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Rigsby

Bibliography

• The parish is mentioned in Reginald C. Dudding's "History of the parish and manors of Alford with Rigsby and Ailby," published by W. K. Morton, 1930, 223 pages.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby 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. James.
  
  
• The original church structure here was of Norman origin.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt and reopened in 1863.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. James church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. James Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1686.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe 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 Alford sub-district of the Spilsby 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

Rigsby is both a village and a parish just over 130 miles north of London and about 1.5 miles west of Alford. Driby parish forms the western border, with Well parish to the south. This parish covers about 1,040 acres and includes the hamlet of Ailby.

If you are planning a visit:

• See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4275.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Military History

• The Roll of Honour for World War II for the parish is combined with Alford's and can be seen on Geo-graph as photographed by John Readman.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Rigsby is a small enough parish that they can function without a formal Parish Council. The citizens hold a Parish Meeting as needed to discuss civic and political issues.
  
  
• 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 Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Alford petty sessional hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	104
1811	93
1831	99
1841	103
1871	96
1881	112
1891	90
1901	82
1911	72

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended schools in Alford and Well parishes.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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