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|A predominantly agricultural county on the east coast of England, historically stretching from the Wash in the south to the Humber Estuary in the north.
  
'''Lincolnshire'''
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The scenery is diverse, ranging from flat fenlands in the south to the hilly Wolds and the Lincoln Edge in the north.
  
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Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest medieval buildings in the country.
  
County town: Lincoln
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Margaret Thatcher was born at Grantham.
  
Other major towns: Boston, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes
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John Wesley, founder of Methodism, was born at Epworth.
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'''County town:''' Lincoln
  
A predominantly agricultural county on the east coast of England, historically stretching from the Wash in the south to the Humber Estuary in the north. The scenery is diverse ranging from flat fenlands in the south to the hilly Wolds and the Lincoln Edge in the north. Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest medieval buildings in the country.
 
  
Margaret Thatcher was born at Grantham.
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'''Other major towns:''' Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, was born at Epworth.
 
  
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Lincolnshire| Lincolnshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
Lincolnshire certificate applications are dealt with by just two offices,<br>
 
the main part of the county is handled by Lincoln.<br><br>
 
North Lincolnshire, including the 1974-2004
 
county of South Humberside, is handled by the North Lincolnshire office.<br>
 
  
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandLincolnshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/index.asp?catId=6173 '''County Record Office''']
  
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*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/libraries/section.asp?catId=7241 Central Library Webpage]
  
==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk Lincolnshire Family History Society]
  
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/lin.lookup.html Lincolnshire Look-up Exchange]
  
=====Lincoln=====
 
  
Certificate Applications<br>
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'''Countywide Interest'''
Lincolnshire Registration Services<br>
 
PO BOX 760<br>
 
Lincoln<br>
 
LN2 5WG
 
  
Tel 0845 330 1400 or 01522 782244<br>
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*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/ Lincolnshire Archives]
Payment by c/card,cheque.<br>
 
  
*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catId=2948 Certificates - Lincolnshire County Council]<br>
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/occ_fen_farmers.txt Fenland Farmers List 1563]
  
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*[http://www.sylvan-manuscripts.co.uk/Deeds-and-Indentures/England/Lincolnshire/c-1-1-7-31/ Lincolnshire Deeds]
  
The Lincoln office supply '''scanned''' copies of the register, for further information and advice regarding scanned, handwritten and typed certificates see [[BMD Certificates]]<br>
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/ Lincolnshire Genweb page]
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/lincs.html Lincolnshire Genealogical Research]
  
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*[http://www.totaltravel.co.uk/travel/midlands/peterborough-lincolnshire/directory/heritage Heritage Visits]
  
=====North Lincolnshire Office=====
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*[http://www.linc2u.com/genealogy/ Lincs2U Genealogy]
  
92 Oswald Road,<br>
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*[http://www.linclinks.co.uk/index.html Lincolnshire and Fenland Families]
Scunthorpe,<br>
 
North Lincolnshire<br>
 
DN15 7PA
 
  
Tel 01724 842425 (General Enquiries)<br>
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*[http://s10.freefronthost.com/mi/  Lincolnshire Marriage index]
Email  alison.prestwood@northlincs.gov.uk<br>
 
  
*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Communitypeopleandliving/birthsdeathsmarriageregistration North Lincs Council]<br>
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*[http://www.memorial-lincs.org.uk/index.html Lincolnshire Village Memorials]
  
Certificates can be ordered by telephone or e-mail.
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*[http://familyhistory.poulton.info/ Lincolnshire War Memorials]
  
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*[http://www.lincs.police.uk/index.asp?locID=435&docID=-1 Lincolnshire Police History]
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://raf-lincolnshire.info/ RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site]
  
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*[http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/lincolnshire.html Lincolnshire Closed Pubs]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.shucksmith.org/  Shucksmith Family History Website]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/familyhistory/Surnames/ The Star - Surname List]
  
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*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Churches/ Index to Lincolnshire Churches]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=22905&docid=75498 Download the Lincolnshire wills index 1700-1800]
 
*Grimsby R/O ''Monthly'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
 
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
 
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.axholme-fhs.org.uk/ Isle of Axeholme Family History Society]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.freewebs.com/bartonuponhumberfamilyhistoryaids/index.htm Barton Upon Humber Family History]
  
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*[http://www.bartonuponhumber.org.uk/atoz.htm Barton Upon Humber]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Deans/bolingbroke.html  Bolingbroke Deanery]
  
*Cleethorpes (and surrounding areas) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
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* [[Boston]] '''Wiki Page'''
*Grimsby (and surrounding areas) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
 
*Louth (and surrounding areas) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
 
*Lincs [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=817 jennie]
 
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Boston/BOSTON.txt Names associated with Boston]
  
Lincoln Central Library (research service available for family history enquiries)<br>
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*[http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/ Bourne in Words and Pictures]
Free School Lane<br>
 
Lincoln<br>
 
Lincolnshire<br>
 
LN2 1EZ<br>
 
  
Phone: 01522 782010<br>
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*[http://www.villagearchivegroup.com/index.asp Colsterworth Village Interest]
Fax: 01522 535882<br>
 
Email: LINCLIB@lincolnshire.gov.uk<br>
 
*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/libraries/section.asp?catId=7241 Central Library Webpage]
 
  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~watsonweb/ Fulbeck Village]
  
*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/index.asp?catId=6173 '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www.gainsboroughlincs.co.uk/index.html Gainsborough, Past and Present]
  
*[http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk Family History Society]
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/ifor.grasby@btopenworld.com/ Grasby Project]
  
*[http://www.axholme-fhs.org.uk/ Isle of Axeholme FHS]
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*[http://beehive.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=11945&PageID=71472 Great Grimsby Family History Group]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/lincs.html Local History Gateway]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heckington/ Heckington Geneaolgy]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/ Lincolnshire Genweb page]
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~bthompso/holbeach/holbeach.htm Holbeach Parish Registers]
  
*[http://home.wi.rr.com/lincolnshire/ Lincolnshire Genealogical Research]
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*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Hykeham/index.htm North and South Hykeham]
  
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*[http://beehive.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=5641 Laceby]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deaston/ De Aston School, Market Rasen]
  
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*[http://www.macla.co.uk/index.php Metheringham] Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats
  
*[http://www.winteringham.info/index.html Winteringham Local History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.wparkinson.com/index.htm Parkinsons Page - Photographs and some Parish Records]
  
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*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Sandtoft.html Sandtoft]
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hampson/index.htm Sedgebrook Inhabitants of Yesteryear]
  
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*[http://www.sleaford.gov.uk/council_services_cemetery.htm Sleaford Town Council Burial Register]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.springthorpe-village.org.uk/index.html Springthorpe Village]
  
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*[http://www.diplomate.freeserve.co.uk/whitton.htm History of Whitton]
  
*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/ Lincolnshire archives]
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*[http://www.winteringham.info/index.html Winteringham Local History and Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-LI A Collection of Maps, Photographs, Directories & Manuscripts]
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*[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech & The Fenlands]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLincoln_(A-J).htm#PageTitle IGI Lincolnshire A-J]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLincoln_(K-R).htm#PageTitle IGI Lincolnshire K-R]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLincoln_(S-Z).htm#PageTitle IGI Lincolnshire S-Z]
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*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=lincolnshire Lincolnshire Gravestone Photographs]
  
*[http://s10.freefronthost.com/mi/ Lincolnshire Marriage index]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engggfhg/ Gravestone Photographs from North and North East Lincolnshire]  
  
*[http://www.linc2u.com/genealogy/ Lincs2U Genealogy]
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.fairweather/docs/index.htm Lincolnshire Churches, Photographs and History]
  
*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~bthompso...ach/readme.htm Holbeach Parish Registers]
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*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Churches/ Lincolnshire Church Photographs]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/occ_fen_farmers.txt Fenland Farmers List 1563]
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-LI A Collection of Maps, Photographs, Directories & Manuscripts]
  
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
  
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==Register Office==
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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The county is split between two offices. The main part of Lincolnshire is covered by the Lincoln office. North Lincolnshire (including the former South Humberside region) is covered by the North Lincolnshire office.
  
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'''Lincoln'''
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lincs/lincolnshire.htm Lincolnshire Workhouses]
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Certificate Applications<br>
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Lincolnshire Registration Services<br>
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PO BOX 760<br>
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Lincoln<br>
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LN2 5WG<br>
  
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Tel 0845 330 1400 or 01522 782244<br>
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=14980&docid=44541 Copy Certificate FAQ]
  
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* [http://apps1.lincolnshire.gov.uk/eCommerce/process/product/ProductCatalogue.aspx Online Order Facility]
  
*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=lincolnshire Lincolnshire Gravestone Photographs]
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The Lincoln office supply '''scanned''' copies of the register.  
  
  
'''Countywide interest'''  
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'''North Lincolnshire Office'''
  
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92 Oswald Road,<br>
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Scunthorpe,<br>
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North Lincolnshire<br>
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DN15 7PA
  
*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.fairweather/docs/index.htm Lincolnshire Churches, Photographs and History]
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Tel: 01724 842425 (General Enquiries)<br>
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/ Lincolnshire Genweb Project]
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Email: alison.prestwood@northlincs.gov.uk<br>
  
*[http://www.memorial-lincs.org.uk/index.html Lincolnshire Village Memorials]
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*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Communitypeopleandliving/birthsdeathsmarriageregistration/Certificates/BMDOnlineWithMap.htm District Coverage Map]
  
*[http://familyhistory.poulton.info/ More Lincolnshire War Memorials]
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*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Communitypeopleandliving/birthsdeathsmarriageregistration/FamilyHistory/SearchAndOrderBDMCertificatesOnline.htm Online Order Facilty]
  
*[http://www.wparkinson.com/index.htm Photograps and some Parish Records] (Excel required to view the Parish records)
 
  
*[http://www.totaltravel.co.uk/travel/midlands/peterborough-lincolnshire/directory/heritage Heritage Visits]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/localandfamilyhistory/familyhistory/Surnames/  Star Newspaper Groups]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://raf-lincolnshire.info/ RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.lincs.police.uk/index.asp?locID=55&docID=-1 Lincolnshire Police History Pages]
 
  
*[http://www.shucksmith.org/  Shucksmith Family History Website]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/lincs.html A Wealth of Links for Lincolnshire]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
'''Specific Town Village interest'''
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bartonuponhumber.btinternet.co.uk%2F Barton Upon Humber]
 
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Deans/bolingbroke.html  Bolingbroke Deanery]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Boston/BOSTON.txt Names associated with Boston]
 
  
*[http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/ Bourne in Words and Pictures]
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==Photo Offers==
  
*[http://www.villagearchivegroup.com/index.asp Colsterworth Village Interest]
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
 
 
*[http://www.gainsboroughlincs.co.uk/index.html Gainsborough, Past and Present]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heckington/  Heckington Geneaolgy]
 
  
*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Hykeham/index.htm North and South Hykeham]
 
  
*[http://www.macla.co.uk/index.php Metheriingham Area Pages] Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats- old photos, maps and 1881 census
 
  
*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Sandtoft.html Sandtoft]
 
  
*[http://www.diplomate.freeserve.co.uk/whitton.htm History of Whitton]
 
  
*[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech & The Fenlands]
 
  
  
  
  
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A predominantly agricultural county on the east coast of England, historically stretching from the Wash in the south to the Humber Estuary in the north.

The scenery is diverse, ranging from flat fenlands in the south to the hilly Wolds and the Lincoln Edge in the north.

Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest medieval buildings in the country.

Margaret Thatcher was born at Grantham.

John Wesley, founder of Methodism, was born at Epworth.

County town: Lincoln


Other major towns: Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes


Lincolnshire Places of Worship


Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest

  • Metheringham Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats


Maps and Photographs

Register Office

The county is split between two offices. The main part of Lincolnshire is covered by the Lincoln office. North Lincolnshire (including the former South Humberside region) is covered by the North Lincolnshire office.

Lincoln

Certificate Applications
Lincolnshire Registration Services
PO BOX 760
Lincoln
LN2 5WG

Tel 0845 330 1400 or 01522 782244

The Lincoln office supply scanned copies of the register.


North Lincolnshire Office

92 Oswald Road,
Scunthorpe,
North Lincolnshire
DN15 7PA

Tel: 01724 842425 (General Enquiries)

Email: alison.prestwood@northlincs.gov.uk


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.






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