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Civil Registration information for Dorset and places above it in the hierarchy

Dorset

Brett Langston has provided details of the Registration Districts in Dorset for the period 1837 to 1930.

Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the Superintendent Registrars at the following District Register Offices ;

  • Dorset
  • Poole

If ordering from a District Office, please note the following: (a) the cost of a certificate is currently (December 2013) £ 9.25 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons; (b) the St Catherine's or GRO Index references are of no value; (c) for marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given; (d) Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.

The Dorset Death Certificate Index (www.dorsetdci.com), a free website to help family historians share information about deaths registered in Dorset from 1837 onwards.

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