Dorset Church Records

England Dorset  Church Records

Parish Registers
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199 Dorset parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

79 Dorset parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

Dozens of Dorset parish marriage registers, particularly for the years 1790 to 1812, are indexed in Pallot's Marriage Index. Available through Ancestry ($).

Burials from 286 Dorset places (285,460 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences
Dorset residents often acquired marriage licences at Salisbury.

Bishop of Salisbury and Dean of Salisbury marriage licence bonds (1609-1837) have been indexed:.