Skirbeck
- The parish was part of the Boston 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:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 609 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2334 & 2335 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3339 - 3340 & 3344 |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 3219 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2575 |
- A small priory once existed here, dedicated to St. Mary.
- The Anglican parish church here was dedicated to St. Nicholas.
- The old church of St. Nicholas stands on the east side of the River Witham, fringed by the old Roman Bank, about a mile south from Boston.
- St. Nicholas Church was of Norman origin.
- Parts of the church are from the 13th century. The tower was a 15th century addition.
- St. Nicholas Church was thoroughly restored in 1874.
- The church was restored again in 1908.
- St. Nicholas Church seats 300.
- There is a photograph of St. Nicholas Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Holy Trinity Church stands on the Spilsby Road, and was designed in the 14th century, but not built until 1848. It was designed to be a Chapel of Ease to St. Nicholas, so check that church for registry entries.
- The church seats 400.
- Skirbeck Quarter, often listed as a separate parish (which it became in 1912), has a more modern church building. It includes St. Thomas and Holy Trinity churches within its boundaries.
- There is a photograph of St. Thomas Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photo of St. Nicholas church, taken by (and copyright of) Norma Clare.
- Here is a photo of St. Nicholas church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright).
- The Anglican parish register for St. Nicholas Church dates from 1661.
- The parish register for Holy Trinity Church dates from 1848.
- We have the beginning of a Parish Register Extract in a pop-up text file for your review. Your additions and corrections are welcomed.
- The Family History Library has the parish register on film 1542045, Item 2. This film covers; baptisms and burials, 1661-1812; baptisms, 1813-1938; marriages, 1661-1767. There are gaps in the coverage.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Holland East Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Boston sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Skirbeck was both a village and parish on the east coast of Lincolnshire. The parish has a long, V-shaped orientation that wraps around the south and east side of Boston parish. The village has been incorporated into the Borough of Boston since 1932. Fishtoft parish lies to the east, and Wyberton parish to the south and west.
Skirbeck is virtually a suburb of Boston today. If you are planning a visit:
- Skirbeck lies between the Boston Docks and Fishtoft.
- See our Touring page for additional resources.
- Skirbeck Manor is termed "The Soke of Skirbeck". It has been held by the HUSSEY family and the GILBERT and PRESTON families.
- The National Grid Reference is TF 3343.
- 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.
- The Boston Port Sanitary Authority's Cholera, Yellow Fever and Plague Hospital was built here at South end in 1908. It contained two wards. This was renamed the "Boston Fever Hospital" by 1930.
- Saint Leonard's Hospital was built on Maud Foster Drain and was rebuilt in 1874 for 10 poor men and their wives.
- The author does not know what records have been retained. Hospitals were not required to archive their records.
- Richard Croft has a photograph of the War Memorial in the churchyard at Geo-graph.
- The parish was in the ancient Skirbeck Wapentake in the parts of Holland.
- Skirbeck is on the east side of the River Witham, and Skirbeck Quarter on the west side of the River Witham. Skirbeck Quarter was split off as a separate civil parish in 1912.
- For today's district governance, visit the local Boston Borough Council site.
- Skirbeck joined the Boston Borough Council in 1932.
- Skirbeck's St. Leonard's Hospital consisted of ten small tenements in 1872. It was near the Maud Foster Drain and housed ten bedesmen. The hospital was founded before 1200 and was held for a time by the Knights Hospitallers of St. John. At that time, it was known as St. John's Hospital.
- In Skirbeck Quarter, ten tenements for the residence of poor people were built on the site of Spital House, which was founded in 1625 by Sir Thomas MIDDLECOOTT.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Boston Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
539 |
| 1831 |
1,578 |
| 1841 |
1,931 |
| 1871 |
2,330 |
| 1881 |
2,660 |
| 1891 |
3,023 |
| 1901 |
3,644 |
| 1911 |
4,036 |
| 1921 |
4,174 |
- A National School was built here, adjacent to Holy Trinity Church. The school was first finished in 1848.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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[Last updated: 21-December-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
