| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 628 & 640 |
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2117 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2401 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3434 |
| 1881 | R.G. 11 / 3288 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2628 |
| 1901 | R.G. 13 / 3106 |
Messingham is a parish just south of the city of Scunthorpe. Scotter parish lies to the south.
If you are planning a visit:
"MESSINGHAM is a large and well-built village and parish, in the Northern division of the county, parts of Lindsey, east division of the wapentake of Manley, petty sessional division of Burton-upon-Stather, Brigg union and county court district, Manlake rural deanery, Stow archdeaconry, and diocese of Lincoln, 4 miles east from Butterwick Ferry, 7 west-by-south from Brigg, 164 miles from London, and 5 north-west from Kirton-in-Lindsey railway station ; it comprises also part of East Butterwick, on the Trent. The church of the Holy Trinity is a stone building, in the style of the fourteenth century, partly rebuilt about the year 1818, at a cost of nearly £2,000: there is some stained glass in the east window, some of which was removed from the neighbouring church of Scotton; other portions were taken from the windows of Manchester cathedral. The register dates from the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £430, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Lincoln and held by the Rev. George Charles Dickinson, of St. Aidan's. In the principal street of this village is a sycamore tree, which stands on the site of the village cross; it is called Cross Tree, and is noted for the fact that John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, preached under it. A National school-room has been erected, at a cost of above £300, capable of accommodating 140 children. There are places of worship for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists; the former has been enlarged and improved. A pleasure fair is held here on Trinity Monday. Here is a library and reading-room. At East Butterwick there is access to the Hull and Gainsborough steamers on the Trent. Here is a Temperance hall, which will seat from 400 to 500 people : it is intended for lectures and public meetings : the hall is so arranged that the visitors can promenade in the splendid gardens of C. J. Russell, esq., who built the hall at his own expense; Mr C. Clay is the manager. William Smith, esq., is lord of the manor. The vicar, William Smith, esq., Messrs. George Sowerby, George Wakefield, Thomas Stocks are the principal landowners. The soil is sand and clay; subsoil, ironstone. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The area of the township is 5,450 acres, and the population in 1871 was 1,100 ; the area of the parish, including the township of East Butterwick, is 6,130 acres, and the population in 1871 was 1,342.
Parish Clerk, John Walker.
POST OFFICE. - ; Mrs Ann Clay, sub-postmistress. Letters arrive from Lincoln at 10.30 p.m. ; dispatched at 3.30 p.m. The nearest money offices are at Kirton, Brigg & Barringham.
Library & Reading Room, George Henry Warner, sec. ; Charles Samuel Clay, assistant sec.
Temperance Hall, Charles Clay.
Superintendent Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, L. M. Bennett, esq. of Winterton.
National School, James Moore, master.
CARRIER. - Thomas Redhead, to Brigg, thursday ; to Gainsborough, tuesday & sat. ; to Kirton Lindsey, fri.
[Private Residents:]
Dickinson, Rev. George Charles [vicar].
Fowler, James.
Russell, Charles James.
Terrewest, William.
Walker, Mrs Charles.
Walker, Mrs William.
Whaplate, Richard.
Whaplate, William.
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Thos, ROWBOTHAM, vict. |
| 1868 | George SOWERBY, farmer |
| 1872 | George SOWERBY, farmer & vict. |
| 1882 | Walter HOPKINSON, vict. |
| 1900 | John SLEIGHT |
| 1909 | John SLEIGHT |
| 1913 | Claude Harry SISSONS |
| 1930 | Charles WIlliam BROWN |
We have a "Court Baron" for Messingham, provided by Rex JOHNSON:
Court Baron for Messingham dated 27th day of October 1788.
Manor of Messingham: To wit Estreats of all and singular ffines and Amerciaments set imposed and offeered at The View of Frank Pledge with the Great Court Baron of Margaret Walker Spinster Lady of the said Manor held at Messingham and for the said Manor the 27th Day of October 1788
By William Barnard the younger Gentleman Steward
Mr Sowerby for his Horses Trespassing in the cornfield ------------------------6d
Thomas Mason for the like-----------------------------------------------------6d
Jas Holland for his Mare Poultry Trespassing in ye cornfield ------------------1s0d
Mr Charles Morley for his Horse Trespassing in ye cornfield ------------------6d
William Peart for Tethering in the Etruick--------------------------------------- 6d
Jno Rowbottom for his horse Trespassing in the cornfield -----------------------6d
Mr Cross for the like -----------------------------------------------------------6d
Mr Stocks for Mowing & leading Thatch from the Common --------------------6d
William Shadforth for the like ---------------------------------------------------6d
John Ashforth for the like -------------------------------------------------------6d
William Hall for the like ---------------------------------------------------------6d
Geo Benson junr for Grazing & Leading Baggs out of the Common -------------6d
John Fish for the like ------------------------------------------------------------6d
Joseph Lockwood for the like --------------Excused ----------------------------6d
Inmates:
Francis Jobson for 4 Inmates ----------------------------------------------------4d
Mr John Stocks for 2 Ditto ------------------------------------------------------2d
John Elsome for 1Ditto ----------------------------------------------------------1d
Ralph Rowbottom for 2 Ditto ----------------------------------------------------2d
Mr Plummer 1 Do. --------------------------------------------------------------1d
Richard Roadley 2 Do. ----------------------------------------------------------2d
Thomas Wakefield 1 Do. --------------------------------------------------------1d
Robert Gibson 1 Do. ------------------------------------------------------------1d
Mr Thomas Raven junr 1 Do. ----------------------------------------------------1d
Mr Raven 1 Do. ----------------------------------------------------------------1d
William Laughton 1 Do. ---------------------------------------------------------1d
John Barker 1 Do. --------------------------------------------------------------1d
Richard Sharp 1 Do. ------------------------------------------------------------1d
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Carry Over 9s 1d
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In chase and out chase at Holme:
William Sharp for in chase and out chase ----------------------------------1d
John Elsome for Do. ------------------------------------------------------1d
Charles Croudson for Do. ------------------------------------------------1d
James Holland for Do. ----------------------------------------------------1d
William Peart for Do. -----------------------------------------------------1d
Joseph Milson for Do. ----------------------------------------------------1d
Thomas Sowerby for Do. ---------------------------------------------------1d
John Berry for Do. --------------------------------------------------------1d
John Booth senr for Do. ---------------------------------------------------1d
Moses Sharp for Do. ------------------------------------------------------1d
At Twigmoor:
John Ashforth for In chase and out chase ----------------------------------1d
Mr Nathan Hopkin for Do. ------------------------------------------------1d
John Walker Carpenter for Do. --------------------------------------------1d
William Walker for Do. -----------[illegible comment in brackets] ----------1d
William Stow senr for Do. --------------------------------------------------1d
John Barker for Do. --------------------------------------------------------1d
At Botsford:
Edward Fowler for In chase and out chase ---------------------------------1d
Thomas Winks for Do. -----------------------------------------------------1d
At Butterwick:
George Benson junr for In chase and out chase -----------------------------1d
William Rainforth for Do. ---------------------------------------------------1d
Thomas Campbell for Do. --------------------------------------------------1d
Thomas Fowler for Do. -----------------------------------------------------1d
Robert Benson for Do. ------------------------------------------------------1d
At Burringham:
Joseph Lockwood for In chase and out chase --------------------------------1d
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11s 1d
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Manor of Messingham:
To the Bailiff of the said Manor and his Deputy-
These are to Authorize and require you to demand of the several persons above named the several and respective Sums on them respectively set and imposed And on refusal or neglect of payment to distrain the Goods and Chattels of the said respective persons for the same for the Use of the Lady of the said Manor Given under my hand and seal this 25th Day of November 1788
Wm Barnard junr
Steward
For a photograph of the Messingham War Memorial and the list of names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.
Year Inhabitants 1801 505 1831 1,250 1841 1,548 1871 1,372 1881 1,133 1911 1,141 2001 3,715
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