Stickney
- The parish was in the Stickney sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3387 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2601 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Luke.
- In 1853 a new chancel was erected and in 1855 the rest of the church was restored.
- The tower was partly pulled down in 1887, but was rebuilt in 1900.
- The church seats just over 430 people.
- There is a photograph of St. Luke's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by (and copyright of) Norma Clare.
- Here is a photo of St. Luke's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1564.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan and the Primitive Methodists both had chapels here. For information and assistance in researching this church, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Stickney sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Stickney is both a village and a parish in the Fens, about 2 miles east of New Bolingbroke, 9 miles southwest of Spilsby and 8.5 miles north of Boston. Stickford parish lies to the north and Sibsey parish to the south. The parish covers just over 2,015 acres.
Stickney is a good-sized village. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, the village is on a road (the A16 trunk road) that runs from Spilsby south to Boston.
- If you are planning a visit, check out our touring page.
- In 1866, The Coltman Lodge of Grand United Orders of Odd Fellows was established in the village.
- In 1881, Mr. John SHORT operated the Post Office, the Money Order Office and a Savings Bank.
- The National Grid reference is TF 3456.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey #261 Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Here are three photographs of the Stickney War Memorial, provided by Patricia McCrory (who retains the copyrights):
- The parish was in the West division of the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The parish has also been listed as being in the Soke of Bolingbroke.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire reports, perhaps erroneously, that the parish was in the South Lindsey division of the county.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- In 1552, William HARDY left a yearly rent charge of £1 6s. 8d. for the poor of the parish.
- In 1583, Richard BRUSTLER left a yearly rent charge for the poor of the parish, as did William JOITSON, Thomas BISHOP, Daniel SULTER, William STRAWSON, Edmund COCKER.
- In 1811, the Rev. John ROBINSON left an endowment of £29 for four poor women of the parish.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
- In 1856, the William SOULBY left the interest on £400 to assist poor women in the parish. This was added to John ROBINSON's contribution (above).
- William STEEPING left a house and land to the poor.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
495 |
| 1831 |
809 |
| 1871 |
816 |
| 1881 |
689 |
| 1891 |
641 |
| 1911 |
596 |
- A Free School was founded here in 1678 by William LOVELL. The school was enlarged in 1879. In 1881, each child paid an annual fee of £1 to the trustees of the school.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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[Last updated: 18-September-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
