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| Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and the seat of local government. It is situated 16 miles south-west of Blandford, 15 miles east of Bridport and 8 miles north of Weymouth, and built on the river Frome. The town was founded by the Romans who named it Durnovaria after their victory over the iron age hill fort of Maiden Castle close by. Their strongest town in the south it lay on the great Roman road Via Iceniana. Remains of the town wall they built suggests this enclosed some 80 acres but a great part of the remains were leveled or destroyed in constructing the present 'walks' around the town. Dorchester suffered badly from the plague in 1595 when the living were said to be insufficient to bury the dead and the town was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1613. It's most notable resident was the Puritan Minister the Rev. John White (1575-1648) the founder of Massachusetts who was at the center of emigration to New England forming the 'Dorchester Company' in 1624. In the Civil War Dorchester was firmly on the side of Parliament being described as 'more against the King than any other place in England'. Judge Jeffreys held his 'Bloody Assizes' here in 1685 when 74 prisoners were executed following the Monmouth Rebellion. |
Fordington could now be considered a suburb of Dorchester, but is actually a village in it's own right; it's High street runs directly off the lower end of Dorchester's though much quieter in nature, it's green still retaining a village 'feel'. It derives its name from the ford over the river Frome, which is now crossed by several bridges. At one time Fordington surrounded Dorchester to the south, east and west; and the Dorset History Centre for example is built on the site of the old Fordington barracks. The Church of St George dominates the parish, dating from the 15th Century and antiquities abound within its boundaries including the celebrated amphitheatre of 'Mambury' which was discovered by Sir Christopher Wren, and the Hill Fort of 'Poundbury' with its Roman aqueduct. Fordington had two serious outbreaks of Cholera in 1849 and 1854 which gave rise to its most notable citizen the Rev Henry Moule (1801-1880) an evangelical Minister of St George's church for 51 years and the inventor of the Dry Earth closet. With the two being so close it is not unusual to find records for a person or family in both Fordington and Dorchester so it is always a good idea to check all the records. |
| Census (see also Militia List 1758, 1761, 1762, 1764, 1796 1841 All Saints : Holy Trinity District 2 : Holy Trinity District 9 : St Peters Part 1 : St Peters Part 2 : Dorset County Gaol 1851 All Saints : Holy Trinity District 5a : Holy Trinity Districts 5 & 6 : St Peters + Gaol 1861 All Saints : Holy Trinity - Part 1 : Part 2, : St Peter's - Part 1 : Part 2: County Prison, 1871 All Saints : Holy Trinity: St Peters 1881 All Saints : Holy Trinity: St Peters 1891 All Saints : Holy Trinity: St Peters 1901 All Saints : Holy Trinity: St Peters 1911 All Saints : Holy Trinity: St Peters |
Census (see also Militia Lists: 1758, 1761, 1762, 1764, 1796, 1841 (Districts) Four: Five: Six: Barracks: Union Workhouse: 1851 (Districts) Six (a) & (b) : Six (c) & (d) + Barracks & Union Workhouse: 1861 (Districts) Six: Seven: Eight: Nine (+ Union Workhouse): The Barracks: 1871 (Districts) Six:: Seven:: Eight:: Nine (+Union Workhouse):: The Barracks:: 1881 (Districts) Seven:: Eight:: Nine (a) & (b): Ten (a) : Ten (b) + Union Workhouse: The Barracks: 1891 (Districts) Seven: Eight: Nine: Ten: The Barracks: Union Workhouse 1901 (Districts) 1911 (Districts) |
| Parish Registers & Bishops Transcripts Hutchins History of :- All Saints Holy Trinity St Peters Baptisms: All Saints: 1653-1732, 1733-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1812, 1813-1836, 1837-1850, 1851-1895, [1896-1970] Holy Trinity: 1559-1617, 1618-1669, 1670-1738 1739-1770, 1771-1812, 1813-1837, 1838-1850, 1851-1895, [1896-1974] St Peters: 1653-1729, 1730-1770, 1771-1812, 1813-1850, 1851-1895, [1896-1951] Congregational Church: [1828-1951] Independent Church Durngate St: 1788-1837, (Inc Huntingdon's Chapel 1822-1826) Presbyterian Chapel, Protestant Dissenters: 1750-1836, Chapel History Wesleyan Chapel: 1831-1837: Wesleyan Methodist: [1838-1921] Marriages: All Saints: 1654-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1900, [1901-1970] Banns: 1754-1824, 1825-1895, Holy Trinity: 1560-1712, 1713-1812, 1813-1900, [1901-1975] Banns: 1754-1790, 1853-1895, St Peters: 1653-1729, 1730-1800, 1801-1900, [1901-1973] Banns: [1754- 1895 Missing] [1896--1921] Burials: All Saints: 1613-1730 , 1731-1770, 1771-1813, 1814-1837, 1838-1880, Holy Trinity: 1559-1618, 1619-1652, 1653-1680, 1681-1722, 1723-1763, 1764-1812, 1813-1837, 1838-1874, St Peter's: 1436-1700, 1701-1760, 1761-1812, 1813-1837, 1838-1882, Burials: Civic Cemeteries 1856-1879, 1880-1900, CWGC Joint Burial Committee Report 1852 Strays: Dorchester people in other parishes (1597-1998) BMD's: Society of Friends (Quakers) (1657-1833) |
Parish Registers & Bishops Transcripts St Georges Church Baptisms: of St George's 1577-1599, 1600-1625, 1626-1639, [1640-1663 Not survived] 1664-1690, 1691-1705, 1706-1733, 1734-1755, 1756-1763, 1764-1799, 1800-1812, 1813-1823, 1824-1836, 1837-1850, 1851-1865, 1866-1880 1881-1895 [1896-1968] Baptisms: Christ Church & St Mary's - West Fordington 1847-1880, 1881-1895, [1896-1962] Church History, Marriages: St George's 1577-1766, 1766-1812 , 1813-1836, 1837-1859, 1860-1900, [1901-1999] Christ Church 1847-1900, St Mary's [1900-1987] BMD's: Dorford Baptist Chapel 1831-2006 - mainly marriages Banns: St George's [1754-1765] 1766-1786, [1787-1822] 1823-1835, [1836-52 Missing], 1852-1880 [1881-93 Missing] 1894-1895 [1896 - 2001] Christ Church 1847-1895, [1896-1911] St Mary's [1912-1985] Burials: St George's 1577-1599 , 1600-1625 , 1626-1639 , [1640-1663 Not survived] 1664-1690 , 1691-1705 , 1706-1709 , 1710-1733 , 1734-1755 , 1756-1763 , 1764-1799 , 1800-1812 , 1813-1836 , 1837-1850 , 1851-1865 , 1866-1895, [1896-1992] Burials: Civic Cemeteries 1857-1879, 1880-1900, Joint Burial Committee Report 1852 Tombstones moved in 1907 St Mary's MI From 1912 Strays: Fordington people in other parishes, (1577-1927) BMD's: Society of Friends (Quakers) (1657-1833) |
| Wills, Inventories & Letters of Administration Glossary, of 17th Century Terms Extracts of 712 Wills & Charters in Municipal Records of Dorchester 1395-1410 , 1410-1425 , 1425-1500 , 1500-1652 , INDEX to 1,506 Dorchester Wills (many now have links to burials and names of beneficiaries) 1413 -1700, 1701-1800 , 1801-1938, Ann ARDEN Spinster of Dorchester, Will Dated 1761 - proved 1771 Daniel ARDEN Goldsmith & Mayor, Will - 1755 Anne Lady ASHLEY Widow of Sir Francis ASHLEY JP (1569 - 1635) Abraham BAKER Earthenware dealer, Will - 1806 Seth BANKS, Rector of All Saints, Will - 1769 Richard BARKER Yeoman of St Peter's , Will - 1621 Elizabeth BATTEN Widow, Will 1758 - proved 1761 William BOWER Gent.Cap. Burgess, Alderman, Mayor, Deputy Lieut. of Dorset, Owner Fordington Brewery, Will 1829 William & Rebecca BRIDLE Maltster of Dorchester, Wills 1781 & 1794 Richard BROOKES Wagoner, Will - 1708 and his son Caleb BROOKS collar maker 1730 Richard BURY Capital Burgess & Mayor, Will - 1660 Henry BUSHROD of Dorchester, Inventory 1688 Richard BUSHROD of Dorchester Habadaher and Merchant Adventurer, Will - 1628 Henry CARDROE Mercer of Dorchester, Will - 1592 Edith Jane Voss CHRISTOPHER of Wrackleford, Will - 1940 Margaret CHUBB Widow & Benefactor, Will - 1628 John CHURCHILL (1512-1557) Gentleman of Dorchester, Will - 1557 William CHURCHILL (1541-1602) Gentleman of Dorchester, Will - 1602 Eleanor CHURCHILL (c1571-1641) Wiodw of Dorchester - Will 1641 William CHURCHILL (1627-1702) of Dorchester & Muston, Will - 1702 William CHURCHILL (1693-1759) of Colliton Dorchester , Will - 1759 William CHURCHILL (1738-1799) of Colliton Dorchester , Will - 1799 Jasper COLSON Apothecary of Dorchester, Will - 1667 Rev. John COLSON MA Rector of Frampton buried in Dorchester, Will - 1769 Joshua COLSON Apothecary of Dorchester, Will - 1696 Sarah COLSON , Spinster, Will - 1772 Rev Thomas COLSON (1717-1784) Rector of Studland and resident of Dorcheste, Will - 1784 Revd. Thomas Morton COLSON Will - 1830 Henry CORBIN Baker of Dorchester, Will 1645 - Inven. 1654 - Admin 1661 to wife Elizabeth Richard CORBIN Baker & Capital Burgess, Will - 1587 Edward DASHWOOD Mayor, Merchant & Benefactor, Will - 1666/7 Richard DAVIDGE Born in Dorchester & Merchant of London, Will - 1667 Thomas DAVIDGE Merchant, Will - 1614 William DERBY Gentleman & Mercer of Dorchester, Will - 1620 Benjamin DEVENISH, Tailor & Master of the Dorchester Brewhouse, Will - 1643 Elizabeth DEVENISH Widow, Let/Admin 1681 to dau Elizabeth Henry DOLLING Father (1609-1689) & Son (1640-1687) Master Freeschool, L's/Admin 1689 & 1690 Jonathan EAMES Butcher, Will - 1747 Thomas EAMES Maltster, Will - 1742 Revd Abel EDWARDS" Dissenting Minister of Presbyterian Chapel in Pease Lane, Will 1826 Lawrence ELFORD Gentleman of Dorchester, Will 1841, proved 1850 William FEACY alias SCHOLLER Will - 1675 John FOOT Carpenter of All Saints Dorchester, Will- 1831 Thomas FORD Merchant of Dorchester, Will - 1610/11 Richard FUDGE Butcher of Dorchester - 1836 Joseph GIGGER Grocer of Dorchester - 1718 Maximilian GOLLOP Woollen Draper, Will -1719 Joanna [Joane] GOULD, Widow of Dorchester John GOULD the Elder Merchant, Will - 1630 John GREEN Merchant, Will - 1613 Henry HARBEN Baker, Will 1697 William HAYDON Millwright, Inventory only - 1685 Thomas HERNE Surgeon of Dorchester, Will - 1700 John HILL Alderman, Capital Burgess & Mayor, Will - 1636 William HORSFORDE Gentleman, Alderman & Capital Burgess, Will - 1621 Richard HOW Quaker and Clockmaker, Will - 1715 Katherine IRONSIDE widow of Dorchester - 1704 Amy LAWES Spinster of Dorchester, Will 1751, Admin to dau Mary 1755 Mary LEIGH Wife of Rev William Leigh Rector of Holy Trinity, Will - 1738 John LOCK alias RIDDLE Cork cutter, plumber & glazier, Will - 1828 Alice LODER Widow, Will - 1664 Thomas LYMINGTON [Lenington] of Eggleston Tyneham who died at Dorchester, Nuncupative - Will 1660 Margery MARKSFELD [Marksfill, Marksfield] Widow, Will - 1572 Thomas MEECH Esq, L/Admin to father John - 1763 John MORGAN Will & L/Admin to relict Jane of Fordington - 1776 Sebastian PITFIELD Yeoman, Will - 1702 John PITMAN Gentleman Capital Burgess, Bailiff and Mayor of Dorchester in 1746, 1758 & 1768 - Will 1781 Thomas PITMAN The Elder Grocer, Will - 1717 William PITT Gentleman, Alderman and Mayor of Dorchester in 1667 & 1684, Will - 1687 Thomas PLANE (PLAYNE) Yeoman of Dorchester, Will & Memorial - 1725 James POOK gardener Dorchester, Will - 1740 James POOK Inn Keeper of Plume & Feathers Dorchester, Will - 1780 Thomas POOK Gardener of Dorchester, Will - 1771, proved 1776 Matthew POUNCY Butcher, Will - 1757 Richard PROWSE, Cooper of Dorchester, Admin of estate of brother John, a mariner of Weymouth - 1740 Joseph PURCHASE Baker, Will - 1638 Joseph PURCHASE Inventory only - 1682 Nicholas PURCHASE Baker of Dorchester, Will - 1619/20 Nicholas PURCHASE L/Admin to son Joseph - 1675 Alice ROBERTS Widow, Will - 1713 Samuel SAMWAYS Gentleman, L/Admin 1748 Tobie SANDFORD Gentleman & Physician, Will - 1621/3 William SPARKS Maltster, Will - 1778 Philip STANSBY, Grocer & Mayor of Dorchester 1657, Will - 1686 Mary TERRY Widow & sister of Rev. John White, Will - 1637 William THOMAS Hosier of Dorchester - Will 1805 Thomas WARYN Rector of Holy Trinity, Will - 1441 James WHITE Captain, nephew of Rev John White, Will 1666 Rev John WHITE Patriarch of Dorchester, Will - 1648 William WHITEWAY [1599-1635] The younger Diarist & Merchant, Will - 1635 Samuel WINZAR 1682/3-1761 Balcksmith/Ironmonger, Will - 1760 Memorials WWI Memorials, WWII Memorials Holy Trinity Church St Peter's Church |
Wills, Inventories & Letters of Administration Glossary, of 17th Century Terms INDEX to 520 Fordington Wills 1401-1954 , George ADAMS, Owner of Swan Inn Mill St, Will - 1845 George ANDREWS, Currier, Will - 1851 William ANDREWS, Victualler, Will - 1770 William BARNES, Yeoman, Will - 1658 Richard BARTLETT, Inventory only - 1679 Robert BARTLETT, L/Admin to relict Jane & Inventory - 1661 Katherine BASCOMBE, Widow, Inventory only - 1675 Caleb BISHOP, Tailor, Will - 1856 William BISHOP,Yeoman, Will - 1668 John BLANDAMER, Carrier & part owner of the 'Noah's Ark Inn', Will 1865 William BOONE, Husbandman of Fordington, Will - 1580 Ebenezar BROOKS wagoner of Exeter, buried Fordington - 1713 Edith BUNN, Widow, Will & Inventory - 1654 Phillip BUNN, Husbandman, Will - 1662 Richard BUSHROD Haberdasher & Merchant Adventurer, Will & Biography - 1628 Ethelred CHANNELL, wife of William; L/Admin for estate of Tristram Style, 1691 Charles CHURCHILL (1658- 1723) Gentleman of Fordington, Will - 1723 John CHURCHILL (1657-1709) of Colliton & Fordington - Will 1709 Elizabeth COLE wife of Edward, L/Admin for estate of Thomas Painter of Portland 1756 John COOPER Gentleman of Fordington, Will - 1713 John EAMES, Yeoman, L/Admin & Inventory to son Jonathan - 1662 Jonathan EAMES, Yeoman, L/Admin & Inventory to widow Mary - 1702 Lucy EAMES, Widow, L/Admin & Inventory to son Jonathan - 1665 George ELMES Gentleman of Forthington, Will - 1771 Thomas FORD, L/Admin & Inventory to widow Ruth - 1662 Thomas FORD, L/Admin & Inventory to widow Alice - 1668 Dorothy FREEKE, Widow, Will - 1670 Mary FROOME, L/Admin for estate of Philip BUNN - 1662 Elias GALPIN, Maltster & Beer Retailer, Will - 1846 Robert GALPIN, Maltster & Beer Retailer, Will - 1859 William GALPIN, Cooper, buried Fordington, Will - 1837 Elinor HACKAM, Widow, Will & Inventory - 1664 Bennett HARVEY, Gentleman, Will - 1807 Ambrose HUNT, Husbandman, Will - 1588 Ambrose HUNT Senior, Husbandman, Will - 1661 Ambrose HUNT , Yeoman, of Fordington L/A + Inventory to widow Eleanor- 1680/1 Christian HUNT Spinster of Fordington, L/Admin to brother John - 1600 Eleanor HUNT, nee Chubb Widow of Ambrose Hunt - Will 1703 Elizabeth HUNT, Widow of Ambrose Hunt - Will 1594 Joan HUNT, Widow of John Hunt - Will 1609 Roger KETE [KEATE], Gentleman of Fordington, Will - 1620 Thomas KNAPTON (1662-1725) of Fordington and Dorchester - Keeper Dorchester Gaol: Mayor 1713, Will - 1721 Christian LAUERNES [Lawrence], Widow, Will - 1663 John LAWRENCE Yeoman, Will 1640 William LAWRENCE Yeoman of Fordington, Will 1645/6 David MORGAN Victualler of Dorchester, buried at Fordington, Will - 1743/4 Rev. John PALMER Vicar of St Georges Church Fordington, Will - 1829 Elizabeth PALMER Relict of Rev John Palmer Vicar of Fordington, Will - 1829 Edward PARKER, Inventory only - 1661 Rev. Edward PELE, Vicar of Fordington, Verbal Will. L/Admin to relict Alice - 1649 Rev. Anthony PELHAM, Will - 1659 Sebastian PITFIELD Yeoman, Will - 1702 James POOKE of Fordington -1670 Matthew POUNCY Butcher, Will dated 1787, L/Admin to relict Elizabeth - 1793 Frances PROWSE, Widow, Will 1733 John PROWSE, Yeoman, Will 1720 John RASKER, Will & Inventory - 1661 George SALISBURY, L/Admin to relict Susannah - 1661 Isaac SPARKS, Gentleman, Will - 1788 William SPARKS, Fellmonger, Will - 1740 William STANTON, Clothier, Will -1848 Robert TAPP, Yeoman, Will - 1670 Richard WARREN, Husbandman, Will - 1636 Agnes WHITE, Widow of Fordington, Will - 1576 Eleanor WHITE [WHYTE] Spinster, Will and Inventory - 1576 Elizabeth WHITE Widow of Fordington, Will & L/A - 1607 Hamnet WHITE Husbandman of Fordington, Inv and L/A - 1633 John WHITE [WHYTE] Senior, Husbandman, Will - 1597 died 27 May 1600 - L/A, relict Elizabeth Robert WHITE [WHYTE], Husbandmen, Will - 1576 and L/A Robert WHITE Husbandman, Inv and L/A - 1607 William WHITE [WHYTE], Husbandmen, Nuncupative Will, Inv & L/A - 1595 William WHITE Clerk, Inv and L/A - 1607 John WINDSOR, Yeoman, L/Admin & Inventory to relict Ursula - 1664 Tamsine WINSOR, Widow, Will & Inventory - 1649 Ursula WINSER, Widow, Will - 1670 Memorials Monumental Inscriptions St Mary's MI From 1912 Tombstones moved in 1907 WWI Memorial, WWII Memorials |
| Other Records for Dorchester Aldermen & Capital Burgesses of Dorchester (Part listing) Bailiffs of Dorchester (1390-1834) Baptist Church Established in Dorchester in 1645 Church Officials (from 1068) in Dorchester Company of Freemen: Charters & Bye Laws , Governors 1621-1824, Apprentices 1613-1715, 1710-1811 Company of Freeman: Members 1621-1635: 1698-1718: 1734-1835: Corporate Development of Dorchester (Ref in Charters to Streets, Institutions etc) Dorchester 'Free School' , (1567-1736) The first 160 years, Masters (1550-1878) Dorchester Gallows A short History by Rev. SEV Filleul - 1911 Dorchester People in Historical documents etc (1559-1699) (1700-1923) Dorchester Trade Tokens 1656-1668 Dorset County Hospital (link to external site) Edridge Pope Brewery from 1833 Execution of Silvester Wilkins aged 16 at Dorchester Gaol in 1833 Fire of Dorchester 25th March 1725 (57 Houses Destroyed) Fire 1757 Kings Arms Inn Freemason Admission Records Durnovarian Lodge (1775-1820) Glossary, of 17th Century Terms with notes & links on names, places, inns, taverns etc often referred to. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Dorchester - Pages 336-409 , by John Hutchins - INDEX to 28 Files Lloyds Bank High West Street est.1835 by Jo Draper in Dorset life Loyalty Oath to Charles II - Names of 300 people who signed on 31 Aug 1681 Mayors of Dorchester, (1629-2010) Military - Served in Canada , Chelsea Pensioners, Service Records - shown as born in Dorchester Militia - Dorset Regt 1758, 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770-1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779-1791 1796 1798/99 1814 Old Dissenters Meeting House (The Congregational or Presbyterian Chapel - Pease Lane - est 1662) Parliamentary Representation (1294-1863) Plague - 1665 - affect on Dorchester of 2nd Anglo Dutch War, and spread of the Plague from London Poor Law - Bastardy Orders Removal Vagrants Recorders & High Stewards of Dorchester Return of Landowners, 1871 Property owned by Holy Trinity Church 1849 Royal Visit to Dorchester by the Prince of Wales 1887 Seamans Service Records , (1814-1908) 549 Records with birth place of Dorchester Serjeants-at-Mace from 1622 Society of Friends (Quakers) in Dorchester (1655-1833) Town Clerks of Dorchester from 1629 Trinity School, Dorchester Estab 1623 Vestry Minutes HT 1728-1750: 1751-1790: 1791-1851: Williams & Co (The Old Bank) 1 & 2 High West St (external link) |
Other Records for Fordington Baptist Chapel (Dorford) Established 1830 The Bulls Head Inn Fordington Hill (1839-1927) Cholera Outbreak 1854 Christian Names" (the use & meaning of Biblical & Religious names) Church Officials 1222-1813 - St George, inc Vicars and Curates Church Officials - Vestry Members, inc appointment Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor 1731-1782 Fire in March 1666 (4 Houses + barns etc , 6 Familes homeless, £900+ loss) Fire in April 1829 (£3,000 of property destroyed) Fires in March 1840 (57 Houses and 250 people homeless) Fire in Dec 1912 (Serious damage to roof of St Georges Church) Fordington People in Historical documents and newspapers 1610-2010 Glossary, of 17th Century Terms with notes & links on names, places, inns, taverns etc often referred to. John Hutchins, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Maumbury Rings, The Roman Amphitheatre Militia - Dorset Regt 1758, 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770-1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779-1791 1796 1798/99 1814 Military Pensioners - Included in Dorchester - see opposite Mill Street Mission - Estb. 1905 Monumental Inscriptions Noah's Ark Inn Fordington High Street (1860-1940) Overseers accounts 1724, [1725 Not survived] 1726, 1727/28, 1728/29, 1729, Overseers accounts 1782-1792 (extracts only) Overseers accounts 1798-1802 (extracts only) Poor Law & Apprenticeship Records,1712–1858 Poor Law Records , by Richard Travell Poor Law - Bastardy Bond William CHURCHILL Husbandman, 1723 Quarter Sessions Records ,1625-1638 Seamans Service Records 49 Records with birth place of Fordington Society of Friends (Quakers) includes Fordington (1655-1833) The Foundry Lott & Walne - Fordington High Street (1785-1940) The Old Malthouse Fordington High Street (1785-1940) Union Arms Tavern (1839-1931) Vicars & Prebendaries , of St George's Fordington |
| Biographies The ARDEN Family [1671-1852] 16 times Mayor of Dorchester Sir Francis ASHLEY JP [1569 –1635] Recorder of Dorchester William BARNES [1801-1886] Poet etc, In Dorchester: Solicitors Clerk 1818-1823, Schoolmaster 1835-1862. BARTLETT Families of Dorchester & Fordington Thomas BEACH [1738-1806] Portrait Painter Rev.William BENN [1600 –1680] Rector All Saints & Founder of Dor. Congregational Church The BLACHFORD Family [1593 –1652] Clothiers of Dorchester Dennis BOND [1588 –1658] Woolen Draper, MP and Mayor of Dorchester in 1635 Elizabeth Martha BROWN (Nee CLARKE) [1811-1856] Life, Trial, Execution of John BROWNE JP [1582 –1659] of Frampton & Dorchester Richard BUSHROD [1575 –1628] Merchant Adventurer of Dorchester CARDROE Family From 1557 Merchants of Cerne Abbas and Dorchester Mary CHANNING (nee BROOKES) [1687 –1705] Life, Trial, Condemnation and Execution of CHURCHILL Family of Colliton House, Dorchester and Muston Manor, Piddlehinton, Dorset COLSON Family From 1621 Apothecaries of Dorchester Twice Mayor of Dorchester CORBIN Family From 1535 Bakers of Dorchester William CUMING MD [1714-1788] 49 Years Doctor of Physic in Dorchester Venerable John CORNELIUS (alias Mohun) [1557-1594] Executed at Dorchester 1594 Samuel CRUMLEHOLME [1618-1672] Master of the Dorchester Free School (1651-1657) William DERBY [1588-1649] Gentleman & Mercer of Dorchester, Will - 1620 Benjamin DEVENISH [1574 –1643] Tailor & Master of the Dorchester Brewhouse Thomas DEVENISH [1589 – after 1638] Keeper of Dorchester Goal & House of Correction DEWFOL [Dufall]; BAKER & SPICER Families [1800 –1905] China & Glassware Dealers George DYER [Dier] [1579-1672] Weaver & Pilgrim of Dorchester James GOULD (1593-1676) MP, Merchant & Mayor of Dorchester 1637 John GORDON [1728-1774]; Indigo Plantation & slave owner in Jamaica, buried at St Peters Dorchester Nicholas GOULD MP [1635-1691] Mayor of Dorchester 1680 Thomas GRIGG [1857-1932] Photographic Artist of Dorchester HAYNE Family Mercers of Dorchester from the 16th Century John HILL [1589-1657] Alderman, Capital Burgess and Mayor (1636) of Dorchester William KENNEDY [1811-1830] Soldier 5th Dragoon Guards, Trial and Execution LAKE Family of Dorchester & Fordington LOCK Family of Dorchester - Link to "A Pedigree compiled by David Beamish" April 2004 John PARKINS [1571-1640] MP 1621, Mayor 1629 Henry PLOWMAN [1779-1842] R.N. Surgeon PITMAN Families of Dorchester from 1692 The POOK Family of Dorchester & Fordington from 1616 John POUNCY [1818-1894] & Walter POUNCY [1844-1918] Pioneers in Photography William Ricketts ROGERS [1856-1944] Portrait & Landscape Photographer James SINGLETON [1832-1905] Photographer of Dorchester Charles STOODLEY [d.1690] Mayor of Dorchester in 1682 & Christopher STOODLEY [d.1732.3] George TRENCHARD I [c1548-1630] MP 1572 & Recorder for Dorchester 1610/11 Sir Frederick TREVES [1853-1923] Baronet, Surgeon to the King, Author of Highways and Byways in Dorset Bernard TOUP [c1587-1635] Alderman, Bailiff and Mayor (1634/5) of Dorchester Thomas WARR [1830-1916] Veteran of the Charge of the Light Brigade, by Jennifer Dando Rev John WHITE [1575-1648] Patriarch of Dorchester & Rector of Holy Trinity William WHITEWAY [1570--1640] Senior, Mayor of Dorchester 1631/2 William WHITEWAY [1599-1635] The younger, the Diarist 1618-1635 John WHITEWAY JP [1614-1677] Mayor of Dorchester 1645 and 1658 The WILLIAMS Family of Herringston and Dorchester - From the 16th Century WRIGHT Family of Dorchester - Douglas Norman Wright (1916-2001) |
Biographies John ASHE Family 1593 to 1640 Labourers of Fordington Rev. Richard Grosvenor BARTELOT [1868-1947] Vicar of St Georges Church Fordington BARTLETT Families of Dorchester & Fordington DART/DARK Families of Fordington, Dorchester and Stinsford Charles CHRISTOPHER [1700 –1791] Agricultural Labourer of Fordington Ancestry of Charles CHRISTOPHER [1700-1791] at Edmonsham & Hazelbury Bryan Joseph CHRISTOPHER of Cheselbourne brother to Charles CHRISTOPHER of Fordington Charles CHURCHILL (1658-1723) Gentleman of Fordington, Will transcription & link to his family history John CHURCHILL of Fordington and Colliton House in Dorchester , MP for Dorchester 1708 Anthony EAMES [1595 –1661/2] Churchwarden, Constable & Pilgrim of Fordington Fortunatus FORDINGTON (1746-aft1776) Transported to America in 1773 Elias GALPIN, [1756-1846] Maltster & Beer Retailer, Robert GALPIN, Maltster & Beer Retailer, Will - 1859 HAYNE Family Mercers of Dorchester and Fordington HUNT Family of Fordington and Dorchester from 1587 Ann KEATS/WINZAR [1794c –1873] Heroine of the Battle of Waterloo The KNAPTON Family of Fordington and Dorchester [1627-1754] originating from Wiltshire before 1597 LAKE Family of Dorchester & Fordington Rev. Henry MOULE [1801–1880] Vicar of Fordington & inventor of the dry earth closet Rev. Horatio MOULE , [1805 –1886] Chaplain of St Paul's Cathedral Calcutta Henry Joseph MOULE , [1825 –1904] Water Colour Artist Rev. George Evans MOULE [1828 –1912] Missionary and Bishop of Mid China Rev. Frederick John MOULE ,[1830 –1900] Vicar of St Peters Church - Yaxley Horatio Mosley MOULE , [1832 –1873] Friend of Thomas Hardy Charles Walter MOULE , [1834 –1921] Classical Lecturer & Tutor at Cambridge Rev. Arthur Evans MOULE , [1836 –1918] Missionary & Archdeacon of Mid China Dr. Handley Carr Glyn MOULE ,[1841 –1920] Bishop of Durham Rev. John PALMER Vicar of St Georges Church Fordington [1749-1829] Rev. Edward PELE [PEALE] , [1582 –1643] Vicar of Fordington PITFIELD Families of Fordington from 1685 POOK Family of Dorchester & Fordington from 1616 SIMS Family Baptists of Fordington from 1828/9 SPRAGUE Family [1597-1700] From Fullers to Founding Fathers WHITE Family [1576-?] Husbandmen of Fordington Fields |
| Books & Directories covering both Dorchester & Fordington Dorchester Remembers the Great War - Index of Soldiers Commemorated on Dorchester & Fordington Memorials - by Brian Bates - 2012 Dorset Poll Book: Dorchester extracts 1807 - 1831 - 1857 Dorsetshire photographically illustrated - by John Pouncy (1818-1894) Fire from Heaven, - Review of - by David Underdown Guide to St Peters Church Dorchester - by Rev. A Metcalf - H Ling 23 High East Street 1907 Highways & Byways in Dorset - by Sir Frederick Treves 1853 -1923 History of Dorchester by James Savage published 1837 Memorials to old Dorset edited by Thomas Perkins & Herbert Pentin Published 1907 (Link to - see pages 145-156 by Dr Handley Moule) Studies in Dorset History (1st half 17th century) by Maureen Weinstock published by Longmans Dorchester Ltd 1953 Partial Index names of people and ships at Weymouth The Civil Divisions of the County of Dorset by Edward Boswell Dorchester 2nd edition published 1833 Topographical Dictionary of England - Extract for Dorchester & Fordington - by Samuel Lewis -1815 Directories: Pigots 1830 : Roberts 1839 : Pigots 1844 : Slaters 1852/3: Harrods 1865: Post Office 1875: Kelly's 1889: Kelly's 1895: Kelly's 1915 - Page 1: & Page 2, Medical Directories 17th Century Pilgrims from Dorchester & Fordington 1620-1640 to New England Memoirs of Roger CLAP (1609-1690/1) who emigrated on board the 'Mary & John' in 1630 : Index DORCHESTER Company (1624-1626) [Biographies on 29 out of 119 Investors who backed emigration] George DYER [Dier] [1579-1672] Weaver & Pilgrim of Dorchester Dorset who emigrated to New England in 1630 Anthony EAMES [1595 –1686] Churchwarden & Constable of Fordington - Pilgrim who emigrated to Charlestown New England in 1633 EMIGRATION to New England from Dorchester & Fordington in the 17th Century FIRE from HEAVEN - Life in Dorchester in 17th Century by David Underdown Review and Index Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England by James Savage published Boston 1860 Settlers A - C Settlers D - J Settlers K - R Settlers S - Z Good Old Dorchester (Massachusetts) Link to a narrative history of the town (1630-1893) by Wm Dana Orcutt Published 1908 (entire book wait for it to load) History of the Town of Dorchester Massachusetts Link to a narrative history of the town by the Dorchester Antiquarian & Historical Society Published Boston 1859 Landing at Cape Anne, or, The charter of the first permanent colony on the territory of the Massachusetts Company ... with ... a history of the colony, 1624-1628, by Roger Conant Govenor - 1854, : Index Old Planters by G H Phippen Essex Institute Historical Collections (See index pages 201 to 206) ROSE Family of Fordington - Research document into probability that he emigrated with Anthony Eames in 1633. SPRAGUE Family of Fordington (and Upwey) - from Fullers to Founding Fathers emigrated to Charlestown in 1628 James WHITE Captain, nephew of Rev John White, of Barbados died Boston New England, Will 1666 Rev John WHITE (1575-1648) Patriarch of Dorchester - The driving force behind establishing a settlement Rev John WHITE's Rectory - Article by J.E.Acland - 1922 Postcards & Pictures Dorchester: The Walks (10 cards 22 pictures) : The High Street (22 cards) : South Street & Cornhill (10 cards 3 pictures) : Town Hall & Nappers Mite (3 cards 4 pictures) : Romantic Postcards (6 cards) : Jenfer Dando collection, (9 cards) Link to Sketch of Dorchester viewed from the Frome Valley in Tate Gallery by Turner 1811 Fordington: Fordington High St (2012) (22 photos): Fordington & St Georges Church (17 images), Pitfield Family Album"(11 photos): Steve Poulter collection (6 cards), Maps 1610 County of Dorset 1611 'Dorchester & Fordington' - John Speeds Map 1771 'Dorchester' Extracted from The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset by John Hutchins 1844 'Tithe Map Fordington' 1886 'Dorchester' Ordnance Survey 1886 'Fordington' Ordnance Survey 1886 'West Fordington Barracks' inc Colliton house & park, Grove House and Christchurch & vicarage 1901 'West Dorchester' Ordnance Survey 1901 'East Dorchester' and Fordington Ordnance Survey Modern maps visit:- www.multimap.com Useful Links Burkes History of the Landed Gentry or Commoners of Great Britain & Ireland Dorchester British History On-Line Vol 17 Pages39-64 Vol 12 Pages 104-132 Dorchester Municipal Records Dorchester The Workhouse Glossary, of 17th Century Terms Wessex Worthies - Dorset by JJ Fuller FSA Visitations: Many Dorset Families originate from outside the County (click sides of book as well as page to advance) Berkshire : 1532 /1566 /1623 /1665/6 Buckinghamshire: 1566 & 1634 Cornwall: 1620 Cumberland : 1615 & 1666 (Index from page 157) Devon: 1620 Dorset: 1531 & 1565: & 1623 Index : Pedigrees : Addenda (Index to addenda see pages 45-54) & 1677 Index only Essex: 1552 / 1558 / 1570 / 1612 / 1634 1664/1668 Gloucestershire: 1623 Hampshire: 1634 Hertfordshire: 1586 & 1634 Huntingdon: 1613 Kent: 1619 1663-8 Lancaster: 1613 Lincolnshire: 1634 London: 1568: & 1633-1635 A-H & 1633-1635 I-Z (click sides of book as well as page to advance) Middlesex: 1663 Oxfordshire 1566; 1568 and 1634 Shropshire: 1623 Somerset: 1531 + 1575 (Alphabetic but in two parts, 2nd part starts page 95) & 1623 Staffordshire: 1614 +1663/4 Wales: 1586-1613: Wiltshire: 1565 1623 (Not alphabetic - index at back) Yorkshire: 1612 |