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From: "Pam Hillier" <>
Subject: Re: [DOR] OPC Update 1/4 million records & 10,000 MI's !!!
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:49:26 +1030
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I second Betsy's sentiments....what would we do without you guys.
Pam from Adelaide, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betsy Harper" <>
To: <>
Sent: 03 November 2003 13:55
Subject: Re: [DOR] OPC Update 1/4 million records & 10,000 MI's !!!


> I wholeheartedly support the votes of thanks for a marvellous job. Betsy
> Harper in Qld Aust.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynda Mudle-Small" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 2:20 AM
> Subject: [DOR] OPC Update 1/4 million records & 10,000 MI's !!!
>
>
> Only 7 months after the Dorset Online Parish Clerk [OPC] Project started,
we
> have now got well over one quarter of a million records on site and this
> includes over 10,000 of B Webber’s Monumental Inscriptions. This would not
> have been possible without a lot of hard work by the OPC’s and volunteer
> transcribers and donations of transcriptions from listers which has meant
> 27,649 records being added to the site this month.
>
> NEW OPC’s
> A warm welcome to the following new OPC’s:-
> Langton Herring, Sheelagh Hawkins
> Broadwey and Upwey, Maureen Branson
> Lytchett Minster, Leila Muller
> Child Okeford, Sandra Abbot
>
> NEW PAGES
> There are new pages up, with photos and location maps, for:-
> Winterborne Came, Herringston & Monkton
> Piddlehinton
> Lytchett Matravers
> Broadwey & Upwey
>
> CENSUS
> The following complete transcriptions are up
> Allington 1831 by Rachel Mc Veigh
> Broadwinsor 1841 by Steven Spurle
> Blandford 1861 by Ron Adams
> Bothenhampton 1861 by Royston Clarke
> Broadwey 1861 by Maureen Branson
> Church Knowle 1841 & 1851 by Sue Mills
> East Holme 1861
> Langton Matravers 1841 & 1851 by Sue Mills
> Lytchett Matravers 1881 by Lynne Ballard
> Mappowder 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901 all by Eileen Penfold
> Margaret Marsh 1841 & 1851 by Cassandra Gotham
> Milton Abbas 1841, 1851 & 1871 kindly donated
> Piddlehinton 1851 by Beryl Fooks
> Portland 1851 started & Portland 1861 almost finished by Bob Stone
> Shipton Gorge 1841 by Ron Adams
> Studland 1841 & 1851 by Sue Mills
> Swanage 1851 by Sue Mills
> Todber 1841 & 1851 by Reg Howard
> Upwey 1851 by Maureen Branson
> Winterborne Came 1861
> Winterborne Herringston 1841-1901
> Winterborne Monkton 1841, 1851, 1861, 1881 all by James Purkiss
> Worth Matravers 1841 & 1851 by Sue Mills
>
> REGISTERS
> Cheddington Marriages 1756-1812 by Emma Squires
> Chettle Baptisms 1732-1845 by Emma Squires
> Chideock Burials 1733-1779 by Annie Sting
> East Chelborough Marriages 1690-1812 by Emma Squires
> Loders Marriages 1636-1812 by Alan Bartlett
> North Poorton Marriages 1761-1812 by Emma Squires
> Sherborne Burials 1906-1916 from Brian Webber
> Piddlehinton Baps 1812-1880 revised from PR’s by Beryl Fooks
> Winterborne Came some Baptisms by James Purkiss
>
> MISC
> Broadwinsor 1849 PO Directory by Steven Spurle
> Bridport Directories 1791, 1856, 1880, 1895, 1935 by Alan Bartlett
> Child Okeford 1861 Directory by Janet Courtney
> Compton Abbas Wills by Sue Stead
> Hammoon Absent Voters 1918
> Hinton St Mary Absent Voter 1918 both by me.
> Holnest Land Tax by Caryl Parsons
> Iwerne Courtney 1865 directory by Janet Courtney
> Portland article ‘An Excursion to Portland’ 1849 by Bob Stone
> Wareham Court Leet courtesy of T R Holland
> Lytchett Matravers Directories by Lynne Ballard
>
> PHOTOGRAPHS
> Some old [circa 1900] and new photographs have been added to some parish
> pages
> Corfe photos courtesy of Cyndi Mark. Also additions on the pages for
> Blandford Forum, Bridport, Chideock, Frampton , Fontmell Magna, Frome
> Vauchurch, Maiden Newton, Milton Abbas, Piddletrenthide, Portland &
> Tolpuddle
>
> And last but not least………………
> MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
> The uploading of Brian Webber's MI’s continues and Steve has now put up
just
> over 10,000 entries, with more still to come.
> Photographs of churches/burial grounds are also being added to the site.
> These are indicated on the 'Search This Site' page, and where present will
> show when you click for more details on a name.
> About 5000 new MI's have been uploaded for the following:-
>
> Cattistock (Saints Peter & Paul parish church)
> Chetnole (St Peter's parish church);
> Godmanstone (Holy Trinity parish church);
> Hazelbury Bryan (cemetery)
> Hilton (All Saints parish church)
> Ibberton (St Eustace parish church)
> Lydlinch (St Thomas a Becket parish church)
> Mappowder (St Peter & Paul parish church)
> Marnhull (Catholic church and Civic cemetery)
> North Wootton (St Mary Magdalene parish church)
> Pilsdon Manor (St Mary's parish church)
> Poxwell (St John the Evangelist parish church)
> Stoke Abbott (St Mary's parish church)
> Stour Provost (St Michael's parish church)
> Stourton Caundle (St Peter's parish church and cemetery)
> Sturminster Newton (cemetery)
> Turnworth (St Mary the Virgin parish church)
> West Stour (St Mary's parish church)
> Whitcombe (parish church)
> Winterborne Anderson (parish church)
> Winterborne Clenston (St Nicholas parish church)
> Winterborne Houghton (St Andrew's parish church);
> Woodsford (St John the Baptist parish church)
> Woolland (parish church)
>
> I think we can now say that Dorset is leading the country in getting its
> records freely available on line. If you can give just a few hours to help
> please contact me. If you are interested in being an OPC for a parish do
let
> me know.
>
> Happy hunting!
>
> Lynda Mudle-Small
> Co-ordinator Dorset Online Parish Clerk (OPC) project www.dorset-opc.com
>
>
>
>
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