Difference between revisions of "Lincolnshire"

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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.

Resources

Primary Reference

County Record Office

Central Library Webpage

Lincolnshire Family History Society

Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange

Lincolnshire Look-up Exchange

Countywide Interest

Lincolnshire Archives

Fenland Farmers List 1563

Lincolnshire Deeds

Lincolnshire Genweb page

Lincolnshire Genealogical Research

Heritage Visits

Lincs2U Genealogy

Lincolnshire and Fenland Families

Lincolnshire Marriage index

Lincolnshire Village Memorials

Lincolnshire War Memorials

Lincolnshire Police History

RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site

Lincolnshire Closed Pubs

Shucksmith Family History Website

The Star - Surname List

Index to Lincolnshire Churches

Download the Lincolnshire wills index 1700-1800

Specific Town and Village Interest

Isle of Axeholme Family History Society

Barton Upon Humber Family History

Barton Upon Humber

Bolingbroke Deanery

Boston Wiki Page

Names associated with Boston

Bourne in Words and Pictures

Colsterworth Village Interest

Fulbeck Village

Gainsborough, Past and Present

Grasby Project

Great Grimsby Family History Group

Heckington Geneaolgy

Holbeach Parish Registers

North and South Hykeham

Laceby

De Aston School, Market Rasen

Metheringham Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats

Parkinsons Page - Photographs and some Parish Records

Sandtoft

Sedgebrook Inhabitants of Yesteryear

Sleaford Town Council Burial Register

Springthorpe Village

History of Whitton

Winteringham Local History and Genealogy

Wisbech & The Fenlands

Maps and Photographs

Lincolnshire Gravestone Photographs

Gravestone Photographs from North and North East Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Churches, Photographs and History

Lincolnshire Church Photographs

A Collection of Maps, Photographs, Directories & Manuscripts

Photographs of the East Midlands

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

Copy Certificate FAQ

Online Order Facility

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

District Coverage Map

Online Order Facilty

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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+[[Category:Region 4 ~ East Midlands]]
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+{| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"
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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.
-Lincolnshire certificate applications are dealt with by just two offices,<br>
+Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest medieval buildings in the country.
-the main part of the county is handled by Lincoln.<br>
-North Lincolnshire including the 1974-2004<br>
-county of South Humberside is handled by the North Lincolnshire office.<br>
+Margaret Thatcher was born at Grantham.
+John Wesley, founder of Methodism, was born at Epworth.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+|
+'''County town:''' Lincoln
+'''Other major towns:''' Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes
-==Registry Offices==
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Lincolnshire| Lincolnshire Places of Worship]]'''
-=====Lincoln=====
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandLincolnshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-Certificate Applications<br>
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Lincolnshire Registration Servives<br>
-PO BOX 760<br>
+*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/index.asp?catId=6173 '''County Record Office''']
-Lincoln<br>
-LN2 5WG
-Tel 0845 330 1400 or 01522 782244<br>
+*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/libraries/section.asp?catId=7241 Central Library Webpage]
-Payment by c/card,cheque.<br>
-*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catId=2948 Certificates - Lincolnshire County Council]
+*[http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk Lincolnshire Family History Society]
-=====North Lincolnshire Office=====
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
-Oswald Road,<br>
+*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/lin.lookup.html Lincolnshire Look-up Exchange]
-Scunthorpe,<br>
-North Lincolnshire<br>
-DN15 7PA
-Tel 01724 842425 (General Enquiries)<br>
-Email  alison.prestwood@northlincs.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Communitypeopleandliving/birthsdeathsmarriageregistration North Lincs Council]<br>
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Certificates can be ordered by telephone or e-mail.
+*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/ Lincolnshire Archives]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/occ_fen_farmers.txt Fenland Farmers List 1563]
+*[http://www.sylvan-manuscripts.co.uk/Deeds-and-Indentures/England/Lincolnshire/c-1-1-7-31/ Lincolnshire Deeds]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/ Lincolnshire Genweb page]
-==Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts==
+*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/lincs.html Lincolnshire Genealogical Research]
-reserved
+*[http://www.totaltravel.co.uk/travel/midlands/peterborough-lincolnshire/directory/heritage Heritage Visits]
+*[http://www.linc2u.com/genealogy/ Lincs2U Genealogy]
+*[http://www.linclinks.co.uk/index.html Lincolnshire and Fenland Families]
+*[http://s10.freefronthost.com/mi/  Lincolnshire Marriage index]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.memorial-lincs.org.uk/index.html Lincolnshire Village Memorials]
-*[http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY]
+*[http://familyhistory.poulton.info/ Lincolnshire War Memorials]
-*[http://www.axholme-fhs.org.uk/ Isle of Axeholme FHS]
+*[http://www.lincs.police.uk/index.asp?locID=435&docID=-1 Lincolnshire Police History]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/lincs.html LOCAL HISTORY GATEWAY]
+*[http://raf-lincolnshire.info/ RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englin/ COUNTY GENWEB PAGE]
+*[http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/lincolnshire.html Lincolnshire Closed Pubs]
-*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10lincs211/10lincs211gazA.htm  TOWN and VILLAGE MAPS]
+*[http://www.shucksmith.org/  Shucksmith Family History Website]
-*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=lincolnshire GRAVESTONE PHOTOGRAPHS]
+*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/familyhistory/Surnames/ The Star - Surname List]
-*[http://www.totaltravel.co.uk/travel/midlands/peterborough-lincolnshire/directory/heritage HERITAGE VISITS]
+*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Churches/ Index to Lincolnshire Churches]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lincs/lincolnshire.htm Lincolnshire Workhouses]
+*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=22905&docid=75498 Download the Lincolnshire wills index 1700-1800]
-*[http://s10.freefronthost.com/mi/  Lincolnshire Marriage index]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heckington/  Heckington Geneaolgy]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/localandfamilyhistory/familyhistory/Surnames/  Star Newspaper Groups]
+*[http://www.axholme-fhs.org.uk/ Isle of Axeholme Family History Society]
-*[http://home.wi.rr.com/lincolnshire/ LINCOLNSHIRE GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH]
+*[http://www.freewebs.com/bartonuponhumberfamilyhistoryaids/index.htm Barton Upon Humber Family History]
-*[http://www.shucksmith.org/  Shucksmith Site]
+*[http://www.bartonuponhumber.org.uk/atoz.htm Barton Upon Humber]
 *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Deans/bolingbroke.html  Bolingbroke Deanery]
+* [[Boston]] '''Wiki Page'''
+*[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]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Boston/BOSTON.txt Names associated with Boston]
+*[http://www.villagearchivegroup.com/index.asp Colsterworth Village Interest]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~watsonweb/ Fulbeck Village]
+*[http://www.gainsboroughlincs.co.uk/index.html Gainsborough, Past and Present]
+*[http://uk.geocities.com/ifor.grasby@btopenworld.com/ Grasby Project]
+*[http://beehive.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=11945&PageID=71472 Great Grimsby Family History Group]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heckington/  Heckington Geneaolgy]
+*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~bthompso/holbeach/holbeach.htm Holbeach Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Hykeham/index.htm North and South Hykeham]
+*[http://beehive.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=5641 Laceby]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deaston/ De Aston School, Market Rasen]
+*[http://www.macla.co.uk/index.php Metheringham] Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats
+*[http://www.wparkinson.com/index.htm Parkinsons Page - Photographs and some Parish Records]
+*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Sandtoft.html Sandtoft]
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hampson/index.htm Sedgebrook Inhabitants of Yesteryear]
+*[http://www.sleaford.gov.uk/council_services_cemetery.htm Sleaford Town Council Burial Register]
+*[http://www.springthorpe-village.org.uk/index.html Springthorpe Village]
 *[http://www.diplomate.freeserve.co.uk/whitton.htm History of Whitton]
-*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Sandtoft.html Sandtoft]
+*[http://www.winteringham.info/index.html Winteringham Local History and Genealogy]
+*[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech & The Fenlands]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=lincolnshire Lincolnshire Gravestone Photographs]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engggfhg/ Gravestone Photographs from North and North East Lincolnshire]
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.fairweather/docs/index.htm Lincolnshire Churches, Photographs and History]
+*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Churches/ Lincolnshire Church Photographs]
+*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-LI A Collection of Maps, Photographs, Directories & Manuscripts]
+*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
+==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<br>
+Lincolnshire Registration Services<br>
+PO BOX 760<br>
+Lincoln<br>
+LN2 5WG<br>
+Tel 0845 330 1400 or 01522 782244<br>
+*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=14980&docid=44541 Copy Certificate FAQ]
+* [http://apps1.lincolnshire.gov.uk/eCommerce/process/product/ProductCatalogue.aspx Online Order Facility]
+The Lincoln office supply '''scanned''' copies of the register.
+'''North Lincolnshire Office'''
+Oswald Road,<br>
+Scunthorpe,<br>
+North Lincolnshire<br>
+DN15 7PA
+Tel: 01724 842425 (General Enquiries)<br>
+Email:  alison.prestwood@northlincs.gov.uk<br>
+*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Communitypeopleandliving/birthsdeathsmarriageregistration/Certificates/BMDOnlineWithMap.htm District Coverage Map]
+*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Communitypeopleandliving/birthsdeathsmarriageregistration/FamilyHistory/SearchAndOrderBDMCertificatesOnline.htm Online Order Facilty]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|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 [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|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.
-*[http://www.memorial-lincs.org.uk/index.html Lincolnshire Village Memorials]
-*[http://www.linc2u.com/genealogy/ Lincs2U Genealogy]
-*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Hykeham/index.htm North and South Hykeham]
-*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~bthompso...ach/readme.htm Holbeach Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bartonuponhumber.btinternet.co.uk%2F BARTON UPON HUMBER]
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+Back to [[England]]