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From: "Betsy Harper" <>
Subject: Re: [DOR] OPC Update 1/4 million records & 10,000 MI's !!!
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 13:25:41 +1000
References: <MABBKPFPIOBGCILADKPOGEEAEGAA.lynda@mudle-small.freeserve.co.uk>


I wholeheartedly support the votes of thanks for a marvellous job. Betsy
Harper in Qld Aust.
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From: "Lynda Mudle-Small" <>
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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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