Beelsby

Description and Travel

Beelsby is a parish and a village 6 miles east of Caistor and 8 miles southwest of Great Grimsby. The parish covers just over 2,200 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 reorganisation, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew.
  
  
• The church is a small stone building.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1890.
  
  
• The church seats 104.
  
  
• A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photograph St. Andrew's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
  
  
• We have the beginning of a parish register extract as a text file for your use. Your additions and corrections are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 reorganisation, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 2001.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory puts the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• In 1890, this parish was transferred to the new Grimsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended Hatcliff School.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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