News & Information

The Milton Road Cemetery Burial Records covering the period 1951-1961 are now available for society members to view online.

Please report any transcript errors to the author of this news article.

We regret that the Free Help Sessions at Weston Library on Saturdays will be cancelled until further notice.  The one-to-one nature of these sessions coupled with the average age of the volunteers and people attending make this advisable. 

If you have any questions about your research you can still reach us through the Research Forum, the Facebook Group or by an enquiry using the contact form on this site using the category "Research Queries". 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the situation regarding the current coronavirus and its predicted rate of spread, the Committee has decided to CANCEL this meeting.

Please would members inform other members in case they haven't seen the notice....and, as subsequent meetings may also be cancelled, to keep an eye out for future announcements.

We are advised that the Dorset Family History Day Fair due to take place on 21st March 2020 at Parkstone Grammar School, Poole has been cancelled.

From the Dorset FHS:

"The Dorset Family History Society has reluctantly made the decision to cancel the Family History Day on Saturday 21st March 2020. This is out of consideration for the health and well being of our volunteers, exhibitors, speakers and potential visitors because of the Coronavirus.

The Family History Day was going to be held at Parkstone Grammar School, Sopers Lane, Poole and we also didn’t want to be responsible for potentially bringing the virus onto the school premises.

I have uploaded a transcription of the 1939 Register of the Axbridge Public Assistance Institution (formerly the Axbridge Workhouse) under the general heading of the Axbridge Poor Law Union. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

It contains Staff, Inmates (including patients of the Infirmary) and Vagrants.  There are several redacted entries - possibly children born there.  I have added a Notes column which adds deaths, burials or marriages of some of those listed. 

If you are know anything about any of the entries please let me know.