Covering 1,000 Square Miles with 128,485 individuals and organisations

TheGenealogist in partnership with The National Archives have launched their expansive Lloyd George Domesday Record Collection for Dorset. The collection features historic maps from 1910 with pins representing records on its innovative MapExplorer^TM.

Step back in time and visit “Hardy Country” with TheGenealogist’s latest release, The Lloyd George Domesday for Dorset. These detailed records of house occupancy and ownership, cover the rural county in the run up to the first world war. They capture Dorset at a pivotal moment, when the great houses still dominated the landscape and Thomas Hardy himself walked the ancient streets of Dorchester.

Above: Thomas Hardy in the new records

Key Features:

• This release covers 1,000 square miles of Dorset with historic maps and details of 128,485 individuals and organisations
• Records have been linked to pins on detailed maps
• Interactive MapExplorer^TM technology lets you explore the area from a century ago
• The Lloyd George Domesday now includes: Greater London, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire
• The project now covers over 9,600 square miles and nearly 4 million individuals and organisations

The survey, originally commissioned by David Lloyd George to assess land value for taxation, provides a unique snapshot of life between 1910 and 1915.

Mark Bayley Head of Online Content at TheGenealogist, stated: "These records are a fantastic insight for family and social historians alike. They capture Dorset at a pivotal moment just before the dramatic social transformations brought by the First World War that would forever change rural England."

The Lloyd George Domesday survey is now available to Diamond subscribers on TheGenealogist.co.uk.

In these records is Thomas Hardy - read his story here:  https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2025/thomas-hardy-7982/

For a limited time, you can get our Diamond Subscription for just £103.95. You’ll also receive a 12 month subscription to Discover Your Ancestors’ Online Magazine plus Four eBooks; Discover Your Ancestors' Occupations by Laura Berry, Regional Research Guidebook by Andrew Chapman, Researching and Locating Your Ancestors by Celia Heritage and Discover Your Ancestors Periodical Compendium, giving you a combined saving of over £100.

Explore these new records and start your genealogical journey today with TheGenealogist by claiming this offer here:

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/MGBLGD225

Offer expires 31st March 2025.