Shaftesbury St Peter Dorset Family History Guide

Shaftesbury St Peter is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

Alternative names: Shaftesbury St Martin, Shaftesbury St Andrew

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1623
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1731

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Shaftesbury Dorset Family History Guide

Parish Registers

Marriage Allegations

The following people have been recorded in the Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837.

CHAFFEY, John, of St. Peter’s, in the borough of Shaston [ sic ? Shaftesbury ], co. Dorset, b., & Mary Ward, of Ringwood, 20, sp., a minor, with c. of her f., William Ward, of R., tailor, at R., 10 Nov., 1788. 

Parish Records

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England, Dorset, Shaftesbury – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Shaftesbury, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Dorset, Shaftesbury – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for St. Peter’s Church, Shaftesbury, 1731-1880
Author: Church of England. St. Peter’s Church (Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for St. Peter’s Church, Shaftesbury, 1623-1886
Author: Church of England. St. Peter’s Church (Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

Churchwardens’ accounts, 1722-1916
Author: Church of England. St. Peter’s Church (Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, 1623-1984
Author: Church of England. Holy Trinity Church (Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Shaftsbury
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Shaftesbury
  • Poor Law Union: Shaftesbury
  • Hundred: Shaftesbury Borough
  • Province: Canterbury