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A village website run in-conjunction with the printed Bere Regis & Affpuddle Parish Magazine. Includes a village historical section, photographs, news and information about the village of Bere Regis.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
A large categorised and cross-referenced directory of sites useful for genealogical research, with hundreds of thousands of links.
Diseases & Medical Terms for Genealogists
Useful definitions of diseases compiled from medical dictionaries or medical texts dating from various points in the nineteenth century; collected, compiled and revised by Ian Beach of
Australind, Western Australia. Great for understanding death certificates from the 1800s!
Dorset Family History Society is for people who are interested in tracing their family history, beginners and experts alike. Dorset FHS caters for people in the UK or overseas with family interests in Dorset, as well as Dorset residents whose families may have lived in other counties or countries.
Dorset Genealogy Resources - The Dorset Page
A comprehensive list of genealogy resources linked to Dorset.
This website is part of the England GenWeb Project and is provided as a resource for individuals researching their ancestors who originated in Dorset.
Dorset History Centre & Archives
Unites Dorset's Archives and Dorset Local Studies. Aims to care for Dorset's records and to encourage their use. Guide to the records held, including Dorset Parish Register Guide.
Dorset Online Parish Clerk Project
Website containing historical data on most Dorset parishes; records are transcribed by volunteers in order to promote further private research and are made freely available to any researcher. Includes census, parish transcripts, bishop's transcripts, churchwardens accounts, overseers accounts, land tax records, postal directory extracts, and church/village histories.
GenDocs - Ranks, Professions, Occupations & Trades
Genealogy records, census, marriage records, muster rolls, and miscellaneous family history records - useful section to help decipher old names for various occupations and professions.
Somerset & Dorset Family History Society
Official website for the Somerset & Dorset Family History Society, which aims to provide assistance to all those researching their families in the two counties, no matter where they live.
Somerset & Dorset Surnames Index
The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers recently released to the public.