Deeping Fen, Lincolnshire Genealogy

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Extra-Parochial History
Deeping Fen is an extensive low lying area boredered by the rivers Welland and Glen. It was originally an extra parochial area until the formation of the ecclesisatical parish of Deeping St Nicholas in 1856 and the civil parish was formed in 1856.

The church of St Nicholas was built in 1845 by Charles Kirk of Sleaford and has been designates a grade II listed building by English Heritage Search listed building

"DEEPING-FEN, an extra-parochial liberty, in the union of Peterborough, wapentake of Elloe, parts of Holland, county of Lincoln, 6 miles (S. W.) from Spalding; containing 540 inhabitants."

Civil Registration
Prior to 1862 the extra parochial area was in the Bourne registration district; later it was part of the Deeping St Nicholas sub-district of Spalding registration district. Search registration district

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Material deposited at Lincolnshire Archives,

St Rumbold Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5AB England

Enquiries: lincolnshire.archives@lincolnshire.gov.uk The website enables you to view a PDF file for all records held for each parish as part of continuing efforts to provide an online catalogue.

The digitisation of parish records for the county now offers images via the Lincs to the past website (July 2011). Use advanced search terms at Search Lincs to the past to search for available images for parish registers and other records for this parish with images. Advance search terms Deeping St Nicholas Par 1 will identify available images.

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Census records
See Lincolnshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Spalding 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 Lincolnshire 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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