Portland Dorset information

Information about Portland in Dorset

**Details about the place**
Field	Value
Show on map Opens in a new tab	Location
Grid Reference:	SY680750
Latitude:	50.57386
Longitude:	-2.453258
Number of transcriptions	12503
First actual year for a transcription If zero there are records without a date present	1564
Last actual year for a transcription	1861
Latest date a transcription changed:	11 Dec 2025
Last date place information changed	12 Dec 2025
Notes about the place

**Number of records by decade**
Period Those periods with zero data may span several decades. The first may include pre 1530 records.	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Total
Transcribed by	Bob Wilkins	Bob Wilkins	Bob Wilkins	Bob Wilkins
1530–1559
1560–1569			28	28
1570–1579			22	22
1580–1589
1590–1599		8		8
1600–1609		29		29
1610–1619		4		4
1620–1629
1630–1639	61		21	82
1640–1649	78			78
1650–1659	12			12
1660–1669	51			51
1670–1679	4		17	21
1680–1689			119	119
1690–1699	84	27	126	237
1700–1709	147	27	77	251
1710–1719	175	55	90	320
1720–1729	264	39	141	444
1730–1739	262	24	185	471
1740–1749	260	18	183	461
1750–1759	311	42	170	523
1760–1769	441	105	237	783
1770–1779	506	110	324	940
1780–1789	526	114	255	895
1790–1799	508	121	357	986
1800–1809	299	155	293	747
1810–1819	693	145	383	1,221
1820–1829	919	240	442	1,601
1830–1839	907	120	489	1,516
1840–1849	119		485	604
1850–1859			37	37
1860–1869			3	3
1870–2029

Please note: due to different methods of record counting there may be discrepancies in the record totals on this page

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