Scothern (Scothorne)
- 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 / 643 |
1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2364 |
1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3377 |
1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2596 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint German (sometimes given as St. Germain).
- The church was rebuilt in 1796 and again in 1861. Additions have been made in more recent years.
- The church seats 265.
- A photograph of Saint German's Church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
- J. HANNAH-BRIGGS has a photograph of St Germain Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2011.
- Here is a photo of St. German's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The parish register dates from 1636.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1630 to 1812 and Marriages from 1630 to 1810.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Lawres Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1858. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- 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.
Scothern is both a village and a parish 6 miles north-east of the city of Lincoln. Dunholme parish lies to the north, Nettleham parish lies to the south-west and Sudbrooke parish to the south. The parish covers just over 2,400 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village of Scothern lies between the A46 north-east out of Lincoln and the A158, also north-east out of Lincoln.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
The Bottle and Glass Public House on Main Street has been a popular spot in the village for conversation and a good meal.
Here are the proprietors of The Bottle and Glass shown in various Directories:
Year |
Person |
1842 |
Edward COATES, vict. |
1872 |
Mrs. Sarah WINSON, shopkeeper |
1882 |
Mrs. Sarah WINSON, shopkeeper |
1900 |
William WINSON, farmer |
1913 |
Joseph Hy. CARGILL |
1930 |
Jn. W. COULSON |
We know that Sarah WINSON, above, was born around 1819 in Scothern, LIN, but we don't yet know her maiden name.
- The national grid reference is TF 0377.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #272 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- In 1920 the village erected a granite cross in memory of the men of the parish who died in World War I.
For a photograph of the Scothern War Memorial and the list of names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.
- "Scothern" frequently appears in many records as "Scothorne". You may also see it as "Scottern".
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Lawress 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 Lincoln (Bail and Close) petty session hearings.
- In 1616, Robert GRANTHAM left a charity of £16 yearly for 10 poor bedesmen of this parish (and nearby Dunholme and Sudbrooke parishes).
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
- The Lincoln Poor Law Union maintained a Boys' Home for pauper children in this parish after 1900.
- In 1859, Richard ELLISON set up a Trust Fund that left £40 (in 1900) for the poor of this parish.
Year |
Inhabitants |
1801 |
328 |
1821 |
366 |
1841 |
611 |
1851 |
572 |
1871 |
522 |
1891 |
425 |
1911 |
433 |
- A Public Elementary School was built here in 1837 by Richard ELLISON. It could hold 130 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 14-May-2015
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