Stinsford Dorset Family History Guide

Stinsford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

Other places in the parish include: Kingston Marlwood, Lower Bockhampton, Upper Kingston, and Higher Bockhampton.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1577
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1732

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STINSFORD, a parish, with three hamlets, in Dorchester district, Dorset; 1½ mile ENE of Dorchester r. station. Post town, Dorchester. Acres, 1,999. Rated property, £2,225. Pop., 357. Houses, 62. The property is divided among a few. S. House and Kingston House are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £190. Patron, the Earl of Ilchester. The church is good. Charities, £12.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Dorset, Stinsford – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Stinsford., 1732-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stinsford (Dorsetshire)

Churchwardens’ accounts, 1752-1871
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stinsford (Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for Stinsford, 1577-1988
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stinsford (Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

England, Dorset, Stinsford – Land and property ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1771-1853
Author: Stinsford (Dorset)

England, Dorset, Stinsford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1771-1853
Author: Stinsford (Dorset)

England, Dorset, Stinsford – Taxation ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1771-1853
Author: Stinsford (Dorset)

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Dorchester
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Whitchurch
  • Poor Law Union: Dorchester
  • Hundred: George
  • Province: Canterbury