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Gautby

Census

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Gautby appears to be missing from the Public Record Office census returns for the year 1861.
  
  
• 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 All Saints.
  
  
• All Saints is a tiny brick church with a spire.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt around 1756.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1908.
  
  
• The church seats about 70.
  
  
• There is a photograph of All Saints' Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of All Saints' Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1571. Researchers should also check the registers at Baumber parish for the period of 1695 to 1799.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle 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 Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Gautby is a parish and a village about 7 miles northwest of Horncastle. Waddingworth parish lies to the southeast and Baumber parish to the east. The parish covers just under 1,500 acres.

The village of Gautby sits on a bold rise above a small rivulet. If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Moat House was occupied by Neville LUCAS-CALCRAFT in 1900, but was the property of Robert Charles De GREY VYNER.
  
  
• Sir Robert VYNER was Lord Mayor of London in 1675.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1772.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

Inside the church is a brass plaque and a framed document. To see them and the two names on them, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Names, Geographical

• The name Gautby is from the Old Scandanavian Gaute+by, or "village of a man named Gauti".
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
  
  

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Politics and Government

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Ciil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Gartree Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Gautby has a joint Parish Council with Minting. You may contact the Minting and Gautby Parish Council regarding civic or political issues. They are NOT staffed to assist you with family history questions.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	118
1811	122
1821	118
1831	109
1841	99
1851	99
1871	128
1881	100
1891	92
1901	88
1911	97
1971	81

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Schools

• The parish joined with Minting Parish to form a School Board of 5 members on 4 Feb., 1876.
  
  
• The children of this parish attended school in Minting parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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