Dorset, England Genealogy

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

Civil Registration Districts
List of Dorset Civil Registration Districts

Websites

 * 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.