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*[http://familyhistory.poulton.info/ Lincolnshire War Memorials]
 
*[http://familyhistory.poulton.info/ Lincolnshire War Memorials]
 
*[http://www.wparkinson.com/index.htm Parkinsons Page - Photographs and some Parish Records]
 
  
 
*[http://www.lincs.police.uk/index.asp?locID=435&docID=-1 Lincolnshire Police History]
 
*[http://www.lincs.police.uk/index.asp?locID=435&docID=-1 Lincolnshire Police History]
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*[http://raf-lincolnshire.info/ RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site]
 
*[http://raf-lincolnshire.info/ RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site]
  
*[http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/lincolnshire.html Lincolnshire Closed Pubs] Lincolnshire pubs and publicans [[image:newthing2.jpg]] May 2009
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*[http://www.shucksmith.org/  Shucksmith Family History Website]
 
*[http://www.shucksmith.org/  Shucksmith Family History Website]
  
 
*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/familyhistory/Surnames/ The Star - Surname List]
 
*[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/familyhistory/Surnames/ The Star - Surname List]
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*[http://www.wparkinson.com/Churches/ Index to Lincolnshire Churches]
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*[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=22905&docid=75498 Download the Lincolnshire wills index 1700-1800]
  
  
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*[http://www.macla.co.uk/index.php Metheringham] Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats
 
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*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Sandtoft.html Sandtoft]
 
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
 
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==Register Office==
 
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
 
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*Boston [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=817 jennie]
 
*Cleethorpes (and surrounding areas) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
 
*Grimsby (and surrounding areas) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
 
*Lincoln [http://www.familytreeforum.com/member.php?u=6046 Chich]
 
  
  
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*Sutton Bridge [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=248 FenTiger]
 
* North and Northeast Lincolnshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=21 Katarzyna]
 
* South Lincolnshire - Occasionally  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/member.php?u=293 Michael]
 
*Tydd St. Mary [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=248 FenTiger]
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 10:05, 16 May 2023

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.

County town: Lincoln


Other major towns: Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes


Lincolnshire Places of Worship


Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest

  • Metheringham Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats


Maps and Photographs

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

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


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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