Dorset Church Records

Parish Registers
Images of Dorset's parish registers are available online at Ancestry and FamilySearch.

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Dorset Online Parish Clerks: Transriptions from original data available at the Dorset History Centre.

includes 1,092,441 Dorset baptisms. includes 288,220 Dorset entries. includes 201,105 Dorset burials. Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index. These databases are free on FamilySearch. Coverage.

Baptisms

342,117 Dorset entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Marriages

All of Dorset's parishes are indexed in the Dorset Marriage Index 1538-1837 (£).

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

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

61,663 Dorset entries are included in England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. 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

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:.