Winteringham Parish Registers

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Winteringham Parish Registers


The transcription team:
Kay Ashberry
Ann Carnaby
Chris Knowles
Val Peill
 

Sections completed and available to view on the site:

Baptisms 1562 - 1570
(part of 1568, 1569, 1570 missing from original)
Baptisms 1571 - 1580
(1571-1574 missing from original)
Baptisms 1581 - 1590
(part of 1585, and 1586-1588 missing from original)
Baptisms 1591 - 1600
(1591 & 1592 missing from the original)
Baptisms 1601 - 1610
(complete to 1607)
Baptisms 1671 - 1680
(complete from 1674)
Baptisms 1681 - 1690
Baptisms 1691 - 1700
Baptisms 1701 - 1710
Baptisms 1711 - 1720
Baptisms 1721 - 1730
Baptisms 1731 - 1740
Baptisms 1741 - 1750
Baptisms 1801 - 1810
Baptisms 1811 - 1820
Baptisms 1821 - 1830
Baptisms 1831 - 1840
Baptisms 1841 - 1850
Baptisms 1851 - 1860
Baptisms 1861 - 1870
Baptisms 1871 - 1880
Baptisms 1881 - 1890
Baptisms 1891 - 1900
Baptisms 1901 - 1906

Marriages 1671 - 1680
Marriages 1681 - 1690
Marriages 1691 - 1700
Marriages 1711 - 1720
Marriages 1721 - 1730
Marriages 1731 - 1740
Marriages 1741 - 1750
Marriages 1751 - 1760
Marriages 1791 - 1800
Marriages 1801 - 1810
Marriages 1811 - 1820
Marriages 1821 - 1830
Marriages 1831 - 1840
Marriages 1841 - 1850
Marriages 1851 - 1860
Marriages 1861 - 1870
Marriages 1871 - 1880
Marriages 1881 - 1890
Marriages 1891 - 1900
Marriages 1901 - 1906

Burials 1891 - 1900
Burials 1901 - 1910

Sections completed, but currently being formatted for the site:



 

An index of all the names will be completed at the end of the project, and placed on the pages “Surnames A-F” etc.


 

Introduction

Winteringham Marriage RegisterOn the order of Henry VIII, a register of Birth, Marriages and Deaths began to be kept by the Church in 1538.  One record was kept in the Parish Church and a copy sent by each Parish Priest to the Bishop and these we know as Bishop's Transcripts. Microfilm or microfiche of all these documents can be seen in that area's Archive, in our case Lincoln, and some kept in large local libraries. As not everyone is able to travel to see these we thought we would try and get all of this information onto our web site and format it as near as possible to the original records recording as much information as possible.  At the moment we are studying only the Parish Registers, but if we ever finish these we hope to study the Bishop's Transcripts and fill as many gaps as possible. 

  • Some of the entries have been difficult to read either because the page is damaged ( rips, inkblots etc..) or because of the curate's handwriting style, so if we have been unsure of anything a ? is entered.
  • Many entries are abbreviated and so these have been entered in full but with [ ] surrounding our interpretation. 
  • Some confusion can also be caused by different spellings of the same surname.  You may come across entries where the husband, wife and child all spell their names differently. ALL entries are as the Register, we have not changed anything, even where we know spellings to be incorrect.  The Reverend Charles Knowles for example seems to have his own spellings - Brumby becomes Bromby, Bratton - Brattan, so care must be taken to look for near matches when searching for names.

The information for BAPTISMS can be confusing. For a while both baptism and birth dates were given which is unusual but a helpful addition.  Some Curates give both baptism and christening dates which we would now consider to be the same thing. We understand this to be where the child had one ceremony at home and then another at a later date in the Church. It has been suggested that the later was a large family occasion.  Being Received into the Church can also be seen in the notes column and in some cases the date is years later than the entry date.  Again this was a service being held after the baptism and the date entered retrospectively. P in the notes mean in most cases Private in the home but may all mean Pauper. Lay people all baptised usually when the child was ill again this information is given. It may also be noted that some children were baptised after death.

 The
DEATHS have some interesting additions - the reason for the deaths given in some instances enabling us to see outbreaks of smallpox for example.

The
MARRIAGE record gives us a wealth of information not only about the couple but also their fathers, their occupations, where they lived and could they write for example. (See scanned photo.) Family history enthusiasts may find 'lost' relations popping up as witnesses to a marriage and is certainly worth a scroll down that column.

We are working backwards from 1906 in blocks of approximately 25years but there is a vast amount of work to do.  If the information you require is not there please keep checking back to the site or, if you can't wait, please send us a mail.  Please also note that we have done our best to be as accurate as possible but some mistakes are bound to occur either by typing error or misinterpretation.
 

 

 

 

Have you tried the other Winteringham Websites?
Parish Council (includes current news items, photographs, weather forecasts, calendar of events, etc etc) Don Burton World of NaturePhoto Archive (modern photographs of the village), What the Papers have said about Winteringham (since July 2004), High Resolution Historical Photographs, Winteringham Film Archive, Winteringham Football Club

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