Walesby, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire



Parish History
"WALESBY (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Caistor, S. division of the wapentake of Walshcroft, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 3¼ miles (N. E.) from Market-Rasen; containing, with the hamlets of Otby and Risby, 326 inhabitants. It is situated in a picturesque part of the Wolds, and comprises 2868 acres, of which 342 are common or waste land. The surface is of a bold and varied character; corn is grown to some extent, and the rearing of cattle is a chief occupation of the farmer. Risby, which consists of about 730 acres, is the property of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £23. 18. 1½.; net income, £441; patron, J. J. Angerstein, Esq., to whom the greater portion of the parish belongs: there is a glebe of about 99 acres, with a glebehouse, erected in 1632. The church, which stands on a commanding eminence, was repaired and new-roofed in 1822, at an expense of nearly £1000. Robert Burton, author of the Anatomy of Melancholy, was rector of the parish in the 17th century. Dr. Daniel Waterland, a celebrated controversialist, who vindicated the doctrine of the Trinity against Dr. Clarke, and published a History of the Athanasian Creed and other works, was born here."

From: 'Walden - Walgrave', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 436-439. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51369 Date accessed: 27 April 2012.

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
The digitisation of parish records for the county now offers images via the Lincs to the past website (July 2011). Use advanced search terms at Search Lincs to the past to search for available images for parish registers and other records for this parish with images. Advance search terms Walesby Par 1 will identify available images.

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

Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
See Lincolnshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Caistor 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

Reference
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.