Sutton le Marsh (Sutton in the Marsh or Sutton on Sea)
- 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 / 645 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2110 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3397 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Clement.
- Some centuries ago, a large part of the parish, including its church, was washed away by the sea. For many years the ruins of the parish church could be seen at very low water.
- The church was rebuilt in 1819 and again in 1860.
- The church seats 200.
- There is a photograph of St. Clement Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site.
- Here is a photo of St. Clement's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1654.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1834. The Primitive Methodists built their chapel in 1876. 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 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.
This village and parish lie on the shore of the North Sea, 7 miles northeast of Alford and 18 miles southeast of Louth. The parish covers about 1,806 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A1111 trunk road northeast out of Alford via Bilsby to get to Sutton on Sea.
- See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
- Watch out for the village signs. He's a photo of one taken by Patricia McCRORY (who retains the copyright):
- The national grid reference is TF 5281.
- 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.
- John READMAN advises: The war memorial at Sutton on Sea recently has been cleaned and renovated, and all the names put onto one Cumberland slate plaque, instead of four separate plaques. (2006).
- FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918 SUTTON ON SEA.
- PRIVATE ARTHUR BAKER
- PRIVATE HARRY BAKER
- CAPTAIN BENJAMIN EWART BROWN
- PRIVATE GEORGE ALFRED BUTTERY
- CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARENCE LONG HAYDEN
- CORPORAL JOHN GEORGE HOTCHIN
- PRIVATE JOHN FORD LAKE
- LIEUTENANT FRANCIS ARTHUR STANLEY LANSDOWN
- STOKER WILLIAM CECIL ROBINSON
- RIFLEMAN JOHN RICHARD SMITH
- LANCE CORPORAL JOHN WILLIAM STEPHENSON
- 2ND LIEUTENANT JOHN SIMONS THOMA
- GUNNER WILLIAM HEDLEY WALLIS
- PRIVATE ERNEST LUDLOW WATSON
- PRIVATE ARTHUR WILLERTON
- PRIVATE THOMAS BINGLEY WILLEY
- OFFICER'S COOK JOSEPH PINDER WILLSON
- JOHN G. WOOD (UNKNOWN)
- FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918 TRUSTHORPE
- PRIVATE THOMAS WILLIAM DAKIN
- 2ND LIEUTENANT ISAAC NEWTON WOODIWISS
- SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
- GEORGE W. GREEN (UNKNOWN)
- LIEUTENANT KENNETH MCLEOD MORRISON
- GUNNER CYRIL GEORGE EDWARD ROSSINGTON
- LANCE BOMBADIER HORACE WILLIAM TOW
- CONSTABLE ANTHONY DEREK MITCHELL
- PRIVATE MARTIN ROBINSON
- The "Preferred" name in the 1800s was "Sutton in the Marsh", but "Sutton le Marsh" was an accepted alternative.
- "Sutton in the Marsh" is now "Sutton on Sea". [John Greateau]
- In some records, you may find the parish listed as "Sutton West Alford".
- This place was an ancient parish of Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish.
- The parish covered 2,096 acres in 1881, but was reduced by almost 300 acres to 1,807 acres by 1891.
- The parish was in the Marsh division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Alford petty session hearings every other week.
- In 1741, George SCOTTRETH left a bequest of 46 shillings per year for the poor.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
126 |
| 1831 |
185 |
| 1861 |
362 |
| 1871 |
362 |
| 1881 |
360 |
| 1891 |
495 |
| 1901 |
571 |
| 1911 |
835 |
| 1921 |
1,605 |
| 1931 |
1,192 |
| 1951 |
1,418 |
| 1961 |
1,341 |
- A National School was built in 1862. Each child paid a penny per week to attend.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 31-October-2015
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