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South Owersby

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Owersby, North, and Owersby, South, 2 adjacent pars., Lincolnshire (containing Owersby, vil. with P.O.) - North Owersby, 4718 ac., pop. 343; South Owersby, 810 ac., pop. 92.

From: John BARTHOLOMEW's "Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)"

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Archives & Libraries

The Caistor Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

Alternatively, you can use the Market Rasen Library as a resource, also.

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Census

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

 

Census
Year
Piece no.ts
1841H.O. 107 / 641
1851H.O. 107 / 2115
1861R.G. 9 / 2395
1871R.G. 10 / 3425
1891R.G. 12 / 2624

 

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Church History

  • The web page author could find no history of a church in this parish.
     
  • Many residents of this parish attended Anglican services in North Owersby parish or in Kirkby-cum-Osgodby parish.
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Church Records

  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold 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 Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
     
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

This small village and parish are in the north of Lincolnshire about 5 miles north of Market Rasen. The parish covered about 1,440 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • Watch for the Village Sign, here photographed by J. HANNAN-BRIGGS in July, 2014.
     
  • See our touring page for visitor services.
You can see pictures of South Owersby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF063936 (Lat/Lon: 53.428253, -0.401087), South Owersby which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • For centuries, South Owersby was just a township in the larger Owersby parish. It was formed as a separate parish between 1842 and 1881.
     
  • The parish was in the West division (and, later, the North division) of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • In April, 1936, the Civil Parish was dissolved and all 1,446 acres were amalgamated into a new "Owersby Civil Parish."
     
  • The citizens are now served by the Owersby Parish Council, but they are NOT staffed to assist you with Family History searches.
     
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard on the 1st Tuesday each month at the Market Rasen petty session hearings.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
     
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Population

YearInhabitants
180189
1831110
1841124
1871106
188192
189171
190187
1911105
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Schools