Coming to Lincs. - Where to look ??

[galiano]

After years of wanting to do this, we are coming from Canada in May and will be staying a couple of days in Martin to do family research.   Our family ( Lupton ) goes back into the early 1800's in Martin and earlier in Dunston.    I'm going to visit the local churchyards but I'm wondering if there are museums or town halls with early photos or archives  that would be useful.    Any suggestions would be really appreciated. 

Is there some good way to find out actual addresses of where our ancestors lived ?    I know that some census mention High Street or whatever mostly without actual house numbers.   

Is there a local phone book online so I can lookup Luptons in the area ?  ( just curious if any are still there )

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

The reasonably rural areas such as Martin would often not have house numbers given for addresses, and those that have may not correspond to the current numbering used. You could always try and consult the historical directories website for entries in the surname throughout the county.

As for the archive images, you would really be looking at the main reference library and also the county archives (they sit opposite a main road in Lincoln itself). The library at Sleaford may have some local history and local FHS publications but Lincoln would be a better use of the journey as you will have access to far more information.

[sillgen]

www.bt.com is the local phone book but you will need to specify an area - putting in Lincoln or Sleaford might be the best bet.  The local paper and local radio are very keen to run stories of looking for relatives.  When I did that some years ago I got lots of replies and met some relatives who were still in the area though my branch had left in the mid 1800s.
Andrea

[Redroger]

Yes, As Glen says, Lincolnshire Archives, St. Rumbold St. Lincoln are the best bet, then you could go on to the villages concerned.
Suggest you would do best to stay in Lincoln itself.

[galiano]

We'll be staying a couple of nights in a bed and breakfast in Martin only a few houses away from where my Gr. grandfather lived ln 1901 and likely further back from that.

Would " 24 Town Street " pre 1900 likely be what is now referred to as 24 High Street "   ??    I assume Town street and High Street are the same thing ? 

[Geoff-E]

Would " 24 Town Street " pre 1900 likely be what is now referred to as 24 High Street "   ??    I assume Town street and High Street are the same thing ? 

Is "24" in the first column of the census page - representing the schedule number - or the second column which would truly be a house number?

I'm not sure the village was large enough to warrant numbering in the 1800s.

As regards the point in your first post - finding where they lived - it's sometimes possible to work out that they lived two houses from the Red Lion, or next door to the vicarage.

[An65]

Martin is kind of right in the triangle of the three libraries that would probably be useful to you - those at Boston, Sleaford and the Lincoln Archives, the latter being your best bet.

You dont say if you have hired a car, but Metheringham would probably be your nearest railway station and you can get to all three places from there.

Good luck and happy hunting.

[Redroger]

Though you can use Metheringham station for local trips, remember it is a village halt, and as such unstaffed with an absolute minimum of facilities. For intercity purposes it has to be Lincoln station, unless there have been vast changes in the last 7 years.

[An65]

Im so used to those little stops I was forgetting that bit - thanks Red. Of course our beloved county was once blessed with far more railway stations. a pox apon the Beeching name.

Anyway, have fun Galiano