Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire

Parish History
Brant Broughton St Helen is an Ancient Parish and imcludes Little Stapleford.

The church is 13th century in origin with heavy restoration in 1874 with the demolition of the chancel and replacement built by George Frederick Bodley between 1874 and 1876.

The spire which was reduced in height in 1897 is visible for miles around in the flat landscape.

The village had an old Society of Friends Meeting House and burial ground from the 1800's.

The Wesleyan Methodist chapel built an 1812 chapel which was replaced in 1858 by a larger one.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Newark Poor Law Union, Nottinghamshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lincolnshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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