Beelsby
- The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- In 1890, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew. It was rebuilt in 1890, but is a small stone building, seating only about 104.
- A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photograph St. Andrew's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):

- The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- In 1890, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Beelsby is a parish and a village 6 miles east of Caistor and 8 miles southwest of Great Grimsby. The parish covers just over 2,200 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The national grid reference is TA 2001.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- For governance, the parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory puts the parish in the North Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
148 |
| 1831 |
158 |
| 1871 |
167 |
| 1891 |
190 |
| 1911 |
155 |
- The children of this parish attended Hatcliff School.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 7-June-2006 - Louis Mills]