RootsChat.Com

England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lincolnshire => Topic started by: miss piggy on Thursday 26 October 06 21:56 BST (UK)

Title: Gainsbough Lincs or Notts?
Post by: miss piggy on Thursday 26 October 06 21:56 BST (UK)

   hi  everyone                                                                                                                        trying to find out if gainsbough came under lincs or notts  as in census it say s misterton notts but family all reg at gainsbough   and does any one know were   scotter  lincs is or was   as looking for priest fam all reg in gainsbough 1900 on wards  thanks chris

Title: Re: gainsbough lincs or notts
Post by: JillJ on Thursday 26 October 06 22:04 BST (UK)

Hi,

Gainsborough is in Lincolnshire.  It is separated from Nottinghamshire by the river Trent.  Misterton is on the Notts. side of the river but this is probably one of the vagaries of Registration districts!

Scotter is about halfway between Gainsborough and Scunthorpe.

Hope this helps.

Jill

Title: Re: gainsbough lincs or notts
Post by: Geoff E on Thursday 26 October 06 22:15 BST (UK)

The places in Gainsborough Reg District are given here-

http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/gainsborough.html

Title: Re: gainsbough lincs or notts
Post by: miss piggy on Thursday 26 October 06 22:40 BST (UK)

thank u both for repling so quick i was confused as on bmd it said misterton lincs then leics and some notts

Title: Re: Gainsbough Lincs or Notts?
Post by: laurenfay on Sunday 19 November 06 23:54 GMT (UK)

just to say thanks, as this was incredibly helpful for me too!