England GenWeb Project - Lincolnshire, Markby

Markby

There was a priory for Black or Austin Canons here, founded by Ralph Fitz-Gilbert in 1203 or 1204. No vestige of it now remains.
The ancient Church of St. Peter (seen below) was converted by 1911 to be used only for baptisms and burials. A new church, Christ Church, was erected in 1885 on a site donated by Charles L. MASSINGBERD of Gunby Hall, who died in 1887.
There is a photograph of Christ Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
Here is a photograph of the Church of St. Peter with a thatched roof in 1911. This is the only thatched-roof church in Lincolnshire. The photograph was taken by John HILES and he retains the copyright:

Markby Church 1911
Markby Church with thatched roof, c. 1911

Here is a photo of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

St. Peter's Church

The Anglican parish registers date from 1557.
The London Family History Centre has the parish register on microfilm covering 1557-1967.
The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the parish built in 1860. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, see our non-conformist religions page.

The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.

Markby is a parish and a small village sitting about 4 miles north-east of Alford. The parish is small, covering only about 650 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

The national grid reference is TF 4878.
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 Wold division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
In March, 1887, the parish was reduced in size to enlarge Hannah cum Hagnaby Civil Parish.
Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire reports, perhaps erroneously, that this parish was in the South Lindsey division of the county.
For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.

As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
Bastardy cases would be heard in the Alford petty session hearings every other week.

Year Inhabitants

1801 61

1831 94

1841 102

1851 115

1871 126

1881 118

1891 100

1901 87

1911 88

The parish is included in the Hannah-cum-Hagnaby United School District, formed in 1887.
A Public Elementary School was built in 1887 for 60 children.
For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.

Last updated on 4-October-2015
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