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13 Apr 2012

Search new Northants, Yorkshire, Dorset and Kent parish records

We have updated our parish records collection with 647,000 new records for Northamptonshire, Yorkshire, Dorset and Kent. Read on for all the details.

Northamptonshire records

Search 528,228 new Northamptonshire parish records which span the vast period 1527-2006.

Further information on the records is as follows:

Type of records Number
of records
Date range Parish / place
Marriages 96,545 1538-1975 Coverage of records (PDF)
Burials 431,683 1527-2006 Coverage of records (PDF)

The Northamptonshire Family History Society provided findmypast.co.uk with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

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Yorkshire records

We’ve added 86,806 Yorkshire parish records to our collection:

Type of records Number

of records

Date range Parish / place
Baptisms 86,806 1599-1996 Oughtibridge, Norton Lees, Ecclesfield, Ecclesal, Netherthorpe, Attercliffe, Sheffield, St Pauls

The Sheffield & District Family History Society provided findmypast.co.uk with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

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Dorset records

Search 14,219 new Dorset parish records on findmypast.co.uk:

Type of records Number

of records

Date range Parish / place
Baptisms 7,169 1559-1894 Whitchurch Canonicorum, Lydlinch, Morden, Portesham, Frampton, Dorchester St. Peter, Hamoon
Marriages 704 1560-1812 Symondsbury, Lydlinch
Burials 6,346 1641-1812 Durweston, Loders, Lydlinch, Spetisbury, Milton Abbas, Dorchester Holy Trinity, Warmwell, Morden

The Dorset Family History Society provided findmypast.co.uk with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

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North West Kent records

We’ve also published 18,167 new parish records for North West Kent on findmypast.co.uk

Further information on the records is as follows:

Type of records Number

of records

Date range Parish / place
Baptisms 16,713 1813-1856 Crayford, Greenwich, Darenth
Marriages 1,454 1791-1842 Greenwich

The North West Kent Family History Society provided findmypast.co.uk with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

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07 Dec 2010

Over 22,000 new Dorset parish records published

We have just published 22,989 new parish records for Dorset on findmypast.co.uk: 1,533 baptisms, 8,084 marriages and 13,372 burials.

The Dorset Family History Society provided us with these records, in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.

The table below gives details of each set of records:

Type of records Number of
records
Years covered Parishes covered
Baptisms 1,533 1538-1839 Okeford Fitzpaine

Portesham

Marriages 8,084 1546-1839 Gillingham

Melcombe Regis

Portland

Gussage All Saints

Glanvilles Wootton

Lytchet Matravers

Fordington

Longbredy

Frampton

Okeford Fitzpaine

Fontmell Magna

Holnest

Halstock

Shipton Gorge

Bishops Caundle

Lydlinch

Licence

Hooke

Frome St Quintin

Burials 13,372 1573-1749 Chettle

Cranborne

Dorchester All Saints

Dorchester Holy Trinity

Dorchester St Peter

Gussage All Saints

Melbury Abbas

Okeford Fitzpaine

Portesham

Wyke Regis

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Search over 22,000 new Dorset parish records now on findmypast.co.uk