Waltham
Note: There is also a Waltham parish in county Kent in the south of England.
- The parish was in the Great Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- In 1890, with the restructuring of the Poor Law Unions, this parish became part of the Great Grimsby sub-district of the Grimsby Registration District.
- We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2113 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2390 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3416 |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 3274 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2620 |
| 1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3097 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church dates back at least to 1420.
- The church was restored in 1867 and again in 1874.
- The church tower was rebuilt and restored in 1887.
- The church seats 300.
- There is a photograph of All Saints Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Allan CHAPMAN has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2008.
- Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- Anglican parish registers date back to 1561.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes, a baptism and burial index and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire lists the parish, perhaps erroneously, as being in the rural deanery of Grimsby No. 2.
- The parish had non-conformist chapels. The Wesleyan Methodists and Primitive Methoodists had chapels prior to 1900. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was erected in New Waltham in 1927.
- For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page. (JB)
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Great Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- In 1890, with the restructuring of the Poor Law Unions, this parish became part of the Great Grimsby sub-district of the Grimsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Waltham is both a village and a parish located about 150 miles north of London and 3.5 miles south of Grimsby. Humberstone parish lies to the east and Scartho parish is to the north. The parish covers 1,709 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south from Grimsby. Turn off onto the B1203 arterial road and follow that about a mile into Waltham village.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The Waltham Brick Company made bricks from local clay around 1900.
- By 1912, the village had a Temperance Hall that could hold 200 people.
- Alexander P. KAPP has a photograph of the King's Head Inn on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2008.
- The King's Head Public House was renovated in 2011 and modernized. Not everyone is happy with the loss of the old-style Pub, but it needed some work. These are the names associated with the place in various directories:
| Year |
Person |
| 1822 |
Joseph HALL vict. |
| 1872 |
George AUSTIN, vict. |
| 1882 |
George AUSTIN, horse breaker & vict. |
| 1900 |
William MOUNTAIN |
| 1913 |
William MOUNTAIN |
| 1930 |
Charles MOUNTAIN |
- Waltham Hall was the residence of Sir George DOUGHTY, M. P., in 1912.
- The national grid reference is TA 2603.
- 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.
- In 1882, Major Peter Kerslake SEDDON of the 6th Lincolnshire Rifle Volunteers resided in Waltham grove. He was a British Subject, born in Lisbon, Portugal, circa 1836, and who was a timber merchant and farmer in his civilian life.
- There is a memorial window in the church to Lieut. Francis Cuthbert HORN. The window was added in 1920. Francis was born in Alford and went to school in Louth.
- Here is a photograph of the war memorial (on the right) that was erected on 11 November 1920 on Cheapside, at the crossroads of routes to Barnoldby-le-Beck, Brigsley, Holton-le-Clay and Waltham village, so it is visible to all who pass by. The Portland Stone, shining white in the sun, makes it difficult to miss. Contributed by John READMAN:
John READMAN has also provided the names enscribed on the monument.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire lists the parish, perhaps erroneously, as being in the North Lindsey division of the county.
- On 1 April, 1928, this parish was enlarged by 267 acres from the abolishment of Scartho Civil Parish.
- On 1 April, 1961, this parish was reduced in size by 724 acres to help create the New Waltham Civil Parish.
- District governance is provided by the North-East Lincolnshire Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
385 |
| 1831 |
545 |
| 1871 |
807 |
| 1881 |
743 |
| 1891 |
764 |
| 1901 |
740 |
| 1911 |
821 |
| 1921 |
978 |
| 1931 |
1,896 |
- Waltham built a National public school here in 1868 on a site donated by Dr. PARKINSON of Ravendale. It had a clock tower and could hold 120 students, although average attendance in 1912 was only 50.
- The Wesleyan Methodists also built a school here in 1858 to hold 124 students, and average attendance in 1912 was 80.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 1-September-2015
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