Waltham
- The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- In 1890, with the restructuring of the Poor Law Unions, this parish became part of the Grimsby sub-district of the Grimsby 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. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2113 |
| 1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3097 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church dates back at least to 1420. The church was restored in 1867 and again in 1874.
- The church tower was rebuilt and restored in 1887.
- The church seats about 300.
- 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):
- Anglican parish registers date back to 1561.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire lists the parish, perhaps erroneously, as being in the rural deanery of Grimsby No. 2.
- The parish had non-conformist chapels. The Wesleyan Methodists and Primitive Methoodists had chapels prior to 1900. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page. (JB)
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- In 1890, with the restructuring of the Poor Law Unions, this parish became part of the Grimsby sub-district of the Grimsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Waltham is both a village and a parish located about 150 miles north of London and 3.5 miles south of Grimsby. Humberstone parish lies to the east. The parish covers almost 2,200 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south from Grimsby. Turn off onto the B1203 arterial road and follow that about a mile into Waltham village.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The Waltham Brick Company made bricks from local clay around 1900.
- By 1912, the village had a Temperance Hall that could hold 200 people.
- Waltham Hall was the residence of Sir George DOUGHTY, M. P., in 1912.
- The national grid reference is TA 2303.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
- Here is a photograph of the war memorial (on the right) that was erected in 1920 on Cheapside, at the crossroads of routes to Barnoldby-le-Beck, Brigsley, Holton-le-Clay and Waltham village, so it is visible to all who pass by. Contributed by John Readman:
- John Readman has also provided the names enscribed on the monument.
- The parish was part of the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire lists the parish, perhaps erroneously, as being in the North Lindsey division of the county.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
385 |
| 1831 |
545 |
| 1871 |
807 |
| 1891 |
764 |
| 1911 |
821 |
- Waltham built a National public school here in 1868 on a site donated by Dr. PARKINSON of Ravendale. It had a clock tower and could hold 120 students, although average attendance in 1912 was only 50.
- The Wesleyan Methodists also built a school here in 1858 to hold 124 students, and average attendance in 1912 was 80.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 1-September-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
