Langton by Horncastle, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire



Parish History
Langton by Horncastle St Margaret is an Ancient Parish is a 14th century church which has been restored in subsequent centuries, In 1890 the church was restored by W.Scorer.

There are several Langton parishes in the diocese of Lincoln; do not confuse with Langton by Spilsby, Lincolnshire Langton by Wragby, Lincolnshire

Civil Registration
Langton by Horncastle was in the Horncastle sub-district of Horncastle 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
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
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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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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