Dalby, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire

Parish History
Dalby is an Ancient Parish and included Dexthorpe.

The Domesday survey mentions two churches in Dalby which may have included one at Dexthorpe. The mediaeval thatched church on this site was demolished in 1862 and the present church was designed by James Fowler of Louth and the stone of the former church was used. The church was dedicated in October 1862 by the Bishop of Lincoln.

The bell and two monuments to the Llandon family from the predecessor were incorporated. The church was without dedication until 1960 when it was dedicated to St Lawrence and Bishop Edward King.

There are several parishes called Dalby do not confuse with Dalby, Yorkshire Little Dalby, Leicestershire Dalby Isle of Man.

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
Material deposited at Lincolnshire Archives,

St Rumbold Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5AB England

Enquiries: lincolnshire.archives@lincolnshire.gov.uk The website enables you to view a PDF file for all records held for each parish as part of continuing efforts to provide an online catalogue.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Spilsby Poor Law Union, Lincolnshire

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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