Ashby Puerorum is an Ancient Parish in the county of Lincolnshire.
Other places in the parish include: Stainsby and Holbeck.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1653
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1561
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
- Fulletby
- Salmonby
- Winceby
- Somersby
- Greetham
- Hagworthingham
- Bag Enderby
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ASHBY-PUERORUM, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; on the Wolds, 4½ miles ENE of Horncastle r. station. It includes the hamlet of Stainsby and the tract of Holbeck, which is in some respects extra-parochial; and its Post town is Hagworthingham under Spilsby. Acres, 1,620. Real property, £2,229. Pop., 149. Houses, 30. The property is divided among a few. An estate was bequeathed to the Lincoln chorister boys; and this is alluded to in the distinctive name Puerorum. A Roman sarcophagus or stone chest, containing a strong, well-made, glass urn, was found, in 1804, near the church. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £118. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is a small antique structure, with a massive tower; and is in very good condition.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
Lincolnshire Archives & Family History Groups
North East Lincolnshire Archives
Lincolnshire
England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990
Lincolnshire Gravestone Photos
Lincolnshire Convicts Database
Gazetter & Directory of Lincolnshire
Kelly’s Directory of Lincolnshire 1909
Lincolnshire Police Roll of Honour
Records for England
Births and Baptism Records
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales Census, 1911
Occupations
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
War and Conflict
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Maps
Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time
Administration
- County: Lincolnshire
- Civil Registration District: Horncastle
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Lincoln
- Rural Deanery: Hill
- Poor Law Union: Horncastle
- Hundred: Hill Hundred
- Province: Canterbury