This Kelly's directory gives an effective overview of the public life of Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight), Wiltshire, Dorset and the Channel Islands in 1899. It lists residents and local businesses, and carries historical and topographical descriptions of all towns, villages and parishes, information on local courts, churches, agriculture and landowners. These directories are invaluable to those interested in building up a picture of contemporary lives, or anyone wanting to know more abo More Info
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Although the title of this book suggests that it deals with memorials, it is more of a history book covering various locations and buildings that are important to the historical and cultural heritage of Dorset. Some of the subjects covered are; • Churches of Dorset • Isle of Purbeck • Dorchester • Memorial Brasses in Dorset • Ford Abbey • Bridport • Plus m...More Info
Over 300 Dorset parish churches photographed and described with brief histories together with information on the location of their records. The area covered is the historical county of Dorset, so excludes churches in Bournemouth and Christchurch which were previously part of Hampshire. In each case there is at least one photograph of the exterior of the church, and as far as possible photographs o...More Info
Consists of 642 numbered folios plus some additional sheets. Because of the limited survival of such records, this book is the best source for the history of local government in Dorset. Published by the Dorset Record Society. 503 pages. Hardback.
Contains the names of more than 6200 individuals, taken from the Society's collection of pedigrees and family trees, who have been combined into one 'superfamily' using birth and marriage records. Details are given of names, dates, locations and relationships, produced using the Generations program. It also provides a Family Tree Maker version and a file in GEDCOM format for transfer into other pr...More Info
A searchable transcript of all three years of muster for the county of Dorset