Page]
+*[http://www.xchurch.co.uk/ Christchurch Historical information and Photos]
+*[http://www.langtonia.org.uk/ Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/longfleetconnections/ Longfleet Genealogy and History]
+*[http://www.martinstown.co.uk/ Martinstown]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.osmington-history.co.uk/ Osmington Family History]
+*[http://www.radipole-dorset.co.uk/genealogy.html Radipole and Southill Genealogy]
-*[http://www.dorset-opc.com/ Dorset Online Parish Clerk]
+*[http://www.sturminsternewton.net/ Sturminster Newton OPC Project]
-*[http://sjdeez.tripod.com/Dorset/Dorset_Look-up_Exchange.htm Dorset Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/swanage.htm Swanage Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.upweyhistorygroup.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm Upwey History Group]
-*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carthorse/kingston_home.htm Kingston Village OPC]
+*[http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/index.htm Verwood Historical Society]
-*[http://www.sturminsternewton.net/ Sturminster Newton OPC project]
+*[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Dorset Index- Weymouth and Portland]
+*[http://www.opcdorset.com/WeymouthMelcombeFiles/Weymouth-Melcombe.htm Weymouth & Melcombe Regis OPC]
+*[http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/site-map.html Weymouth-Dorset History and Genealogy, Includes many of the surrounding villages]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.dths98.co.uk/james/winterborne/ South Winterborne Local History - Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston and Winterborne Monkton]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyDorset.htm#PageTitle IGI Dorset]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/ Dorset Family History Society]
-*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-'''Archives'''
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRBT.html Dorset Parish Registers Index]
-*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset1.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 A-K Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Genealogy/info/dorset2.txt Dorset Poll Book 1807 L-Z Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/dorset.htm Dorset Marriages]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Portland/PYB/Contents.html Portland Year Book 1905]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Dorset/visitations/index.html Visitation of Dorset 1623]
-*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamilymiscellania/dorsetshiredeeds1 Some early Dorset Abstracts of Deeds]
-'''Family and Social History'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dor/dorset_workhouses.htm Dorset Workhouses]
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+*[http://www.dcda.org.uk/ Dorset Coast Digital Archives]
 *[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Weymouth and Portland Photographs and Records]
-*[http://www.dcda.org.uk/ Dorset Coast Digital Archives]
-*[http://www.imagesofdorset.org.uk/ Images of Dorset]
+==Register Office==
+The Dorset Registration Service has three main offices.
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+'''Bournemouth''' and '''Poole''' are now separate authorities and are not connected to the three main offices, they are therefore listed separately.
+Certificate Ordering Information: [http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=388468 Certificates - Dorset For You]
-*[http://southernlife.org.uk/ Southern Life (UK)]
-*[http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk The Dorset Historic Churches Trust]
+'''North Dorset Registration Districts'''
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/paul001.html West Country Newspapers]
+Blandford Office<br>
+Salisbury Road<br>
+Blandford <br>
+DT11 7LN <br>
-*[http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/ Village Index-Church Photographs]
-*[http://people.bath.ac.uk/lismd/dorset/churches/ Dorset Churches]
+'''East Dorset Registration District'''
-*[http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Dorset_Home.htm Dorset Pages]
+Ferndown Office<br>
+King George V Pavilion<br>
+Peter Grant Way<br>
+Church Road<br>
+Ferndown <br>
+BH22 9EN<br>
-'''Specific Town-Village Interest'''
+'''South and West Dorset Registration District'''
-*[http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/ Abbotsbury]
+Weymouth Office<br>
+The Guildhall<br>
+St Edmund Street<br>
+Weymouth <br>
+DT4 8AS<br>
+Certificate Orders can be placed by telephone and payment made by credit card at  01305 or 01202/ 225153.
-*[http://www.belchalwell.org.uk/ Belchalwell]
-*[http://www.bereregis.org/Index.htm Bere Regis Village]
+'''Bournemouth'''
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/blackmore/ The Blackmore Vale] Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge & Sturminster Newton.
+Bournemouth Register Office<br>
+The Town Hall<br>
+Bourne Avenue<br>
+Bournemouth <br>
+BH2 6DY<br>
-*[http://www.briantspuddle.info/ Briantspuddle, comprising Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle]
+Email: linda.lovett@bournemouth.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/History/History.htm Burton Bradstock]
+[http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/births/default.asp Copy Certificate Information]
-*[http://www.cattistock.info/history/history3.htm Cattistock]
-*[http://www.charminster.info/VillageHistory.htm Charminster and Charlton Down]
+'''Poole'''
-*[http://www.chideock.co.uk/ Chideock]
+The Register Office<br>
+The Guildhall, <br>
+Market Street, <br>
+Poole, <br>
+BH15 1NP<br>
+Tel: 01202 633744<br>
-*[http://www.evershot.demon.co.uk/everframes/history.htm Evershot]
+Email: registrars@poole.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.isleofpurbeck.com/index.html Isle of Purbeck]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.langtonia.org.uk/ Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.geocities.com/longfleetconnections/ Longfleet Genealogy and History]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.martinstown.co.uk/ Martinstown Village]
-*[http://www.dorset-connect.co.uk/milborne_index.htm Milbourne St Andrew]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.radipole-dorset.co.uk/genealogy.html Radipole and Southill Genealogy]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.wsr.org.uk/shapwick/ Shapwick - a Dorset Village in the 1950's and 1960's]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/swanage.htm Swanage Genealogy Pages]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/index.htm Verwood Historical Society]
-*[http://www.druvox95.plus.com/Dorset.html Dorset Index- Weymouth and Portland- Genealogy]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
+*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
+*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=58 queenbee (can do town centres easily, outside town, as and when)]
+*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
+*Holdenhurst [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required]
-*[http://www.bmvdesign.co.uk/opc/ Weymouth and Melcombe Regis OPC]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.dths98.co.uk/james/winterborne/came.php Winterbourne Came]
-*[http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/Living/Genealogy/Genealogy.asp?svid=270 Parish Records of Wyke Regis, Melcombe Regis and Weymouth]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
+*Bournemouth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
+*Christchurch [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
+*New Forest [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
+*Isle of Purbeck [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
+*Poole [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=24 Merry Monty Montgomery]
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+Back to [[England]]