England GenWeb Project - Lincolnshire, Beelsby

Beelsby

The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
In an 1890 reorganisation, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:

The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
The church is a small stone building.
The church was rebuilt in 1890.
The church seats 104.
The church is a Grade II structure with British Heritage.
David WRIGHT reports in 2005 that nearly all the gravestones in the churchyard have been taken up and stacked against the walls of the church.
A meteriorite tore a trench through the churchyard in the mid 1930s.
Rod COLLINS has a pocket history of Beelsby and its church for your enjoyment.
A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2006.
As does DAVID WRIGHT with his photograph of Beelsby Church on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2005.
Here is a photograph St. Andrew's Church supplied by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

St. Andrew Church

The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
We have the beginning of a parish register extract as a text file for your use. Your additions and corrections are welcome.
The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
The first Methodist meeting was held in Beelsby in 1774 in the house of Michael PLASKITT. No chapel was built here.

The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
In an 1890 reorganisation, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.

Beelsby is a parish and a village 6 miles east of Caistor and 8 miles south-west of Great Grimsby. The parish covers just over 2,200 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

Dennis WETHERLEY has a photograph of the village sign near the Hatcliffe road on Geo-graph, taken in October 2005. It's certainly not fancy, but it will help you find the place.
See our touring page for visitor services.

The national grid reference is TA 2002.
You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
See our Maps page for additional resources.

This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
Kelly's 1900 Directory puts the parish, erroneously, in the North Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
District governance is provided by the North-East Lincolnshire Council.

Bastardy cases would be heard in the Grimsby petty session hearings.
As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
In 1890, this parish was transferred to the new Grimsby Poor Law Union.

Year Inhabitants

1801 148

1831 158

1851 176

1871 167

1881 171

1891 190

1911 155

Last updated on 17-November-2015
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