Branston
- The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church has been dated to the Early Norman period.
- The church is a building of stone and was thoroughly restored in 1875-6.
- The church seats about 450.
- There is a photograph of All Saints church on the Wendy Parkinson web site under "Yet More Lincolnshire".
- Here is a photograph of All Saints Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The parish register dates from the year 1626.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the Rural Deanery of Longobody.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here prior to 1872. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Branston is a village and parish a few miles southeast of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, just south of Heighington. Potterhanworth parish is to the south. A small stream, called the "Beck," flows thruough the parish. The parish covers over 5,600 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Take the B1198 trunk road, south out of Lincoln. This travels through the heart of the village.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- Branston Hall was a large stone mansion on well-wooded grounds.
- Branston Hall was the seat of Alexander Samuel LESLIE-MELVILLE in 1900.
- Longhills was erected in 1838, built of stone, about a mile east of the village.
- Longhills was occupied by Eustace Abel SMITH in 1900.
- The national grid reference is TF 0267.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey "Explorer #272" map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
Nikki Pike provides: "Roll of Honour, published 27th September 1946"
Men
| Surname |
Given names |
Notes |
| ALLISON |
C.A. |
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| ALLISON |
D.G. |
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| ALLISON |
L. |
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| BAKER |
S.G. |
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| BEDFORD |
T.R. |
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| BEECRAFT |
G.E. |
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| BELL |
C.W. |
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| BELLAMY |
R.R. |
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| BILLINGS |
F.L. |
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| BLISSETT |
H.H. |
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| BOLLINS |
F.O. |
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| BROUGHTON |
R. |
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| BRUMMITT |
E. |
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| BRUMMITT |
F.W. |
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| BRUMMITT |
R. |
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| CARROLL |
E.W. |
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| CHAMBERLAIN |
A. |
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| CLARKE |
R.W. |
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| CLARRICOATES |
S.F. |
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| CLAY |
J. |
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| COLLEY |
M.L. |
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| COTTINGHAM |
L. |
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| COULSON |
D.W. |
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| COUPLAND |
F. |
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| CUMISKY |
E. |
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| CURTIS |
F. |
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| DEAN |
P.W. |
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| EAST |
E. |
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| EAST |
L.R. |
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| ESPIN |
C.W. |
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| ESPIN |
R. |
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| FOOTIT |
L. |
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| FORMAN |
F. |
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| FORMAN |
W. |
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| FRITH |
V.A. |
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| FULLARD |
F.G. |
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| GRANTHAM |
C.R.W. |
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| GRAVES |
C.R. |
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| GRAVES |
R.W. |
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| HACKNEY |
L. |
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| HALLAM |
A. |
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| HALLAM |
T. |
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| HARRISON |
H. |
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| HOWARTH |
F.V. |
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| HUNT |
F. |
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| INGALL |
A.W. |
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| JOHNSON |
R.S. |
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| JONES |
A.E. |
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| JONES |
B.H. |
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| KETTLEBOROUGH |
C. |
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| KETTLEBOROUGH |
J.L. |
(Nikki's grandfather, John Leslie) |
| KETTLEBOROUGH |
R.A. |
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| KING |
A.E. |
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| KINSWOOD |
E. |
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| LEIGH |
J. |
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| LEWIS |
D.A. |
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| MARTIN |
E. |
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| MARTIN |
J.R. |
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| McCONVILLE |
J. |
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| NEALE |
R.M. |
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| ORMONDE |
P. |
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| PEACH |
R. |
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| PEARSON |
C.W.G. |
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| PEARSON |
D.F. |
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| PEARSON |
E. |
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| PEARSON |
E.F. |
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| PEDGE |
G. |
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| PINDER |
S. |
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| POUCHER |
N. |
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| PRICE |
H. |
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| READ |
H. |
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| SCARBOROUGH |
H. |
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| SEARCY |
G.C. |
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| SMITH |
C.W. |
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| SMITH |
S.J. |
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| SOUTH |
L. |
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| SOUTH |
N.P.A. |
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| SPEED |
C. |
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| START |
J.R. |
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| START |
T. |
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| START |
W.A. |
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| STILES |
H.B. |
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| WARK |
A. |
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| WATERFIELD |
J.S. |
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| WEBB |
H.E. |
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| WESTWOOD |
J. |
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| WILLIAMS |
T.W. |
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| WRIGHT |
A. |
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| YOUNG |
E. |
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Women
| Surname |
Given names |
Notes |
| BURLER |
K. |
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| CHAMBERLAIN |
G.L. |
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| CLARK |
E.M. |
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| COTTINGHAM |
E.M. |
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| CREASEY |
J.M. |
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| CREASEY |
K.M. |
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| DEEAN |
E. |
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| DOVE |
F. |
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| FORD |
G. |
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| HARRISON |
H. |
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| PEARSON |
A.R. |
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| PLUMTREE |
M. |
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| READ |
A. |
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| REAST |
M. |
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| SCARBOROUGH |
J. |
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| SCOTT |
A. |
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| SIEGA |
A.E. |
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| TAYLOR |
C.J. |
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| TAYLOR |
J. |
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| VICKERS |
K. |
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| WILD |
M. |
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| WILSON |
J. |
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Killed in Action WWII
PLUMTREE, Bernard Simpson
Died 6th June 1944 Gold Beach D-Day landings
Died in the arms of his best friend (John Leslie KETTLEBOROUGH)
| Surname |
Given names |
Notes |
| COOPER |
W.G. |
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| HORNER |
H. |
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| SHACKLEY |
F. |
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- The parish was in the ancient Liberty of Lincoln and the Langoe Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, parts of Kesteven.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the Sleaford division of the county.
- For today's governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
446 |
| 1841 |
1,141 |
| 1871 |
1,337 |
| 1891 |
1,221 |
| 1911 |
1,324 |
- Branston has a Public Elementary School which was built in 1873 as a National School. It was enlarged in 1900 to hold up to 202 children.
- There is also a small Branston Fen school, built to hold 50 children.
- There was a girls' school in 1871 with about 60 girls attending. Classes were held in the parish church.
- The parish used to send 25 poor boys to Heighington Free School.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 30-June-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
