Beckingham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

Guide to Beckingham, Nottinghamshire ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census, birth, marriage and death records.

Parish History
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. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Additional information:

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.The church has been designated as a grade II* listed building by English Heritage British listed building

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

Southwell and Nottingham Church History project Beckingham

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.

Civil Registration
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
Beckingham parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Beckingham All Saints

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms circa 1615-1900 Marriages circa 1615- 1991 Burials circa 1615- 1916 ( early years of register are difficult to date) Bishop's Transcripts 1634-1865 Nottinghamshire County Council County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online

Link to the Family History Library film numbers in their collection

Bailey, Brian. Misterton Scrapbook. The Scrapbook mainly concerns Methodism and was possibly compiled by James Stothard of Misterton, a farmer. He included the Gainsborough (Wesleyan Methodist) circuit which included West Stockwith, Misterton, Beckingham, Walkeringham, Sturton and Bole with a list of members, some starting as early as 1817. The original is held at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref DD 793/1. Transcription is in the Nottinghamshire Family History Soc. Magazine, vol. 121, pages 73-88 with an alphabetical listing. FHL Ref. 942.52 D25n

Beckingham. A transcription of memorial inscriptions from the church yard, listing surname, given name, date of death, age, starting in 1717 onwards. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Soc. Magazine, vol. 64, page 4, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n, and is also held at the Nottinghamshire Archives Ref DD/TS 19/2

Census Records
See Nottinghamshire Census

1831 Census - Beckingham. Taken by the Overseers of the Poor and Church Wardens of the parish on 30 May 1831. Shows head of the household only, number of houses, families, males and females in the household. Original held at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref PR 10,989 Transcription in the Nottinghamshire Family History Magazine vol. 95, page 54-56, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n

Genealogy
Monumental Inscriptions: of Beckingham Church Yard, Gringley on the Hill, Walkeringham - ranging from 1803-1993, then inside the Beckingham Church they date from 1753. Included in this listing is the Beecher Lane Cemetery. Article has a Surname Index. Article in Nottinghamshire Family History Soc. Magazine, vol. 132, pages 1-38, FHL Ref. 942.52 D25n

Transcribed by Bailey, Bryan, Certificates for Using Hair Powder Issued 1795-1978. For each Nottinghamshire Parish, gives the Cerificate no. date, surname, given name, and description. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol.127, page 1-38, Family History Library Ref. 942.52 D25n - the original is at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref QDT 1/1-4.

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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Websites
Beckingham in GENUKI