Rigsby (Rigsby with Ailby)
- The parish is mentioned in Reginald C. DUDDING's "History of the parish and manors of Alford with Rigsby and Ailby," published by W. K. Morton, 1930, 223 pages.
- The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby 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 / 642 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2110 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2378 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3395 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2605 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint James.
- The original church structure here was of Norman origin.
- The church was rebuilt and reopened in 1863.
- The church seats 120.
- There is a photograph of St. James church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photo of St. James Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1686.
- 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.
- 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.
Rigsby is both a village and a parish just over 130 miles north of London and about 1.5 miles west of Alford. Driby parish forms the western border, with Well parish to the south. This parish covers about 1,040 acres and includes the hamlet of Ailby.
If you are planning a visit:
- The national grid reference is TF 4275.
- 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.
- The Roll of Honour for World War II for the parish is combined with Alford's and can be seen on Geo-graph as photographed by John Readman.
- This place was an ancient Chapelry of Alford in Lincoln county and it became a traditional parish prior to 1800. By 1830 it was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish.
- The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Rigsby is a small enough parish that it can function without a formal Parish Council. The citizens hold a Parish Meeting as needed to discuss civic and political issues.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
104 |
| 1811 |
93 |
| 1831 |
99 |
| 1841 |
103 |
| 1871 |
96 |
| 1881 |
112 |
| 1891 |
90 |
| 1901 |
82 |
| 1911 |
72 |
- The children of this parish attended schools in Alford and Well parishes.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
Last updated on 30-October-2015
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