Ashby by Partney, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire



Parish History
Ashby St Helen is a small hamlet and Ancient Parish which includes Ashby by Partney East Fen (sometimes East Fen) The 16th century church was rebuilt in 1841 and restored in 1891.

The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday survey.

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1836 was replaced in 1887.

There are several places in Lincolnshire called Ashby; do not confuse with Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire Ashby de la Launde, Lincolnshire Ashby Puerorum, Lincolnshire

Civil Registration
This parish was in Spilsby sub-district of Spilsby registration district

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.

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 Ashby by Partney Par 1 will identify available images.

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

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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