The Island & Royal Manor of Portland - Historic Sources, Version 3

Description

Version 3 of this comprehensive set of records for Portland has now been released. Note that the CD version does not run correctly on Apple Mac computers using operating systems above 10.4 (Tiger).  However copying the files from the CD to the computer hard drive, and running from there, does enable everything to run correctly.

The CD is a most valuable resource for anyone with Portland ancestors.

The main additions for this new release are:

Transcripts of census records for 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911.
Parish registers for St Peter’s, The Grove, [Christenings (1870-1906) & Marriages (1873-1918)], Our Lady & St Andrew RC Church, The Grove, [Christenings (1866-1870) & Marriages (1884)] and the Independent Chapel, Chesil, [Christenings (1829-1837)].
Churchwardens accounts for St George’s (1723-1780) and St John’s (1859-1919).
Portland Cemetery MIs.
St John’s Pew Rent Book (1845-1875) and Vestry Minute Book (1868-1918).
Postholders: Parish Clerk, Sexton, Way-Wardens, Land Tax Assessors & Collectors, Vicars of St Peter’s, Prison and Naval Chaplains, and clergy of other denominations. Other similar lists have been extended.

Also includes the following, which were included on version 2 of the CD:

Parish Registers:
Portland - Christenings (1630-1841), Marriages (1591-1837), Burials (1564-1849).
St George’s - Christenings (1842-1893), Marriages (1837-1891), Burials (1849-1935).
St John’s - Christenings (1840-1903), Marriages (1841-1886), Burials (1841-1929).
Methodist - Christenings (1796-1971), Marriages (1838-1865), Burials (1818-1861).
Bible Christian - Christenings (1858-1971)

MIs for St Andrew's, St George's, St John’s, Avalanche Church, Underhill Methodists, and the RN and Military Cemetery.

Pollbooks for 1807, 1831, 1841 and 1857.

Census transcriptions for 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871
and more, plus some reconstructed Portland families.