DORSET RESEARCH

DORSET - ENGLAND (DOR)

Ancestry Search	BRIEF DETAILS OF DORSET Dorset is a coastal county on the South Coast.
Locate First Online Electoral Roll Search	MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES Dorchester Poole Weymouth	Frith Photo Archive Search for Old Photos
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RootsMap Surname Distribution Maps	INDUSTRIES Agriculture Hemp Manufacture	Old-Maps.co.uk Digital Historical Maps
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Dorset. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Dorset Record Office Bridport Road DORCHESTER Dorset DT1 1RP 01305 250550 E-Mail	The Genealogical Services Directory 2000 This book has been an invaluable aid for the research necessary for this site. It is an ideal reference book for anyone researching in the UK.		Amazon.co.uk has a selection of books on the history of Dorset Click here for a list.
For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.
REGISTRATION OFFICES
We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Dorset. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Bridport 32 South Street Bridport Dorset DT6 3NQ 01308 456047	North Dorset 'Norden' Salisbury Road Blandford Dorset DT11 7LL 01258 484096	Poole Civic Centre Annex Park Road Poole Dorset BH15 2RT 01202 670770	Weymouth The Guildhall St Edmund Street Weymouth Dorset DT4 8AS 01305 760899

LOCAL SOCIETIES	SURNAME LISTS
Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below Dorset FHS Somerset & Dorset FHS	Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin! Dorset Surnames Research Directory
MAILING LISTS	LOOK UP EXCHANGES
Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail). Dorset is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature. DORSET List mode Digest mode WESSEX-PLUS List mode Digest mode If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details	Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries. Dorset Look-up Exchange Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS	USEFUL LINKS
IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement. If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following: Antony Naylor Southern Counties Ancestry	Genuki Dorset Genweb - Dorset Genealogy Links - Dorset Gen Link UK - Dorset Dorsetshire The Dorset Page Search Beat

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