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What are Monumental Inscriptions?
Monumental Inscriptions (MIs) are transcriptions taken from gravestones,
tombs, plaques and war memorials found in cemeteries, church interiors and
churchyards of all denominations and they provide very useful information for
family history research.
Records have been compiled by the S&DFHS and donated by other people over a
number of years. These transcriptions have been indexed (see below).
Many of these records contain useful genealogical information such as dates
of birth and death and family relationships. Some also have a plan reference so
that the grave can be located. Remember these are the records of the memorials
which were found and deciphered at the time of transcription and it does not mean
that your ancestor was not buried in the location concerned. Also not all
records are of deaths, some are vicars, benefactors etc.
What is the Index?
There are two
databases of information.
Short records
include:
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Forenames and
Surname of person |
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Date of Death |
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Age if given |
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Date of Birth
if given |
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Parish
containing inscription |
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Denomination
of church or chapel |
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Reference of
plot or memorial |
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Type of
gravestone or monument |
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Notes details
from inscription |
Details of the coverage may be found on the Family History Website at
http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SDFHSMI.shtml
Full records
include:
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The complete
Monumental Inscription |
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Place |
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Denomination |
Details of the coverage may be found on the Family History Website at
http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SDFHSMIfull.shtml
The database contains (as at April 2007) 311 burial locations with almost
84000 names indexed plus 239 burial locations containing nearly 29000 full
inscriptions with nearly 55000 names indexed.
Searches
To make things easier for researchers, we have decided to simplify the
charging structure for searches of or Indexes and Databases:
| an initial search for one name (forenames and surnames) of the
electronic data - £2.00 |
| an initial search of all our data forename, surname and parish) - £2.00 |
For larger searches, please contact the centre for an estimate.
Please address all your enquiries , or requests for an estimate, to
Research, SDFHS, PO Box 4502, Sherborne, Dorset DT9
6YL or e-mail sdfhs@btconnect.com
All postal enquiries and requests should be accompanied by a large
envelope, self addressed and stamped for return, or additional
payment.
All enquiries from members of the
Society must quote the membership number, in order to qualify for the
reduced rates and special searches.
Sterling cheques, money orders and Postal Orders should be made
payable to the S&DFHS.
NOTE:
In addition, for confirmation of the date of death in Somerset, it would be
worthwhile consulting the Society's Burials
Index.
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