Blyborough
- The parish was in the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3442 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2632 |
- The Anglican church is dedicated to St. Alkmond (or Alkmund).
- The original church was apparently built in Norman times, prior to 1312.
- The church was rebuilt in 1877. It is primarily built of stone.
- The church seats about 180.
- The church is a Grade I listed building with British Heritage.
- A photograph of St. Alkmond church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1691 for marriages and from 1791 for baptisms and burials.
- The London Family History Centre has the Bishop's Transcripts for 1599 through 1830 and the parish registers for 1691 through 1759.
- The Lincoln Archives has parish register for 1785 through 1812.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for baptisms from 1813 to 1966, marriages from 1813 to 1837 and burials from 1813 to 1993.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- Information on present church services and contact information can be found on the Anglican Diocese web site.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Blyborough is a village and parish which is just east of Gainsborough by about 9 miles, and 16 miles north of Lincoln. The parish covers about 2,350 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, the village is on the B1936 just 9 miles east of Gainsborough.
- Google has a number of photographs around the parish and a couple of old maps, as well.
- Visit our touring page for more sources.
- In 1882, the principal landowner was George Augustus LUARD of Blyborough Hall.
- Blyborough Hall is an ancient mansion, built of stone. It was formerly the seat of the SOUTCOTE and BOURRYAN families. In 1882 it was the residence of George Augustus LUARD.
- The Hall is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
- The national grid reference is SK 9394.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The Royal Flying Corps laid out an airfield here in October, 1916.
- The airfield closed in February, 1918.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the west division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The citizens of Blyborough have decided to have periodic Parish Meetings rather than a formal Parish Council. They will NOT do family history searches for you.
- District governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
157 |
| 1831 |
201 |
| 1841 |
197 |
| 1851 |
199 |
| 1861 |
209 |
| 1871 |
210 |
| 1881 |
249 |
| 1891 |
213 |
| 1901 |
200 |
| 1911 |
178 |
- The first parocial school, a National School, was built here at the expense of George A. LUARD in 1871. It could hold up to 60 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 21-February-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
