Beckingham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire  Nottinghamshire Parishes



Parish History
Beckingham is a village and civil parish about three miles west of Gainsborough Lincolnshire and part of the parish boundary froms the county boundary with neighbouring parish of Gainsborough All Saints, Lincolnshire The parish of Beckingham cum Sundby is one of the most northerly Nottinghamshire parishes and has relied upon the River Trent 3 miles to the east for much of its livelihood. Beckingham Willow Works and Watson's shipbuilders provided much employment for the villagers. The shipbuilders from 1889-1962 exported craft and the Watson family were major benefactors to the village donating land for the School, Institute and Library.

The Ancient Parish of Beckingham All Saints is a 12th century building restored in later centuries.

It should not be confused with Beckingham, Lincolnshire (now closed) which has an identical dedicatory name.

The Methodist church was built in 1895 held its first service in 1896 and  closed in 2007; an earlier Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was believed to have been built in 1842 in which year the Bishop of Lincoln granted a license for use as a place of worship within the village.

BECKINGHAM (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Gainsborough, North-Clay division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 3¼ miles (W. by N.) from Gainsborough; containing 491 inhabitants. It comprises 2412 acres; the road from Gainsborough to Bawtry passes through the village, and the navigable river Trent runs along the border of the parish. The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Southwell, valued in the king's books at £6. 15. 3.; net income, £110. The tithes were commuted for land in 1779; the glebe consists of 60 acres. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans; and a school, endowed with about £15 per annum, is conducted on the national plan. Dr. William Howell, the historian, was born here.From: Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 188-194. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50788 Date accessed: 01 August 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Gainsborough Poor Law Union, Lincolnshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Nottinghamshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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