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Brothertoft

Bibliography

• Betty Brammer, "Holland Fen with Brothertoft - A parish history", Publ: Holland Fen Council, 2001, ISBN not known. The book won a prize from the Boston Preservation Trust.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Swineshead sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Gilbert of Sempringham.
  
  
• The church nave was rebuilt in 1854.
  
  
• The church seats about 200.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1709.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several indexes for the Holland West Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Swineshead sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

For much of its history, Borthertoft was a chapel of ease for the parish of Kirton. In official records it is recorded as a township and not a chapel. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A1121 trunk road west out of Boston. It passes just south of Brothertoft.
  
  
• Check our Touring page for additional resources.
  
  

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Manors

• Brothertoft Hall is a relatively modern building.
  
  
• The Hall is a Grade 2 Listed historical house built circa 1850 primarily of yellow brick.
  
  
• The house was reputedly built from the proftis of growing woad.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2476.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #261 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

John Emerson provides this list of names off the war memorial at Brothertoft. He notes: "War memorial 1914-1918, inside the church."

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Kirton Wapentake in the Borough of Boston in the parts of Holland.
  
  
• By a local government Board Order, dated 24 Dec 1880, Fosdyke Fen allotment was added to Brothertoft's civil parish.
  
  
• For the today's Borough governance, visit the local Boston Borough Council site.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1666, Thomas MABLESON bequeathed the rent from 23 acres of land in Wyberton and Kirton for the poor of Brothertoft.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Boston Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	102
1831	123
1871	142
1881	253
1891	235
1911	408

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Schools

• The township was included in the North-East Holland Fen United School Board district which formed on 23 Jan 1879.
  
  
• The district built a school here in 1881 which eventually was closed and became the parish hall.
  
  
• Some time after 1909, the children of this parish attended Hedgehog Bridge School in Holland Fen.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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