Dorset, England Genealogy

Dorset Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
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Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch Catalog Gazetteers	Genealogy Land & Property Military Records Newspapers Occupations Online Records Parishes Periodicals Probate Records Taxation Voting Records
Dorset Background
History Jurisdictions	Maps
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies Family History Centers

United Kingdom

England

Dorset

Dorsetshire England

Guide to Dorset ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

County Information

Dorset (or archaically Dorsetshire) is a maritime county located in South West England on the English Channel coast.

Parishes

Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Dorset parishes: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Use an interactive map to find jurisdictions for each parish in Dorset.

Civil Registration Districts

List of Dorset Civil Registration Districts

Websites

• Dorset OPC
• Dorset Resources and help pages on RootsChat Dorset Resources and help pages. (Free).
• Dorset History Centre This is an archives service and local studies library for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. It houses Dorset's local archives - from council records to personal collections.
• 1930 - England and Wales National Register, 1939 at FamilySearch — index