Brothertoft
- Betty BRAMMER, "Holland Fen with Brothertoft - A parish history", Publ: Holland Fen Council, 2001, ISBN not known. The book won a prize from the Boston Preservation Trust.
- The parish was in the Swineshead sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 608 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2340 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3346 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2576 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Gilbert of Sempringham.
- The church nave was rebuilt in 1847.
- The church chancel was added in 1854.
- The church seats 200.
- David HITCHBORNE has a phtograph of St. Gilbert's Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2004.
- He also has a nice shot of the church interior on Geo-graph, taken in 2004.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1709.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Holland West Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Swineshead sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
For much of its history, Borthertoft was a chapel of ease for the parish of Kirton. In official records it is recorded as a township and not a chapel. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Take the A1121 trunk road west out of Boston. It passes just south of Brothertoft.
- Stop by the Village Hall and pick up a schedule of planned events.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- Brothertoft Hall is a relatively modern building.
- The Hall is a Grade 2 Listed historical house built circa 1850 primarily of yellow brick.
- The house was reputedly built from the proftis of growing woad.
- The national grid reference is TF 2746.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #261 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
John EMERSON provides this list of names off the war memorial at Croft. He notes: "War memorial 1914-1918, inside the church."
| Name |
Notes |
Name |
Notes |
Name |
Notes |
| Harold CHAMBERS |
a |
John FROST |
b |
Harry MELLS |
a |
| Joseph COTTINGHAM |
b |
Arthur LEGGOTT |
c |
James POCKLINGTON |
Died 05/11/1917 |
| Arthur DAFT |
Died 01/07/1916 |
Robert LEGGOTT |
a |
Charles POTTER |
b |
| Gerard EAST |
Died 13/10/1915 |
Walter MARTIN |
b |
William ROBINSON |
b |
Notes:
a - Not in CWGC database
b - Unable to ident. in CWGC database
c - Possibly A. S. LEGGOTT, died 06/10/1918
- The parish was in the ancient Kirton Wapentake in the Borough of Boston in the parts of Holland.
- By a local government Board Order, dated 24 Dec 1880, Fosdyke Fen allotment was added to Brothertoft's civil parish.
- Holland Fen and Brothertoft have a Joint Parish Council since the two older parishes merged. You may contact them regarding civic or political issues, but they will NOT do family history lookups for you.
- For today's district governance, visit the local Boston Borough Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Kirton and Skirbeck petty session hearings.
- In 1666, Thomas MABLESON bequeathed the rent from 23 acres of land in Wyberton and Kirton for the poor of Brothertoft.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Boston Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
102 |
| 1831 |
123 |
| 1871 |
142 |
| 1881 |
253 |
| 1891 |
235 |
| 1911 |
408 |
- The township was included in the North-East Holland Fen United School Board district which formed on 23 Jan 1879.
- The district built a school here in 1881 which eventually was closed and became the parish hall.
- Some time after 1909, the children of this parish attended Hedgehog Bridge School in Holland Fen.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 11-February-2015
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