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Almost 70,000 new Dorset and Wiltshire parish records now on findmypast.co.uk

We have just published 69,545 new parish records for Dorset and Wiltshire on findmypast.co.uk

These records were provided by the Dorset Family History Society and the Wiltshire Family History Society.

The table below provides more information on these new records:

County
Type of record
No. of records
Dates the records cover
Dorset

Baptism

12,325
1549 - 1812
Dorset

Burial

1,307
1651 - 1795
Wiltshire

Baptism

55,913
1541 - 1851
Search our parish records now for your Dorset and Wiltshire ancestors.

Over 22,000 new Thames-side and Medway parish baptism records now on the site

We have also just added 22,236 more parish baptism records to our Thames-side and Medway parish records collection. This brings the total amount of Thames-side and Medway baptism records you can search on findmypast.co.uk to 300,070 for the period 1721-1970.

Read more about our Thames-side and Medway records collection.

The value of parish records

Parish records are invaluable when tracing your ancestry as they go back much further than birth, marriage and death records. You can search parish records for baptisms, marriages and burials that date back as far as 1538 on findmypast.co.uk

The Federation of Family History Societies distributes its members’ records in partnership with findmypast.co.uk. Many family history societies contribute their records to make our parish records collection as comprehensive as it is. You can read more about the societies that contribute on our FFHS data providers page.

When you’ve found your ancestors in our parish records you’ll realise just how useful they are.

Read more about the value of parish records in our knowledge base.



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