Lincolnshire

A directory of Lincolnshire family history, genealogy and local history records available online. Research your Lincolnshire ancestors and break through those brick walls.

Archives

• Lincolnshire Archives

  See what records are available and plan your visit to the archives.

• North East Lincolnshire Archives

  Holds more than 2 kilometres of shelving with 12,000 boxes of original documents dating from the 13th century to the present, covering family history, village history, house history and more.

Births, Marriages, Deaths & Parish Records

• Births, Marriages and Deaths

  Search the entire collection of Lincolnshire civil records from 1837–2006.

• FreeBMD
• Lincolnshire Marriages

  The following Lincolnshire marriages can be downloaded in .xml (Excel) format.

  Boston 1837–1911 Bourne 1837–1911 Caistor 1837–1911 Gainsborough 1837–1911 Glanford Brigg 1837–1870 Grantham 1837–1870 Holbeach 1837–1870 Horncastle 1837–1911 Lincoln (City) 1837–1870 Lincoln (Rural) 1837–1911 Louth 1837–1911 Newark 1837–1911 Peterborough 1837–1870 Sleaford 1837–1911 Spalding 1837–1870 Spilsby 1837–1911 Stamford 1837–1911
• Lincolnshire Baptisms

  Search through over 2 million baptism records from Lincolnshire.

• Lincolnshire Marriages
• Lincolnshire Burials

  Explore the burial registers from over 300 places across Lincolnshire.

• Lincoln Marriage Licences 1598–1628
• Alford Marriages 1538–1837
• Bassingham Marriages 1572–1812
• Beesby Marriages 1565–1837
• Boston Parish Registers
  • 1557–1599
  • 1599–1638
• Carlton-le-Moorland Marriages 1561–1812
• Coleby Parish Registers 1561–1812
• Doddington Pigot Parish Registers 1562–1812
• Doddington Pigot Marriages 1562–1837
• Eagle Marriages 1588–1837
• East Allington Marriages 1559–1812
• Fleet Marriages 1656–1812
• Great Carlton Parish Transcriptions Archived
• Great Gonerby Parish Transcriptions Archived
• Haydor Parish Registers 1559–1649
• Heckington Marriages 1561–1837
• Irby on Humber Parish Registers 1558–1750
• Little Carlton Parish Transcriptions Archived
• Maltby Marriages 1561–1837
• Markby Marriages 1558–1837
• Pinchbeck Marriages 1560–1812
• Rigsby with Ailby Marriages 1620–1837
• Saleby with Thoresthorpe Marriages 1555–1837
• Sedgebrook Marriages 1559–1812
• Skellingthorpe Marriages 1563–1812
• South Hykeham Parish Registers Archived
• Stapleford Marriages 1563–1809
• Strubby with Woodthorpe Marriages 1558–1837
• Sutton-le-Marsh Marriages 1561–1837
• Tetney Parish Transcriptions Archived
• Thorpe on the Hill Marriages 1563–1835
• West Allington Marriages 1559–1812
• Winteringham Parish Registers Archived

  All registers and links appear to be available.

Burials & Cemeteries

• North Lincs Gravestone Photos
• Lincolnshire Cemetery Records
• Lincolnshire Gravestone Photos
• Lincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions

Census Records

• Census 1841–1921

  Search the census records from 1841–1921, plus the 1939 Register all at once.

• FreeCen

  Has a good, but not complete, selection of free records to search and view.

Criminals & Convicts

• Criminal Ancestor Records
• Lincolnshire Convicts Database Archived

  Search and view convict and victim records. Search by name, crime, ship, court or destination.

Electoral Registers

• Electoral Registers 1832–1932
• Absent Voters in Grimsby & Cleethorpes 1919 Archived

Historical Directories

Directories give you important information about your ancestors' location and occupation in a particular year.

• Gazetteer & Directory 1872
• Kelly's Directory 1885
• Kelly's Directory 1909
• Lincolnshire Historical Directories

  Many directories from different years available.

• Gainsborough Directory 1864

Local History

• Bygone Lincolnshire
• Domesday Book Lincolnshire
• Genuki Lincolnshire
• Highways & Byways in Lincolnshire
• Memorials of Old Lincolnshire

Maps

• Ordnance Survey Maps of Lincolnshire
• Old Maps of Lincolnshire

Military Records

• British Military Records
• Lincolnshire RAF History
• History of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914–1918
• Lincolnshire Regiment
• Lincolnshire Roll of Honour
• Lincolnshire War Graves

Occupations

• Lincolnshire Apprentices 1710–1808

  There are more than 15,000 names in this collection.

• Lincolnshire Parish Apprentice Index
• Lincolnshire Police Roll of Honour
• Lost Pubs of Lincolnshire

Societies & Forums

• Lincolnshire Family History Society

  Covers Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey, the three parts of the Historic County of Lincolnshire. Founded in 1990, the Society now has over 3,000 members worldwide, and in the year 2000 the LFHS leased premises in central Lincoln as a research centre.

• RootsChat Lincolnshire

Surnames

• Lincolnshire Pedigrees Vol. 1
• Lincolnshire Pedigrees Vol. 2
• Lincolnshire Pedigrees Vol. 3
• Lincolnshire Pedigrees Vol. 4
• Lincolnshire Surnames 1881

Wills & Probate

• Lincolnshire Will Abstracts
• Lincoln Wills 1505–1530

  Registered in the district probate registry at Lincoln.

Workhouses & Poor Law

• Boston Workhouse
• Bourne Workhouse
• Gainsborough Workhouse
• Grantham Workhouse
• Grimsby Workhouse
• Lincoln Workhouse
• Lincolnshire Parish Bastardy Cases
• Lincolnshire Poor Law Removals 1665–1865
• Lincolnshire Workhouse Deaths
• Spalding Workhouse
• Stamford Workhouse

Additional Records

• Visitation of Lincolnshire 1666
• British Newspaper Collection 1710–1953

  Search millions of articles from the Lincolnshire Chronicle, Stamford Mercury, Boston Guardian and many others.