Lincolnshire

submitted by Family Tree Forum

Linconshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)

Lincolnshire

County town: Lincoln

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

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.

Lincolnshire certificate applications are dealt with by just two offices,
the main part of the county is handled by Lincoln.

North Lincolnshire, including the 1974-2004 county of South Humberside, is handled by the North Lincolnshire office.

Register Offices

Lincoln

Certificate Applications
Lincolnshire Registration Services
PO BOX 760
Lincoln
LN2 5WG

Tel 0845 330 1400 or 01522 782244
Payment by c/card,cheque.

• Copy Certificate FAQ
  

Certificate orders can now be placed online, see Online Order Facility

The Lincoln office supply scanned copies of the register, for further information and advice regarding scanned, handwritten and typed certificates see BMD Certificates

North Lincolnshire Office

92 Oswald Road,
Scunthorpe,
North Lincolnshire
DN15 7PA

Tel 01724 842425 (General Enquiries)
Email alison.prestwood@northlincs.gov.uk

• North Lincs Council
  

Certificates can be ordered by telephone or e-mail.

Record Office 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 linked above.

Record Office Lookup Contacts

• Grimsby R/O Monthly Katarzyna

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 linked above.

Cemetery Lookup Contacts

• Boston jennie
• Cleethorpes (and surrounding areas) Katarzyna
• Grimsby (and surrounding areas) Katarzyna

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.

• Boston jennie
• Tydd St Mary FenTiger
• Long Sutton FenTiger
• Sutton Bridge FenTiger
• North and Northeast Lincolnshire Katarzyna

Links

Lincoln Central Library (research service available for family history enquiries)
Free School Lane
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN2 1EZ

Phone: 01522 782010
Fax: 01522 535882
Email: LINCLIB@lincolnshire.gov.uk

• Central Library Webpage

• County Record Office

• GENUKI: Lincolnshire

• Local History Gateway

• Lincolnshire Genweb page

• Lincolnshire Genealogical Research

• NE Lincolnshire searchable BMD

Local History Society

• Lincolnshire Family History Society

• Isle of Axeholme Family History Society

• Winteringham Local History and Genealogy

• Great Grimsby Family History Group

OPC

• Lincolnshire Look-up Exchange

• Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange

Archives

• Lincolnshire archives

• A Collection of Maps, Photographs, Directories & Manuscripts

• IGI Lincolnshire A-J

• IGI Lincolnshire K-R

• IGI Lincolnshire S-Z

• Lincolnshire Marriage index

• Lincs2U Genealogy

• Holbeach Parish Registers

• Fenland Farmers List 1563

• Lincolnshire Deeds

Family and Social History

• Boston Workhouse

Maps & Photographs

• Lincolnshire Gravestone Photographs

Countywide Interest

• Lincolnshire Churches, Photographs and History

• Lincolnshire Genweb Project

• Lincolnshire Village Memorials

• More Lincolnshire War Memorials

• Photograps and some Parish Records (Excel required to view the Parish records)

• Heritage Visits

• Star Newspaper Groups

• RAF-Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Airfields History Site

• Lincolnshire Police History Pages

• Shucksmith Family History Website

• A Wealth of Links for Lincolnshire

Specific Town Village Interest

• Barton Upon Humber

• Bolingbroke Deanery

• Names associated with Boston

• Bourne in Words and Pictures

• Colsterworth Village Interest

• Gainsborough, Past and Present

• Grasby Project 2000

• Heckington Geneaolgy

• North and South Hykeham

• Metheringham Area Pages Includes Blankney, Scopwick and Dunston and Tanvats- old photos, maps and 1881 census

• Sandtoft

• Sedgebrook Inhabitants of Yesteryear

• History of Whitton

• Winteringham History and Genealogy

• Wisbech & The Fenlands

Back to England