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Dorset, England : Classification : Visitations


Herald's Visitations were where heralds made tours of the country, starting in 1530, for the purpose of checking on the unlawful assumption and display of arms and of the titles of "esquire" and "gentleman" - in other words, to examine gentleman's claims. Herald's visitations were discontinued in 1686.

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Classification:Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations
Title:Dorset County Data from Ancestry
Link:Dorset County Data from Ancestry
Description:Dorset County Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes parish register extracts; Visitation, 1623; The registers of Almer, Co. Dorset : 1538-1812.
Classification:GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations
Title:England Data from Ancestry
Link:England Data from Ancestry
Description:England Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records.
Classification:Pedigrees, Visitations
Title:Visitation Book - Dorsetshire
Link:https://archive.org/details/visitationofdors00harv...
Description:Visitation Book - Dorsetshire 1565
Extra Info:Online book. Includes many pedigrees. Index at end.
Classification:Pedigrees, Visitations
Title:Visitation Book - Dorsetshire
Link:https://archive.org/details/visitationofdors00dors
Description:Visitation Book - Dorsetshire 1623
Extra Info:Online book. Includes many pedigrees. Index at end.

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