East and West Firsby
- The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln 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 / 633 |
1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2364 |
1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3376 |
1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2596 |
- The parish was without a church in 1883, but the parish registers date from 1717. The church had been dedicated to St. James and was reputedly in West Firsby.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
East and West Firsby are a village and a parish north of the city of Lincoln. Saxby parish lies to the west and Spridlington parish to the south. Market Rasen is 9 miles to the east.
East Firsby is both a township and a parish, covering about 544 acres. West Firsby is a lordship and a parish, covering about 682 acres. West Firsby was principally one large farm, owned and operated by the Swam family during the late 1800's and early 1900's. West Firsby is considered the "oldest" of the two villages. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the A15 trunk road north out of Lincoln. The village is about seven miles outside of Lincoln, but is not marked on most Ordnance Survey motoring maps.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The national grid reference is TF 0085 for East Firsby. West Firsby is SK 9985.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient Chapelry and parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Bail and Close (Lincoln) petty sessional hearings.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
Year |
East Firsby |
West Firsby |
1801 |
52 |
|
1841 |
87 |
|
1871 |
40 |
55 |
1881 |
33 |
41 |
1891 |
18 |
47 |
1911 |
31 |
51 |
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