Metheringham, Lincolnshire Genealogy
England 
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Parishes
Guide to Metheringham, Lincolnshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Metheringham, Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Langoe |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Poor Law Union | Lincoln |
| Registration District | Lincoln |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1538 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1562 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Longoboby |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Location of Archive | |
| Lincolnshire Record Office | |
Parish History
METHERINGHAM (St. Wilfrid), a parish, in the Second division of the wapentake of Langoe, parts of Kesteven, union and county of Lincoln, 10½ miles (N.) from Sleaford. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. [1]
Resources
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 Metheringham 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 FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection Metheringham
Census records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Poor Law Unions
Lincoln 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.
Websites
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Metheringham/
References
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Date accessed: 09 September 2013.